Acer Aspire M3-580 User Manual - Page 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety and comfort First things first 5 snapshot 44 Returning your system to its factory 16 condition 45 Your guides 16 Recovering from Windows 46 Basic care and tips for using your Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 50 computer 16 Turning your computer on and off 16 Acer clear.fi 54 Taking care of your computer 17 Navigating media and photos 54 Taking care of your AC adapter 18 Shared files 55 Cleaning and servicing 18 Which devices are compatible 55 Playing to another device 56 Your Acer notebook tour 19 Screen view 20 Power management 57 Keyboard view 21 Acer Green Instant On 57 Front view 22 Saving power 58 Rear view 22 Battery pack 61 Information on USB 3.0 23 Left view 24 Right view 25 Base view 26 Battery pack characteristics 61 Charging the battery 61 Optimizing battery life 63 Checking the battery level 63 Touchpad 28 Battery-low warning 63 Touchpad basics 28 Traveling with your computer 65 Using the keyboard 30 Disconnecting from the desktop 65 Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad...... 30 Moving around 65 Hotkeys 31 Preparing the computer 66 Windows keys 33 What to bring to meetings 66 Taking the computer home 67 Recovery 34 Preparing the computer 67 Creating a recovery backup 34 What to take with you 67 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 37 Special considerations 68 Recovering your system 40 Setting up a home office 68 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 41 Traveling with the computer 69 Returning to an earlier system Preparing the computer 69 Table of contents - 3