Acer Aspire R7-572 User Manual - Page 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS Safety and comfort 5 Returning your system to its factory First things first condition 47 16 Recovering from Windows 48 Your guides 16 Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 52 Basic care and tips for using your computer 16 Power management 56 Turning your computer on and off 16 Disable Fast startup 56 Taking care of your computer 17 Taking care of your AC adapter 18 Cleaning and servicing 18 Battery pack 59 Battery pack characteristics 59 Charging the battery 59 Your Acer notebook tour 19 Optimizing battery life 61 Screen view 20 Keyboard view 22 Checking the battery level 61 Battery-low warning 61 Left view 23 Information on USB 3.0 24 Right view 25 Base view 27 Traveling with your computer 63 Disconnecting from the desktop 63 Moving around 63 Preparing the computer 64 Using the keyboard 29 What to bring to meetings 64 Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad...... 29 Taking the computer home 65 Hotkeys 30 Preparing the computer 65 Windows keys 32 What to take with you 65 Special considerations 66 Touchpad 33 Setting up a home office 66 Touchpad basics 33 Traveling with the computer 67 Touchpad gestures 34 Preparing the computer 67 Recovery 35 What to take with you 67 Special considerations 67 Creating a recovery backup 35 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 67 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 39 Preparing the computer 68 Recovering your system 42 What to bring with you 68 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 43 Special considerations 68 Returning to an earlier system snapshot 46 Table of contents - 3