Acer Aspire E1-570 User Manual - Page 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety and comfort 5 snapshot 46 First things first Returning your system to its factory 17 condition 47 Your guides 17 Recovering from Windows 48 Basic care and tips for using your Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 52 computer 17 Turning your computer on and off 17 Power management 56 Taking care of your computer 18 Disable Fast startup 56 Taking care of your AC adapter 19 Battery pack 59 Taking care of your battery pack 19 Cleaning and servicing 19 Battery pack characteristics 59 Charging the battery 59 Your Acer notebook tour 21 Optimizing battery life 61 Screen view 22 Keyboard view 24 Left view 25 Information on USB 3.0 26 Checking the battery level 62 Battery-low warning 62 Installing and removing the battery pack 63 Right view 27 Base view 28 Traveling with your computer 64 Disconnecting from the desktop 64 Using the keyboard 30 Moving around 64 Lock keys and numeric keypad 30 Preparing the computer 65 Hotkeys 30 What to bring to meetings 65 Windows keys 32 Taking the computer home 66 Preparing the computer 66 Touchpad 33 What to take with you 66 Touchpad basics 33 Special considerations 67 Touchpad gestures 34 Setting up a home office 67 Recovery 35 Traveling with the computer 68 Preparing the computer 68 Creating a recovery backup 35 What to take with you 68 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 39 Special considerations 68 Recovering your system 42 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 69 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 43 Preparing the computer 69 Returning to an earlier system What to bring with you 69 Table of contents - 3