Table of contents - 3T ABLE OF CONTENTSSafety and comfort 5First things first 16Your guides ...................................................... 16Basic care and tips for using yourcomputer .......................................................... 16Turning your computer on and off............. 16Taking care of your computer ................... 17Taking care of your AC adapter ................ 18Cleaning and servicing.............................. 18Your Acer notebook tour 19Screen view...................................................... 20Keyboard view ................................................. 21Left view ........................................................... 22Right view......................................................... 23Rear view ......................................................... 24Information on USB 3.0............................. 25Base view......................................................... 27Using the keyboard 28Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad...... 28The keyboard has three lock keyswhich you can toggle on and off. .............. 28Windows keys .................................................. 31Touchpad 32Touchpad basics .............................................. 32Touchpad gestures .......................................... 33Recovery 34Creating a recovery backup ............................. 34Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 38Recovering your system................................... 41Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 42Returning to an earlier systemsnapshot................................................... 45Returning your system to its factorycondition................................................... 46Recovering from Windows ....................... 47Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 51Power management 55Disable Fast startup......................................... 55Battery pack 58Battery pack characteristics............................. 58Charging the battery................................. 58Optimizing battery life............................... 60Checking the battery level........................ 60Battery-low warning.................................. 60Traveling with your computer 62Disconnecting from the desktop ...................... 62Moving around................................................. 62Preparing the computer............................ 63What to bring to meetings ........................ 63Taking the computer home.............................. 64Preparing the computer............................ 64What to take with you............................... 64Special considerations ............................. 64Setting up a home office .......................... 65Traveling with the computer ............................ 65Preparing the computer............................ 65What to take with you............................... 66Special considerations ............................. 66Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 66Preparing the computer............................ 66What to bring with you.............................. 66Special considerations ............................. 67