Gigabyte U21M Manuel utilisateur

English

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 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.

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

Switching on the Power

After you turn on the U2142 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 U2142 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.

English

Panoramic View

Left View

1 3

1Webcam 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

1Power Button

2USB Port

3HDMI Port

4USB Port x2

Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour

English

Right View

1Kensington Lock Slot

2Earphone-out

3Microphone-in

42-in-1 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

English

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 Put the computer in Sleep mode.

Fn+F2

Wireless LAN Enables/disables the Wireless LAN function.

Fn+F3

Brightness Down Decrease the screen brightness.

Fn+F4

Brightness Up Increases 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 Turns the screen display on and off.

Fn+F7

Volume Mute Mute the sound

Fn+F8

Volume Down Decrease the sound volume.

Fn+F9

Volume Up Increases the sound volume.

Fn+F10

Touchpad Toggle Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

Fn+F11

Bluetooth Enables/disable the Bluetooth function.

Fn+F12

Webcam Turns the internal webcam on and off.

Hotkeys

English

The screen of U2142 is convertible to simulate a Tablet PC. Follow the Steps touse this function:

1. Open the lid (the screen display of U2142.).

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 U2142 as a Tablet PC.

5. When done with Tablet PC. Reverse the screen to 90

degree, turn counter-clockwise set U2142 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 U2142.

Use your U2142 as a Tablet PC

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

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 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.

English

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.]

English

▓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

Ce manuel convient aux modèles suivants

Table des matières

Autres manuels Gigabyte Ordinateur portable

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Q1742F Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte P35X Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Aero 15 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte W451U Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte P15FR7 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte AORUS 16 BSF Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte G-MAX N411 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte AORUS 5 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Q1447N Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte AORUS 7 9KF Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte G-MAX N601 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte M1405 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Notebook Computer G-MAX N501 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte X9 DT Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Aorus X7 DT v8 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Aero 15 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Aero 14 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte p37 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte G5 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte M1005 Series Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Notebook W476 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte SABRE15 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte U2442 Manuel utilisateur

Gigabyte

Gigabyte Q2546N Manuel utilisateur

Manuels Ordinateur portable populaires d'autres marques

HP ze2401xt - Pavilion Notebook PC Manuel utilisateur

Velocity

Velocity NoteMagix M10 Manuel utilisateur

Dell

Dell Alienware 17 R2 Manuel utilisateur

Toshiba

Toshiba A105-S2236 Manuel utilisateur

HP ENVY 17 Manuel

Winbook

Winbook LM Manuel utilisateur

Dell

Dell Inspiron 1464 Manuel utilisateur

Dell

Dell Inspiron 15R 5537 Manuel utilisateur

HP PROBOOK 4520S Manuel

Dell

Dell Latitude ATG D620 Manuel utilisateur

Sony

Sony VAIO PCG-FX270 Manuel utilisateur

Dell

Dell Latitude 7310 Manuel utilisateur

Dell

Dell Precision GU806 Manuel utilisateur

Sony

Sony VAIO PCG-R505JLK Manuel utilisateur

Lenovo

Lenovo THINKPAD X32 Manuel utilisateur

HP Compaq tc4200 Guide de démarrage rapide

Toshiba

Toshiba mini NB300 Manuel utilisateur

Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkPad X201 Tablet Manuel