Table Of Contents - Acer Aspire E1-522 User Manual

Safety and comfort
First things first
Your guides ...................................................... 17
Basic care and tips for using your
computer .......................................................... 17
Turning your computer on and off............. 17
Taking care of your computer ................... 18
Taking care of your AC adapter ................ 19
Taking care of your battery pack............... 19
Cleaning and servicing.............................. 19
Your Acer notebook tour
Screen view...................................................... 22
Keyboard view.................................................. 24 Keyboard view.................................................. 24 Keyboard view.................................................. 24
Left view ........................................................... 25 Left view ........................................................... 25 Left view ........................................................... 25
Information on USB 3.0............................. 26 Information on USB 3.0............................. 26 Information on USB 3.0............................. 26
Right view......................................................... 27 Right view......................................................... 27 Right view......................................................... 27
Base view......................................................... 28 Base view......................................................... 28 Base view......................................................... 28
Using the keyboard
Lock keys and numeric keypad........................ 30 Lock keys and numeric keypad........................ 30 Lock keys and numeric keypad........................ 30
Hotkeys ..................................................... 30 Hotkeys ..................................................... 30 Hotkeys ..................................................... 30
Windows keys .................................................. 32 Windows keys .................................................. 32 Windows keys .................................................. 32
Touchpad
Touchpad basics .............................................. 33 Touchpad basics .............................................. 33 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
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snapshot................................................... 46
Returning your system to its factory
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condition................................................... 47
Recovering from Windows ....................... 48
Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 52 Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 52 Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 52
Power management Power management Power management
Saving power................................................... 56 Saving power................................................... 56 Saving power................................................... 56
Battery pack Battery pack Battery pack
Battery pack characteristics............................. 59 Battery pack characteristics............................. 59 Battery pack characteristics............................. 59
Charging the battery................................. 59 Charging the battery................................. 59 Charging the battery................................. 59
21 Optimizing battery life............................... 61 Optimizing battery life............................... 61 Optimizing battery life............................... 61
Checking the battery level........................ 62 Checking the battery level........................ 62 Checking the battery level........................ 62
Battery-low warning.................................. 62 Battery-low warning.................................. 62 Battery-low warning.................................. 62
Installing and removing the battery
pack.......................................................... 63
Traveling with your computer
Disconnecting from the desktop ...................... 64
30 Moving around................................................. 64
Preparing the computer............................ 65
What to bring to meetings ........................ 65
Taking the computer home.............................. 66
Preparing the computer............................ 66
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What to take with you............................... 66
Special considerations ............................. 67
Setting up a home office .......................... 67
Traveling with the computer ............................ 68
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Preparing the computer............................ 68
What to take with you............................... 68
Special considerations ............................. 68
Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 69
Preparing the computer............................ 69
What to bring with you.............................. 69
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