Gateway NV570P User Manual - Page 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of contents - 3 First things first 5 Your guides 5 Basic care and tips for using your computer 5 Turning your computer on and off 5 Taking care of your computer 6 Taking care of your AC adapter 6 Taking care of your battery pack 7 Cleaning and servicing 7 Getting to know your computer 8 Top view - display 8 Top view - keyboard 9 Left view 10 Right view 11 Base view 12 Using the keyboard 13 Lock keys and numeric keypad 13 Special keys 13 Windows keys 15 Touchpad 16 Touchpad basics 16 Touchpad gestures 16 Recovery 18 Creating a recovery backup 18 Creating a drivers and applications backup 20 Recovering your system 22 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 23 Returning to an earlier system snapshot .. 25 Returning your system to its factory condition 26 Recovering from Windows 26 Recovering from a recovery backup ......... 29 Connecting to the Internet 32 Connecting with a cable 32 Built-in network feature 32 Connecting wirelessly 33 Connecting to a wireless LAN 33 Connecting to a 3G network 34 Using a Bluetooth connection 35 Enabling and disabling Bluetooth .......... 35 Enabling Bluetooth from Windows 8.1 ...... 35 Adding a Bluetooth device 36 Gateway Touch Tools 39 Touch tool controls 39 Pointing 40 Using AccuFinger 40 RepliView 41 Settings 41 Gateway Screen Grasp 43 Overview 43 Adjusting the Settings 44 The editing tool 45 Gateway Scrapboard 46 BIOS utility 47 Boot sequence 47 Setting passwords 47 Securing your computer 48 Using a computer security lock 48 Using passwords 48 Entering passwords 49 Power management 50 Saving power 50 Battery pack 52 Battery characteristics 52 Charging the battery 52 Optimizing battery life 53 Checking the battery level 54 Battery-low warning 54 Installing and removing the battery pack .. 55 Traveling with your computer 56 Disconnecting from the desktop 56 Moving around 56 Preparing the computer 56 What to bring to meetings 57 Taking the computer home 57 Preparing the computer 57 What to take with you 58 Special considerations 58 Setting up a home office 58 Traveling with the computer 59 Preparing the computer 59 What to take with you 59 Special considerations 59 Traveling internationally with the computer 59 Preparing the computer 60 What to bring with you 60 Special considerations 60 Memory card reader 61 Connectivity options 61