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- Page 2 Congratulations on your purchase of the GIGABYTE Notebook P2742! This Manual will help you to get started with setting up your notebook. For more detailed information, please visit our website at http://www.gigabyte.com. All specifications are subject to the manufacturer's configuration at the time of shipping and may change without prior notice, written or otherwise.
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Page 3: Switching On The Power
Switching on the Power: After you turn on the P2742 for the very first time, do not turn it off until the operating system has been configured. Please note that the volume for the ® audio will not function until Windows Setup has completed. -
Page 4: Left View
Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour Top & Front View Webcam Status LED Indicator Webcam Display GPU Button LED Indicators Keyboard Built-In Microphone Touchpad & Buttons LED Indicators LED Indicators Power Button Speakers * Refer more information on page 5... -
Page 5: Right View
Right View Multi-in-1 Card Reader USB 3.0 Port x 2 Combined eSATA/ USB 3.0 Port HDMI-Out Port RJ-45 LAN Jack Rear & Bottom View External Monitor Port DC in Jack Component Bay Cover Vent HDD Bay Battery... -
Page 6: Hot Key Buttons & Led Indicators
Hot Key Buttons & LED Indicators The LED indicators on the computer display helpful information about the current status of the computer. See overleaf for information on the Top Case LED indicators. Button & Indicator Icon Light Color Description Green UMA Mode Activated GPU Button ... - Page 7 Function Key Indicators Using the <Fn> key with another key creates a hot key, providing a quick and convenient method for controlling various functions. To use a hot key, first hold down the <Fn> key. Next, press the second key (ex:<~>, <F1>~<F12>, NumLk, ScrLk) in the combination.
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Page 8: System Setup
System Setup Pressing the hot keys to adjust BIOS setup, system recovery and boot option menu. Hotkey Function Description BIOS setup Enter BIOS setup system recovery Enter system recovery boot option Enter boot option menu... -
Page 9: Control Center
Control Center Press the Fn + Esc key combination, or double-click the icon in the notification area of the taskbar to toggle the Control Center on/off. The Control Center gives quick access to frequently used controls, power management features and enables you to quickly turn modules on/off. Power Modes: You can set a Power Mode by clicking the appropriate icon at the top of the Control Center. - Page 10 Power Status The Power Status icon will show whether you are currently powered by the battery, or by the AC/DC adapter plugged in to a working power outlet. The power status bar will show the current battery charge state. Brightness The Brightness icon will show the current screen brightness level.
- Page 11 Time Zone Clicking the Time Zone button will access the Date and Time Windows control panel. Desktop Background Clicking the Desktop Background button will allow you to change the desktop background picture. TouchPad/PC Camera/Wireless LAN Module /Bluetooth/3.75G Module Click any of these buttons to toggle the TouchPad or module’s power status. A crossed out icon will appear over the top left of the icon when it is off.
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Page 12: System Recovery (Restore Your Laptop Operating System)
Recovery Guide System Recovery (Restore your laptop operating system) When something is going wrong with the laptop operating system, the storage of the laptop has a hidden partition containing a full back up image of the operating system that can be used to restore the system to factory default settings. - Page 13 Reboot the laptop after the system recovery is complete. Windows 8 Recovery Guide Turn off and restart the laptop. During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9 key to launch the tool. Choose your keyboard layout. You can press “See more keyboard layouts” to see next page of languages.
- Page 14 ▓ Choose “Refresh your PC” [Click on “Next”] > [Choose a target operating system.] > [Click on “Windows 8”.] > [Click on “Refresh” to execute recovery function.] Here are what will happen ˙ Your files and personalization settings won’t be changed. ˙...
- Page 15 Appendix Warranty & Service : „ Warranty and service and related information please refer to the warranty card or GIGABYTE service website as the below link: http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/technical-support.aspx FAQ : „ FAQ (Frequent Asked Questions) please refer to the below link:...