3 Technology and components........................................................................................................................57
Power adapter.................................................................................................................................................................. 57
Processors........................................................................................................................................................................ 57
Kaby Lake — 7th Generation Intel Core processors............................................................................................. 57
Kaby Lake — 8th Generation Intel Core processors.............................................................................................58
Identifying processors in Windows 10..................................................................................................................... 59
Verifying the processor usage in Task Manager.................................................................................................... 59
Verifying the processor usage in Resource Monitor..............................................................................................60
Chipsets............................................................................................................................................................................ 60
Identifying the chipset in Device Manager on Windows 10...................................................................................61
Memory features.............................................................................................................................................................. 61
Verifying system memory in Windows 10................................................................................................................ 61
Verifying system memory in system setup BIOS....................................................................................................61
Testing memory using ePSA......................................................................................................................................61
DDR4........................................................................................................................................................................... 62
Graphic options................................................................................................................................................................ 63
Display options..................................................................................................................................................................63
Identifying the display adapter................................................................................................................................. 63
Changing the screen resolution................................................................................................................................63
Rotating the display................................................................................................................................................... 64
Adjusting brightness in Windows 10........................................................................................................................ 64
Cleaning the display...................................................................................................................................................64
Using touch screen in Windows 10..........................................................................................................................65
Connecting to external display devices...................................................................................................................65
Hard drive options............................................................................................................................................................65
Identifying the hard drive in Windows 10................................................................................................................65
Identifying the hard drive in the BIOS..................................................................................................................... 65
USB features.................................................................................................................................................................... 66
USB 3.0/USB 3.1 Gen 1 (SuperSpeed USB)...........................................................................................................66
Speed.......................................................................................................................................................................... 66
Applications.................................................................................................................................................................67
Compatibility...............................................................................................................................................................68
HDMI 1.4- HDMI 2.0........................................................................................................................................................ 68
HDMI 1.4- HDMI 2.0 Features.................................................................................................................................. 68
Advantages of HDMI................................................................................................................................................. 68
Realtek ALC3246 Waves MaxxAudio Pro controller....................................................................................................69
Downloading the audio driver...................................................................................................................................69
Identifying the audio controller in Windows 10.......................................................................................................69
Changing the audio settings.....................................................................................................................................69
Realtek HD audio drivers...........................................................................................................................................69
WLAN cards......................................................................................................................................................................70
Secure Boot screen options......................................................................................................................................70
Camera features...............................................................................................................................................................70
Identifying the camera in Device Manager on Windows 10...................................................................................71
Starting the camera application................................................................................................................................ 71
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