Gigabyte Q1742F User manual
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Congratulations on the Purchase of Your GIGABYTE Notebook Q1742!
This Manual will help you to get started with setting up your notebook.For more detailed
information, please visit our website at www.gigabyte.com.All specications are subject
to the manufacturer's conguration at the time of shipping and may change without prior
notice, written or otherwise.
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Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time
Check Supplied Items
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AC Adapter Battery Pack Manual
Power Cord Driver CD Warranty Card
* The illustrations in this document may appear differently from your model.
To install the battery please follow these steps:
1Slide the battery into the slot until both latches (Shown as A& B) “click”
into place.You may hear a “clicking” sound, once the battery is secure.
2Slide latch Ato the right to lock the battery in place.
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A
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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.
Switching on the Power :
After you turn on the Q1742 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 Q1742 for the First Time :
Depending on your conguration, 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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Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour
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Top View
Left View
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1Webcam
2Display
3Power Button
4Keyboard
5TouchPad+Mouse
6Built-In Microphone
7Status Indicators
Wireless LAN Status LED
HDD Status LED
Num. Lock Indicator
Caps Lock Indicator
Scroll Lock Indicator
1DC-in Jack
2External Moniter (VGA) Port
3LAN (RJ-45) Port
4HDMI Port
5USB 3.0 Port
6USB 3.0 Port
7Multi Card Reader
8e-SATA Port
9-in-1 Card reader support:
●MMC / RSMMC
●SD / mini SD / SDHC /
SDXC compatible
●MS/ MS Pro / MS Duo
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Front & Bottom & Rear View
Right View
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1Microphone Jack
2Headphone Jack
3USB 2.0 Port
4Optical Disc Drive
5Kensington Lock Slot
1Power Indicators
2Battery Bay
3Component Compartment
4Speakers
5HDD Compartment
/ Power LED
Battery Status LED
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Using the <Fn> key with another key creates a hot key, providing a quick and
convenient method for controlling various functions. To use a hot key, rst hold down
the <Fn> key. Next, press the second key (ex:
<~>
,
<F1>~<F12>,
NumLk
,
ScrLk) 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 a key to or use TouchPad to turn on)
Fn + F3 Mute Toggle
Fn + F4 Sleep Toggle
Fn + F5/F6 Volume Decrease/Increase
Fn + F7 Display Toggle
Fn + F8/F9 Brightness Decrease/Increase
Fn + F10 PC Camera Power Toggle
Fn + F11 WLAN Module Power Toggle
Fn + F12 Bluetooth Module Power Toggle
Fn + NumLk Numeric Keypad Toggle
Fn + ScrLk
Scroll Lock Toggle
Function & Hot Key Indicators
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6GIGABYTE Smart Recovery
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● System Recovery (Restore your Q1742 operating system) :
The hard drive of the Q1742 has a hidden partition that contains a full backup image of
the operating system that can be used to recover the system in the event that something
happens to the operating system.
CAUTION:
If the hard drive is removed or the partition deleted, the recover options will no longer
be available and a recovery service will be needed.
● Launch System Recovery :
The system recover feature is part of the Notebook installation and it ships preset from the
factory. The options menu allows you to launch the Windows®recovery tool to reinstall
the operating system to factory defaults.
● Below will briey describe how to launch the recovery tool and to get the recovery started.
1.Turn off or restart the Notebook.
2.Turn the Notebook on and press and hold the F9 key to launch the tool.
3.The recovery window will open and give you the
option to "Recovery" in the toolbar. You will be
prompted if you want to recovery. Click on "Recovery"
to begin the repair if you do.
4.The "Recovering" window willopen and begin the
recovery.
5.Once it is complete, you will be prompted to reboot
the Notebook.
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Specication
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SKU Type Q1742N Q1742F
CPU 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ Processors
OS Genuine Windows® 7 Compliant
Display 17.3" HD+ 1600x900
LED backlight
17.3" FHD 1920x1080
LED backlight
System Memory DDRIII, 2 slots (Max 8GB)
Chipset Mobile Intel®HM76 Express Chipsets
Video Graphics
Intel®HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA®GeForce®GT 640M 2GB
Supports NVIDIA®Optimus™ Technology
Storage 2.5" 9.5mm HDD 5400rpm
ODD 12.7mm Super Multi DVD RW
I/O Port
USB(3.0)*2, USB(2.0)*1, HDMI, D-Sub, RJ45,
eSATA, Mic-in, Earphone-out, 9-in-1 card
reader(SD/mini SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC/RS MMC/
MS/MS Pro/MS Dou), DC-in jack
Audio 2 Watt Speakers*2, Microphone
Communications
LAN 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet
Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth Bluetooth V4.0
Webcam 1.3 Megapixel
Security Kensington Lock
Battery Li-ion 6-cell, 4400mAh, 48.84Wh
Dimensions 413(W) X 270(D) X 14~40.5(H) mm
Weight ~3.0kg(w/ODD and 6-cell battery)
*This specication is for users’ reference only. The nal conguration depends on the users' bought.
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8Appendix
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■ Warranty & Service:
For Warranty, Service and related information, please refer to the warranty
card or GIGABYTE service website as the following link:
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/technical-support.aspx
■ FAQ:
For FAQ (Frequent Asked Questions), please refer to the following link:
http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/faq.aspx
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