Table Of Contents - Acer TravelMate P Series User Manual

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Register your Acer product ......................... 2
Manage your registered products ............... 2
First things first
Your guides ............................................. 6
Basic care and tips for using your
computer.................................................. 6
Turning your computer off........................... 6
Taking care of your computer ..................... 7
Taking care of your AC adapter .................. 7
Cleaning and servicing................................ 8
Your Acer notebook tour
Screen view ............................................. 9
Keyboard view ....................................... 10
Left view ............................................... 11
Information on USB 3.0............................. 11
Right view ............................................. 11
Rear view .............................................. 12
Base view .............................................. 13
Using the keyboard
Lock keys and embedded numeric
keypad ................................................... 14
Hotkeys ..................................................... 15
Windows keys........................................ 16
Touchpad
Touchpad basics ................................... 17
Touchpad gestures................................ 17
Recovery
Creating a recovery backup................... 19
Creating a drivers and applications
backup ................................................... 21
Recovering your system ........................ 23
Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 24
Returning to an earlier system snapshot .. 26
Returning your system to its factory
condition.................................................... 27
Recovering from Windows ........................ 27
Recovering from a recovery backup ......... 30
Changing your Windows version
Changing to Windows 8.1...................... 33
Changing to Windows 7......................... 34
Changing BIOS settings ........................ 35
Changing between Windows 7 and 8.1
during startup......................................... 36
Connecting to the Internet
Connecting with a cable ........................ 37
Built-in network feature ............................. 37
Connecting wirelessly............................ 37
Connecting to a wireless LAN................... 38
Connecting to a 3G network ..................... 38
6 Using a Bluetooth connection
Enabling and disabling Bluetooth .......... 39
Enable Bluetooth and add a device .......... 39
Acer ProShield
Overview................................................ 42
Setting up Acer ProShield...................... 42
Personal Secure Drive .............................. 44
Credential Manager ............................... 45
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Fingerprint Registration* ........................... 45
Data Protection ...................................... 46
Data Removal ........................................ 46
BIOS utility
Boot sequence....................................... 47
Setting passwords ................................. 47
Securing your computer
Using a computer security lock.............. 48
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Using passwords ................................... 48
Entering passwords .................................. 49
Power management
Saving power ......................................... 50
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Battery pack
Battery characteristics ........................... 52
Charging the battery ................................. 52
Optimizing battery life ............................... 53
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Checking the battery level......................... 54
Battery-low warning .................................. 54
Traveling with your computer
Disconnecting from the desktop ............ 55
Moving around ....................................... 55
Preparing the computer ............................ 55
What to bring to meetings ......................... 56
Taking the computer home .................... 56
Preparing the computer ............................ 56
What to take with you................................ 57
Special considerations .............................. 57
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Setting up a home office ........................... 57
Traveling with the computer................... 57
Preparing the computer ............................ 58
What to take with you................................ 58
Special considerations .............................. 58
Traveling internationally......................... 58
Preparing the computer ............................ 58
What to bring with you .............................. 59
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Special considerations .............................. 59
Memory card reader
Connectivity options............................... 61

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