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PACKARD BELL dot s series User Manual

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Starting your computer

4

Wireless connection ........................................... 4
Registration ........................................................ 5
Software installation ........................................... 6
Recovery ............................................................ 6
Having trouble? .................................................. 6

Computer Basics

8

Safety and comfort ............................................. 8

Safety precautions ...................................... 8
Health precautions .................................... 11

Getting to know your computer

13

Top view - display ............................................ 14
Top view - keyboard......................................... 15

Special keys.............................................. 16

Rear view ......................................................... 19
Left view ........................................................... 19
Right view......................................................... 20
Base view......................................................... 22

Upgrading your computer

24

Expanding through options .............................. 24

Connectivity options.................................. 24

Power supply

29

AC power adapter ............................................ 29
Battery pack ..................................................... 30

Battery pack characteristics ...................... 30
Installing or removing the battery pack ..... 32
Charging the battery ................................. 33
Checking the battery level......................... 33
Optimizing battery life ............................... 33

Battery-low warning.................................. 34

Software

36

Using Windows and your software .................. 36

Welcome Center ...................................... 36
Internet security offer ............................... 36
Productivity software ................................ 37
Packard Bell Recovery Management....... 37
Playing multimedia files............................ 37
AutoPlay................................................... 39
Playing downloaded files.......................... 39
Social networks (optional) ........................ 40

Internet

45

First steps on the net ....................................... 45

Protecting your computer ......................... 45
Choose an Internet Service Provider ....... 45
Network connections................................ 47
Surf the Net! ............................................. 51
Security .................................................... 53

Helpdesk

67

Safe computing................................................ 67

Maintenance............................................. 67
Updates.................................................... 74
Windows Remote Assistance................... 76

Recovery

77

Packard Bell Recovery Management .............. 77

Creating recovery discs............................ 78

Recovering your system .................................. 81

Types of recovery..................................... 82