User manual GIGABYTE P25W

[. . . ] • Go to Advanced > SATA configuration. •  hange "SATA Mode selection" from "AHCI" C to "RAID". The system will P restart automatically. 3 •  nce the system restarts. Go to "All Apps" O found at the bottom of the screen on Windows 8 and execute Intel Rapid Storage program. 4 5 •  o 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 Y Technology Screen, Click> Create. •  nder Select Volume Type choose Optimized U disc performance (RAID 0/1), Click > NEXT. •  nder Configure Volume you may set Name U to your preferred name and select both controllers. [. . . ] ●●  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. 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. •  he time needed for restore will be around 30 mins(time needed may vary by USB disk T model) . 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. 9 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. 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. 12 English Windows 8. 1 Recovery Guide 1 2 Turn off and restart the laptop. Press and release the Power button to turn on the operation system. Press “F9” to enter into GIGABYTE System Recovery. Use Directing Hot Key to operate GIGABYTE Smart Recovery. 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. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]