Gigabyte P2542F User manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the GIGABYTE Notebook P2542!
This Manual will help you to get started with setting up your notebook. For more detailed
information, please visit our website at http://www.gigabyte.com. All specications are
subject to the manufacturer's configuration at the time of shipping and may change
without prior notice, written or otherwise.
Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time
Check Supplied Items
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AC Adapter Battery Pack Manual
Power Cord Driver CD Warranty Card
* The illustrations in this document may appear differently from your model.
To install the battery please follow these steps:
1 Target the battery’s direction into the tenon-mortise.
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Circulate the battery downwards until hearing the " snap " sound to lock the
battery.
3 Remember to slide the switch to the " Lock " position.

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1Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.
2Connect the AC adapter to the DC-in jack on the left side of the
notebook.
3Connect the power cord to the power outlet.
Switching on the Power :
After you turn on the P2542 for the very rst time, do not turn it off until
the operating system has been congured. Please note that the volume
for the audio will not function until Windows®Setup has completed.
Booting Up the P2542 for the First Time :
Depending on your conguration, 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.

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Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour
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Top View
Left View
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1Webcam Status LED indicator
2Webcam
3Light sensor (Optional)
4Microphone x 2
5Power Button
6Smart+Button 
7Volume Setting
8LED Indicators 
9Battery Indicator Button 
10 TouchPad
11 Num Lock & Caps Lock Indicator
12 Stereo speakers
To call out smart manager function.
●Smart Setup:
Under off condition, Push "Smart+" to
enter "Smart Setup" menu in off mode.
You can choose BIOS Setup Utility,
Smart Recovery in the setup menu.
●Smart Manager:
In Windows®Mode Press "Smart+"
button to initiate "Smart Manager".
Power Status LED
Battery Status LED
HDD Status LED
Wireless Lan Status LED
Bluetooth Status LED
The LED indicators will show the
battery capacity status when battery is
inserted in power off mode. 5 indicator
lights on indicates that the battery
capacity is 100%. Only 1 indicator light
on indicates that the remaining battery
capacity is 20%.
1DC-in Jack
2External Display (VGA) Port
3eSATA/USB Combo
4Optical Disc Drive
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Base View
Right View
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1Microphone Jack
2Headphone Jack
3USB Port x 2
4Multi Card Reader 
5HDMI Port
6Ethernet Port
7Kensington Lock Slot
Memory Card Supports :
●Secure Digital (SD)
●Multi Media Card (MMC)
●Memory Stick (MS)
●Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO)
1Battery Bay
2Woofer Speaker
3Stereo Speakers
4Hard Disk Bay/Memory Bay
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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 <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the
hotkey combination.
Hotkey Function Description
Fn+F1 Sleep Put the computer in Sleep mode.
Fn+F2 Wireless LAN Enable/disable the Wireless LAN
function.
Fn+F3 Brightness Down Decrease the screen brightness.
Fn+F4 Brightness Up Increase the screen brightness.
Fn+F5 Display Toggle
Switche display output between the
display screen, external monitor (if
connected) and both.
Fn+F6 Touchpad Toggle Turn the internal touchpad on and off.
Fn+F7 Speaker Toggle Turn the speaker on and off.
Fn+F8 Volume Down Decrease the sound volume.
Fn+F9 Volume Up Increase the sound volume.
Fn+F10 N/A There is no function for this model.
Fn+F11 Bluetooth Enable/disable the Bluetooth function.
Fn+F12 Webcam Turn the internal webcam on and off.
Fn+▲ ▼ ◄ ►
Playback Media Playback control.
Fn+~ Screen Toggle Turn the screen on and off.
Fn+Esc ODD Tray Quit To quit the ODD tray instantly.
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●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.
●GIGABYTE Smart Recovery :
1.If the machine you purchase already has operating system built-in, you
can restore the system back to factory default by using GIGABYTE Smart
Recovery. Please be noted that the GIGABYTE Smart Recovery interface,
icons, utilities and software versions may vary based on the purchased
models.
2.Please operate GIGABYTE Smart Recovery according to the default built-
in version. Please be noted that personal data will be lost after recovery, do
remember to backup any data before operating this function.
●GIGABYTE Smart Setup:
During the off mode, press SMART button to enter "Smart Setup" menu. You
can choose BIOS Setup Utility, Smart Recovery, and other functions in this
setup menu.
Press"Continue to OS" button to enter operating system.
Press"BIOS Setup Utility" button to enter BIOS setup utility.
Press"Smart Recovery" button to enter GIGABYTE Smart Recovery.
Press"Shutdown" button to shutdown the system

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Specication
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SKU Type P2542
CPU 3rd Generation Intel®Core™ i7 Quad-Core Processor
OS Genuine Windows®7 / Windows® 8 Compatible
Display 15.6" Full HD 1920X1080 LED backlight
System Memory DDRIII 1600, 2 slots (Max 16GB)
Chipset Mobile Intel®HM77 Express Chipset
Video Graphics
● Intel®HD Graphics 4000,
NVIDIA®GeForce®GTX 660M GDDR5 2GB,
Supports NVIDIA®OptimusTM Technology
● Intel®HD Graphics 4000,
NVIDIA®GeForce®GT 650M 2GB,
Supports NVIDIA® OptimusTM Technology
Storage
● mSATA SSD
● mSATA SSD + 2.5" 9.5mm HDD 7200rpm
● 2.5" 9.5mm SSD
● 2.5" 9.5mm HDD 7200rpm
ODD
● Super-Multi DVD Drive
● Blu-Ray DVD Combo Drive
● Blu-Ray Rewritable Drive, BDXL Support
Audio 1.5 Watt Speaker*4, Woofer speaker*1, Microphone
I/O Port
USB(3.0)*2, eSATA/USB(2.0) Combo*1, HDMI, D-Sub,
RJ45, Mic-in, Earphone-out, 4-in-1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/
MS/MS Pro) and DC-in Jack
Communications
10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth V4.0
Webcam 1.3 Megapixel
Security Kensington Lock
Battery Li-ion 6-cell, 5400mAh, 60.75Wh
Dimensions 392(W) x 263(D) x 32.1-38.3(H) mm
Weight ~2.6kg (w/ODD and 6-cell battery)
* This specication is for users’ reference only. The nal conguration depends on the users' bought.

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8Appendix
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■ Warranty & Service:
For Warranty, Service and related information, please refer to the warranty
card or GIGABYTE service website as the following link:
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/technical-support.aspx
■ FAQ:
For FAQ (Frequent Asked Questions), please refer to the following link:
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/faq.aspx