Gigabyte Q2756 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 left side of the notebook.

3Connect the power cord to the power outlet.

Switching on the Power

After you turn on the Q2756 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 Q2756 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

12 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 Port 2.0

4USB Port 3.0

5Optical Device Drive Bay

6Kensington Lock Port

13 4

25 6

Bottom View

1Battery

2HDD & Memory Compartment

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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+F12 Backlit keyboard

(optional)

Fn+ NumLK Number Lock Toggle

Fn+ScrLK Scroll Lock Toggle

Caps Lock Caps Lock Toggle

Hotkeys

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Smart USB Backup Guide (Original: Recovery Image USB)

>20G

• Please plug in the USB disk which is at least

20GB in capacity to make the original image

(backup the data in USB rst. All data will be

eliminated during the creation of recovery

USB disk)

• Insert the driver disk to your optical

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

• Run the “Smart USB Backup” after nishing

the install.

• Select your USB disk from the drop-down list

and start to create the recovery USB disk.

• The window will pop out when the creation of recovery disk is done.

• Please press F12 on starting the system when you need to restore the system. Select

“boot from recovery USB disk” and the system will be restored.

• The time needed for restore will be around 30 mins(time needed may vary by USB disk

model) .

WARNING

●You can backup original recovery image through this application in case of losing by device damage.

● You can backup original recovery image to USB disk and restore the system if any storage system

replacement with the recovery USB disk.

● Before you restore the system through the recovery USB disk, please make sure that you have already

made the backup of your data.

●Please DO NOT shut down or un-plug the system when performing backup through recovery USB disk.

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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.

Caution



Once the “Recovery” is selected, your personal

data and les will be deleted after the laptop starts

restoring, and the operating system will be reset to

factory default settings.

The recovery will be activated and you will see the option

buttons on the window. Click on “Recovery” to start it.

All ready to go

Make sure your PC is plugged in. This 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 7 Recovery Guide

Turn off and restart the laptop.

During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9

key to launch the tool.

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Reboot the laptop after the system recovery is complete.

Windows 8 Recovery Guide

Choose your keyboard layout.

You can press “See more keyboard layouts” to see

next page of languages.

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.

During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9

key to launch the tool.

Turn off and restart the laptop.

Choose “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.)

A progress indicator bar will show on the window when

the recovery process is running. Please make sure the

AC-adapter is plugged in and do not turn off the laptop.

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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.]

▓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.

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Windows 8.1 Recovery Guide

During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9

key to launch the tool.

Turn off and restart the laptop.

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.

Choose “Troubleshoot” to enter the recovery settings. (Also you can choose

“Continue” to exit recovery system and continue to Windows 8.1 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”

Choose an account to continue.

▓▓▓▓▓Choose “Reset your PC”

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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