Gigabyte Q2546N 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. The nal product conguration

depends on the model at the point of your purchase. GIGABYTE reserves the right to amend without

prior notice. For more detailed information, please visit our website at www.gigabyte.com.

Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time

1Connect the the power cord to the AC adapter.

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

3Connect the power cord to the power outlet.

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Switching on the Power

After you turn on the Q2546 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 Q2546N 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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Top View

Left View

1 3

1Webcam on/off Indicator

2Webcam

3Built-In Mic

4Power Button

5LED Indicators 

6Touchpad and buttons

7LED Indicators

8Flash Memory Card Reader

Number Lock activated

Caps Lock Activated

Scroll Lock Activated

Power Status LED

Battery Status LED

HDD Status LED

Airplane Mode Status LED

2 3 4 5 6

1power DC input

2D-Sub

3LAN RJ 45

4eSATA/USB 3.0 Combo

5HDMI

6USB 3.0

Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour

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Right View

1Microphone input Jack

2Headphone output Jack

3USB Ports(2.0)X 2

4Optical Drive

5Kensington Lock Port

2 4 5

Bottom View

1HDD & Memory Compartment

2Battery

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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 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 Tochpad to turn on)

Fn+F3 Mute Toggle

Fn+F4 Sleep Toggle

Fn+F5/F6 Volume Decrease/Increases

Fn+F7 Display Toggle

Fn+F8/F9 Bright Descreases/Increases

Fn+10 PC Camera Power on and off

Fn+F11 Airplane Mode Toggle

Fn+ NumLK Number Lock Toggle

Fn+ScrLK Scroll Lock Toggle

Caps Lock Caps Lock Toggle

Hotkeys

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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

All ready to go

Make sure your PC is plugged in. System recovery will take a few minutes.

Recovery Guide

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.

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.

Windows 8 Recovery Guide

Choose your keyboard layout.

You can press “See more keyboard layouts” to see

next page of languages.

During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9

key to launch the tool.

Turn off and restart the laptop.

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There are two options for system recovery

˙Refresh your PC

You can refresh your laptop to improve the system stability without losing

your les.

˙Reset your PC

If you want to remove all of your les, you can reset your PC completely.

Caution: All personal data and les will be lost.

4Choose “Troubleshoot” to enter the recovery settings.

(Also you can choose “Continue” to exit recovery system and continue to

Windows 8 for les or data backup.)

Here are what will happen

˙Your les 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.

˙A list of removed apps will be saved on your desktop.

Here are what will happen

˙All of your personal les and apps will be removed.

˙Your PC settings will be restored to factory default settings.

▓Choose “Refresh your PC”

[Click on “Next”] > [Choose a target operating system.] > [Click on “Windows 8”.] >

[Click on “Refresh” to execute recovery function.]

▓▓▓▓▓Choose “Reset your PC”

[Click on “Next”] > [Choose a target operating system.] > [Click on “Windows 8”.] >

[Choose an option to recover your system]

Just remove my les

Only personal data and les will be removed, but computer settings will

be kept.

Fully clean the drive

The drive will be completely restored to factory default settings. It takes

more time. > [Click on “Reset” to execute recovery function.]

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▓Warranty & Service:

Warranty and service and related information please refer to the warranty card or GIGABYTE

service website as the below link:

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/technical-support.aspx

▓FAQ:

FAQ (Frequent Asked Questions) please refer to the below link:

http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/faq.aspx

Appendix

Advanced options

System Restore

Use a restore point recorded on your PC to restore Windows.

System Image Recovery

Recover Windows using a specic system image le.

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 rmware.

Remark

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