User manual GIGABYTE U35F

[. . . ] Connect the AC adapter to the DC-in jack on the right side of the notebook. Connect the power cord to the power outlet. After you turn on the Notebook 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. Switching on the Power Booting Up the Notebook for the First Time Depending on your configuration, the Microsoft® Windows® Boot Screen will be the first screen that you will see as the notebook starts up. Follow the on-screen prompts and instructions and enter your personal information to complete the setup of the Windows® Operating System. 2 Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour Top View & Front View 1 2 3 4 English 1 2 3 4 Webcam Status LED Indicator Webcam Light sensor Microphone Power Button TouchPad LED Indicators  Swappable Storage Bay Power Check Button Bluetooth Status LED Wireless Lan Status LED HDD Status LED Battery Status LED Power Status LED 5 5 6 7 8 9  6 7 8 9 Left View 1 Kensington Lock Slot Ethernet Port USB 2. 0 Port Headphone Jack Microphone Jack SD Card Reader 4 5 2 3 1 2 3 6 4 5 6 3 English Right View 1 USB 3. 0 Port USB 3. 0 Port (USB Charge) HDMI Port External Display (VGA) Port DC-in Jack 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 4 5 Base View 1 2 1 2 3 Memory Compartment Subwoofer Speakers 3 4 Hotkeys The computer employs hotkeys or key combinations to access most of the computer’s controls like screen brightness and volume output. [. . . ] • Under Configure Volume you may set Name to your preferred name and select both controllers. • Wait until the system migration is complete and restart the laptop. 8 Build a Recovery Image USB WARNING ●●  ince the default system set up on your notebook is RAID 0/1, you will need this utility to build a recovery S USB in order to recover your laptop and undo RAID settings. ●●  ecovery USB will recover your notebook to factory default settings. Please backup your data before R recovering your system through the recovery USB. ●● Please do not unplug power cord or turn off the power during the process of system recovery. English 1 >20G • You must use a minimum 20GB capacity USB to build a Recovery Image USB. Plug the USB into the laptop you would like to run the Smart Recovery on. 2 3 • I n s e r t t h e D r i ve r di s c . (For without ODD model, please use external USB ODD) • Select your language. 4 5 • Execute SmartRecoveryGenerator. • Select your device from the drop down menu available under Removable Storage List. Click > Create an Image. 6 • Wait until the Ready window pops up. • If you need to run system recovery in the future, please boot up your computer with this "recovery USB". To do that, press F12 when computer starts, choose your USB as a boot device and wait until the system restarts and takes you to the Windows 8 Screen. • It may take more than thirty minutes to run the System Recovery. GIGABYTE Software Application „„ GIGABYTE You can activate GIGABYTE Smart Manager by double clicking on the shortcut icon on the desktop if the machine you purchased has the operation system built-in. GIGABYTE Smart Manager is an icon-based control interface, enabling users to intuitionally access common system setup as well as GIGABYTE exclusive utilities. Please be noted that the GIGABYTE Smart Manager interface, icons, utilities and software versions may vary based on the purchased models. Please operate GIGABYTE Smart Manager according to the actual version built-in. 9 English Smart Manager 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. Note ˙˙If the storage has been switched or the partition deleted, the recovery option will no longer be available and a recovery service will be needed. ˙˙The recovery function is only available on devices with O/S preinstalled. Devices with DOS do not have the recovery function. Launch System Recovery The system recovery feature is preinstalled before the laptop is shipped from the factory. The option menu allows you to launch the Windows recovery tool to reinstall the operating system to factory default. [. . . ] ˙˙A list of removed apps will be saved on your desktop. ▓▓  Choose “Reset your PC” [Click on “Next”] > [Choose a target operating system. ] > [Click on “Windows 8”. ] > [Choose an option to recover your system] J  ust remove my files Only personal data and files will be removed, but computer settings will be kept. F  ully clean the drive The drive will be completely restored to factory default settings. > [Click on “Reset” to execute recovery function. ] Here are what will happen ˙˙All of your personal files and apps will be removed. ˙˙Your PC settings will be restored to factory default settings. 12 English Remark Advanced options System Restore Use a restore point recorded on your PC to restore Windows. [. . . ]