Gigabyte Q2440 User manual

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Congratulations on the Purchase of Your GIGABYTE Notebook Q2440
This Manual will help you to get started with setting up your notebook.For more detailed
information, please visit our website at www.gigabyte.com.All specications are subject
to the manufacturer's conguration 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 Power Cord Battery Pack
Manual Driver CD Warranty Card
* The illustrations in this document may appear differently from your model.
To install the battery please follow these steps:
1Slide the battery into the slot until both latches (Shown as A& B) “click”
into place.You may hear a “clicking” sound, once the battery is secure.
2Slide latch Ato the right to lock the battery in place.
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Switching on the Power
After you turn on the Q2440 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 Q2440 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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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.

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Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour
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Top View
Left View
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1Webcam
2Display
3Speakers
4Power Button
5Keyboard
6TouchPad
6TouchPad Buttons
1Kensington Lock Slot
2DC-in Jack
3LAN (RJ-45) Port
4External Moniter (VGA) Port
5HDMI Port
6USB3.0 Port*2
7Audio Jack

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Front & Bottom & Rear View
Right View
1Optical Disc Drive
2USB 2.0 Port
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1Flash Memory Card Reader
2LED Power Indicators 
3Battery Bay
4Component Compartment
Power Status LED
RF Status LED
HDD Status LED
Battery Status LED

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Using the <Fn> key with another key creates a hot key, providing a quick and
convenient method for controlling various functions. To use a hot key, rst hold down
the <Fn> key. Next, press the second key in the combination. Finally, release both keys.
Hotkey Function
Fn + ESC Bluetooth on/off
Fn + F1 Suspend
Fn + F2 Silent Mode
Fn + F3 Mute on/off
Fn + F4 Display output switching
Fn + F5 Decrease the speaker volume
Fn + F6 Increase the speaker volume
Fn + F7 Decrease the brightness level
Fn + F8 Increase the brightness level
Fn + F9 Touch Pad disable/enable
Fn + F10 WLAN on/off
Fn + F11 Webcam on/off
Function & Hot Key Indicators
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● System Recovery (Restore your Q2440 Operating system):
The hard drive of the Q2440 has a hidden partition that contains a full backup image
of the operating system that can be used to recover the system in the event that
something happens to the operating system.
CAUTION:
If the hard drive is removed or the partition deleted. the recover options will no
longer be available and a recovery service will be needed.
● Launch System Recovery :
The system recover feature is part of the Notebook installation and it ships preset
from the factory. The options menu allows you to launch the WIndows recovery tool to
reinstall the operating system to factory defaults.
● Below will briefly describe how to launch the recovery tool and to get the recovery
started.
1.Turn off or restart the Notebook.
2.Turn the Notebook on the press and hold the F9 Key to launch the tool.
3.The recovery window will open and give you
the option to "Recovery" in the toolbar. You will
be prompted if you want to recovery. Click on
"Recovery" to begin the repair if you do.
4.The "Recoverying " windos will open and begin the
recovery.
5.Once it is complete. you will be prompted to reboot
the Notebook.

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Model Name Q2440
CPU 3rd Generation Intel®Pentium & Core™ i3 / i5 / i7
Processor
OS Genuine Windows®7 Compliant
Display 14" 1366x768 LED backlight
System Memory DDRIII, 2 slots(Max 8GB)
Chipset Mobile Intel®HM76 Express Chipsets
Video Graphics Intel®HD Graphics 40000
Storage 2.5" 9.5mm HDD 5400rpm
ODD 9.5mm Super Multi DVD RW
I/O Port
USB(3.0)*2, USB(2.0)*1,HDMI, D-Sub, RJ45, Mic-in,
Earphone-out, 6-in-1 card reader(SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro/
SDXC/SDHC), DC-in jack
Audio Microphone
Communications
10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
802.11b/g/n Wireless
Bluetooth V4.0
Webcam 1.3 Megapixel
Security Kensington Lock
Battery Li-on 6-cell, 4400mAh, 48.84Wh
Dimensions 343(W) X 255(D) X 25.4 (H)mm
Weight ~2.1kg(w/ODD and 6-cell battery)
* This specication is for users’ reference only. The nal conguration depends on the users' bought.
Specication
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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