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Background and Identification

Aorus is a subset of Gigabyte Technology. Gigabyte Technology primarily focuses on manufacturing motherboards, but Aorus is devoted to gaming equipment. Aorus sells motherboards, graphics cards, laptops, monitors, PC components, peripherals, and accessories.

The Aorus X7 v2 is a gaming laptop with a 17.3-inch liquid crystal display (LCD). It features an Intel Core i7-4860HQ Quad-Core processor and a hybrid Intel Iris Pro graphics card. The laptop includes 1.256 TB of installed storage capacity and features an array of ports, including three USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, one VGA port, and one Mini DisplayPort. It includes a user-facing webcam and a 200-Watt battery. The laptop features a standard backlit numeric notebook keyboard with a touchpad pointing device.

The Aorus X7 v2 model has a matte black plastic casing. Aorus laptops include a trackpad, keyboard, and fold-down display. They are slightly thicker than other laptops on the market due to their design intent, which is to provide users with as much computer and graphics processing power as possible in a portable device. Aorus laptops are black or silver in color and include the Aorus logo on the back of the encasing and the word “Aorus” on the front of the device, just below the screen.

Trouble Shooting

Aorus X7 v2 Troubleshooting

Technical Specifications

Performance:

  • Processor: Intel Core i7-4860HQ Quad-Core
  • Base Clock Speed: 2.4 GHz
  • Maximum Boost Speed: 3.6 GHz
  • Graphics Type: Hybrid
  • GPU: Intel Iris Pro with 5200
    • 2 x ''NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M with 4 GB GDDR5 VRAM

Display:

  • Panel Type: Unspecified LCD
  • Size: 17.3"
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1080
  • Finish: Matte

Drives:

  • Total Installed Capacity: 1.256 TB
  • Optical Drive: None

Input/Output Connectors:

Ports:

  • 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • 2 x USB 2.0

Display:

  • 1 x VGA
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort

Audio:

  • 1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm Headphone Output
  • 1 x 1/8" / 3.5 mm Microphone Input
  • 2 x Integrated Microphone
  • 2 x Integrated Speaker
  • 2 x Integrated Subwoofer

Media Card Slots: SD

Communications:

  • Network: 10/100/1000 Mb/s Gigabit Ethernet (RJ45)
  • Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
  • Bluetooth: Bluetooth 4.0
  • Webcam: User-Facing

Battery:

  • Power Supply: 200 W

General:

  • Operating System: Windows 8.1 (64-Bit)
  • Security: Kensington Lock Slot
  • Keyboard: Standard Notebook Keyboard (Backlight, Numeric Keypad)
  • Pointing Device: TouchPad
  • Dimensions (W x H x D): 16.9 x 0.9 x 12.0" / 42.9 x 2.3 x 30.5 cm
  • Weight: 6.61 lb / 3.00 kg

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