Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Liva X ECS
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LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL i Pre face Disclaimer The informa tion in this document is subject t o change without notice. The manufactur er makes no r epr esent ations or warr anties with respect to the cont ents hereof and specific ally disclaims any implied warr anties of merchant ability or fitness f or an y particular purpose.
ii LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Federal Communications Commission (FCC) This equipment has been test ed and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digit al device, pursuant t o P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed t o provide r easonable pro tection agains t harmful int erference in a r esidential ins talla tion.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL iii Safety Instructions Y our syst em is designed and tested t o meet the late st st andards of saf ety for inf ormation technology equipment. Howev e r , to ensure your saf ety , it is important that you r ead the following safe ty instructions.
iv LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL • If you encount er the following t echnical problems with the product, unplug the po wer cor d and contact a qualified service technician or your retailer . • The power cord or plug is damaged. • Liquid has been spilled into the sys tem.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL v Product disposal notice IMPORT ANT : Nordic Lithium Cautions (for lithium-ion batt eries) CAUTION: This symbol if the crossed out wheeled bin indica tes that the product (electrical and electronic equipment) should not be placed in municipal waste.
vi LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Canadian Department of Communications This class B digital appara tus meets all r equirements of the Canadian Interfer ence-causing Equipment Regulations. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respect e toutes les e xigences du Réglement sur le matériel brouilieur du Canada.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL vii T ABLE OF CONTENTS Int roducing the PC 1 Introduction....................................................1 Specifica tions..................................................2 Front and R ear I/O...........................
viii LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 39 Using the Motherboard Software 39 Installing the Windows OS.............................39 Drivers auto-ins talling under Windows 8.1. ... ...................................................................
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 1 Chapter 1 Chapt er 1 Introducing the PC Intr oduction Thank you f or choosing LIV A X Mini PC featuring B A T-MINI2 of great performance and with st ylish and flexible design. This mini PC is based on Intel ® Bay T rail-M platform.
2 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 1 CPU/Chipset • 4GB/ 2GB DDR3L - Single channel DDR3L soldered down memory Memory • 1 x mini PCIE slot • 1 x mSA T A slot (one supports half-card f or wirele.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 3 Chapter 1 • 1 x DC_IN port (12V only) • 1 x HDMI port • 1 x RJ45 LAN connector • 1 x Audio combo jack • 1 x VGA port Rear P anel I/O LAN • Realtek R TL8111G-CG Gigabit LAN - 10/ 100/ 1000 Fast Ethernet Contr oller • Realtek AL C283 - 2 Channel High Definition Audio Codec - 3.
4 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 1 W ARNING: Please realiz e that there is a certain risk involved with overclocking, including adjus ting the setting in the BIOS, or using the third-party overclocking tools. Overclocking may affect your sys tem stability , or even case damage to the components and devices of your s y stem.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 5 Chapter 1 Connect the DC_IN port to the po wer adapter . Y ou can connect the display de vice to the HDMI port. 8. V GA Port C onnect your monitor to the V G A port. 4. 12V DC_IN Port Connect an RJ-45 jack to the LAN port to connect y our comput er to the Network.
6 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 1 Motherboard Components.
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8 LI V A X M INI PC U S ER MANUA L Chapter 1 LAB EL COM PONEN TS 1. Mem ory 1~4 Single cha nn el DD R3L soldered dow n m emor y 2. SYS_L ED Sys tem pow er L ED 3. PO WER _BTN Pow er On/ O ff bu on 4. MINI_P CIE Mini PC IE s u pp orts wir el e ss card 5.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 9 Chapter 2 Chapt er 2 Using BIOS About the Setup Utility The computer uses the la test “American Mega tr ends Inc. ” BIOS with support for Window s Plug and Play . The CMOS chip on the motherboard cont ains the ROM setup instructions for c onfiguring the motherboard BIOS.
10 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 The Standard Configuration A standard con figuration has already been set in the Setup Utility . However , we recommend that you read this chapt er in case you need to mak e any changes in the future.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 11 Chapter 2 Reset ting the Default CMOS Values When powering on f or the first time, the POST screen ma y show a “CMOS Se t tings W r ong” message. This standar d message will appear follo wing a clear CMOS data at facto ry by the manufacturer .
12 LIVA X 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 indicat es which option is currently select ed.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 13 Chapter 2 BIOS Navigation Ke ys The BIOS navig ation keys ar e listed below: For the purpose of bett er product maintenance, the manufacture reserves the right to change the BIOS it ems presented in this manual. The BIOS setup screens shown in this chapter are f or reference only and may differ from the actual BIOS.
14 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Main Menu When you ent er the BIOS Setup progr am, the main menu appears, giving you an overvie w of the basic sys tem information. Select an item and press <Ent er> to display the submenu. Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 15 Chapter 2 The Advanced menu items allow y ou 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.
16 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 LAN Configuration The item in the menu shows the LAN-r elated information tha t the BIOS automatically de tects. :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 17 Chapter 2 P ower Managemen t Setup This page sets up some par ameters f or syst em power management operation. :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
18 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 EUP Function (Enabled) This item allows user to enable or disable EUP support. Press <Esc> to return t o the Advanced Menu page.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 19 Chapter 2 Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. PCI Express Configura tion This page sets up PCI Expr ess configuration. mPCIE Speed [Auto] This item allows user t o configure the mPCIE speed.
20 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 ACPI Configura tion The item in the menu show s the highest ACPI sleep s tate when the sys tem ente rs suspend. ACPI Sleep Stat e [S3(Suspend to RAM)] This item allows user to en ter the ACPI S3 (Suspend to RAM) Sleep State (def ault).
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 21 Chapter 2 CPU Configuration 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.
22 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Socke t 0 CPU Information Scroll t o this item and press <Enter> and view the follo wing screen: :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 23 Chapter 2 Min CPU Speed (500 MHz) This item show s 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 c omputer supports Intel HT technology or not.
24 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Excute Disable Bit (Enabled) This item allows the processor t o classif y areas in memory by where application code can e xecute and where it cannot. When a malicious worm attempt s to insert code in the buf fer , the processor disables code execution, pr eventing damage or worm propag ation.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 25 Chapter 2 Aptio Setup Utility - Copyright (C) 2013 American Megatrends, Inc. :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.
26 LIVA X 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 X MINI PC USER MANUAL 27 Chapter 2 The chipset menu it ems allow you t o 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.
28 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Scroll to this it em and press <Enter> and vie w the following screen: SoC Configur ation :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 29 Chapter 2 Azalia Int ernal HDMI Codec (Enabled) This item enables or disables Az alia Internal HDMI Codec. Scroll to this it em and press <Enter> and view the follo wing screen: TXE In forma tion Press <Esc> to r eturn to the Chipset Menu page.
30 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 This page enables you t o set the clock speed and sy stem bus for your sy stem. The clock speed and sy stem bus are determined by the kind of processor you ha ve installed in your s ystem.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 31 Chapter 2 T otal Memory (4096 MB (LPDDR3)) This item shows the t otal memory ..
32 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 This page enables you to se t the k eyboard Numlock Stat e. Boot Menu Operation S ystem Select (Windows 8.x) This item is used to select the oper ation system. Launch Network OpROM (Disabled) This item enables or disables launch P XE Option ROM.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 33 Chapter 2 Bootup Numlock Stat e (On) This item enables you t o select Numlock state. Quiet Boot (Enabled) This item enables or disables the quie t boot.
34 LIVA X 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 X MINI PC USER MANUAL 35 Chapter 2 Scroll to this it em and press <Enter> and view the follo wing screen: Secure Boot menu :Select Screen F1:General Help F2:Previous V alues F3:Optimized Defaults F4:Save & Exit ESC:Exit +/- : Change Opt.
36 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 This page enables you to se t the k eyboard Numlock Stat e. Exit Menu Save Changes and Exit This item enables you t o exit the sy s tem setup aft er saving the changes. Discard Chang es and Exit This item enables you t o exit the system setup without sa ving any changes.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 37 Chapter 2 Discard Chang es and Reset This item enables y ou to rese t the sy stem setup without sa ving any changes. Save Options This item enables you t o save the options that you ha ve made. Save Changes This item enables y ou to save the changes tha t you have made.
38 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 2 Updating the BIOS Y ou can download and inst all updated BIOS for this motherboar d from the manufactur er’s W e b si t e . Ne w BIOS provides support for new peripherals, impro vements in performance, or fix es f or known bugs.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 39 Chapter 3 Installing the Windo ws OS There are t wo wa ys to ins tall the Windows OS: 1. Install Windows OS via Window s official DVD . 2. Inst all Windows OS via USB flash drive. a) Create an ISO file fr om the Windows 8.
40 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 The auto-install D VD-ROM makes it easy for you to ins tall the drivers and soft ware. The support softwa re DVD-ROM disc loads automatically under Windows 8.1. When you insert the DVD-R OM disc in the DVD-ROM driv e, the auto-run f eature will automatically bring up the installation screen.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 41 Chapter 3 Follow these instructions t o install de vice drivers and softw a re f or the motherboard: 1. Click Setup . The installation pr ogram begins: Running Setup The motherboard iden tification is located in the upper le ft-hand corner .
42 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 3. Check the box next t o the items you want to inst all. The default options ar e recommended. 5. Follow the instructions on the scr een to install the items. 4. Click Next to run the Inst allation Wizard. An item installa tion screen appears: 2.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 43 Chapter 3 Windows 8.1 will appear below UA C (User Account Control) message after the sys tem restart. Y ou must select “Y es” to install the next driver . Continue this proc ess to complete the drivers installation. Drivers and software are automatically inst alled in sequence.
44 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 If the auto-inst all DVD-ROM does not work on y our system, you can still inst all drivers through the file manager fo r your OS (f or example, Windo ws Explorer). Look for the chipset and motherboard model, and then browse t o the directory and path to begin installing the driv ers.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 45 Chapter 3 eBL U ECS eBL U utility makes BIOS upda te f aster and easier . eBLU will list the lates t BIOS with a default check-mark. Click”inst all” but to n t o ins tall. eDL U ECS eDL U utility makes updating driver s fast and eas y .
46 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 T o refresh y our PC 1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, t ap Settings , and then tap Change PC set tings . (If y ou’r e using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the scr een, move the mouse point er down, click Settings , and then click Change PC set tings .
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 47 Chapter 3 1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, t ap Settings , and then tap Change PC set tings . (If y ou’r e using a mouse, point to the upper-right corner of the scr een, move the mouse poin ter down, click Settings , and then click Change PC set tings .
48 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 T o restore y our PC to an earlier point in time Note: Windows automatically creat es a restore point when you install desk top apps and new Windows updat es, if the last restore point is older than 7 days. you can also creat e a restore point manually at an y time.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 49 Chapter 3 LIV A product will be reformatted to the original factory configuration after repair . ECS is not liable to rest ore or transfer the cust omer’s o wn responsibility to back up the data and information stored in the hard drive be fore provide the defective LIV A products for repair se vice.
50 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 3 Memo.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 51 Chapter 4 Chapt er 4 T rou bl e Shoo ng T r oubleshoong and problem soluon a) Boot up f ailed . 1. Use the specified adap ter pr ovided by ECS. 2. Check whether the adap t er has been plugg ed in. 3. Check the c onnecon be t ween ada pter and the system.
52 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 4 3. Check the cable is securely insert ed into rear IO ports(VGA/HDMI) and also at monitor side(V GA/HDMI). 4. If the display problem s till exists after checking st eps, please turn to local dealer or repair cent er for further customer service.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 53 Chapter 4 d) Wi re L AN c onne c ng failed. 1. Check wheth er the L AN driv er is corr ectly inst all ed in “D evice Ma nag er ”. If th ere is ye llo w mark or un k nown d ev i ce s me ss age sh own in the li s t, pl e as e re in st all the dr iv er v ia LIVA o ffi c ial Driver D VD or ECS o ffi c ial we bsite .
54 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 4 1. Check whether the WLAN card driv er is correctly installed in “De- vice Manag er”. If there is y ellow mark or unknown devices mes- sage shown in the lis t, please reinst all the driver via LIV A official Driver D VD or ECS official web site.
LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL 55 Chapter 4 1. Check whether the audio driver is c orrectly inst alled in “ D e vice Manager”. If there is y ellow mark or unknown devices message shown in the list, please r einstall the driver via LIV A official Driver DVD or E CS official website.
56 LIVA X MINI PC USER MANUAL Chapter 4 Memo.
An important point after buying a device ECS Liva X (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 X 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 X - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, ECS Liva X you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get ECS Liva X will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of ECS Liva X, 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 X.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with ECS Liva X. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device ECS Liva X 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
