Gigabyte P27 User manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the GIGABYTE Notebook P27!
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:
1Insert the battery pack into the compartment.
2Remember 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 back 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 P27 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 P27 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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Top & Front View
Left View
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1Webcam Status LED Indicator
2Webcam
3Display
4VGA Button 
5LED Indicators 
6Keyboard
7Microphone
8Touchpad
9LED Indicators 
10 Hotkey Button 
11 Power Button 
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Speakers
* Refer more information on page 5
1Kensington Lock Slot
2USB 2.0 Port
3S/PDIF-Out Jack
4Microphone Jack
5Headphone Jack
6Optical Disc Drive
Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour

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Rear & Bottom View
Right View
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1Multi-in-1 Card Reader
2USB 3.0 Port x 2
3Combined eSATA/
USB 3.0 Port
4HDMI Port
5Ethernet Port
1D-sub (VGA) Port
2DC-in Jack
3Component Bay Cover
4HDD Bay
5Battery

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The LED indicators on the computer display helpful information about the current status of the
computer.
Button & Indicator Icon Light Color Description
VGA Button 
Green UMA Mode Activated
Orange Optimus Mode Activated
LED Indicators 
Orange NVIDIA Discrete GPU (dGPU) Activated
Green Intel Integrated GPU (iGPU) Activated
White Hard Disk Activity
Green Airplane Mode is ON
(the WLAN & Bluetooth Modules are OFF)
LED Indicators 
Orange AC/DC Power is Plugged In
Green The Computer is On
Blinking
Green The Computer is in Sleep Mode
Orange The Battery is Charging
Green The Battery is Fully Charged
Blinking
Green
The Battery Has Reached Critically
Low Power Status
Green Number Lock is Activated
Green Caps Lock is Activated
Green Scroll Lock is Activated
Hotkey Button 
N/A Webcam
ON/OFF
N/A Mute Toggle
ON/OFF
N/A Airplane Mode
ON/OFF
Power Button White The Computer is Powered On
Hot Key Buttons & LED Indicators

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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 + ~ Playback Media Playback control.
Fn + F1 Touchpad Toggle Turn the internal touchpad ON/OFF
Fn + F2 LCD Toggle Turn LCD OFF
(Press a key to or use TouchPad to turn on)
Fn + F3 Speaker Toggle Turn the sperker ON/OFF
Fn + F4 Sleep Toggle Put the computer in Sleep mode
Fn + F5 Volume Down Decrease the sound Volume
Fn + F6 Volume Up Increase the sound Volume
Fn + F7 Display Toggle Switch display output between the display screen
, external monitor (if connected) and both.
Fn + F8 Brightness Down Decrease the screen brightness
Fn + F9 Brightness Up Increase the screen brightness
Fn + F10 Webcam Turn the internal webcam ON/OFF
Fn + F11 Airplane Mode Toggle Turn the Airplane Mode ON/OFF
Fn + F12 Keyboard Backlight
Toggle Turn the keyboard backlight ON/OFF
Pressing the hot keys to adjust BIOS setup, system recovery and boot option menu.
Hotkey Function Description
F2 BIOS setup Enter BIOS setup
F9 system recovery Enter system recovery
F12 boot option Enter boot option menu
Hotkeys
System Setup

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• Press F2 when computer starts to Enter BIOS
setup utility.
• Go to Advanced > SATA conguration.
• Change "SATA Mode selection" from "AHCI"
to "RAID".
• Press F10 to save and exit. The system will
restart automatically.
• Once the system restarts. Go to "All Apps"
found at the bottom of the screen on Windows
8 and execute Intel Rapid Storage program.
• You will see the Intel Rapid Storage
Technology Screen, Click> Create.
• Under Select Volume Type choose Optimized
disc performance (RAID 0/1), Click > NEXT.
• Under Congure Volume you may set Name
to your preferred name and select both
controllers.
• Click > Next. You will see Confirm Volume
Creation. Click > Create volume.
• Wait until the system migration is complete
and restart the laptop.
WARNING
●Please backup your data before you build and run RAID 0/1 on your system.
●RAID 1 needs two storage drives of the same specication and capacity in your laptop.
●RAID 0 needs two storage drives of the same specification in your laptop. Different capacity is
acceptable.
Setup Your System for RAID 0/1

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>20G
• Please plug in the USB disk which is at least
20GB in capacity to make the original image
(backup the data in USB rst. All data will be
eliminated during the creation of recovery
USB disk)
• Insert the driver disk to your optical
drive and run the install of “Smart USB
Backup” (for none-ODD model, please
use USB ODD device or download from
http://www.gigabyte.com
• Run the “Smart USB Backup” after nishing
the install.
• Select your USB disk from the drop-down list
and start to create the recovery USB disk.
• The window will pop out when the creation of recovery disk is done.
• Please press F12 on starting the system when you need to restore the system. Select
“boot from recovery USB disk” and the system will be restored.
• The time needed for restore will be around 30 mins(time needed may vary by USB disk
model) .
WARNING
●You can backup original recovery image through this application in case of losing by device damage.
●You can backup original recovery image to USB disk and restore the system if any storage system
replacement with the recovery USB disk.
●Before you restore the system through the recovery USB disk, please make sure that you have already
made the backup of your data.
●Please DO NOT shut down or un-plug the system when performing backup through recovery USB disk.

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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.
All ready to go
Make sure your PC is plugged in. This will take a few minutes.
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
Caution
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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.
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Turn off and restart the laptop.
During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9
key to launch the tool.

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Reboot the laptop after the system recovery is complete.
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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.
Press and release the Power button to turn on the
operation system. Press “F9” to enter into GIGABYTE
System Recovery. Use Directing Hot Key to operate
GIGABYTE Smart Recovery.
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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
Windows 8 for les or data backup.)
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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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.]
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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.]
▓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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Windows 8.1 Recovery Guide
Press and release the Power button to turn on the
operation system. Press “F9” to enter into GIGABYTE
System Recovery. Use Directing Hot Key to operate
GIGABYTE Smart Recovery.
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Turn off and restart the laptop.
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.
Choose “Troubleshoot” to enter the recovery settings. (Also you can choose
“Continue” to exit recovery system and continue to Windows 8.1 for les or
data backup.)
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”
Choose an account to continue.
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▓▓▓▓▓Choose “Reset your PC”
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.]

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▓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.
Startup Settings
Change Windows Startup behavior.

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Warranty & 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.aspx
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