User manual GIGABYTE P34G V2

[. . . ] 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. 5 English Smart Manager 6 Setup Your System for RAID 0/1 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 specification and capacity in your laptop. ● ●  AID 0 needs two storage drives of the same specification in your laptop. [. . . ] • Go to Advanced > SATA configuration. • Change "SATA Mode selection" from "AHCI" to "RAID". The system will restart automatically. 3 • Once the system restarts. Go to "All Apps" found at the bottom of the screen on Windows 8 and execute Intel Rapid Storage program. 4 5 • Yo u w i l l s e e t h e I n t e l R a 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 Configure Volume you may set Name to your preferred name and select both controllers. • Wait until the system migration is complete and restart the laptop. 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. ●●  ou can backup original recovery image to USB disk and restore the system if any storage system Y replacement with the recovery USB disk. ●●  efore you restore the system through the recovery USB disk, please make sure that you have already B made the backup of your data. ●● Please DO NOT shut down or un-plug the system when performing backup through recovery USB disk. 7 English 1 >20G •  lease plug in the USB disk which is at least P 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) 2 •  n s e r t t h e d r i v e r d i s k t o y o u r o p t i c a l I drive and run the install of “Smar t USB Backup” (for none - O DD model, please use USB ODD device or download from http://www. gigabyte. com 3 4 •  un the “Smart USB Backup” after finishing R the install. •  elect your USB disk from the drop-down list S and start to create the recovery USB disk. 5 • The window will pop out when the creation of recovery disk is done. •  lease press F12 on starting the system when you need to restore the system. Select P “boot from recovery USB disk” and the system will be restored. F  ully clean the drive The drive will be completely restored to factory default settings. > [Click on “Reset” to execute recovery function. ] Here are what will happen ˙˙All of your personal files and apps will be removed. ˙˙Your PC settings will be restored to factory default settings. ▓▓ Advanced options System Restore Use a restore point recorded on your PC to restore Windows. System Image Recovery Recover Windows using a specific system image file. 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 firmware. 11 English Windows 8. 1 Recovery Guide 1 2 Turn off and restart the laptop. During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9 key to launch the tool. 3 Choose “Troubleshoot” to enter the recovery settings. (Also you can choose “Continue” to exit recovery system and continue to Windows 8. 1 for files or data backup. ) There are two options for system recovery ˙˙Refresh your PC You can refresh your laptop to improve the system stability without losing your files. ˙˙ eset your PC R If you want to remove all of your files, you can reset your PC completely. Caution: All personal data and files will be lost. 4 ▓▓ Choose “Refresh your PC” Choose an account to continue. [. . . ] Here are what will happen ˙˙Your files 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. [. . . ]