Hardware Testing

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This page contains safety and RF certifications for the XO-1 Laptop.

Safety Test Reports

The XO Laptop has the following Safety certifications:

UL/IEC

It meets IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1, CSA/UL 60950-1, ASTM F 963, and UL 1642

• UL CB cert
• Full Report
• Amendment 1
• XO Cert Label
• AC Adapter label(1)
• AC Adapter label(2)

Factory Inspections

• ISO9001
• Factory Audit

Safety Icons Insert and shutdown screen

• UL Required Warning Graphics (shown at shutdown)

EMC Test Reports

The original laptop EMC test report can be used to obtain certification in many countries.

International Certifications

The XO Laptop has the correct safety and emission certifications for the following countries:

Afghanistan

None needed.

Argentina

Argentina requires CNC and S-Mark certification

• S-Mark certification
• S-mark label on AC adapter
• CNC certification page 1
• CNC certification page 2

Australia

• Australian EMC certification

Also requires European wireless certification Getting ACMA tick of approval - August 2008

Brazil

• Anatel Label
• Certificate for XO 1 (1)
• Certificate for XO 1 (2)

• OCD IBRACE Certificate for XO 1.5
• Anatel Certificate for XO 1.5

Canada

• CCC
• CB

Ethiopia (ETA)

• ETA

Mexico

Mexico requires the NOM and CEFETEL marks

• NOM

Nigeria

Nigeria requires the NCC and Soncap marks

• NCC (1)
• NCC (2)
• Soncap

USA

The USA requires UL and FCC marks

• FCC
• CB

European Union/EFTA

This includes (as of writing): Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom. They require UL-CB and RoHS, as well as self-certification of emissions. They also require WEEE certification (country by country).

• CB
• RoHS
• WEEE UK

Environmental Impact

• Energy Star 4.0 (15X better than Estar)
  • Energystar
• EPEAT Gold (IEEE 1680 compliance award)
  • EPEAT Gold Award
• RoHS Certificate (Reduction of Hazardous Substances)
  • RoHS
• Plastics toxicity Testing Data
  • PC 115
  • PC 540
  • PB 1201
• Green press release
  • Greenest Laptop

Robustness Testing

XO

• XO Test Plan
  • Testing regime
• Comparison to other rugged laptops
  • XO exceeds other rugged laptops
• Free Drop Test Results
  • XO exceeds MIL spec
• Package Drop Test Results
  • Package drop
• Vibration Test Results
  • Vibration tests
• Cold Temperature Cycling Results
  • Good to -25C and further
• Heat: certified to 45C
  • 50C pending??
• Plastic UV exposure test results
  • Ultraviolet on plastic
• UV exposure on screen (good to half a million hours in simulated sun)

Battery Test Data

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

AC Adapter

• 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

Other Laptops

While successive generations of XO Laptops used the same industrial design, they were subjected to further testing, detailed on these pages:

• XO-1.5 Hardware Testing
• XO-1.75 Hardware Testing
• XO-4 Hardware Testing