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Starting your computer
Wireless connection ........................................... 4
Registration ........................................................ 5
Software installation ........................................... 6
Recovery ............................................................ 6
Having trouble? .................................................. 6
Computer Basics
Safety and comfort ............................................. 8
Safety precautions ...................................... 8
Health precautions .................................... 11
Getting to know your computer
Top view - display ............................................ 15
Top view - keyboard......................................... 16
Special keys.............................................. 17
Front view......................................................... 20
Left view ........................................................... 21
Right view......................................................... 22
Base view......................................................... 24
Touchpad
Touchpad basics .............................................. 25
Touchpad gestures .......................................... 26
Upgrading your computer
Expanding through options .............................. 27
Connectivity options.................................. 27
Power supply
AC power adapter ............................................ 32
Battery pack ..................................................... 33
Battery pack characteristics ...................... 33
Replacing the battery pack ....................... 35
Installing or removing the battery pack ..... 35
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Charging the battery................................. 36
Checking the battery level........................ 36
Optimizing battery life............................... 37
Battery-low warning.................................. 37
Power management
Saving power................................................... 39
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Software
Using Windows and your software .................. 42
Internet security offer ............................... 42
Gateway Recovery Management............. 42
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Internet
First steps on the net ....................................... 43
Protecting your computer ......................... 43
Choose an Internet Service Provider ....... 43
Network connections................................ 45
Surf the Net! ............................................. 49
Security .................................................... 49
Recovery
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Creating a recovery backup............................. 58
Creating a drivers and applications backup..... 61
Recovering your system .................................. 64
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Reinstalling drivers and applications........ 65
Returning to an earlier system
snapshot................................................... 68
Returning your system to its factory
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condition................................................... 69
Recovering from Windows ....................... 70
Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 74
Frequently asked questions
Tips and hints for using Windows 8................. 81
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