Acer Aspire M3-581TG User Manual
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Turning your computer on and off............. 16
Taking care of your computer ................... 17
Taking care of your AC adapter ................ 18
Cleaning and servicing.............................. 18
Screen view...................................................... 20
Keyboard view.................................................. 21
Front view......................................................... 22
Rear view ......................................................... 22
Information on USB 3.0............................. 23
Left view ........................................................... 24
Right view......................................................... 25
Base view......................................................... 26
Touchpad basics .............................................. 28
Touchpad gestures .......................................... 29
Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad...... 30
Hotkeys ..................................................... 31
Windows keys .................................................. 33
Creating a recovery backup ............................. 34
Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 37
Recovering your system................................... 40
Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 41
Returning to an earlier system
snapshot................................................... 44
Returning your system to its factory
condition................................................... 45
Recovering from Windows ....................... 46
Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 50
Navigating media and photos .......................... 54
Shared files .............................................. 55
Which devices are compatible? ............... 55
Playing to another device......................... 56
Acer Green Instant On..................................... 57
Saving power................................................... 58
Battery pack characteristics............................. 61
Charging the battery................................. 61
Optimizing battery life............................... 63
Checking the battery level........................ 63
Battery-low warning.................................. 64
Taking the computer home.............................. 67
Preparing the computer............................ 67
What to take with you............................... 67
Special considerations ............................. 68
Setting up a home office .......................... 68