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TABLE OF CONTENTS
First things first 2
Your guides ............................................. 2
Basic care and tips for using your
computer.................................................. 2
Turning your computer off........................... 2
Taking care of your computer ..................... 3
Taking care of your AC adapter .................. 3
Cleaning and servicing................................ 4
Your Acer notebook tour 5
Screen view ............................................. 5
Keyboard view ...................................... 6
Front view ............................................... 7
Left view ................................................. 7
Information on USB 3.0............................... 8
Right view ............................................... 8
Base view ................................................ 9
Using the keyboard 10
Lock keys and embedded numeric
keypad................................................... 10
Hotkeys ..................................................... 11
Windows keys........................................ 12
Touchpad 13
Touchpad basics ................................... 13
Touchpad gestures................................ 13
Recovery 15
Creating a recovery backup................... 15
Creating a drivers and applications
backup................................................... 17
Recovering your system ........................ 19
Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 20
Returning to an earlier system snapshot .. 22
Returning your system to its factory
condition.................................................... 23
Recovering from Windows ........................ 23
Recovering from a recovery backup ......... 26
Connecting to the Internet 29
Connecting with a cable ........................ 29
Built-in network feature ............................. 29
Connecting wirelessly............................ 30
Connecting to a wireless LAN................... 30
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Using a Bluetooth connection 31
Enabling and disabling Bluetooth .......... 31
Enable Bluetooth and add a device .......... 31
Acer Touch Tools 33
Touch tool controls ................................ 33
Pointing ..................................................... 34
Using AccuFinger...................................... 34
RepliView .................................................. 35
Settings ..................................................... 35
Acer Screen Grasp 37
Overview .............................................. 37
Adjusting the Settings ............................... 38
The editing tool ......................................... 38
Acer Scrapboard 40
Acer Backup Manager 41
Contact pickup 43
Sending your contact information .......... 43
BIOS utility 2
Boot sequence......................................... 2
Setting passwords ................................... 2
Securing your computer 3
Using a computer security lock................ 3
Using passwords ..................................... 3
Entering passwords .................................... 4
Power management 5
Saving power ........................................... 5
Battery pack 7
Battery characteristics ............................. 7
Charging the battery ................................... 7
Optimizing battery life ................................. 8
Checking the battery level........................... 9
Battery-low warning .................................... 9
Traveling with your computer 10
Disconnecting from the desktop ............ 10
Moving around ....................................... 10
Preparing the computer ............................ 10
What to bring to meetings ......................... 11
Taking the computer home .................... 11
Preparing the computer ............................ 11
What to take with you................................ 12
Special considerations .............................. 12
Setting up a home office ........................... 12
Traveling with the computer................... 12
Preparing the computer ............................ 13
What to take with you................................ 13
Special considerations .............................. 13
Traveling internationally......................... 13
Preparing the computer ............................ 13
What to bring with you .............................. 14
Special considerations .............................. 14
Memory card reader 2
Connectivity options................................. 2