Gigabyte P34G v2
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1. image file Automatic Repair o Fix problems that keep Windows from loading Command Prompt Use the Command Prompt for advanced trobleshooting UEFI Firmware Settings iss Change settings in your PC s UEFI firmware Windows 8 1 Recovery Guide 7 Turn off and restart the laptop During the laptop turn on process press and hold F9 key to launch the tool GIGABYTE 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 Reset your PC If you want to remove all of your files you can reset your PC completely Caution All personal data and files will be lost E Choose Refresh your PC Choose an account to continue Here are what will happen Your files and personalization settings won t be changed Your PC settings will be restored to factory default settings Apps from Windows Store will be kept Apps you installed from discs or websites will be removed A list of removed apps will be saved on your desktop E Choose Reset your PC P Just remove my files Only personal data and files will be removed but computer settings will be kept P Fully clean the drive The drive will be completely restored to factor2. sure your PC is plugged in This will take a few minutes Windows 7 Recovery Guide 7 Turn off and restart the laptop During the laptop turn on process press and hold F9 key to launch the tool GIGABYTE GIGABYTE The recovery will be activated and you will see the option 3 buttons on the window Click on Recovery to start it 1j Caution Once the Recovery is selected your personal data and files will be deleted after the laptop starts restoring and the operating system will be reset to factory default settings GIGABYTE A progress indicator bar will show on the window when 4 the recovery process is running Please make sure the AC adapter is plugged in and do not turn off the laptop 5 GIGABYTE Reboot the laptop after the system recovery is complete z L Smart Recover y RESTORE FINISH Windows 8 Recovery Guide 7 Turn off and restart the laptop During the laptop turn on process press and hold F9 key to launch the tool GIGABYTE Choose your keyboard layout You can press See more keyboard layouts to see next page of languages Choose Troubleshoot to enter the recovery settings 4 Also you can choose Continue to exit recovery system and continue to Windows 8 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 fil
3. GIGABYTE USER S MANUAL a English V3 0 Images Used for Reference Only Congratulations on your purchase of the GIGABYTE Notebook This manual will help you to get started with setting up your notebook The final product configuration depends on the model at the point of your purchase GIGABYTE reserves the right to amend without prior notice For more detailed information please visit our website at www gigabyte com Un gt Eli T1 e Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time Connect the power cord to the AC adapter Connect the AC adapter to the DC in jack on the right side of the notebook Connect the power cord to the power outlet Switching on the Power 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 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 Top View English M GIGA JYTE O
4. Left View COC OCC 9C 9C 9C 9C 9C 9C OC JC C C C LJC C XC E JC COONAN LEE CC JC ILI JE X JL LOC 0 XC JE JE JL JC 1 JEJE a Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour Webcam Status LED Indicator Webcam Light sensor Microphone x 2 Power Button l6 TouchPad Battery Indicator Button II LED Indicators e Press the right button of touchpad to check the remaining battery power Bluetooth Status LED Wireless Lan Status LED HDD Status LED Battery Status LED Power Status LED e CD ale po Kensington Lock Slot Ethernet Port D sub VGA Port USB Port Support USB Charge USB Port 51 Combo Audio Jack Right View Base View usijbu3 e USB Port x2 SD Card Reader HDMI Port DC in Jack Memory Compartment English f a 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 lt Fn gt key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination Fn F1 N Fn F2 H Fn F3 Xt 4 Fn F4 Fn F5 Fn F6 Fn F7 BESIG TI Co 7 7 co Fn F10 1 Fn F11 9 Fn F12 9 F
5. epare one USB storage device which capacity more than 20GB Uic D GO 8 SEHE UN BAS 206 BUSS HE TR USO GI BEA BED AS TSE ERLE RT PS GR e The window will pop out when the creation of recovery disk is done Please press F12 on starting the system when you need to restore the system Select boot from recovery USB disk and the system will be restored e The time needed for restore will be around 30 mins time needed may vary by USB disk model English i oo a 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 AN f 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 The brief introduction below will show you how to start the recovery tool and restore your system All ready to go Make
6. es Reset your PC If you want to remove all of your files you can reset your PC completely Caution All personal data and files will be lost usijbu3 o e English E Choose Refresh your PC Click on Next gt Choose a target operating system gt Click on Windows 8 gt Click on Refresh to execute recovery function fh Here are what will happen Your files and personalization settings won t be changed Your PC settings will be restored to factory default settings Apps from Windows Store will be kept Apps you installed from discs or websites will be removed A list of removed apps will be saved on your desktop E Choose Reset your PC Click on Next gt Choose a target operating system gt Click on Windows 8 gt Choose an option to recover your system gt Just remove my files Only personal data and files will be removed but computer settings will be kept Fully clean the drive The drive will be completely restored to factory default settings It takes more time gt Click on Reset to execute recovery function f 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 Bl Advanced options System Restore Use a restore point recorded on your PC to restore Windows m System Image Recovery Recover Windows using a specific system
7. n Space Function Sleep Wireless LAN Brightness Down Brightness Up Display Toggle Screen Display Toggle Speaker Toggle Volume Down Volume Up Touchpad Toggle Bluetooth Webcam Keyboard Backlight Toggle Description Put the computer in Sleep mode Enables disable the Wireless LAN function Decrease the screen brightness Increase the screen brightness Switche display output between the display screen external monitor if connected and both Turn the screen display on and off Turn the speaker on and off Decrease the sound volume Increase the sound volume Turn the internal touchpad on and off Enable disable the Bluetooth function Turn the internal webcam on and off Turn the keyboard backlight on and off g GIGABYTE Software Application B GIGABYTE Smart Manager 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 usibu3 o Setup Your System for RAID 0 1 Q Please backup you
8. on Click gt Create volume Select the array disks minimum selection required o Log iege il eli aa e Wait until the system migration is complete WV SATA on Controller 0 Port 5 119 GB and restart the laptop Back Create Volume Cancel Smart USB Backup Guide Original Recovery Image USB N WARNING You can backup original recovery image through this application in case of losing by device damage usijbu3 3 You can backup original recovery image to USB disk and restore the system if any storage system replacement with the recovery USB disk Before you restore the system through the recovery USB disk please make sure that you have already made the backup of your data Please DO NOT shut down or un plug the system when performing backup through recovery USB disk Please plug in the USB disk which is at least za 20GB in capacity to make the original image E 2 backup the data in USB first data will be E eliminated during the creation of recovery USB disk Insert the driver disk to your optical 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 e Run the Smart USB Backup after finishing the install Removable Stor Uist e Select your USB disk from the drop down list and start to create the recovery USB disk please back up your personal files first and pr
9. r 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 English RAID 0 needs two storage drives of the same specification in your laptop Different capacity is acceptable Aptio Setup Utility Cor Press F2 when computer starts to Enter BIOS setup utility Go to Advanced SATA configuration Mode Selection Clai aTa Porto rots e Change SATA Mode selection from AHCI A an to RAID r e Press F10 to save and exit The system will restart automatically Software Preserve Serial Port 5 Software Preserve 3 a Intel Rapid Storage Once the system restarts Go to All Apps found at the bottom of the screen on Windows Intel Riek ia FEZ 8 and execute Intel Rapid Storage program 11 4 To uy You will see the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Screen Click Create Create C Select Controller 2 Configure 9 Intel R Mobile Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller e Under Select Volume Type choose Optimized nen disc performance RAID 0 1 Click NEXT O Flexible data protection Recovery Q Real time data protection RAID 1 e H per a Under Configure Volume you may set Name to your preferred name and select both controllers elect Confi Vol e E ausi aac e Click gt Next You will see Confirm Volume Name Volume 0000 TES Creati
10. y default settings It takes more time gt 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 usijbu3 English f x ll Advanced options System Restore Use a restore point recorded on your PC to restore Windows am System Image Recovery Recover Windows using a specific system image file G Automatic Repair Fix problems that keep Windows from loading Command Prompt Use the Command Prompt for advanced trobleshooting 2 UEFI Firmware Settings Change settings in your PC s UEFI firmware Startup Settings Change Windows Startup behavior a Appendix B 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 B FAQ FAQ Frequent Asked Questions please refer to the below link http www gigabyte com support downloads faq aspx
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