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After burning the midnight oil for few more nights I finally hit the jackpot!

And I’m leaving a short note here for anyone who have or would end up in the same situation as myself after a fresh windows 10 install on a Teclast convertible laptop.

Teclast’s chinese language website has a download area and it practically has everything you need (driver packs, factory windows images, install guides, etc., etc.) including the factory OS image for the F5.

http://www.teclast.com/tools/nb/nb.php?t=p

For the F5, ID is S5K5

Google translator is your friend from here.
You will have to figure out the following though:
1. How to download large images from Baidu – I installed a chrome plugin and used a download accelerator.
2. The F5 Image language was Chinese – There are plenty of guides on how to install English language packs on Windows 10
3. The image needs to be installed via the EFI BIOS – If you need any help with this please message me (I’ll add some info later)

I can confirm that all issues I’ve had after the initial Win10 install are now resolved and the auto tablet mode works like a charm. So does the keyboard and touchpad auto disabling/enabling.

NB: The download area has a lot of useful material for their other products too(i.e. Factory Windows image for the F6 Pro)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Chris,

I didn’t get to do anything productive on the F5 as all I have been trying since the day I installed windows was to get this auto tablet mode issue fixed. But I think I managed to squeeze around 4 hours of use before it needed a recharge.

I would be eternally grateful (yes I really mean it) if you could provide me a link to the SSD image as this seems to be the best solution available to me (and anyone else who would decide to install a fresh copy of windows) without having to spend any more days trying to figure out how the hinge angle sensor triggers the auto tablet mode and disables and enables the keyboard and touchpad.

I’ve tried the solution provided in the F6 Pro thread for a similar issue and have also tested the methods/applications/services used with two similar Chinese and rebranded convertibles (Medion Akoya E32xx series and Direkt-tek 11.6″ 2-in-1)  both using the hingeangleservice.exe with slightly different implementations but for some unknown reason does not work on my F5.

I don’t think it is a hardware issue as both the auto tablet mode and disabling keyboard/touchpad worked with the factory OS and all this started after I installed Win 10 Home.

 

 

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Hi Ohkis,

As mentioned in my original post I’ve followed Madhias’s instructions not just once but twice and the result is the same. I have successfully installed hingenagleservice.exe and added the registry info as mentioned in his post. The service runs automatically but when the laptop boots the keyboard/touchpad is permanently disabled. The automatic tablet mode still does not work but the keyboard/touch pad remains permantly disabled as long as the hingeangle service runs. I had to connect a USB Keyboard and a mouse to unintsall the service to get the hardware keyboard and touch pad operational.

Even I expected this solution to work the way it has done on the F6 pro and just to make sure I tried for a second time after re-installing windows for a second time but the result is the same. I think this probably is the method they have used on the F5 also since it disables the keyboard and touchpad but perhaps with a different config/registry entry since this becomes permanent and not trigger driven (i.e. based on the lid angle)

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I’m also after Gareth’s image. If someone could provide me a download link, it’ll be much appreciated.

I’ve wiped and reinstalled Windows 10 on a brand new F5 and having the same issue. Tried the solution proposed by Madhia’s hoping it’ll also work on the F5 but had no success. Either they have some custom service running or the registry config is different to the F6. Since the F5 is quite new I’m unable to find any helpful information on the web so as the last resort I’m thinking of installing the F6 image on the SSD. I’m aware the CPU is different but I’ll somehow reinstall the N4000 specific drivers after it boots.

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