Gigabyte P25K User manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the GIGABYTE Notebook P25!
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 specifications are subject
to the manufacturer's conguration at the time of shipping and may change without prior notice,
written or otherwise.
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.
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.
Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time
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Switching on the Power :
After you turn on the P25 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 P25 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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1Webcam Status LED indicator
2Webcam
3Light sensor
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
Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour
Top & Front View
Left View
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1Microphone Jack
2Headphone Jack
3USB Port x 2
4Secure Digital Card Reader
5HDMI Port
6Ethernet Port
7Kensington Lock Slot
1Battery Bay
2Woofer Speaker
3Stereo Speakers
4Hard Disk Bay/Memory Bay
Rear & Bottom View
Right View
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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 <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 Enables/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.
Fn+Space
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Keyboard
Backlight Toggle Turn the keyboard backlight on and off.
 This function is limited to the keyboard which has backlight.

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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 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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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.
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Once the “Recovery” is selected, your personal
data and les will be deleted after the laptop starts
restoring, and the operating system will be reset to
factory default settings.
The recovery will be activated and you will see the option
buttons on the window. Click on “Recovery” to start it.
All ready to go
Make sure your PC is plugged in. This will take a few minutes.
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A progress indicator bar will show on the window when
the recovery process is running. Please make sure the
AC-adapter is plugged in and do not turn off the laptop.
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Recovery Guide
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.
˙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.
Windows 7 Recovery Guide
Turn off and restart the laptop.
During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9
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Reboot the laptop after the system recovery is complete.
Windows 8 Recovery Guide
Choose your keyboard layout.
You can press “See more keyboard layouts” to see
next page of languages.
There are two options for system recovery.
˙Refresh your PC
You can refresh your laptop to improve the system stability without losing your
les.
˙Reset your PC
If you want to remove all of your les, you can reset your PC completely.
Caution: All personal data and les will be lost.
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During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9
key to launch the tool.
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Turn off and restart the laptop.
Choose “Troubleshoot” to enter the recovery settings.
(Also you can choose “Continue” to exit recovery system and continue to
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Here are what will happen
˙Your les 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.
Here are what will happen
˙All of your personal les and apps will be removed.
˙Your PC settings will be restored to factory default settings.
▓Choose “Refresh your PC”
[Click on “Next”] > [Choose a target operating system.] > [Click on “Windows 8”.] >
[Click on “Refresh” to execute recovery function.]
Advanced options
System Restore
Use a restore point recorded on your PC to restore Windows.
System Image Recovery
Recover Windows using a specic system image le.
Automatic Repair
Fix problems that keep Windows from loading.
Command Prompt
Use the Command Prompt for advanced trobleshooting.
UEFI Firmware Settings
Change settings in your PC’s UEFI rmware.
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▓▓▓▓▓Choose “Reset your PC”
[Click on “Next”] > [Choose a target operating system.] > [Click on “Windows 8”.] >
[Choose an option to recover your system]
Just remove my les
Only personal data and les 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. > [Click on “Reset” to execute recovery function.]