Please note that the volume for the audio will not function until Windows® Setup has completed. Booting Up the U2442 for the First Time Depending on your configuration, the Microsoft® Windows® Boot Screen will be the first 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. Using GIGABYTE Notebook for the First Time 1 2 3 English 2 Top View Left View 1 2 3 6 4 5 1 Webcam Status LED Indicator 2 Webcam 3 Light sensor 4 Microphone x 2 5 Speakers 6 TouchPad 7 Battery Indicator Button . 8 LED Indicators . 9 Power Button 10 Smart+ Button . . Press the right button of touchpad to check the remaining battery power. . Bluetooth Status LED Wireless Lan Status LED HDD Status LED Battery Status LED Power Status LED . To call out smart manager function. . Smart Setup : Under off condition, Push " " 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 " " button to initiate "Smart Manager". 1 Ethernet Port 2 D-sub (VGA) Port 3 USB Port x 2 4 Microphone Jack 5 Headphone Jack 6 Kensington Lock Slot Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour 10 9 6 7 8 5 2 1 3 4 2 3 1 4 U2442T Right View English 1342 1 2 3 4 SD Card Reader USB Port x 2 HDMI Port DC-in Jack Base View 1 1 Memory Compartment 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 key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. English 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 Screen Display Toggle Turn the screen display 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 Touchpad Toggle Turn the internal touchpad on and off. Fn+F11 Bluetooth Enable/disable the Bluetooth function. Fn+F12 Webcam Turn the internal webcam on and off. Fn+Space Keyboard Backlight Toggle Turn the keyboard backlight on and off. GIGABYTE Software Application • 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. English Press"Shutdown" button to shutdown the system. Recovery Guide English 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. Note . If the storage has been switched or the par tition deleted, the recover y 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. All ready to go Make sure your PC is plugged in. This will take a few minutes. Windows 7 Recovery Guide 1 Turn off and restart the laptop. 2 During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9 key to launch the tool. 3 The recovery will be activated and you will see the option buttons on the window. Click on “Recovery” to start it. Caution O n c e t h e “ R e c ove r y ” i s s e l e c t e d , yo u r p e r s o n a l data and files will be deleted after the laptop star ts restoring, and the operating system will be reset to factory default settings. 4 A progress indicator bar will show on...
