Aorus X3 User Manual

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Congratulations on your purchase of the AORUS Notebook!

This Manual will help you to get started with set ting up your notebook. For more detailed information,

please visit our website at http://ww w.aorus.com. All specic ations are subject to the manufacturer 's conguration at the time of shipping and may change without prior notice,written or otherwise.

Using AORUS Notebook for the First Time

1 Connect the the power cord to the AC adapter.

2 Connect the AC adapter to the DC-in jack on the back side of the notebook.

3 Connect the power cord to the power outlet.

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

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Switching on the Power

After you turn on the notebook 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 notebook for the First Time

Depending on your configuration, the Microsoft® Windows® Boot Screen may 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.

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Your AORUS Notebook Tour

1 Webcam Status LED Indicator

2 Webcam

3 Light sensor

4 Microphone

5 TouchPad

7 LED Indicators

Press the right button of touchpad while

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power off, hibernate mode to check the remaining battery power. Right-click to show the remaining power percentage. As shown below, the battery life indicator is available when the laptop is shut down, in stand-by or hibernation. (Battery mode)

<10%

11-30%

31-50%

51-70%

71-90%

>90%

Bluetooth Status LED

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Wireless Lan Status LED

HDD Status LED

Battery Status LED

Power Status LED

6 Battery Indicator Button

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1 Kensington Lock Slot

2 Mini Display Port

3 HDMI Port

4 USB 2.0 Port

5 Microphone Jack

6 Headphone Jack

Speaker

8 Speaker

9 SD Card Reader

10 USB 3.0 Port

11 Power Button

1 DC-in Jack

2 Ethernet Port

Warning:

DO NOT remove the built-in lithium battery. For any service needs, please contact your local Aorus Authorized Service Center.

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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 Function Description

Fn + F1

Fn + F2

Fn + F3

Fn + F4

Fn + F5

Fn + F6

Fn + F7

Fn + F8

Fn + F9

Fn + F10

Fn + F11

Fn + F12

Macro key

Macro keys can be set via Macro Hub, setting combination keys for complicated and/or general operation.

Macro key Macro key Description

Sleep Put the computer in Sleep mode.

Wireless LAN Turn the Wireless LAN function ON and OFF.

Brightness Down Decrease the screen brightness.

Brightness Up Increase the screen brightness.

Display Toggle

Screen Display Toggle Turn the screen display ON and OFF.

Speaker Toggle Turn the speaker ON and OFF.

Volume Down Decrease the sound volume.

Volume Up Increase the sound volume.

Touchpad Toggle Turn the internal touchpad ON and OFF.

WiFi / Bluetooth Toggle Turn the WiFi / Bluetooth function ON and OFF.

Webcam Turn the internal webcam ON and OFF.

G Macro group switch, press around 3 secconds as hardware switch on/off.

G1 User self-denition Macro key

G2 User self-denition Macro key

G3 User self-denition Macro key

G4 User self-denition Macro key

G5 User self-denition Macro key

Switche display output between the display screen, external monitor (if connected) and both.

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X3 Operation manual

X3 equipped with many unique features, providing user an exceptional gaming experiences.

Macro key

X3 features five macro keys and macro group switch, providing users to set their own preference of combinations, capable for switching in between maximum up to 25 sets of macros simultaneously. By using

Marco Hub, users can easily access to their own dened recorded macro, and also adjust the macro sets, so

the players are always steps ahead in games. For further detail instructions please refer Macro key setting manual.

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Killer LAN

Killer LAN can automatically adjust the priority of network transmission, allowing the user to have the best

gaming network speed, by effectively reducing ping values and gain sequence control over different softwares

that require network packet. User may set the software manually by Killer LAN's specic program with the highest priority network packets; Moreover, user may also congure the network for the download priority for

online videos and games packets to achieve the best network optimization.

Hardware Upgrade

X3 supports up to two M.2 SSD, and two SO-DIMM memory slot. User may upgrade memory or carry X3 to nearest repair center to upgrade; Please visit AORUS ofcial website for compatible memory brands.

Caution

Please ensure X3 is not powered on and unplugged to power source before the upgrade. Any damage during user’s upgrade will not be covered by warranty, and user shall be responsible for related repair cost; hence recommend to carry your laptop to nearest service center for the upgrade.

Battery Protection

When battery is in use for a period of time (not connected to power source and in high performance mode),Mass power discharging on battery in a short period of time may cause battery to run at high

temperature and may shorten its lifespan. in order to protect the battery's lifespan, the battery will not be

chargeable when its temperature is higher than 45 °C. The mechanism for this is to protect the battery life. However, after user connects to power adapter, battery stops discharging and temperatures below is 45 °C, the battery will start charging back to the source and to maintain normal operation.

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X3 Command & Control

Command & Control is a software that integrates a list of basic settings to a single interface, providing user a faster and better experience when customization is needed.

Hotkey Function Description

Camera Turn On or Off Camera.

Fan Controller Adjusts fan speed according to user's preference.

The system will detect level of work load and adjust the fan

Auto

Stealth

Turbo (Performance Mode)

Windows Key Lock Lock or unlock Windows key

Mouse Speed Setting Adjust the mouse pointer speed according to user.

Volume Setting Adjust volume.

speed accordingly Auto mode provides a perfect balance between performance, heat dissipation and noise level. (System performance is not at its maximum during Auto mode)

When high performance is not needed, Stealth setting will limit fan speed to avoid uncomfortable fan noise. * Note: This feature may cause limitation to system performance.

Recommend to use such mode during web browsing and scenarios where high performance is not needed.

The fan operates at full speed for maximum heat dissipation, enhancing system performance to maximum.

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Brightness Setting Adjust Screen brightness.

Wi-Fi Switch Turn ON or OFF Wi-Fi connection.

Bluetooth Switch Turn On or Off Bluetooth connection.

Power Plan Setting

External Monitor Setting

Font Size Setting Adjust font size.

Backlit Keyboard Switch

Trackpad Switch Turn On or Off touch pad.

USB Port Charge Set USB charging during the sleep mode or hybirnation mode.

Adjust the power plan by user usage in order to obtain maximum

battery life or performance.

Switch between the computer screen and the external display video output, or simultaneous display.

Turn On or Off keyboard backlit.

Calculator Open the calculator in Windows.

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Macro Hub Instruction

Welcome to use Macro Hub! Macro Hub makes it much easier for you to control your Macro Key on AORUS

X3. You can deal with complex key stroke combination by just one press on macro key, which brings you benet both in work and game. Before using Macro Hub, please read following guide.

Launch Macro Hub

You can nd the shortcut of Macro Hub on desktop. Just double click it.

The overview of Macro Hub

1 Macro Key indicator: Indicate the current Macro Key group you’re using.

Macro Key function: it shows the function you’re using in this Macro Key group. There’re total 5 functions, from G1 to G5.

Macro Key Group indicator: indicate which group is enabled(the indicator light will on when group is enabled).

4 Macro Key ON/OFF switch: Turn ON/OFF Macro Key.

5 Others: Update the Macro Hub or reset the conguration of Macro Hub.

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Using Macro Hub

1 Set Macro Key to basic function

2 Set Macro Key to custom macro

a. Click the G button on the left-top of the keyboard to

switch to the Macro Key group you would like to use

b. Click the Macro Key function brick

c. Double-click the function you would like to us(ex.

open browser) in the basic function area. The Macro Hub will ask if you would like to save the configuration. Please press “Yes” to complete the setting.

a. Click the G button on the left-top of the keyboard to

switch to the Macro Key group you would like to use

b. Click the Macro Key custom macro brick

c. Click edit macro (you can set at most 100 set of

macro)

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d. The overview of macro record panel (you can record your own macro here)

1. Start recording: Click when you’re about to record the macro

2. Stop recording: Click to stop the record of macro

3. Macro Name: Set the name of this macro

4. Import icon: Set icon for this macro. You can use default icon or upload your own icon

5. Record type: You can choose to record only mouse(or keyboard) movement, or record both. You can also decide to or not to record mouse position.

6. Record interval: You can decide to or not to record the interval of each movement(or You

can set xed interval time between every movement)

7. Execution way: You can set the macro execution way (execution once, repeat execution or repeat execution with deep press)

8. Export macro: Export your macro

9. Import macro: Import the macro

10. Delete all: Delete all movement in this macro

11. Delete selected: Delete selected movement

12. Movement list: it shows all movement you record

13. Exit: The system will inquire you if to save the recorded macro

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e. Start to record macro: When you click start button, the macro hub will start to record macro. All

movement you made(mouse/keyboard) will be shown in the movement list. You can decide to use “pause” key or mouse click on stop button to stop recording based on your record range

f. Finishing recording: When you have done all movement, click exit button. The macro hub will

inquire you if to save the macro. Click Yes then you can nish the record of your own macro

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Setup Your System for RAID 0/1

WARNING

●Please backup you r data bef ore you build and ru n RAI D 0/1 on your system.

●RAI D 1 needs t wo stora ge drive s of the sam e speci cation and c apacit y in your laptop.

● RAI D 0 needs t wo stora ge drive s of the sam e speci cation in your laptop. Differ ent capacity i s accep table.

• Press F2 when computer starts to Enter BIOS setup utility.

• Go to Advanced > SATA conﬁguration.

• Change "SATA Mode selec tion" from "AHCI" to "R AID".

• Pres s F10 to save and exi t . Th e s yst e m wi ll re sta r t

automatically.

• On ce the system restarts. Go to "All Apps" found at the bott om of t he scr ee n on Win do ws 8 and exec ut e Inte l Rapid Storage program.

• You will see the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Scree n, Click> Create.

• U n d e r S e l e c t Vol u m e Typ e c h o o s e Op t imize d di s c performanc e (RAID 0/1), Click > NEXT.

• Und e r C onf i g ur e Vol u me you may s et Nam e t o your preferred name and select both controllers.

• Click > Next. You will see Conﬁr m Volume Creation. Click > Create volume.

• Wait until the system migration is complete and restart the laptop.

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System Backup Guide

WARNING

●You can backu p original recovery im age thro ugh this applic ation i n case of losing by dev ice dam age.

● You can ba ckup or iginal r ecover y image t o USB disk a nd resto re the syst em if any storage system replacement w ith the recovery USB disk.

● Before you resto re the syst em throu gh the recovery USB disk , please m ake sure th at you have alr eady mad e the backup of your data.

●Please D O NOT shut do wn or un- plug th e system wh en per formi ng backu p through recove ry USB disk.

• Please plug in the USB disk which is at least 20GB in

>20G

capacity to make the original image (backup the data in

USB rst. All data will be eliminated during the creation of

recover y USB disk)

• Insert the driver disk to your optical drive and run the install of “System Backup” (for none -ODD model, please use USB ODD device or download from http:// www.AORUS.com

• Run the “System Backup” af ter nishing the install.

• Select your USB disk from the drop -down list and start to create the recover y 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

recover y 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) .

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Recovery Guide

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 sto rage has b een swit ched or t he partition d eleted, the rec overy op tion wi ll no long er be avail able and a

recovery ser vice w ill be nee ded.

˙The rec overy functio n is only ava ilable o n device s with O/S p reinst alled. D evice s with DOS do not have th e

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 recover y 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 yo ur PC is plugged in . This wil l take a few mi nutes.

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.

The recovery will be activated and you will see the option buttons on the window. Click on “ Recovery” to start it.

Caution

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Once the “Recovery” is selected, your personal data and f iles will be deleted after the laptop starts restoring, and the operating system will be reset to factory default settings.

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A progress indicator bar will show on the window when the recovery process is running. Please make sure the ACadapter is plugged in and do not turn off the laptop.

Windows 8.1 Recovery Guide

Turn off and restart the laptop.

Reboot the laptop after the system recovery is complete.

During the laptop turn on process, press and hold F9 key to launch the tool.

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Choose “ Troubleshoot” to enter the rec overy settings. (Also you can choose “Continue” to exit recovery system and continue to Windows 8.1 for files or data backup.)

There are two option s 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.

Cauti on: All p erson al dat a and les will b e lost .

▓Choose “Refresh your PC”

Choose an acco unt to continue.

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.

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Choose “Reset your PC”

Just remove my les

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Only personal d ata and les will b e removed , but computer set tings w ill be kept .

Fully clean the drive

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The drive will be c ompletely restored to factory default s ettin gs. It take s more time. > [Clic k on “Res et” to exec ute rec overy f uncti on.]

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.

▓Advanced options

System Restore

Use a restore point recor ded on your PC to resto re Wind ows.

System Image Recovery

Recover W indows u sing a spe cic sy stem imag e le.

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Automatic Repair

Fix prob lems that keep Windows fro m loadin g.

Command Prompt

Use the Command Prompt for advanced trobleshooting.

UEFI Firmware Settings

Change s ettin gs in your PC’s UEFI r mware.

Startup Settings

Change Windows Startup behavior.

Appendix

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Warranty & Service:

Warranty and service and related information please refer to the warranty card or service website as the below link: http://www.aorus.com/

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FAQ :

FAQ (Frequent Asked Questions) please refer to the below link: http://www.aorus.com/

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