User manual GIGABYTE P16G

[. . . ] For more detailed information, please visit our website at www. gigabyte. com 1 English Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time 3 2 1 1 2 3 Connect the power cord to the AC adapter. Connect the AC adapter to the DC-in jack on the rear side of the notebook. [. . . ] ●● 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 P 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) 2 •  nsert the driver disk to your optical I drive and run the install of “Smart USB Backup” (for none-ODD model, please use USB ODD device or download from http://www. gigabyte. com 3 •  un the “Smart USB Backup” after R finishing the install. 4 •  elect your USB disk from the dropS down list 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. •  he time needed for restore will be around 30 mins(time needed may vary by USB disk T model) . 8 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. English 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 2 Turn off and restart the laptop. During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9 key to launch the tool. 3 The recovery will be activated and you will see the option buttons on the window. Click on “Recovery” to start it. Caution  nce the “Recovery” is selected, your personal O data and files will be deleted after the laptop starts restoring, and the operating system will be reset to factory default settings. 9 English 4 A progress indicator bar will show on the window when the recovery process is running. [. . . ] Startup Repair Fix problems that keep Windows from loading. Command Prompt Use the Command Prompt for advanced trobleshooting. [. . . ]