Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Liva ECS
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LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL i Pref ace Disclaimer The information in this document is subject t o change without notice. The manufacturer mak es no repr esentations or warr anties with respect to the c ontents her eof and specifically disclaims any implied warran ties of merchantability or fitness f or any particular purpose.
ii LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This equipment has been test ed and found t o comply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant t o Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed t o provide r easonable protection against harmful in terfer ence in a residential installa tion.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL iii Safety Instructions Y our system is designed and t ested to mee t the latest standar ds of safety f or inf ormation technology equipment. Howev er , to ensure your saf ety , it is important that you read the f ollowing saf ety instructions.
iv LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL • If you encounter the f ollowing technical pr oblems with the product, unplug the power c ord and cont act a qualified service technician or your r etailer . • The power cor d or plug is damaged. • Liquid has been spilled into the s ystem.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL v Product disposal notice INPORT ANT : Nordic Lithium Cautions (for lithium-ion batteries) CA UTION: This symbol if the crossed out wheeled bin indicat es that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste.
vi LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital appar atus meets all requir ements of the Canadian Interf erence-causing E quipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B r especte tout es les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel br ouilieur du Canada.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL vii T ABLE OF CONTENTS Pref ace i Introducing the PC 1 Introduction....................................................1 Specifica tions..................................................2 Front and R ear I/O ..................
viii LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 35 Windows 8.1 OS Recovery 35 T o refresh your PC..........................................35 T o reset your PC..............................................36 T o restor e your PC to an earlier poin t in time .
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introducing the PC Introduction Thank you for choosing LIV A Mini PC featuring B A T-MINI of gr eat performance and with stylish and fle xible design. This mini PC is based on Intel ® Bay T rail-M platform.
2 LIV A MINI PC USE R MANUA L Chapter 1 CP U/ C hips et • 2GB DDR3L - Single channel DDR3L soldered down memory Memory • 1 x NGFF card slot for Wireless Card (NGFF , Key E type, 16 x 30mm) • Support IEEE 802.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 3 Chapter 1 • 1 x HDMI port • 1 x VGA port • 1 x DC_IN port (micro USB2.0, 5V only) • 1 x RJ45 LAN connector • 1 x USB 3.0 port • 1 x USB 2.0 port Rear Panel I/O LAN • Realtek R TL8111GS Gigabit LAN - 10/ 100/ 1000 Fast Etherne t Controller • Realtek AL C282 - 2 Channel High Definition Audio Codec - 3.
4 LI V A M I NI PC U S ER MANUA L Chapt er 1 W ARNING: Pl e as e re ali ze t ha t t h ere is a c er t ain r is k i nv ol ve d wit h overclocking, including adjus ng the se ng in the BIOS, or using the third-party overclocking tools.
LI V A M I NI PC U S ER MANUA L 5 Chapt er 1 4. USB 2. 0 Port 5. 5V DC_ IN Port (m icro US B2 . 0, B type) 6. USB 3. 0 Port 7. HD MI Port Conn e ct th e DC_I N po rt to th e po wer adap ter . Use the USB 2.0 port to connect US B 2.0 d ev i ce . Use the USB 3.
6 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 1 Memo.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 7 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the lat est “American M eg atr ends Inc. ” BIOS with support for Windows Plug and Pla y . The CMOS chip on the motherboard contains the R OM setup instructions for c onfiguring the motherboard BIOS.
8 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 The Standard Configuration A standar d configur ation has already been set in the Se tup Utility . Howev er , we recommend that you r ead this chapter in case you need to mak e any chang es in the future.
LI V A M I NI PC U S ER MANUA L 9 Chapt er 2 R es e ng t he Def ault C MOS V al ue s When powering on for the fi rst me, the POST screen m ay show a “CMOS Set ngs W r on g” m e ssa ge. This st anda rd m e ssa g e will app ear following a clear CMOS data at factory by the manu f actu rer .
10 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Using BIOS When you s tart the Setup Utility , the main menu appears. The main menu of the Setup Utility displa ys a list of the options that ar e av ailable. A highlight indicates which option is curr ently selected.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 11 Chapter 2 BIOS Navigation Ke ys The BIOS naviga tion key s are listed below: For the purpose of better product main tenance, the manufacture reserves the right to change the BIOS it ems presented in this manual. The BIOS se tup screens shown in this chapter are for ref erence only and may differ from the actual BIOS.
12 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Main Menu When you enter the BIOS Setup pr ogram, the main menu appear s, giving you an overview of the basic s ystem inf ormation. Select an item and press <Ent er> to displa y the submenu. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 13 Chapter 2 The Advanced menu items allow you to change the set tings for the CPU and other sys tem. Advanced Menu :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
14 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 LAN Configura tion The item in the menu shows the LAN-r elated inf ormation that the BIOS automatically det ects. :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 15 Chapter 2 Power Manag ement Setup This page sets up some parame ters f or sy stem power manag ement operation. :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
16 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 EUP Function (Enabled) This item allows user t o enable or disable EUP support. Press <Esc> t o return to the Adv anced Menu page.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 17 Chapter 2 ACPI Configur ation The item in the menu shows the highest ACPI sleep s tate when the sys tem enters suspend. ACPI Sleep Stat e [S3(Suspend to RAM)] This item allows user t o enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend t o RAM) Sleep State (de fault).
18 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 CPU Configur ation The item in the menu shows the CPU Configur ation. :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt. Enter : Select :Select Item V ersion 2.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 19 Chapter 2 Socke t 0 CPU Information Scroll to this it em and press <Enter> and view the f ollowing screen: :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
20 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Min CPU Speed (500 MHz) This item shows the min speed of the CPU . Proc essor Cores (2) This item shows the number of c ores of the processor . In t el HT T echnology (Not Support ed) This item shows the comput er supports Intel HT t echnology or not.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 21 Chapter 2 Excut e Disable Bit (Enabled) This item allow s the processor to classify areas in memory by wher e application code can ex ecute and wher e it cannot. When a malicious worm attemp ts to insert code in the buf fer , the processor disables code ex ecution, prev enting damage or worm pr opagation.
22 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt. Enter : Select :Select Item V ersion 2.16.1242. Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 23 Chapter 2 The chipset menu items allow y ou to change the settings f or the SoC chip and other sys tem. Chipset Menu :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
24 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Scroll to this item and pr ess <Enter> and view the f ollowing screen: SoC Configura tion :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 25 Chapter 2 Azalia Int ernal HDMI Codec (Enabled) This item enables or disables Azalia In ternal HDMI Codec. Scroll to this item and pr ess <Enter> and view the f ollowing screen: TXE Informa tion Press <Esc> to r eturn to the Chipse t Menu page.
26 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 This page enables you to se t the clock speed and sys tem bus for your sy stem. The clock speed and s ystem bus ar e determined by the kind of processor y ou have ins talled in your sys tem.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 27 Chapter 2 T otal Memory (2048 MB (LPDDR3)) This item shows the t otal memory ..
28 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 This page enables you to set the k eyboar d Numlock State. Boot Menu Operation S ystem Select (Window s 8.x) This item is used to select the oper ation sy stem. Launch Network OpR OM (Disabled) This item enables or disables launch PXE Op tion ROM.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 29 Chapter 2 Bootup Numlock State (On) This item enables you t o select Numlock stat e. Quiet Boot (Enabled) This item enables or disables the quiet boot.
30 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 This page enables you t o set setup administr ator password and user passwor d. Security Menu Administr ator P assword Status (Not Ins talled) This item shows adminis trator pass word inst alled or not. User Passw ord Status (Not Inst alled) This item shows user pass word ins talled or not.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 31 Chapter 2 Scroll to this item and pr ess <Enter> and view the f ollowing screen: Secure Boot menu :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
32 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 This page enables you to se t the keyboar d Numlock Stat e. Exit Menu Save Chang es and Exit This item enables you t o exit the sy stem setup aft er saving the changes. Discard Changes and Exit This item enables you t o exit the sy stem setup without sa ving any changes.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 33 Chapter 2 Discard Changes and R eset This item enables you t o reset the s ystem setup without sa ving any changes. Save Options This item enables you t o save the options tha t you hav e made. Save Chang es This item enables you t o save the chang es that you ha ve made.
34 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updat ed BIOS for this motherboard from the manuf actur er’s W e b s i te . N e w BIOS provides support for new peripherals, impr ov ements in performance, or fix es for known bugs.
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 35 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Windows 8.1 OS Rec overy T o refr esh your PC 1. Swipe in from the right edge of the scr een, tap Settings , and then tap Change PC settings . (If y ou’r e using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, mov e the mouse pointer down, click Settings , and then click Change PC settings .
36 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 1. Swipe in from the right edg e of the screen, tap Set tings , and then tap Change PC settings . (If y ou’r e using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the screen, mo ve the mouse pointer do wn, click Set tings , and then click Change PC settings .
LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL 37 Chapter 3 T o rest ore y our PC to an earlier point in time Note: Windows automatically creat es a restore point when you install desktop apps and ne w Windows updates, if the last restore poin t is older than 7 days. you can also create a restore point manually at an y time.
38 LIVA MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 Memo.
LI V A M I NI PC U S ER MANUA L 39 Chapt er 4 Chapter 4 Using the Motherboard So ware Th e au t o-in st all D VD-ROM ma kes it ea sy f or y ou t o in st all th e drivers and so ware. The support so ware DVD-ROM disc loads automa cally under Windows 8.
40 LI V A M I NI PC U S ER MANUA L Chapt er 4 Fo ll ow these ins truc ons t o insta ll devi ce dr ivers and so wa re for th e moth er boa rd: 1. Click Se tu p . The in st allaon program b eg ins: R unnin g Se tu p The moth er board iden fic a on is located in the upp er le -hand corner .
LI V A M I NI PC U S ER MANUA L 41 Chapt er 4 3. Check the box next to the items you want to install. The default opons ar e recommended. 5. Follow the instruc ons on the scr ee n to install the it em s. 4. Cli ck N e x t t o r un t h e I n s t a ll a on W i z a r d.
42 LI V A M I NI PC U S ER MANUA L Chapt er 4 Windows 8.1 will appear below UAC (User Account Control) me ssag e a er the system rest art. Y ou must select “Y e s” to in st all the ne xt driver . Co n nu e t his proce ss to com pl ete the drivers in st alla on .
LI V A M I NI PC U S ER MANUA L 43 Chapt er 4 If the auto- in sta ll D VD- R OM does not work on y our syst em, you can s ll in st all dr ivers th r ough th e fil e manag er for y ou r OS (for ex am pl e, W indo ws Ex plo r er ).
44 LI V A M I NI PC U S ER MANUA L Chapt er 4 eBL U ECS eBLU uli ty mak es BIOS update f ast er and e asi er . eBLU will li st th e l atest BIOS w ith a def ault ch eck -ma rk . Cli ck ”in st a ll” bu on to in st all. eD L U ECS eDLU ulity mak es updang dri vers fas t and easy .
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If you have not bought ECS Liva yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data ECS Liva - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, ECS Liva you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get ECS Liva will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of ECS Liva, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime ECS Liva.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with ECS Liva. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device ECS Liva along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
