Congratulations on your purchase of the GIGABYTE Notebook. Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time 2 1 3 1 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter. 2 Connect the AC adapter to the DC-in jack on the right side of the notebook. 3 Connect the power cord to the power outlet. Switching on the Power After you turn on the U2442 for the very first time, do not turn it off until the operating system has been configured.
English 2 Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour Top View 1 Webcam Status LED Indicator 2 Webcam 3 Light sensor 4 Microphone x 2 5 Speakers 6 TouchPad 7 Battery Indicator Button 10 8 LED Indicators 9 9 Power Button 2 1 3 4 5 10 Smart+ Button 6 HDD Status LED Battery Status LED 8 Power Status LED 2 1 Bluetooth Status LED Wireless Lan Status LED 7 U2442T Press the right button of touchpad to check the remaining battery power. To call out smart manager function.
3 1 2 3 4 1 SD Card Reader 2 USB Port x 2 3 HDMI Port 4 DC-in Jack 1 Memory Compartment Base View 1 English Right View
English 4 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 key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Fn+F1 Fn+F2 Fn+F3 Fn+F4 Fn+F5 Fn+F6 Fn+F7 Fn+F8 Fn+F9 Fn+F10 Fn+F11 Fn+F12 Fn+Space Function Description Sleep Put the computer in Sleep mode. Wireless LAN Enables/disable the Wireless LAN function.
GIGABYTE Software Application Smart Manager GIGABYTE Smart Setup 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.
English 6 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.
7 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 8 ▓▓ 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 & 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.
