Table Of Contents - Acer Aspire S3-951 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
Top view........................................................... 20
Rear view ......................................................... 22
Left view........................................................... 23
Right view ........................................................ 23
Base view......................................................... 24
Touchpad
Touchpad basics.............................................. 25
Using the keyboard
Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad..... 27
Hotkeys..................................................... 28
Windows keys .................................................. 30
Recovery
Acer eRecovery Management.......................... 31
Creating recovery discs ............................ 32
Recovering your system .................................. 36
Types of recovery ..................................... 37
Acer clear.fi
Media content types ........................................ 44
DMS (Digital Media Server) devices................. 44
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5 Display media content ............................. 45
Send media content................................. 45
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Search media ........................................... 46
Block and unblock devices ...................... 46
Media sharing settings .................................... 46
Power management
Acer Green Instant On ............................. 47
Battery pack
Battery pack characteristics............................ 48
19 Charging the battery ................................ 48
Optimizing battery life .............................. 50
Checking the battery level ....................... 51
Battery-low warning ................................. 51
Traveling with your computer
Disconnecting from the desktop ..................... 52
25 Moving around ................................................ 52
Preparing the computer ........................... 53
What to bring to meetings ....................... 53
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Taking the computer home ............................. 54
Preparing the computer ........................... 54
What to take with you .............................. 54
Special considerations............................. 55
Setting up a home office.......................... 55
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Traveling with the computer............................ 56
Preparing the computer ........................... 56
What to take with you .............................. 56
Special considerations............................. 56
Traveling internationally with the computer .... 56
Preparing the computer ........................... 57
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What to bring with you ............................. 57
Special considerations............................. 57
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