Operation Manual

orWindows10thatispreinstalled,yourcomputermighthaveaGenuineMicrosoftlabelaffixedtoits
cover.Seehttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/Hardware.aspxforillustrationsofthevarioustypes
ofGenuineMicrosoftlabels.
•InthePeople’sRepublicofChina,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonallcomputermodels
preinstalledwithanyversionofWindows8,Windows8.1,orWindows10.
•Inothercountriesandregions,theGenuineMicrosoftlabelisrequiredonlyoncomputermodelslicensed
forWindows8Pro,Windows8.1Pro,orWindows10Pro.
TheabsenceofaGenuineMicrosoftlabeldoesnotindicatethatthepreinstalledWindowsversionisnot
genuine.FordetailsonhowtotellwhetheryourpreinstalledWindowsproductisgenuine,refertothe
informationprovidedbyMicrosoftathttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/howtotell/default.aspx.
UnlikeWindows7products,therearenoexternal,visualindicatorsoftheProductIDorWindowsversionfor
whichthecomputerislicensed.Instead,theProductIDisrecordedinthecomputerfirmware.Whenevera
Windows8,Windows8.1,orWindows10productisinstalled,theinstallationprogramchecksthecomputer
firmwareforavalid,matchingProductIDtocompletetheactivation.
Insomecases,anearlierWindowsversionmightbepreinstalledunderthetermsoftheWindows8Pro,
Windows8.1Pro,orWindows10Prolicensedowngraderights.
Features
Thistopicliststhefeaturesofyourcomputer.
Microprocessor
Toviewthesystempropertiesofyourcomputer,dothefollowing:
•ForWindows7:OpentheStartmenu,right-clickComputer,andthenclickProperties.
•ForWindows8andWindows8.1:Gotothedesktopscreen,andthenmovethepointertothetop-right
orbottom-rightcornerofthescreentodisplaythecharms.ThenclickSettings➙PCinfo.
•ForWindows10:doeitherofthefollowing:
–OpentheStartmenuandclickSettings.IfSettingsisnotdisplayed,clickAllappstodisplayall
programs,andthenclickSettings➙System➙About.
–Right-clicktheStartbutton.ThenselectSystem.
Memory
•Doubledatarate3lowvoltagesynchronousdynamicrandomaccessmemorymodules(DDR3LVSDRAM)
Storagedevice
•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmor9.5-mmheightharddiskdrive
•2.5-inchformfactor,7-mmheightsolid-statedrive
•M.2solid-statedriveforcachingonly(onsomemodels)
Display
ThecolordisplayusestheThinFilmTransistor(TFT)technology.
•Displaysize:396mmor393mm(15.6inchesor15.5inches)
•Displayresolution:2880-by-1620or1920-by-1080or1366-by-768(dependingonthemodel)
•Brightnesscontrol
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