Communication specications........................................................................................................................................26
Ports and connectors specications............................................................................................................................. 26
Display specications....................................................................................................................................................... 27
Keyboard specications...................................................................................................................................................27
Touchpad specications.................................................................................................................................................. 27
Battery specications...................................................................................................................................................... 27
AC adapter specications............................................................................................................................................... 28
Physical specications.....................................................................................................................................................29
Environmental specications..........................................................................................................................................29
5 Technology and components....................................................................................................................... 30
Power adapter..................................................................................................................................................................30
Processors........................................................................................................................................................................ 30
Identifying processors in Windows 10...................................................................................................................... 31
Identifying processors in Windows 8.1......................................................................................................................31
Identifying processors in Windows 7........................................................................................................................ 31
Chipsets............................................................................................................................................................................. 31
Identifying the chipset in Device Manager on Windows 10...................................................................................31
Identifying chipset in Device Manager on Windows 8.1......................................................................................... 31
Identifying chipset in Device Manager on Windows 7........................................................................................... 31
Display options..................................................................................................................................................................32
Identifying the display adapter (Windows 7 and Windows 10).............................................................................32
Changing the screen resolution (Windows 7, 8.1 and 10)......................................................................................32
Adjusting brightness in Windows 10........................................................................................................................ 32
Adjusting brightness in Windows 8.1........................................................................................................................32
Adjusting brightness in Windows 7.......................................................................................................................... 32
Connecting to external display devices (Windows 7, 8.1 and 10)......................................................................... 32
DDR4........................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Memory features..............................................................................................................................................................34
Verifying system memory .........................................................................................................................................34
Hard drive options............................................................................................................................................................34
Identifying the hard drive in Windows 10................................................................................................................ 35
Identifying the hard drive in Windows 8.1................................................................................................................35
Identifying the hard drive in Windows 7..................................................................................................................35
Identifying the hard drive in the BIOS..................................................................................................................... 35
USB features.................................................................................................................................................................... 35
USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB)...........................................................................................................36
Speed.......................................................................................................................................................................... 36
Applications.................................................................................................................................................................37
Compatibility............................................................................................................................................................... 37
HDMI 1.4............................................................................................................................................................................38
HDMI 1.4 Features......................................................................................................................................................38
Advantages of HDMI................................................................................................................................................. 38
Realtek ALC3246............................................................................................................................................................. 38
Camera features...............................................................................................................................................................39
Starting the camera (Windwos 7, 8.1 and 10)......................................................................................................... 39
Starting the camera application............................................................................................................................... 39
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