XO 4 Certifications

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This page contains safety and RF emission test reports and certifications for the XO-4 Laptop.

Safety

The XO-4 Laptop comes in four variants: the XO-4, the XO-4 HS (a non-membrane keyboard), the XO-4 Touch, and the XO-4 HS Touch. These have the following Safety certifications:

• UL cert for XO-4/XO-4 Touch
• UL cert for XO-4 HS/XO-4 HS Touch

• IEC 60950-1 cert. for XO-1.75/XO-4/XO-4 Touch
• IEC 60950-1 cert. for XO-1.5 HS/XO-1.75 HS/XO-4 HS/XO-4 HS Touch
• IEC 60950-1 Testing report

• USA CPSIA Compliance (Lead and Phthalates)

EMC Test Reports

The testing strategy is to ensure compliance with both EU and FCC RF and EMI regulations. Most other countries in the world either accept the results of this testing for certification or have similar tests which can be passed if the EU/FCC standards are met.

CE/EU Certifications

• CE EMC Report (802.11b/g WLAN)
• CE EMC Report (802.11a/b/g/n WLAN)
• CE EMC Report (Quanta testing)
• CE/ACMA SAR Testing
• EN 300328 Testing
• EN 301893 Testing
• CE EMC Laptops Photos

FCC/US Certifications

• RF Safety Insert
• FCC Part 15B Testing
• FCC Part 15C Testing (DSS)
• FCC Part 15C Testing (DTS)
• FCC Part 15E Testing (NII)
• FCC SAR Testing
• Various ID grants: DTS, DSS, NII

International Certifications

In addition to the US and the EU certifications listed above, certification for the following countries is already on file for the XO-4.

Australian Certifications

• ACMA Declaration of Conformity
• ACMA RF Tests
• CE/ACMA SAR Testing
• C-Tick EMC Report (Quanta testing)

Robustness

A hardware testing specification is used to certify that the laptop has acceptable robustness. The manufacturer, Quanta, certifies that samples of the laptop pass this specification. The XO-4 Touch introduced a new set of testing specifications, based on the one used for XO-1, XO-1.5, and XO-1.75.

• Hardware Test Specification (PDF) (xls)

Battery Test Data

• short circuit
• stove test (150C)
• crush test
• nail test (drive a nail through the battery)
• overcharging test

AC Adapter

• Adapter Specification
• 90v(-10%) ~ 240v(+25%), 35-60Hz, AC input
• Safety: IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1 & CSA/UL 60950-1 qualified
• Extra Transient and Burst Immunity: IEC 61000-4-4 passed
• Extra Surge Immunity: IEC 61000-4-5 passed

Quality Control

The Quanta factory meets ISO 9001 standards: QSMC F6 ISO 9001 Certificate