Acer Aspire E1-430P - Manual (Page 3)

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Safety and comfort 5
First things first 17
Your guides ...................................................... 17
Basic care and tips for using your
computer .......................................................... 17
Turning your computer on and off............. 17
Taking care of your computer ................... 18
Taking care of your AC adapter ................ 19
Taking care of your battery pack............... 19
Cleaning and servicing.............................. 19
Your Acer notebook tour 21
Screen view...................................................... 22
Keyboard view.................................................. 24
Left view ........................................................... 26
Information on USB 3.0............................. 27
Right view......................................................... 27
Base view......................................................... 29
Using the keyboard 31
Windows keys .................................................. 31
Windows key............................................. 31
Application key.......................................... 31
Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad...... 31
Caps Lock ................................................. 31
Scroll Lock ................................................ 32
Num Lock.................................................. 32
Hotkeys ..................................................... 33
Touchpad 35
Touchpad basics .............................................. 35
Touchpad gestures .......................................... 36
Recovery 37
Creating a recovery backup............................. 37
Creating a drivers and applications backup..... 41
Recovering your system .................................. 44
Reinstalling drivers and applications........ 45
Returning to an earlier system
snapshot................................................... 48
Returning your system to its factory
condition................................................... 49
Recovering from Windows ....................... 50
Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 54
Power management 58
Saving power................................................... 58
Battery pack 61
Battery pack characteristics............................. 61
Charging the battery................................. 61
Optimizing battery life............................... 63
Checking the battery level........................ 64
Battery-low warning.................................. 64
Installing and removing the battery
pack.......................................................... 65
Traveling with your computer 66
Disconnecting from the desktop ...................... 66
Moving around................................................. 66
Preparing the computer............................ 67
What to bring to meetings ........................ 67
Taking the computer home.............................. 68
Preparing the computer............................ 68
What to take with you............................... 68
Special considerations ............................. 69
Setting up a home office .......................... 69
Traveling with the computer ............................ 70