User manual GIGABYTE P17F

[. . . ] For more detailed information, please visit our website at www. gigabyte. com. 1 English Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time 1 2 To install the battery please follow these steps: 1 Insert the battery pack into the compartment. 2 Remember to slide the switch to the "Lock" position. 2 3 1 1 Connect the the power cord to the AC adapter. 2 Connect the AC adapter to the DC-in jack on the left side of the notebook. [. . . ] ●● Please DO NOT shut down or un-plug the system when performing backup through recovery USB disk. English 1 >20G •  lease plug in the USB disk which is P at least 20GB in capacity to make the original image (backup the data in USB first. All data will be eliminated during the creation of recovery USB disk) 2 •  nsert the driver disk to your optical I drive and run the install of “Smart USB Backup” (for none-ODD model, please use USB ODD device or download from http://www. gigabyte. com 3 •  un the “Smart USB Backup” after R finishing the install. 4 •  elect your USB disk from the dropS down list and start to create the recovery USB disk. 5 • The window will pop out when the creation of recovery disk is done. •  lease press F12 on starting the system when you need to restore the system. Select P “boot from recovery USB disk” and the system will be restored. •  he time needed for restore will be around 30 mins(time needed may vary by USB disk T model) . 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. Please make sure the AC-adapter is plugged in and do not turn off the laptop. 8 English 5 Reboot the laptop after the system recovery is complete. Windows 8. 1 Recovery Guide 1 2 Turn off and restart the laptop. During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9 key to launch the tool. 3 Choose “Troubleshoot” to enter the recovery settings. (Also you can choose “Continue” to exit recovery system and continue to Windows 8. 1 for files or data backup. ) There are two options for system recovery ˙˙Refresh your PC You can refresh your laptop to improve the system stability without losing your files. ˙˙ eset your PC R If you want to remove all of your files, you can reset your PC completely. Caution: All personal data and files will be lost. 4 ▓▓ Choose “Refresh your PC” Choose an account to continue. [. . . ] ˙˙Your PC settings will be restored to factory default settings. ▓▓ 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. [. . . ]