Acer Aspire E1-771 User Manual - Page 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety and comfort 5 snapshot 47 First things first Returning your system to its factory 17 condition 48 Your guides 17 Recovering from Windows 49 Basic care and tips for using your Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 53 computer 17 Turning your computer on and off 17 Power management 57 Taking care of your computer 18 Disable Fast startup 57 Taking care of your AC adapter 19 Battery pack 60 Taking care of your battery pack 19 Cleaning and servicing 19 Battery pack characteristics 60 Charging the battery 60 Your Acer notebook tour 21 Optimizing battery life 62 Screen view 22 Keyboard view 24 Left view 25 Information on USB 3.0 26 Checking the battery level 63 Battery-low warning 63 Installing and removing the battery pack 64 Right view 27 Base view 28 Traveling with your computer 65 Disconnecting from the desktop 65 Using the keyboard 30 Moving around 65 Lock keys and numeric keypad 30 Preparing the computer 66 Hotkeys 31 What to bring to meetings 66 Windows keys 32 Taking the computer home 67 Preparing the computer 67 Touchpad 34 What to take with you 67 Touchpad basics 34 Special considerations 68 Touchpad gestures 35 Setting up a home office 68 Recovery 36 Traveling with the computer 69 Preparing the computer 69 Creating a recovery backup 36 What to take with you 69 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 40 Special considerations 69 Recovering your system 43 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 70 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 44 Preparing the computer 70 Returning to an earlier system What to bring with you 70 Table of contents - 3