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  • Page 2 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.
  • Page 3: Switching On The Power

    Switching on the Power: After you turn on the P27 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: Top & Front View

    Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour Top & Front View Webcam Status LED Indicator Webcam Display VGA Button  LED Indicators  Keyboard Microphone Touchpad LED Indicators  Hotkey Button  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 Port Ethernet Port Rear & Bottom View D-sub (VGA) Port DC-in Jack Component Bay Cover 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. Button & Indicator Icon Light Color Description Green UMA Mode Activated VGA Button  Orange Optimus Mode Activated Orange NVIDIA Discrete GPU (dGPU) Activated Green...
  • Page 7: System Setup

    Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like screen brightness and volume output. To activate hotkeys, press and hold the <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Function Description Fn + ~...
  • Page 8 Setup Your System for RAID 0/1 WARNING ● Please backup your data before you build and run RAID 0/1 on your system. ● RAID 1 needs two storage drives of the same specification and capacity in your laptop. ● R AID 0 needs two storage drives of the same specification in your laptop. Different capacity is acceptable.
  • Page 9 “Smar t USB Backup” (for none - ODD model, please use USB ODD device or download from http://www.gigabyte.com • Run the “Smart USB Backup” after finishing the install. • Select your USB disk from the drop-down list and start to create the recovery USB disk.
  • Page 10: 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 11 Windows 8 Recovery Guide Turn off and restart the laptop. Press and release the Power button to turn on the operation system. Press “ F9 ” to enter into GIGABYTE System Recovery. Use Directing Hot Key to operate GIGABYTE Smart Recovery.
  • Page 12 ▓ 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 13 Windows 8.1 Recovery Guide Turn off and restart the laptop. Press and release the Power button to turn on the operation system. Press “ F9 ” to enter into GIGABYTE System Recovery. Use Directing Hot Key to operate GIGABYTE Smart Recovery.
  • Page 14 ▓ Advanced options System Restore Use a restore point recorded on your PC to restore Windows. System Image Recovery Recover Windows using a specific system image file. Automatic Repair Fix problems that keep Windows from loading. Command Prompt Use the Command Prompt for advanced trobleshooting. UEFI Firmware Settings Change settings in your PC’s UEFI firmware.
  • Page 15: Warranty And Service

    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: http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/faq.aspx...

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