Gigabyte U21 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 specications are subject to the

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

otherwise.

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 back side of the notebook.

3Connect the power cord to the power outlet.

4While the Battery Indicator lights on, press the Power Button to turn on the Notebook.

Switching on the Power:

After you turn on the U21 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 U21 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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Panoramic View

Left View

1 3

1Webcam Status LED Indicator

2Webcam

3Light Sensor

4Microphone

5Windows Button 

6Speakers

7Touchpad

8Battery Indicator Button 

9LED Indicators 

Back to Windows 8 Style UI Mode.

Press the right button of touchpad to

check the remaining battery power in

power off mode.

Bluetooth Status LED

Wireless LAN Status LED

HDD Status LED

Battery Status LED

Power Status LED

2 31 4 5

1Power Button

2USB Port

3HDMI Port

4USB Port

5USB Port (Support USB Charge)

Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour

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Right View

1Kensington Lock Slot

2Headphone Jack

3Microphone Jack

4SD Card Reader

5USB Port

6Volume Control Key

7Rotation Lock Button

2 3 4 5 71 6

Rear View

1DC-in Jack

2SIM Card Slot

3D-sub (VGA) Port

4Ethernet Port

1 2 3 4

Base View

1Memory 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 Function Description

Fn+F1

Sleep Toggle Put the computer in Sleep mode

Fn+F2

Wireless LAN Turn the internal the Wireless LAN ON/OFF

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 conneted) and both.

Fn+F6

Screen Display Toggle Turns the screen display ON/OFF

Fn+F7

Speaker Toggle Turn the sperker ON/OFF

Fn+F8

Volume Down Decrease the sound Volume

Fn+F9

Volume Up Increase the sound Volume

Fn+F10

Touchpad Toggle Turn the internal touchpad ON/OFF

Fn+F11

Bluetooth Turn the internal Bluetooth ON/OFF

Fn+F12

Webcam Turn the internal webcam ON/OFF

Hotkeys

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The screen of U21 is convertible to simulate a Tablet PC. Follow the steps to use this function:

1. Open the lid (the screen display of U21.).

2. On the top center above the keyboard is the pivot connecting the display panel to the bottom

case. There is a sign.

3. Follow the sign to turn the screen clockwise up to 180

degree so that the screen is facing out.

4. Lay the turned screen down into the at position. The keyboard

will be covered by the display. Use the stylus or simply touch

the screen to operate U21 as a Tablet PC.

5. When done with Tablet PC, reverse the screen to 90 degree,

turn counter-clockwise set U21 back to original position.

Attention :

Please note that the screen can only rotate at 180 degree Clockwise. Be sure to turn the screen

according to the sign. Forcing the screen to turn at the wrong angle will cause serious damage to

the U21.

Use your U21 as a Tablet PC

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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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▓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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