Table Of Contents - Acer Aspire R7-571 User Manual

Safety and comfort
First things first
Your guides ...................................................... 16
Basic care and tips for using your
computer .......................................................... 16
Turning your computer on and off............. 16
Taking care of your computer ................... 17
Taking care of your AC adapter ................ 18
Cleaning and servicing.............................. 18
Your Acer notebook tour
Screen view...................................................... 20
Keyboard view.................................................. 22
Left view .......................................................... 23
Information on USB 3.0............................. 24
Right view ........................................................ 25
Base view......................................................... 27
Using the keyboard
Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad...... 29
Hotkeys ..................................................... 30
Windows keys .................................................. 32
Touchpad
Touchpad basics .............................................. 33
Touchpad gestures .......................................... 34
Recovery
Creating a recovery backup ............................. 35
Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 39
Recovering your system................................... 42
Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 43
Returning to an earlier system
snapshot ................................................... 46
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Returning your system to its factory
condition................................................... 47
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Recovering from Windows ....................... 48
Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 52
Power management
Disable Fast startup......................................... 56
Battery pack
Battery pack characteristics............................. 59
Charging the battery................................. 59
19 Optimizing battery life............................... 61
Checking the battery level........................ 61
Battery-low warning.................................. 61
Traveling with your computer
Disconnecting from the desktop ...................... 63
Moving around................................................. 63
Preparing the computer............................ 64
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What to bring to meetings ........................ 64
Taking the computer home.............................. 65
Preparing the computer............................ 65
What to take with you............................... 65
Special considerations ............................. 66
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Setting up a home office .......................... 66
Traveling with the computer ............................ 67
Preparing the computer............................ 67
What to take with you............................... 67
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Special considerations ............................. 67
Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 67
Preparing the computer............................ 68
What to bring with you.............................. 68
Special considerations ............................. 68
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