Follow the on-screen prompts and instructions and enter your personal information to complete the setup of the Windows® Operating System. Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour Top View 7 7 2 6 8 4 1 3 5 1 Webcam on/off Indicator 2 Webcam 3 Built-In Mic 4 Power Button 5 LED Indicators . 6 Touchpad and buttons 7 LED Indicators . 8 Flash Memory Card Reader . Number Lock Activated Caps Lock Activated Scroll Lock Activated . Power Status LED Battery Status LED HDD Status LED Airplane Mode Status LED Left View 1 power DC input 2 D-Sub 3 LAN RJ 45 4 eSATA/USB 3.0 Combo 5 HDMI 6 USB Port 3.0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Right View 1 Microphone input Jack 2 Headphone output Jack 3 USB Port 2.0 4 USB Port 3.0 5 Optical Drive 6 Kensington Lock Port 1 3 4 2 5 6 Bottom View 1 2 1 Battery 2 HDD & Memory Compartment 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 key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Description Icon Fn+~ Play/ Pause(in Audio/Video Programs) Fn+F1 Touchpad Toggle Fn+F2 Turn LCD Backlight OFF (Press a key to or use Tochpad to turn on) Fn+F3 Mute Toggle Fn+F4 Sleep Toggle Fn+F5/F6 Volume Decrease/Increases Fn+F7 Display Toggle Fn+F8/F9 Bright Descreases/Increases Fn+10 PC Camera Power on and off Fn+F11 Airplane Mode Toggle Fn+ NumLK Number Lock Toggle Fn+ScrLK Scroll Lock Toggle Caps Lock Caps Lock Toggle Smart USB Backup Guide (Original: Recovery Image USB) 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. >20G • Please plug in the USB disk which is at least 20GB in capacity to make the original image (backup the data in USB first. All data will be eliminated during the creation of recovery USB disk) • I n s e r t t h e d r i ve r d i s k t o yo u r o p t i c a l drive a nd r un t he i nstall o f “ Smart U SB Backup” (for none - ODD model, please use USB ODD device or download from • Run the “Smart USB Backup” after finishing 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) . 1 2 3 4 5 Recovery Guide 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. 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. All ready to go Make sure your PC is plugged in. This will take a few minutes. Windows 7 Recovery Guide 1 Turn off and restart the laptop. During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9 key to launch the tool. 2 The recovery will be activated and you will see the option buttons on the window. Click on “Recovery” to start it. 3 Caution Once the “Recovery” is selected, your personal data and files will be deleted after the laptop starts restoring, and the operating system will be reset to factory default settings. 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. 4 Reboot the laptop after the system recovery is complete. 5 Windows 8 Recovery Guide 1 Turn off and restart the laptop. During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9 key to launch the tool. 2 Choose your keyboard layout. You can press “See more keyboard layouts” to see next page of languages. 3 Choose “Troubleshoot” to enter the recovery settings. (Also you can choose “Continue” to exit recovery system and continue to Windows 8 for files or data backup.) 4 There are two options for system ...
