Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LIVA Core ECS
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LIVA CORE 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 CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This equipment has been test ed and found t o comply with the limits f or a Class B digital 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 CORE 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 CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL • If you encounter the f ollowing technical pr oblems with the product, unplug the power c ord and contact 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 CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL v Product disposal notice IMPORT 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 equipmen t) should not be placed in municipal waste.
vi LIVA CORE 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 CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL vii T ABLE OF CONTENTS Introducing the PC 1 Introduction....................................................1 Specifica tions..................................................2 Front and R ear I/O ........................
viii LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 39 Using the Motherboard Software 39 Installing the Windo ws OS.............................39 Drivers aut o-installing under Window s 8.1. ... ..............................................................
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 1 Introducing the PC Introduction Thank you for choosing LIV A CORE Mini PC featuring BDWY-MINI of great perf ormance and with stylish and flexible design. This mini PC is based on Intel ® Broadwell-Y pla tform.
2 LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L Chapt er 1 CPU/Chipse t • 4GB DD R3L - Single channel DDR3L soldered down me mo ry - Supports DDR3L 1600 MHz SDRAM M em ory • 2 x M.2 slots (One supports Wireless c ard, the other supports 2242 / 2280 SSD card) • A ddional stor age from M.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 3 Chapter 1 • 1 x DC_IN port (19V only) • 1 x USB 3.0 port • 2 x HDMI ports • 1 x RJ45 LAN connector • 1 x Audio combo jack Rear Panel I/O LAN • Realtek R TL8111H 32P Gigabit LAN - 10/ 100/ 1000 Fast Etherne t Controller • 3 x Fr ont USB 3.
4 LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L Chapt er 1 W ARNING: Pl e as e re ali ze t ha t th ere is a c er t ain r is k inv ol ve d wi th overclocking, including adjus ng the se ng in the BIOS, or using the third-party overclocking tools.
LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L 5 Chapt er 1 Conn e ct th e DC_I N po rt to th e po wer adap ter . Y ou c an c onn ec t th e displ ay d ev i ce to th e HDMI po rt . 5. 19 V DC_ IN Port C onn ect an RJ-45 jack to the L AN po rt f or Ne tw ork connecng .
6 LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L Chapt er 1 Motherboard Components.
LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L 7 Chapt er 1.
8 LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L Chapt er 1 T able of Mot he rboard Comp one nts BT (Ba ery) SYS_F AN DMIC Head er Pin De finion LABEL COMPONENTS 1. SoC Intel ® Broadwe ll -Y SoC 2. U SB3_1~3 Fr on t U SB 3.0 po rts (USB3_3 po rt s up ports EZ Charger f un c on) 3.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 9 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.
10 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 The Standard Configuration A standar d configur ation has already been set in the Setup 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 VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L 11 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 ge will app ear following a clear CMOS data at factory by the manu f actu rer .
12 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Using BIOS When you st art 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 CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 13 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.
14 LIVA CORE 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. Syst em Date & Time The Date and Time it ems show the current dat e and time on the computer .
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 15 Chapter 2 The Advanced menu items allow you to change the settings f or 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.
16 LIVA CORE 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 CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 17 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 2.17.1246. Copyright (C) 2015 American Megatrends, Inc.
18 LIVA CORE 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. Power LED T ype (Dual Color LED) This item shows the t ype of the Pow er LED.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 19 Chapter 2 ACPI Set tings The item in the menu shows the highest ACPI sleep s tate when the sys tem enter s suspend. ACPI Sleep Sta te [S3(Suspend to RAM)] This item allow s user to enter the ACPI S3 (Suspend t o RAM) Sleep Stat e (default).
20 LIVA CORE 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 CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 21 Chapter 2 Intel(R) Cor e(TM) M-5Y10c CPU @ 0.80GHz This is display-only field and diaplay s the information of the CPU installed in your c omputer . EM64T (Supported) This item shows the comput er supports EM64T or not.
22 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Execut e Disable Bit (Enabled) This item allow s the processor to classify areas in memory by wher e application code can e xecute and wher e it cannot. When a malicious worm att empts to insert code in the buf fer , the processor disables code ex ecution, prev enting damage or worm pr opagation.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 23 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 2.17.1246. Copyright (C) 2015 American Megatrends, Inc.
24 LIVA CORE 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 2.17.1246. Copyright (C) 2015 American Megatrends, Inc.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 25 Chapter 2 The chipset menu items allow y ou to change the set tings for 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.
26 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Press <Esc> t o return to the Chipse t Menu page. Scroll to this item and pr ess <Enter> and view the f ollowing screen: Sy stem Ag ent Configuration :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 27 Chapter 2 Press <Esc> to r eturn to the Chipse t Menu page. Scroll to this item and pr ess <Enter> and view the f ollowing screen: PCH Configura tion :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
28 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Scroll to this item and pr ess <Enter> and view the f ollowing screen: ME Configur ation :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 29 Chapter 2 This page enables you to set the clock speed and s ystem bus f or your sy stem. The clock speed and s ystem bus are det ermined by the kind of processor you ha ve inst alled in your syst em.
30 LIVA CORE 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 Passw ord Status (Not Ins tall) This item shows adminis trator pass word inst alled or not. User Passw ord Status (Not Inst all) This item shows user pass word inst alled or not.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 31 Chapter 2 This page enables you to se t the keyboar d Numlock State. Boot Menu Opera tion Syst em Select (Windows 7 or other OS) This item is used to select the oper ation sy stem. Launch PXE OpR OM (Disabled) This item enables or disables launch PXE Op tion ROM.
32 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Bootup Numlock Stat e (On) This item enables you t o select Numlock stat e. Quiet Boot (Enabled) This item enables or disables the quiet boot.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 33 Chapter 2 Boot Option #1 (P3: SA T A SSD ...) Use this item t o set the sys tem boot order . Hard Disk Drive BBS Priorities This item enables y ou to specify the sequence of loading the operating s ystem fr om the installing Hard Disk driv e.
34 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Boot Option #1 (P3: SA T A SSD ...) Use this item t o set the sys tem boot order . USB Ke y Drive BBS Priorities This item enables y ou to specify the sequence of loading the operating s ystem fr om the installing USB K ey drive.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 35 Chapter 2 This page enables you to set the k eyboar d Numlock State. Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit This item enables you t o exit the sys tem 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.
36 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Discard Changes and R eset This item enables y ou to reset the sy stem setup without sa ving any changes. Save Options This item enables you t o save the op tions that you hav e made. Save Chang es This item enables y ou to save the chang es that you ha ve made.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 37 Chapter 2 Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and install updated BIOS f or this motherboard from the manufactur er’s W e b s i te . N e w BIOS provides support for new peripherals, impr ovemen ts in performance, or fix es for known bugs.
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LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 39 Chapter 3 Inst alling the Windows OS There are tw o ways t o install the Windows OS: 1. Install Window s OS via Windows official D VD. 2. Install Window s OS via USB flash drive. a) Create an ISO file fr om the Windows 8.
40 LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L Chapt er 3 Th e au t o-in st all D VD- R OM ma kes it e asy f or y ou to in st all th e drivers and so ware. The support so ware DVD-ROM disc loads automa cally under Windows 8.
LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L 41 Chapt er 3 Follo w th ese in s tr u c on s to in sta ll d ev i ce dri vers a nd so ware for th e moth er boa rd: 1. Click Se tu p . The installa on pr ogram b eg ins: R unnin g Se tu p The moth er board iden fi c aon is located in the upp er le -hand corner .
42 LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L Chapt er 3 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 ins tall the it em s. 4. Cli ck N ex t t o r un t h e I n s t a ll a on W i z a r d.
LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L 43 Chapt er 3 Windows 8.1 w ill appear below UAC (User Account Control) me ssag e a er the system restart. Y ou must select “Y e s” to insta ll the next driver . Con nue this process t o complete the drivers insta ll a on.
44 LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L Chapt er 3 If t he auto- in sta ll DV D- R OM do es no t wo rk on y ou r syst em, you c an sll in st all dri vers th r ough th e fil e mana ge r for y our OS (for ex am pl e, W ind o ws Ex plo rer) .
LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L 45 Chapt er 3 eBL U ECS eBLU uli ty mak es BIOS update f aster and e asi er . eBLU will li s t 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 uli ty mak es upda ng dri ver s fast and easy .
46 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 T o refr esh your PC 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 Settings , and then click Chang e PC settings .
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 47 Chapter 3 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 Chang e PC settings .
48 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 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 deskt op apps and new Windows updates, if the last restore poin t is older than 7 days. you can also create a rest ore point manually at an y time.
LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 49 Chapter 3 LIV A product will be reformatted t o the original factory configuration after repair . ECS is not liable to res tore or transfer the cust omer’s o w n responsibilit y to back up the data and information st ored in the hard drive before provide the defective LIV A products f or repair sevice.
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LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL 51 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 T rouble Shooting T roubleshooting and problem solution a) Boot up failed. 1. Use the specified adapter pro vided by E CS. 2. Check whether the adapter has been plugged in. 3. Check the connection between adap ter and the sys tem.
52 LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L Chapt er 4 3. Ch eck the ca bl e is s ec urely ins erte d in to re ar IO po rt s( V GA /HD MI ) and also at monitor side(VGA/HDMI). 4. If the displa y pr obl em s ll exists a er ch eck ing step s, please turn to loc al deal er or repair cent er for furth er cust om er service.
LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L 53 Chapt er 4 d) Wire LAN c onnecng f ailed. 1. Check whether the LAN driver is correctly installed in “D e vic e Ma nag er ”. If th ere is ye ll ow mark o r un known d evi ce s me ss a ge shown in th e li st, pl e as e re in st all th e driv er v ia LI VA o ffi cial Driver DVD or ECS o ffi c ial we bsite.
54 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 4 1. Check whether the WLAN card driver is corr ectly inst alled in “ D evice Manag er”. If ther e is yellow mark or unknown devices message shown in the list, please r einstall the driver via LIV A official Driver D VD or ECS official websit e.
LI VA C O RE MINI PC US ER MANUA L 55 Chapt er 4 1. Check whether the audio driver is correctly installed in “D ev ice Ma nag er ”. If th ere is ye ll o w mark o r un known d evi ce s me ss age shown in th e li st, pl e as e re in st all th e driv er v ia LI VA o ffi cial Driver DVD or ECS o ffi c ial we bsite.
56 LIVA CORE MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 4 Memo.
An important point after buying a device ECS LIVA Core (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought ECS LIVA Core 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 Core - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, ECS LIVA Core you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get ECS LIVA Core will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of ECS LIVA Core, 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 Core.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with ECS LIVA Core. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device ECS LIVA Core 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
