Questions tagged [ultrabook]
Ultrabook is a type of thin-and-light notebook designed to meet strict standards with regards to thickness and weight, while providing better performance and battery life than other subnotebooks like netbooks.
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Asus Zenbook UX433FN regular 52-56°C CPU heat
I have recently bought an Asus Zenbook UX433FN with an 8th gen i7 and 8GB RAM. I am using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
After closing the laptop's lid and opening it again, I briefly get to see a black screen ...
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Samsung np530u3c booting issue after installing Windows 7 Pro
I've read everything that works for everyone else, but none of it worked for me because my situation is a little different.
I get that many people have problems installing Windows 7 (after erasing ...
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Read speeds of USB3 Type-C vs eMMC in a cheap ultrabook
I'm interested in getting a cheap ASUS ultraportable to do some coding work while I am abroad. I do simple data analysis (python and R) and have the luxury of running any big analysis jobs on the ...
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Disable Touchpad while typing without having synaptics
I want to disable the touchpad while I am typing but my computer does not have the software to disable it. How can I go about this?
I have a 64-bit Toshiba Kira UltraBook running Windows 8.1 Pro ...
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Intel GMA500 poor video performance on my Asus 1015cx
have been Install Ubuntu 14.04 for about 5 months ago on my ASUS Eee PC 1015cx. and I use Flashback-metacity to increase performance. every boot time there always message gma500 trying to get vblank ...
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HP Spectre x360 How do I get into the BIOS?
My HP Spectre x360 boots really fast and I can't figure out how to access the BIOS screen?
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Do recommended battery charging practices for a laptop apply to an ultrabook (with non-removable battery)?
For normal laptops, everyone said that if you want to use your laptop for a long period of time at home, its better if you detach the battery and just connect it directly to power. I followed this ...
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How to enable the rear USB ports on a Dell Latitude E7440 when it’s docked?
I have this new Latitude 14 7000 Series Ultrabook™ (E7440). It only has 3 USB ports and two are on back. Kinda a pain in the rear (no pun intended). They are hard to reach when using laptop.
I prefer ...
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Change physical keyboard on Samsung ultrabooks with one using a different layout possible
Planning to get a Samsung NP900X4D-A01ES, where the last two letters state it is the Spanish version of this model. I am able to get a crazy deal for this machine, but I plan to use it for programming ...
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My LENOVO ideapad yoga keeps the fan on but not cooling the laptop....? Why?
For the last few days, my laptop tends to turn the fan on to cool the laptop down with no success. I keep my laptop on a desk where it's never hot or too dusty. I live in central europe, no desert or ...
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Can't access BIOS and can't boot from USB when HDD is plugged in
I have a Samsung Ultrabook series 5 notebook (NP530U3C), and recently I've been tinkering with Linux distros. I've had a dualboot setup with Windows 8 and Linux on this computer before, and all went ...
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Laptop suddenly gets turned off at charging 45%
Mine is acer aspire S7-392-9890 model ultrabook and It is very new. I just received it yesterday! I am totally happy with it except the charging.
It really put me in shock when it first turned off ...
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How do I restore Windows 8 on an Ultrabook from the system recovery partition?
I've got a Sony Ultrabook that has a bunch of rescue partitions. One of them is around 15 GB and I am very sure it contains a Windows DVD. The main Windows partition (C:) was formatted and I can boot ...
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Is it possible to use 2 laptop screens as a one in windows 8 on ultra book of dell
I want to use only one laptop and only the screen of the other laptop to extend the desktop. Is it possible to merge or extend screen?
I am a professional sound producer so its convenient to have ...
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USB ports on HP Ultraslim docking station do not work
I have a HP Ultraslim docking station for my HP Elitebook Folio 9470m ultrabook. The connection to the external monitor and the network works fine - but I cannot seem to plug in any peripherals into ...
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