Congratulations on your purchase of the GIGABYTE Notebook! Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time 2 1 B A CD CD To install the battery please follow these steps : 1 Slide the battery into the slot until both latches (Shown as A & B) “click” into place.You may hear a “clicking” sound, once the battery is secure. 2 Slide Latch B to the right to lock the battery in place. English This quick start guide will help you to get started with setting up your notebook.
English 2 3 1 2 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 Netbook. 3 Connect the power cord to the power outlet.
3 English DSC/MMC/MS Switching on the Power : 1 The power indicator will be illuminated when the power is switched on. 2 After you turn on the Q2542 for the very first time, do not turn it off until the operating system has been configured. ® 3 Please note that the volume for the audio will not function until Windows Setup has completed.
English 4 Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour Top View 1 2 3 4 1 Webcam 2 Webcam Status LED indicator (Optional) 3 Microphone 4 LCD Display 5 Multimedia Keys (Optional) 6 Stero Speakers 7 Keyboard 8 Multi Card Reader 9 Touchpad Buttons 10 Status Indicator Lights 11 5 6 6 11 Power on Button 7 DSC/MMC/MS 9 10 8 1.Secure Digital (SD) 2.Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) 3.Standard Digital eXtended Capacity (SDXC) 4.Multi Media Card (MMC) 5.Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO) 6.
5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Headphone Jack 2 Microphone Jack 3 USB 2.
English 6 Using Function Keys Your computer has 16 function keys. The functions assigned to these keys differ for each application. The [FN] key provides extended functions for the notebook and is always used in conjunction with another key. Hotkey Description Fn+F1 Places the notebook in Suspend mode. Pressing the Power button returns it to active mode. Fn+F2 Enables or disables the wireless network connection. Fn+F3 Enables or disables bluetooth connection.
7 System Setup Hotkey Function Description F2 BIOS setup Enter BIOS setup F9 system recovery Enter system recovery F12 boot option Enter boot option menu English Pressing the hot keys to adjust BIOS setup, system recovery and boot option menu.
English 8 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.
9 Windows 8 Recovery Guide 1 Turn off and restart the laptop. 2 During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9 key to launch the tool. 3 Choose your keyboard layout. 4 Choose “Troubleshoot” to enter the recovery settings. You can press “See more keyboard layouts” to see next page of languages. (Also you can choose “Continue” to exit recovery system and continue to Windows 8 for files or data backup.
English 10 ▓▓ Choose “Refresh your PC” [Click on “Next”] > [Choose a target operating system.] > [Click on “Windows 8”.] > [Click on “Refresh” to execute recovery function.] 5 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.
Appendix 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.
