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General| Form factor | Clamshell |
|---|---|
| Product type | Laptop |
| Product color | Black, Silver |
| Market positioning | Business |
| Bus type | DMI |
| Stepping | P0 |
| Tjunction | 105 °C |
| Processor cache | 2 MB |
| Processor cores | 2 |
| Processor model | 2127U |
| System bus rate | 5 GT/s |
| Processor family | Intel® Pentium® |
| Processor series | Intel Pentium 2000 series for Mobile |
| Processor socket | BGA 1023 |
| Processor codename | Ivy Bridge |
| Processor frequency | 1.9 GHz |
| Processor cache type | Smart Cache |
| Processor lithography | 22 nm |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel |
| Processor front side bus | - MHz |
| PCI Express slots version | 2.0 |
| Processor operating modes | 64-bit |
| ECC supported by processor | No |
| PCI Express configurations | 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4 |
| Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 17 W |
| Maximum number of PCI Express lanes | 16 |
| Motherboard chipset | Intel HM77 Express |
| Memory slots | 2x SO-DIMM |
| Internal memory | 2 GB |
| Memory clock speed | 1600 MHz |
| Memory form factor | SO-DIMM |
| Internal memory type | DDR3-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory | 8 GB |
| Memory layout (slots x size) | 1 x 2 GB |
| LightScribe | - |
| AC adapter included | Yes |
| HDD size | 2.5 \ |
| HDD interface | SATA |
| Storage media | HDD |
| Optical drive type | DVD Super Multi |
| Total storage capacity | 320 GB |
| Number of HDDs installed | 1 |
| Display surface | Matt |
| Display diagonal | 15.6 \ |
| Display resolution | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| Native aspect ratio | 16:9 |
| Discrete graphics card model | Not available |
| On-board graphics card model | Intel® HD Graphics |
| On-board graphics card base frequency | 350 MHz |
| On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max) | 1100 MHz |
| Audio system | HD |
| Speaker power | 2 W |
| Front camera resolution (numeric) | 1 MP |
| Wi-Fi standards | 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | 10, 100 Mbit/s |
| Charging port type | DC-in jack |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them. |
| VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity | 0 |
| Pointing device | Touchpad |
| Operating system installed | Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Processor code | SR105 |
| Processor ARK ID | 75191 |
| Processor package size | 31 x 24 mm |
| Supported instruction sets | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| Battery capacity | 48 Wh |
| Battery life (max) | - h |
| Number of battery cells | 6 |
| Sustainability certificates | EPEAT Silver, ENERGY STAR |
Weight and Dimensions| Depth | 259 mm |
|---|---|
| Width | 376 mm |
| Height | 25.4 mm |
| Weight | 2400 g |
Safety guidelines and preparation steps before working inside the computer.
Steps to remove the computer's main battery.
Steps to install the computer's main battery.
Steps to remove the memory module from the computer.
Steps to install the memory module into the computer.
Steps to remove the computer's hard-drive assembly.
Steps to install the computer's hard-drive assembly.
Steps to remove the computer's keyboard.
Steps to remove the computer's system board.
Steps to install the computer's system board.
Steps to remove the computer's display assembly.
Steps to install the computer's display assembly.
Steps to remove the display panel from the computer.
Steps to install the display panel onto the computer.
Instructions for updating the computer's BIOS.
Steps to assign or change system and setup passwords.
Steps to delete or change existing system and setup passwords.
How to run hardware diagnostics using the ePSA utility.
Lists beep codes and their corresponding causes and troubleshooting steps.
Lists LED error codes and their corresponding causes and troubleshooting steps.
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