User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Notices, Compliance and Safety
- Getting Started
- Getting Familiar With Your Computer
- Front View
- Left Side View
- Right Side View
- Back Edge View
- Bottom View
- Keyboard Basics
- Radio ON/OFF Switch (option)
- Application Launch Key
- Touch Screen Display
- Lid Switch
- LED Status Indicators
- Audio
- The PC Card Slot
- Touchpad
- Smart Card or EXPRESS Card Slot (option)
- The Hard Disk Drive (HDD)
- The Media Bay
- Computer Security
- Ports and Connectors
- ENERGY STAR®
- Making Connections
- Wireless Communication
- Operating with Battery Power
- Customizing Your BIOS
- Optional Equipment and Accessories
- Maintenance and Storage
- Service and Support
- Troubleshooting
- Application Troubleshooting
- Battery Troubleshooting
- Display / Touch Screen
- The display performance is slow
- I can’t read the display
- The underlined, inverse, and hypertext characters are difficult to read on the screen
- I can’t see the cursor while using the DOS editor
- I changed my display resolution, but I see no difference on the screen
- Nothing happens when I try to use the stylus on my touch screen
- The touch screen doesn’t respond after a suspend
- Hard Disk
- Keyboard and Mouse Troubleshooting
- Modem Troubleshooting
- PC Cards
- Miscellaneous Troubleshooting
- The computer shuts off unexpectedly
- The speaker volume is too high or too low
- The computer won’t turn on
- The computer won’t turn off
- The computer enters suspend mode too quickly
- The computer doesn’t automatically suspend
- The system date and time are incorrect
- I receive an “out of memory” error message
- Holding down the Power button to reset the computer doesn’t always work
- The computer doesn’t make any sounds, even during boot-up
- The fan stopped running
- Can I improve the startup speed of my programs by cleaning up and rearranging files on the hard drive?
GD8000 User Guide
Customizing Your BIOS
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Field Setting Description
LID Open Wakeup
dISABLEd
Enabled
If enabled, opening the display lid will wake up the system.
LCD ON By Power Button
dISABLEd
Enabled
If enabled, the power button will turn on the LCD if it is off.
Auto DIM
dISABLEd
Enabled
Use this option to conserve battery life. When enabled, the display will dim automati-
cally when AC power is removed.
VGA Share Memory Size 32MB
64MB
128MB
Select the amount of system memory that will be used by the internal graphics
device.
Dynamic Video Memory 128MB
256MB
Maximum
DVMT
Select the maximum allocated system memory size for DVMT 5.0
Disk Configurations IDE
AChI
If set to IDE, the disk configuration is IDE drive compatible. If set to AHCI, the disk
configuration supports SATA drive advanced mode.
Resume on AC Power
Insertion
dISABLEd
Enabled
When enabled, the system wakes from standby, hibernate or off when AC power is
attached.
When disabled, the system does not wakeup when AC power is attached.
Boot Menu Disabled
ENABLEd
If enabled, the F11 hot key enters the boot menu. If disabled, the F11 hot key is deac-
tivated.
Radio Configuration submenu Use the submenu to set whether individual radio devices are powered during a sys-
tem reboot.
GPS Disabled
ENABLEd
Turn the GPS radio on/off during a system reboot.
OSPM Performance
Counter
1
0
Sets which timer is used by the operating system power management:
1 - the ACPI power management timer.
0 - either the ACPI Management timer or the internal processor clock.