Gigabyte P34G User manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the GIGABYTE Notebook.
This manual will help you to get started with setting up your notebook. The final product
conguration depends on the model at the point of your purchase. GIGABYTE reserves the
right to amend without prior notice. For more detailed information, please visit our website at
www.gigabyte.com
1Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.
2Connect the AC adapter to the DC-in jack on the right side of the notebook.
3Connect the power cord to the power outlet.
Switching on the Power
After you turn on the Notebook 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 Notebook 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.
Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time
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Top View
Left View
1Webcam Status LED Indicator
2Webcam
3Light sensor
4Microphone x 2
5Power Button
6TouchPad
7Battery Indicator Button 
8LED Indicators 
Press the right button of touchpad to
check the remaining battery power.
Bluetooth Status LED
Wireless Lan Status LED
HDD Status LED
Battery Status LED
Power Status LED
1Kensington Lock Slot
2Ethernet Port
3D-sub (VGA) Port
4USB Port (Support USB Charge)
5USB Port
6Combo Audio Jack
Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour
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Base View
Right View
1USB Port x2
2SD Card Reader
3HDMI Port
4DC-in Jack
1Memory Compartment
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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 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 Screen Display Toggle Turn the screen display 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 Touchpad Toggle Turn the internal touchpad on and off.
Fn+F11 Bluetooth Enable/disable the Bluetooth function.
Fn+F12 Webcam Turn the internal webcam on and off.
Fn+Space Keyboard Backlight
Toggle Turn the keyboard backlight on and off.
Hotkeys

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•Press F2 when computer starts to Enter BIOS
setup utility.
•Go to Advanced >SATAconguration.
•Change "SATAMode 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.
•Yo u w i l l s e e t h e In t e l Ra p i d S t o r a g e
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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6Build a Recovery Image USB
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>20G
•You must use a minimum 20GB capacity
USB to build a Recovery Image USB. Plug
the USB into the laptop you would like to run
the Smart Recovery on.
•Inser t t he Dr iver disc . Run t he Sm ar t
Recover y Generator. (For without ODD
model, please use external USB ODD)
•Select your language.
• Execute SmartRecoveryGenerator.
•Select your device from the drop down menu
available under Removable Storage List.
Click >Create an Image.
•Wait until the Ready window pops up. Now the Image is ready in your Recovery USB.
•If you need to run system recovery in the future, please boot up your computer with this
"recovery USB". To do that, press F12 when computer starts, choose your USB as a boot
device and wait until the system restarts and takes you to the Windows 8 Screen.
•It may take more than thirty minutes to run the System Recovery.
WARNING
●Since the default system set up on your notebook is RAID 0/1, you will need this utility to build a recovery
USB in order to recover your laptop and undo RAID settings.
● Recovery USB will recover your notebook to factory default settings. Please backup your data before
recovering your system through the recovery USB.
●Please do not unplug power cord or turn off the power during the process of system recovery.

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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 Software Application
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.
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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
key to launch the tool.

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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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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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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.
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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.

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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.
4Choose “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.)
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.]