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U180

MSI recommends Windows® 7.

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The specifications may differ from areas. Please check with your local dealers. 

• Genuine Windows® 7 Starter
•Intel® Atom™ Processor N2800/N2600 Series
• Exclusive TDE Technology
• Ultra-thin 3.5mm LCD
• MSI Chiclet Keyboard and Seamless Touch Pad
• Long battery life for all-day computing

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Overview

 

 
Genuine Windows® 7 Starter 
 
 

Powered by the Latest Intel® Atom™ Processor


The new generation Intel Atom Cedar Trail platform boasts overall superior resolution, power efficiency, and performance over the previous generation Pine Trail platform. The high resolution capabilities bring together a number of enhanced graphics functions, so the tiniest details on the screen are crisper and more realistic to give you a virtual visual feast. And thanks to the enhanced power efficiency, notebooks can run on battery for some 15% longer per charge.

 

 

 
 
 

Ultra slilm < 1"


U180-with ultra-slim appearance never occupies space；stylish and aesthetic ID design underlining personal test.
 
 
   

Only 1 kg


U180-Only 1 kg weight；easy to carry, use your notebook any time any where.
 
Exclusive TDE technology


Unprecedentedly MSI applied the exclusive TDE (Turbo Drive Engine) technology to the 10” netbooks. The TDE Technology accelerates CPU frequency and achieves better performance. The U180 is equipped with the TDE Technology offering ultra-fast experience.
 
 

New Chiclet keyboard


The stylish chiclet keyboard design expands the area of contact between fingers and keys when compared to regular keyboards, reducing typing errors and increasing comfort.
In addition, the chiclet keyboard is designed to damp key-press sounds. Whether typing or gaming, the chiclet keyboard means you no longer have to fret about disturbing those around you with keyboard clicks and clatter.
 

 
 

Super long battery life


No need to bring along heavy power supply units and look all over for outlets, the U180 offers super-long battery life to give you full power all day long.
 

MSI Reminds You...

  1. The specifications may differ from areas and we keep the right to change without notice. Please check the specific Specification with your local dealers.
  2. The color of the product might be affected by photography and the monitor's setting, which might be different from the real product.

Specification

The Specification may change without notice. The actual products sold are different from areas. Please check the detailed Specification with your local dealers.
CPU Intel® Atom™ Processor N2800/N2600 Series
OS Genuine Windows® 7 Starter
Chipset Intel® NM10
Memory DDR3 800MHz/1066MHz, 1 slot , max to 2GB
LCD Size 10.1" (1024 x 600) ultra slim
Graphics Intel® GMA 3650
Graphics VRAM N/A
HDD (GB) 2.5" HDD, 320/250GB
Optical Drive N/A
Audio 2 speakers
Webcam 0.3M
Card Reader 2 in 1 (SD/MMC)
LAN Gigabit LAN
Wireless LAN 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth 3.0+HS(included in Wireless-N 130 module)
D-Sub (VGA) 1
HDMI 1
USB 2.0 port 2
USB 3.0 port N/A
eSATA N/A
eSATA/USB Combo N/A
Mic-in/Headphone-out 1/1
Line-in N/A
Express Card N/A
Modem port N/A
Keyboard 83 keys
Sensor N/A
AC Adapter 40W
Battery 3 Cell 2200mAh / 6 Cell 5200mAh
Power Management ECO Engine
Dimension 263(W)x 186(D) x 21.26(H)mm
Weight (KG) 1 (with 3cells battery)

Awards

BIOS

!Special Note:

The BIOS files provided here are exclusive only for MSI-branded Notebook PCs and not compatible with any MSI Whitebook/Whitebrand barebones. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage caused by improper use or lack of technical expertise.

!Attention:

Users who download BIOS from here (not using Live Update) should use the flash utility included in the downloaded compressed file when doing the BIOS update. To avoid BIOS update failure, please do not use older versions of the update utility or utilities not provided by MSI.

1) a. To know about how to update BIOS under DOS mode, please click here.
    b. To know about how to update BIOS under windows 7, please click here. (Only for CR640 / CX640 / CX640MX / CX480)
 2) Please execute "flash.bat" file after unpack the compressed file for upgrade BIOS.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
Description First released.
 Version 10D
Type BIOS Release Date 2012-01-18
Download N082_10D.zip File Size 0 MB
Note

Driver

Win7 32

!Special Note:

The Drivers provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.

To enjoy MSI notebook technology, please install MSI System Control Manager or S-Bar to enable MSI exclusive hotkey function. MSI System Control Manager and S-Bar can be downloaded from Utility web page under Download menu. The utility for each notebook will vary between different models. Please install the utility dedicated for your notebook.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
Realtek HD Audio
Description
Version 6.0.1.6410
Type Audio Release Date 2012-01-19
OS Win7 32
Download ad_alc269_6.0.1.6410_w732.zip File Size 116.59 MB
Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor D2xxx/N2xxx
Description Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor D2xxx/N2xxx
Intel(R) SM35 Express Chipset
Intel(R) DH89xxCC
 Version 9.2.2.1034
Type Chipset Release Date 2012-01-31
OS Win7 32
Download cs_intelcedarview_9.2.2.1034_al00.zip File Size 2.7 MB
Intel Bluetooth + High Speed Adapter_N130/N1030
Description
Version 1.0.78.20535
Type Bluetooth Release Date 2011-07-05
OS Win7 32
Download bt_intel centrino_highspeedadapter_1.0.78.20535_al00.zip File Size 149.07 MB
Realtek Card Reader
Description
Version 6.1.7600.30127
Type Card Reader Release Date 2011-07-14
OS Win7 32
Download cr_rts5138_6.1.7600.30127_w700.zip File Size 9.49 MB
Intel VGA - Cedarview
Description
Version 8.14.8.1065
Type VGA Release Date 2012-01-17
OS Win7 32
Download vga_cedarview_8.14.8.1065_w732.zip File Size 17.13 MB
Realtek LAN
Description
Version 7.043.0321.2011
Type LAN Release Date 2012-01-30
OS Win7 32
Download lan_rtl8111e_vb_gr_7.043.0321.2011_w700.zip File Size 5.51 MB
Elantech Multi Touchpad
Description
Version 8.0.5.4
Type TouchPad Release Date 2012-05-03
OS Win7 32
Download mtp_etd_8.0.5.4_al00.zip File Size 60.64 MB
AzureWave Wireless LAN _ AW-139H
Description You can identify the type of WLAN module being used from the document provided below:
http://www.msi.com/html/pdf/wireless_note.pdf
 Version 1005.27.0928.2011
Type Wireless LAN Release Date 2012-01-17
OS Win7 32
Download wl_ne139h_1005.27.0928.2011.zip File Size 28.19 MB
Intel Wireless LAN _crane peak
Description You can identify the type of WLAN module being used from the document provided below:
http://www.msi.com/html/pdf/wireless_note.pdf
 Version 14.3.0.6
Type Wireless LAN Release Date 2012-01-09
OS Win7 32
Download wl_cranepeak_widi_14.3.0.6_w700.zip File Size 286.8 MB
Intel Rapid Storage Technology
Description
Version 11.1.0.1006
Type Intel Rapid Storage Technology Release Date 2012-05-04
OS Win7 32
Download irs_11.1.0.1006_w700.zip File Size 11.33 MB
Camera
Description This device uses the native driver bundled in operating system.
 Version
Type Camera Release Date 2010-06-24
OS Win7 32
Download File Size 0 MB

Utility

Win7 32,Win7 64

!Special Note:

The Utilities provided here are exclusively for MSI products only. MSI takes no responsibility for any damage resulted from improper usage or lack of technical expertise.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.
S-Bar 2.0
Description S-Bar 2.0
 Version 21.011.10272
Type Utility Release Date 2012-01-18
OS
Download SBar20_21011_10272.zip File Size 12.69 MB
Note Please take note that before installing S-Bar 2.0, Microsoft.NET Framework 4 should be installed first. You may download it directly from the Microsoft Official website.
Battery Calibration(1.0.1105.1601)
Description Battery Calibration(1.0.1105.1601)
 Version 1.0.1105.1601
Type Utility Release Date 2011-06-16
OS Win7 64, Win7 32
Download battery_calibration_101105_1601.zip File Size 2.55 MB
Note

Manual

!Special Note:

MSI™ provides user manuals (in PDF format) here for download. You can use Adobe Acrobat Reader (Adobe's WEB Site) to open them.

We suggest using Chrome, Firefox 3.0 or IE 8.0 above browsers to download BIOS, Drivers, etc.

Asia

Arabic

2.41 MB

Hebrew

2.41 MB

Indonesian

2.29 MB

Japanese

2.44 MB

Korean

2.38 MB

Persian

2.46 MB

Simplified Chinese

2.8 MB

Thai

2.37 MB

Traditional Chinese

2.69 MB

Eastern Europe

Bosnian

0.56 MB

Bulgarian

0.58 MB

Croatian

0.56 MB

Czech

2.4 MB

Hungarian

2.39 MB

Multi-Language

1.89 MB

Polish

2.42 MB

Romanian

0.55 MB

Russian

2.45 MB

Serbian

0.54 MB

Slovak

0.55 MB

Slovenian

0.53 MB

Turkish

2.44 MB

Ukrainian

2.46 MB

Global / America

English

2.31 MB

Portuguese Brazil

2.3 MB

Western Europe

Danish

0.52 MB

Dutch

0.52 MB

Finnish

0.51 MB

French

2.36 MB

German

2.35 MB

Italian

2.34 MB

Portuguese

2.33 MB

Spanish

2.43 MB

Swedish

0.51 MB

FAQ

Release Date Title
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 How to install Windows XP when AHCI is enabled?
Fri, 03 Dec 2010 The graphic (nVIDIA GeForce GTX 425M) gets a poor performance as the score of 3D Mark06 is only 3164.
Fri, 03 Dec 2010 Can’t transfer (upload/download) larger files over a Gigabit Network. The file transfer is interrupted suddenly while in progress because of lost connection and then the LAN device disappeared in device manager.
Fri, 03 Dec 2010 The wireless function key Fn+F8 is malfunction when sets the IGD VGA under BIOS menu.
Wed, 05 Jan 2011 If you connect a bootable e-sata disk to the GT740 it automatically tries to boot from it. When you try to change the boot order in the bios, you can only select the e-sata disk. The internal HDD has disappeared.
Thu, 13 Jan 2011 After active the Camera device, the device is normal on device manger, but there is no display/black screen in dialogue of camera program.
Mon, 24 Jan 2011 When I install 2 memory modules which are different CL value from each other, I can’t boot my NB normally. For example, Dimm1 =>Trancend DDR2, CL5 Dimm2 =>Trancend DDR2, CL6
Fri, 25 Mar 2005 How to identify EC (Embedded Controller) firmware version?
Mon, 06 Nov 2006 CPU cannot run at full speed under Windows environment. However, the BIOS shows the correct specification.
Fri, 17 Nov 2006 Whenever I press Ctrl+E, PowerDVD will start.
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 After install device drivers from MSI Vista driver CD, you may be prompted to activate Windows Vista on a computer on which Windows Vista activation was not previously required.
Thu, 15 Mar 2007 When I use MSN Messenger or Skype, my picture looks fine to me, but I would prefer to use the webcam with a standalone software.
Tue, 06 Nov 2007 The problem is that after you log in and create a user account, if you shut the computer down, you see the screen 'Windows is configuration updates….'. However, the notebook is not connected to the internet, so no updates have been downloaded. The notebook freezes on this screen for about 5 minutes and then it shuts down. Once it shuts down and you start it up again, you will again see the Windows is 'Configuration updates….', the screen lasts between 5-10 minutes and then it loads Windows. No matter how many times you reboot, you always see this message.
Wed, 02 Jul 2008 My notebook cannot run 3DMark06 and PCMark05 properly?
Thu, 30 Oct 2008 [Fn] Key instruction
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 The power light keeps blinking in amber state and unable to charge.
Wed, 05 Nov 2008 Where can I find the active key for Norton antivirus?
Wed, 14 Jan 2009 Why is it that Windows 32-bit operating system can only detect 3GB of memory in spite of 4GB memory installtion.
Tue, 24 Mar 2009 Why is it that my hdd doesn't show its exact capacity in "My Computer"? In addition, when you add them up, it will not reach its capacity either.
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 I’ve tried to flash BIOS but there is an error message: “ERROR: BIOS has no flash information available”.
Tue, 08 Dec 2009 After letting the machine sit idle for 10 or more minutes, you may notice that the task-bar does not pop up when moving the mouse to the bottom of the screen, or the start menu does not appear when using the windows key. After approximately 30 seconds, Windows will return to normal operation. The scenario happens in Windows 7 with following settings: Task-bar set to auto-hide, Turn off the display power option is set to 1 minute, Put the computer to sleep power option is set to never, No open windows on the desktop.
Tue, 22 Dec 2009 Some function keys and keyboard shortcut keys can not work correctly. You may find that when pressing function key, its function will be triggered twice. For example, the audio sound is still unmute when you try to mute audio sound by pressing combination of Fn key and F9 key. (The way to disable audio sound varies from different NB models. To know further information, please refer to user manual that dedicated to your NB)
Mon, 28 Dec 2009 Why can't I run 3D Mark Vantage on my laptop?
Tue, 16 Mar 2010 My notebook has preload hard disk image. When my system hard disk encounters non-recoverable problems, how can I perform the F3 System Recovery Function?(Windows 7)
Fri, 19 Mar 2010 How to make a bootable flash disk and to flash BIOS?
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 I get an error stating that "Microsoft Teredo Tunneling Adapter" is not working properly and "This device cannot start. (Code 10)".
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 In the device manager, the CPU information is wrong. However, the bios shows the correct info as I compared the actual specs on the box.
Fri, 16 Jul 2010 I have a Bluetooth headset, I can pair the headset with the built-in Bluetooth, but I am unable to actually connect to it as a sound input/output source, either in the Audio properties or the VOIP phone options. The built-in Realtek audio is the only audio device shown.
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 I am sure that I have already saved the settings I want for my CrazyTalk utility. But, whenever I go into standby or hibernate mode, the setting will be set back to default afterwards.
Tue, 24 Aug 2010 The monitor displays limited colors when playing 1080P HD video using Windows Media Player.
Tue, 02 Nov 2010 After leaving the system connected into the internet for about 30 minutes or more (not sure if it performs auto windows update), then after my next system restart, I experience continuous BSOD until I cannot enter OS anymore. I tried the “Last Known Good Configuration” , “Safe Mode” and “System Restore to an early point in time” – but nothing happens. I also do not want to perform F3 recovery since I haven’t back up my files yet. Note: for Hong Kong version Win7 HDD image
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 When I use Sentelic touchpad, the horizontal scrolling function is missing while using certain programs, such as firefox and excel 2000.
Wed, 26 Jan 2011 A 3Dboost error message jumped out after I created a new user account.
Thu, 17 Feb 2011 The system cannot detect my external USB camera.
Fri, 18 Feb 2011 How do I enable and disable G-sensor?
Wed, 02 Mar 2011 Immediately after you log on to Windows 7, you will see the following Windows Activation window: Windows is not genuine Your computer might not be running a counterfeit copy of Windows. 0x80070005 You may also notice the following symptoms: The computer desktop background is black, and you receive the following error message on the bottom right corner of the screen: “This copy of Windows is not genuine” You receive the following error message when you view the System Properties: (Control Panel / System and Security / System) “You must activate today. Activate Windows now” If you try to use slmgr.vbs /dlv to view the licensing status, you receive the following message: Error: 0x80070005 Access denied: the requested action requires elevated privileges Note: This error message may also occur when a command that is being executed requires an elevated command prompt and is unrelated to the issue discussed here.
Wed, 09 Mar 2011 With Nvidia Optimus feature, how do we know Nvidia Graphic GPU is working?
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 I cannot run benchmark utilities on my laptop and it pops up a message saying that my laptop does not support DirectX 11.
Fri, 11 Mar 2011 What kind of adaptor is used to connect S/PDIF-Out?
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 How to check THX version and know THX EQ is installed?
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 I can’t play Blu-ray disc using COREL WinDVD 8, there’s a pop-ups message saying "The AACS key has expired.”
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 When we do the display switching by pressing Fn+F2 with external display connected, CinemaPro would stop working, and the system would jump up an error message as below picture.
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 Why the battery can't be charged?
Mon, 14 Mar 2011 Why does the Norton backup online image on the lower right corner of desktop disappear after I removed the system information from Norton Online backup? It cannot be found in Add/Remove programs list either.
Thu, 24 Mar 2011 What is the maximum resolution supported over HDMI?
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 The screen is lagging randomly while playing a video file which is stored in the internal hard drive.
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 After running Windows update, Windows OS becomes piracy and asks me to activate now. How can I fix it?
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 If SD card is inserted, the system will hang up in Windows 7 boot logo occasionally during Windows 7 OS loading.
Tue, 29 Mar 2011 The display shows a delay for popping up the menus, Starter menu, Run menu, etc. under Windows XP.
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 I am running Windows 7 Ultimate on my GE620, but why I can’t use Windows XP Mode on it.
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 CR400 is showing 3GB instead of 4GB in Memtest86.
Thu, 31 Mar 2011 The touchpad is not sensitive enough or need to pressure harder to move the mouse.
Fri, 01 Apr 2011 When playing Blu-Ray titled movies released in 2010 such as Avatar, system cannot play using WinDVD8. Most of the time system will confirm user that software needed to be updated to play the movie or sometimes will play blank screen.
Wed, 06 Apr 2011 Is U270 UMA graphic memory 512MB?
Wed, 06 Apr 2011 What is CR650 UMA graphic shared memory size?
Tue, 12 Apr 2011 Even if I set the graphics mode to dedicated graphics, how come that the benchmark score remains around 800 whenever I run 3D Mark06.
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 On battery in IDLE state PowerNow technology downgrade CPU frequency form 1.6GHz to 800MHz. After turn on some programs like ORTHOS, PowerNow technology should raise CPU frequency from 800MHz to 1.6GHz. On this situations we have still 800MHz.
Fri, 27 May 2011 Benchmark softwares such as 3DMark06 cannot show ATI graphic but only Intel graphic in the system information.
Mon, 30 May 2011 There is no system information shown in ATI Catalyst Control Center.
Wed, 01 Jun 2011 There’s a visible “circular bright figure” can be seen upon OS boot up; restarting the system cannot solve the problem.
Fri, 03 Jun 2011 Does I-charger application have to work on particular USB port? When IPAD is connected, is there any display to show the charge status?
Fri, 03 Jun 2011 Will Easyface work after resume from ScreeSaver? Or it only works on Window login?
Wed, 06 Jul 2011 How can I update software tool TimeStamp?
Fri, 08 Jul 2011 When I try to power on my laptop, I can only see below information on screen and cannot enter BIOS Setup Utility either. Reboot and Select proper Boot device Or Insert Boot Media in selected Boot device and press a key.
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 How can I be able to activate the wifi / webcam / Bluetooth devices?
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 Why can’t I be able to use nor even select the web cam/camera (front and back) using MSI CamAP?
Wed, 31 Aug 2011 How to perform "SYSTEM RECOVERY" in my MSI WinPad 110W?
Fri, 02 Sep 2011 When a eSATA HDD is connected then turn on NB, the NB cannot boot from internal HDD. It can only select E-SATA HDD…
Fri, 02 Sep 2011 How can I solve following problems when using different user accounts? 1. S-Bar is not working when login with guest account. 2. The status of switchable devices is incorrect when switch user account.
Fri, 30 Sep 2011 I got problem when I plug in the AC adapter to play games like: Mafia II, COD Black Ops, Colin McRae Dirt III. After few second on game image starts to play like 5 or 10 frame/seconds and then black screen. If I change to integrated GPU everything works ok only on discret VGA he has problems. I check that issue on 3D Marks (06 and 2011) and in that test everyting works ok.
Tue, 18 Oct 2011 Why my system can't enable INTEL "AES New Instructions(AES-NI)" on my Core i7 2630QM CPU?
Thu, 24 Nov 2011 How to turn on GPS and Light sensor?
Mon, 28 Nov 2011 As I change my account from “administrator” to “guest” in Windows 7, I normally see an error message related to Microsoft .NET Framework. Please refer to the figure shown below.
Tue, 29 Nov 2011 How can I extend C drive size?
Tue, 06 Dec 2011 The system will get BSOD, when I plug the HDMI cable to connect to some monitor.
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 Battlefield 3 is not playable in my laptop. Whenever I install the game, it shows an error that says "Nvidia driver needs to be updated".
Fri, 16 Dec 2011 I cannot install or execute some software (especially 2011 releases), some of them requires OpenGL 3.1 support.
Mon, 19 Dec 2011 When the table PC is under DC/Battery mode, the windows explorer’s lines/border will become blur (almost unseen). Note: This issue doesn’t apply during AC mode. Please refer to the figure below:
Wed, 07 Mar 2012 Hizzing sound/noise is audible on the external speakers/headphones when system is under AC mode. Note: This issue doesn't happen during Battery/DC mode.
Wed, 09 May 2012 The Arabic language doesn't show correctly in my enjoy 10 plus tablet.