Using the action keys ......................................................................................................... 23
Using pointing devices ....................................................................................................................... 25
Setting pointing device preferences ................................................................................... 25
Using the TouchPad .......................................................................................................... 25
Turning the TouchPad on and off ...................................................................... 25
Navigating ......................................................................................................... 26
Selecting ........................................................................................................... 26
Tapping (or clicking) .......................................................................................... 26
Using TouchPad gestures ................................................................................. 27
Scrolling ............................................................................................ 27
Pinching/Zooming ............................................................................. 28
6 Maintenance .................................................................................................................................................. 29
Inserting or removing the battery ........................................................................................................ 29
Inserting the battery ........................................................................................................... 29
Removing the battery ......................................................................................................... 30
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ............................................................................................... 31
Removing the hard drive .................................................................................................... 31
Installing the hard drive ...................................................................................................... 33
Replacing the memory module ........................................................................................................... 34
7 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................................................... 37
Restore ............................................................................................................................................... 38
Creating restore media ....................................................................................................................... 38
Performing a system restore .............................................................................................................. 39
Restoring using the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) .............................. 39
Restoring using the restore media ..................................................................................... 40
Changing the computer boot order .................................................................................... 40
Backing up and recovering your information ...................................................................................... 41
Using Windows Backup and Restore ................................................................................ 42
Using Windows system restore points ............................................................................... 42
When to create restore points ........................................................................... 42
Create a system restore point ........................................................................... 43
Restore to a previous date and time ................................................................. 43
8 Customer support ......................................................................................................................................... 44
Contacting customer support ............................................................................................................. 45
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 46
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