Operation Manual

Information for your safety and comfort iii
Safety instructions iii
Warnings iii
Caution for Optical Drive Device vii
Radio frequency interference viii
Medical devices viii
Vehicles ix
Potentially explosive environments ix
Emergency calls x
Disposal instructions x
Mercury advisory x
ENERGY STAR x
Tips and information for comfortable use xi
First things first xiii
Your guides xiii
Basic care and tips for using your computer xiii
Turning your computer on and off xiii
Taking care of your computer xiv
Taking care of your AC adapter xiv
Taking care of your battery pack xv
Cleaning and servicing xv
Touchpad 1
Touchpad basics (for models with separate buttons) 1
Touchpad basics (for models with integrated
buttons) 2
Using the keyboard 4
Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad\ 4
Hotkeys 5
Windows keys 7
Using the system utilities 8
Acer Bio-Protection 8
Acer Backup Manager 9
Acer eRecovery Management 11
Creating a recovery backup (Optical drive) 12
Creating a recovery backup (USB flash drive) 14
Recovering your system (Optical drive) 16
To recover your system 16
Types of recovery 16
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 16
Returning to a previous system condition 17
Returning your system to its factory condition 18
Recovering your system (USB flash drive) 20
To recover your system 20
Types of recovery 20
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 20
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