Elimina niggles

[DaveT]

Have recently purchased a 17.3 Elimina with Win 11 Home. The installation was enormous, 115GB on drive C:. A few niggles - in particular
Linux Mint would not install. The BIOS refused the USB install stick on security grounds. So I installed Win 11 Pro from MS (had to use RST drivers from Intel) This works fine, occupying just 44GB fully loaded to my requirements and backs up to 22GB with Terabyte's Image for Windows. It works fine except for :

1. I can't turn off the touchpad. F The Fn-F1 key combo or the various settings in Win 11 do nothing. The drivers are standard MS.
2. Linux Mint, installs (via USB stick) but without Wifi. It previously installed OK on a PCS Fusion IV 14 inch.

I guess both problems may have to do with drivers but they appear not to be included in "W11_NPxxRNx1 Full Driver Package.zip" from PCS nor on the CD included with the PC. Can you help.

The spec is shown below

Thanks
Dave Thorn

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Product Category Product Description

Chassis & Display Elimina Series: 17.3" Matte QHD 165Hz WVA DCI-P3 LED Widescreen (2560x1440)
Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™ i7 10 Core Processor 13620H (4.90GHz Turbo)
Memory (RAM) 16GB PCS PRO SODIMM DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 4050 - 6.0GB GDDR6 Video RAM - DirectX® 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive 512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
2nd M.2 SSD Drive 512GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (3500 MB/R, 3100 MB/W)
Memory Card Reader Integrated Micro-SD Memory Card Reader
AC Adaptor 1 x 180W AC Adaptor
Power Cable 1 x 1.5 Metre Cloverleaf UK Power Cable
Battery Elimina Series Integrated 54WH Lithium Ion Battery
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound 2 Channel High Def. Audio + SoundBlaster™ Studio
Bluetooth & Wireless GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6E AX211 + BT 5.3
USB/Thunderbolt Options 2 x USB 3.2 PORTS (Type C) + 1 x USB 3.2 PORT + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Keyboard Language ELIMINA 17" SERIES MULTI COLOUR BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD
Operating System Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser Firefox™
Notebook Mouse INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM
Warranty 3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Dead Pixel Guarantee 1 Year Dead Pixel Guarantee Inc. Labour & Carriage Costs
Delivery STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Welcome Book PCSpecialist Welcome Book

Quantity 1

 

[SpyderTracks]

The BIOS refused the USB install stick on security grounds.

I take it you'd set the BIOS by disabling secure boot etc? Linux generally isn't compatible with secure boot.

EFI — Linux Mint Installation Guide documentation

linuxmint-installation-guide.readthedocs.io

1. I can't turn off the touchpad. F The Fn-F1 key combo or the various settings in Win 11 do nothing. The drivers are standard MS.

If drivers are standard MS, then you haven't configured the device yet, you need to fully configure the required drivers and master driver until it will function correctly.

2. Linux Mint, installs (via USB stick) but without Wifi. It previously installed OK on a PCS Fusion IV 14 inch.

How have you configured the wifi drivers?

I guess both problems may have to do with drivers but they appear not to be included in "W11_NPxxRNx1 Full Driver Package.zip" from PCS nor on the CD included with the PC. Can you help.

Drivers are in your online account, but you always let windows update install required drivers and only manually install any that aren't found yourself.

Linux isn't supported so there won't be any linux compatible drivers. With Linux you have to find the correct Kernel that has compatible drivers for the Hardware you're using. Mint is very restrictive on loading custom drivers, but there are way around it. But this is all standard Linux stuff.

 

[DaveT]

Thanks to SpyderTracks. Your suggestions were spot on. I hadn't realised the driver CD contained an installer for the drivers. The laptop now works well in Windows 11 but still cannot install Linux Mint. I eventually installed it under Virtual Box alongside Win 7 and Win 10. Not ideal but I can live with it.
Overall, I am very happy with the machine.
Thanks again
DaveT