Gigabyte P25 User manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the GIGABYTE Notebook!

This Manual will help you to get started with setting up your notebook. For more detailed

information, please visit our website at http://www.gigabyte.com. All specifications are subject

to the manufacturer's conguration at the time of shipping and may change without prior notice,

written or otherwise.

To install the battery please follow these steps:

Target the battery’s direction into the tenon-mortise.

Circulate the battery downwards until hearing the

snap

sound to lock the battery.

Remember to slide the switch to the

Lock

position.

1Connect the power cord to the AC adapter.

2Connect the AC adapter to the DC-in jack on the left side of the notebook.

3Connect the power cord to the power outlet.

Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time

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Switching on the Power :

After you turn on the Notebook for the very rst time, do not turn it off until the operating system

has been congured. Please note that the volume for the audio will not function until Windows®

Setup has completed.

Booting Up the Notebook for the First Time :

Depending on your conguration, the Microsoft® Windows® Boot Screen will be the rst 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.

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1Webcam Status LED indicator

2Webcam

3Light sensor

4Microphone x 2

5Power Button

6Smart+Button 

7Volume Setting

8LED Indicators 

9Battery Indicator Button 

10 TouchPad

11 Num Lock & Caps Lock

Indicator

12 Stereo speakers

To call out smart manager function.

●Smart Setup:

Under off condition, Push "Smart+"

to enter "Smart Setup" menu in off

mode. You can choose BIOS Setup

Utility, Smart Recovery in the setup

menu.

●Smart Manager:

In Windows® Mode Press "Smart+"

button to initiate "Smart Manager".

Power Status LED

Battery Status LED

HDD Status LED

Wireless Lan Status LED

Bluetooth Status LED

The LED indicators will show the

battery capacity status when battery is

inserted in power off mode. 5 indicator

lights on indicates that the battery

capacity is 100%. Only 1 indicator

light on indicates that the remaining

battery capacity is 20%.

1DC-in Jack

2External Display (VGA) Port

3eSATA/USB Combo

4Optical Disc Drive

Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour

Top & Front View

Left View

2 3 4

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1Microphone Jack

2Headphone Jack

3USB Port x 2

4Secure Digital Card Reader

5HDMI Port

6Ethernet Port

7Kensington Lock Slot

1Battery Bay

2Woofer Speaker

3Stereo Speakers

4Hard Disk Bay/Memory Bay

Rear & Bottom View

Right View

2 4 5 6

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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 <Fn> key

before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination.

Hotkey Function Description

Fn+F1 Sleep Put the computer in Sleep mode.

Fn+F2 Wireless LAN Enables/disable the Wireless LAN function.

Fn+F3 Brightness Down Decrease the screen brightness.

Fn+F4 Brightness Up Increase the screen brightness.

Fn+F5 Display Toggle Switche display output between the display screen,

external monitor (if connected) and both.

Fn+F6 Touchpad Toggle Turn the internal touchpad on and off.

Fn+F7 Speaker Toggle Turn the speaker on and off.

Fn+F8 Volume Down Decrease the sound volume.

Fn+F9 Volume Up Increase the sound volume.

Fn+F10 N/A There is no function for this model.

Fn+F11 Bluetooth Enable/disable the Bluetooth function.

Fn+F12 Webcam Turn the internal webcam on and off.

Fn+▲ ▼ ◄ ►

Playback Media Playback control.

Fn+~ Screen Toggle Turn the screen on and off.

Fn+Esc ODD Tray Quit To quit the ODD tray instantly.

Fn+Space



Keyboard

Backlight Toggle Turn the keyboard backlight on and off.

 This function is limited to the keyboard which has backlight.

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GIGABYTE Smart Manager

You can activate GIGABYTE Smart Manager by double clicking on the shortcut icon on the

desktop if the machine you purchased has the operation system built-in. GIGABYTE Smart

Manager is an icon-based control interface, enabling users to intuitionally access common

system setup as well as GIGABYTE exclusive utilities. 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.

GIGABYTE Smart Setup

During the off mode, press Smart+Button to enter "Smart Setup" menu. You can choose

BIOS Setup Utility, Smart Recovery, and other functions in this setup menu.

Press"Continue to OS" button to enter operating system.

Press"BIOS Setup Utility" button to enter BIOS setup utility.

Press"Smart Recovery" button to enter GIGABYTE Smart Recovery.

Press"Shutdown" button to shutdown the system.

GIGABYTE Software Application

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Installing the HDD on P25

CAUTION

Supplied Items: Buffer Bracket*1

Please remove the power cord and battery rst, and Follow the Step 1~4 for installing the HDD.

12•Take off the labeled release paper and

place the HDD within the dotted lines

marked in blue.

•Fold the Mylar as shown in the picture

and ensure that the Mylar covers the

HDD from all sides.

•Open the back cover of the laptop and

connect the SATA Bus with HDD/SSD.

2• Once connected – stick label over the

Connector to ensure the HDD/SSD

does not slip out of the package.

• Place the HDD/SSD into the slot until

securely placed.

• Put the back cover on and fasten the

screws. Your laptop is now ready with

the latest additional storage.

release paper

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CAUTION

 Please remove the power cord and battery rst, and Follow the Step 1~3 for installing the SSD.

CAUTION

 

GIGABYTE will take no responsibility for any customer induced damages during installing. We suggest

that you send your notebook to an authorized GIGABYTE service center if any question. Making any

charges depends on local conditions. Website: http://www.gigabyte.com/index.aspx

•Open the back cover or get the acces-

sory kit bag in the box, you can nd one

mSATA SSD bracket and two screws

inside.

•Unfasten the screw and bracket from

the mSATA SSD. Leave the mSATA

SSD in its slot.

•Fasten the mSATA bracket onto the 2nd

mSATA SSD as shown.

•Insert 2nd mSATA SSD with bracket.

•Push the mSATAs lightly until the

bracket falls in place and aligns with the

Motherboard. Fasten both mSATA SSDs

onto the motherboard with the screw.

bracket

Installing a 2nd mSATA SSD on P25

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• Press F2 when computer starts to Enter BIOS

setup utility.

• Go to Advanced > SATA conguration.

• Change "SATA Mode selection" from "AHCI"

to "RAID".

• Press F10 to save and exit. The system will

restart automatically.

• Once the system restarts. Go to "All Apps"

found at the bottom of the screen on Windows

8 and execute Intel Rapid Storage program.

• You will see the Intel Rapid Storage

Technology Screen, Click> Create.

• Under Select Volume Type choose Optimized

disc performance (RAID 0/1), Click > NEXT.

• Under Congure Volume you may set Name

to your preferred name and select both

controllers.

• Click > Next. You will see Confirm Volume

Creation. Click > Create volume.

• Wait until the system migration is complete

and restart the laptop.

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 specication and capacity in your laptop.

 RAID 0 needs two storage drives of the same specification in your laptop. Different capacity is

acceptable.

Setup Your System for RAID 0/1

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