Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time 1 B A 2 To install the battery please follow these steps: 1 Slide the battery into the slot until both latches “click” into place.(Shown as 1 ) You may hear a “clicking” sound, once the battery is secure. ( A , B are latches) 2 Slide the latch to the right to lock the battery in place. (Shown as 2 ) 1 2 3 1 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter. 2 Connect the AC adapter to the DC-in jack on the left side of the notebook. 3 Connect the power cord to the power outlet. 2 English Switching on the Power : After you turn on the Q1700 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 Q1700 for the First Time : Depending on your configuration, the Microsoft® Windows® Boot Screen will be the first 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. English Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour Top View 1 Webcam Status LED Indicator 2 Webcam 3 Display 4 Power Button 5 Keyboard 6 TouchPad+Mouse 7 Built-In Microphone 8 Status Indicators . . Wireless LAN Status LED HDD Status LED Num. Lock Indicator Caps Lock Indicator Scroll Lock Indicator 3 5 4 1 2 8 7 6 Left View 1 DC-in Jack 2 External Moniter (VGA) Port 3 LAN (RJ-45) Port 4 HDMI Port 5 USB 2.0 Port 6 USB 2.0 Port 7 Multi Card Reader . . 9-in-1 Card reader support: . MMC / RSMMC . SD / mini SD / SDHC / SDXC compatible . MS/ MS Pro / MS Duo 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 English Right View 1 Microphone Jack 2 Headphone Jack 3 USB 2.0 Port 4 Optical Disc Drive 5 Kensington Lock Slot 1 2 3 4 5 Front & Bottom & Rear View 3 2 1 5 4 1 Power Indicators . 2 Battery Bay 3 Component Compartment 4 Speakers 5 HDD Compartment . / Power LED Battery Status LED English Function & Hot Key Indicators Using the key with another key creates a hot key, providing a quick and convenient method for controlling various functions. To use a hot key, first hold down the key. Next, press the second key (ex:<~>, ~) in the combination. Finally, release both keys. Hotkey Description ICON Fn + ~ Play/Pause (in Audio/Video Programs) Fn + F1 TouchPad Toggle Fn + F2 Turn LCD Backlight Off (Press any key or use TouchPad to turn on) Fn + F3 Mute Toggle Fn + F4 Sleep Toggle Fn + F5 Volume Decrease Fn + F6 Volume Increase Fn + F7 Display Toggle Fn + F8 Brightness Decrease Fn + F9 Brightness Increase Fn + F10 PC Camera Power Toggle Fn + F11 WLAN Module Power Toggle Fn + F12 Bluetooth Module Power Toggle System Setup 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 English LED Indicators The LED indicators on the computer display helpful information about the current status of the computer. Indicator Light Color Description Green The Wireless LAN Module is Powered on Orange Win7 - The Bluetooth Module is Powered on Win8 -- The Bluethooth Module is Installed (this is not a power on/off indicator in Win8) Green Hard Disk Activity Green Number Lock(Numeric Keypad) Activated Green Caps Lock Activated Green Scroll Lock Activated Orange AC/DC Power is Plugged In Green The Computer is On "Blinking Green" The Computer is in Sleep Mode "Blinking Orange" The webcam is in Use Orange The Battery is Charging Green The Battery is Fully Charging "Blinking Orange" The Battery has reached critically low power status English 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...
