Acer Aspire 4253 - Manual (Page 18)

Information for your safety and comfort iii
Safety instructions iii
Caution for Optical Drive Device (only for certain models) vii
Operating environment
viii
Medical devices viii
Vehicles ix
Potentially explosive environments ix
Emergency calls ix
Disposal instructions x
Mercury advisory x
ENERGY STAR x
Tips and information for comfortable use xi
First things first xiii
Your guides xiii
Basic care and tips for using your computer xiii
Turning your computer on and off xiii
Taking care of your computer xiv
Taking care of your AC adapter xiv
Taking care of your battery pack xv
Cleaning and servicing xv
Touchpad 3
Touchpad basics (with two buttons) 3
Using the keyboard 5
Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad* 5
Hotkeys 6
Windows keys 8
Using the system utilities 9
Acer Bio-Protection (only for certain models) 9
Acer Backup Manager 10
Acer eRecovery Management 12
Creating a recovery backup (Optical drive) 13
Creating a recovery backup (USB flash drive) 15
Recovering your system (Optical drive) 17
To recover your system 17
Types of recovery 17
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 17
Returning to a previous system condition 18
Returning your system to its factory condition 19
Recovering your system (USB flash drive) 21
To recover your system 21
Types of recovery 21
Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 21
Returning to a previous system condition 22
Returning your system to its factory condition 23
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