User manual GIGABYTE M912X

[. . . ] Allexternalcablesconnectingtothisbasicunitmustbeshielded. ForcablesconnectingtoPCMCIAcards, seetheoptionmanualorinstallationinstructions. BSMI Notice (Taiwan Only) ThesymbolabovemustbeattachedtotheproductindicatingcompliancewiththeBSMIstandard. MostNotebookareclassifiedbytheBureauofStandards, MeteorologyandInspection(BSMI)asClass Binformationtechnologyequipment(ITE). CCC (China only) OnClassAsystems, thefollowingwarningwillappearneartheregulationlabel: Warning:ThisisaClassAproduct. Inadomesticenvironment, thisproductmaycauseradio interference, inwhichcaseusersmayberequiredtotakeadequatemeasures. Caution:Suggesttooperateunder35°C Battery Maintenance Guidance BeforeyouuseyourNotebookontheroad, youwillhavetochargethebatterypack. Thebatterypack beginstochargeassoonastheNotebookisconnectedtoexternalpowerusingthepoweradapter. Fully charge the battery pack before using it for the first time. A new battery pack must completely charge beforetheNotebookisdisconnectedfromexternalpower. Ittakesafewhourstofullychargethebattery whentheNotebookisturnedOFF. Pleasenotethebatterystopschargingifthetemperatureistoohigh orthebatteryvoltageistoohigh. NOTE:Donotleavethebatterypackdischarged. Thebatterypackwilldischargeovertime. If notusingabatterypack, itmustcontinuedtobechargedeverythreemonthtoextendrecovery capacityorelseitmayfailtochargeinthefuture. [. . . ] NOTE:Donotleavethebatterypackdischarged. Thebatterypackwilldischargeovertime. If notusingabatterypack, itmustcontinuedtobechargedeverythreemonthtoextendrecovery capacityorelseitmayfailtochargeinthefuture. Lithium-Ionrechargeablebatteriesrequireroutinemaintenanceandcareintheiruseandhandling. Read throughbelowinstructionandyourNotebookwillachievethemaximumbatterylifespan. Battery Maintenance : Donotleavebatteriesunusedforextendedperiodsoftime, eitherintheNotebookorinstorage. Whenabatteryhasbeenunusedfor3months, checkthechargestatusandchargeordisposeofthe batteryasappropriate. ThetypicalestimatedlifeofaLithium-Ionbatteryisabouttwotothreeyearsor300to500charge cycles, whicheveroccursfirst. Onechargecycleisaperiodofusefromfullycharged, tofully discharged, andfullyrechargedagain. Useatwotothreeyearlifeexpectancyforbatteriesthatdonot runthroughcompletechargecycles. RechargeableLithium-Ionbatterieshavealimitedlifeandwillgraduallylosetheircapacitytohold acharge. Thislossofcapacityisirreversible. Asthebatterylosescapacity, thelengthoftimeitwill powertheNotebookdecreases. Theruntimeofyourbatterywillvarydependingontheproduct'sconfigurationandtheapplicationsthat yourun. Routinelycheckthebattery'schargestatus. Batteryterminalsmustavoidcontactwithanymetallicsubstance. Forpreventingshortage, avoidsilver coins, tinselsandanyothermetallicsubstancestocontactthe+and-terminalsofthebattery. Forexample, Itmighthappenbyinsertingthebatteriestoacoatpocketoraleatherhandbagwithsomemetallic substancesmountedonit(metalbuttonsorzippers). Thereishighpossibilityofcausingshortcircuitsand connectiondamageofthebattery. Considerreplacingthebatterywithanewoneifyounoteeitherofthefollowingconditions: 1. Ifabatteryisstoredorotherwiseunusedforanextendedperiod, besuretofollowthestorageinstructions inP10. Ifyoudonotfollowtheinstructions, andthebatteryhasnochargeremainingwhenyoucheckit, considerittobedamaged. Donotattempttorechargeitortouseit. Replaceitwithanewbattery. Charging : The Lithium-Ion battery is recharged internally using theAC adapter. To recharge the battery, make surethebatteryisinstalledandtheNotebookisconnectedtotheACadapter. Thechargetimeswillbe significantly longer if your Notebook is in use while the battery is charging. If you want to charge the batterymorequickly, putyourcomputerintoSuspendmodeorturnitoffwhiletheadapterischargingthe battery. PleasealwaysfollowthecharginginstructionsprovidedwithyourNotebook. Low Battery State : Whenthebatterylevelislow, anotificationmessageappears. Ifyoudonotrespondtothelowbattery message, the battery continues to discharge until it is too low to operate. Follow the on-screen prompts and instructions and enter your personal information to complete the setup of the Windows Operating System. 3 Your GIGABYTE Notebook Tour 3 English Top View 1 2 1 Webcam 2 Microphone 3 Power Button 4 Smart+ Button 5 Volume Setting or Stereoscopic + 11 10 9 3 4 5 6 Depth Setting 6 LED Indicators 7 Battery Indicator Button 8 TouchPad 9 Num Lock & Caps Lock Indicator 10 Stereo speakers 11 IR Emitter Optional To call out smart manager function. Smart Setup­ Under off condition, Push "Smart+" to enter "smart setup" menu in off mode. Smart Manager­ In Windows Mode Press "Smart +" button to initiate "Smart Manager". Optional, for 3D model Use only Power Status LED Battery Status LED HDD Status LED Wireless Lan Status LED 8 7 Left View 1 Bluetooth Status LED 1 DC-in Jack 2 External Monitor Port 2 3 4 3 USB Port (eSATA/USB Combo Optional) 4 Optical Disc Drive This specification is for users' reference only. The final configuration depends on the users' bought. 4 English Right View 1 Microphone Jack 2 Headphone Jack 3 3 USB Port x 2 4 Multi Card Reader 5 HDMI Port 6 Ethernet Port 7 Kensington Lock Slot Supports Secure Digital (SD); Memory Stick Pro (MS/PRO); Multi Media Card (MMC) 1 2 4 5 6 7 Base View 1 1 Battery Bay 2 Woofer Speaker 3 Stereo Speakers 4 Hard Disk Bay/Memory Bay 2 4 3 5 English 3D Vision Glasses (Optional, for 3D Model Use Only) 1 IR Receiver 2 3 2 On Button 3 Indicator Light 4 USB Connection Note: Flashing red indicates less than two hours of charge remaining. (Light is amber when charging) 1 4 Keyboard The P2532 features a Windows Compatible Keyboard. The number of keys on the keyboard will also vary by language and region. (English P2532 QWERTY Keyboard Layout) 6 English 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 <Fn> key before pressing the other key in the hotkey combination. Hotkey Fn+F1 Fn+F2 Fn+F3 Fn+F4 Fn+F5 Fn+F6 Fn+F7 Fn+F8 Fn+F9 Fn+F10 Fn+F11 Fn+F12 Fn+ Function Sleep Wireless LAN Brightness Down Brightness Up Display Toggle Touchpad Toggle Speaker Toggle Volume Down Volume Up WWAN Bluetooth Webcam Description Puts the computer in Sleep mode. Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Turns the internal webcam on and off. Playback Media Playback control. 4 Accessing the NVIDIA Control Panel (Optional, for 3D Model Use Only) 7 English To open the NVIDIA Control Panel, right click on the desktop and select the NVIDIA Control Panel. Enable Stereoscopic 3D To enable stereoscopic 3D mode, check the box. Adjusting the Depth 8 English The depth amount in a game is the depth that the farthest object is placed in a scene. [. . . ] Switches display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both. Turns the internal webcam on and off. Playback Media Playback control. 4 Accessing the NVIDIA Control Panel (Optional, for 3D Model Use Only) 7 English To open the NVIDIA Control Panel, right click on the desktop and select the NVIDIA Control Panel. Enable Stereoscopic 3D To enable stereoscopic 3D mode, check the box. Adjusting the Depth 8 English The depth amount in a game is the depth that the farthest object is placed in a scene. When GeForce 3D Vision is first installed on your system, the Depth is set at the default of 15%. You can also change the depth amount by adjusting - or + button. (See figure icon) 3. You can choose to restore either the 64-bit or the 32-bit system back to its factory defaults in "Advanced Option" (select from the sub-menu after pressing "Advanced Option"). [. . . ]