Gigabyte P2542G 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:
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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.
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Remember to slide the switch to the “Lock” position.

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1Connect the 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 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 P2542 for the First Time :
Depending on your conguration, the Microsoft®Windows® Boot Screen will be
the rst 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
2Microphone
3Power Button
4Smart+Button 
5Volume Setting or Stereoscopic
Depth Setting 
6LED Indicators 
7Battery Indicator Button 
8TouchPad
9Num Lock & Caps Lock Indicator
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Stereo speakers
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IR Emitter Optional 
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”.
Optional, Stereoscopic Depth Setting for
3D model Use only
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)
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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.
Hotkeys
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The GIGABYTE P2542 is designed with an Intelligent TouchPad control application,
which automatically turns off the TouchPad function while typing and then instantly
reactivates the TouchPad function when typing is stopped.
Attention:
To avoid delays during heavy use of both the keypad and mouse at the same time,
simply turn off the Intelligent Touchpad application located on the right side of the tools
menu (as shown).
1Left click to open background applications (default setting is set to “on”).
2Click to adjust response time of the touchpad.
3Select “Enable” or “Disable” to turn on/off the Intelligent TouchPad application.

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GIGABYTE Software Application
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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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SKU Type P2542
CPU 3rd Generation Intel®Core™ Processor
Operating System Microsoft®Windows®7 Compliant
LCD 15.6” 16:9 Full HD Ready LCD Panel,
1920X1080, with LED back-light.
System Memory DDRIII SO-DIMM 2 slots (Max 8GBx2)
Chipset Mobile Intel®HM77 Express Chipset
Video Graphics
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Intel
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HD Graphics 4000,
NVIDIA
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GeForce
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GTX 660M GDDR5 2GB,
Supports NVIDIA
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OptimusTM Technology.
● Intel
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HD Graphics 4000,
NVIDIA
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GeForce
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GT 650M 2GB,
Supports NVIDIA
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Optimus
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Technology.
Hard Disk Drive
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2.5” SATA HDD 5400/7200rpm
● 2.5” SATA HDD 5400/7200rpm + mSATA SSD
● Solid-State Drive (SSD)
Optical Disk Drive
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Super-Multi DVD Drive
● Blu-Ray DVD Combo Drive
● Blu-Ray Rewritable Drive, BDXL Support
Audio 1.5 Watt Speaker*4, Woofer speaker*1, Internal 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 Wireless
Bluetooth v4.0
Webcam 1.3 Megapixel
Battery Li-ion 6-cell
Dimensions 392(W) x 263(D) x 32.1~38.3(H) mm
Weight ~2.6kg (w/battery)
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Appendix
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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