Tabla De Contenido - Gateway NE56R Manual Del Usuario

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 .................................... 12
Getting to know your computer
Top view - display ............................................ 15
Top view - keyboard......................................... 16
Special keys.............................................. 17
Touchpad .................................................. 19
Front view......................................................... 21
Left view ........................................................... 22
Right view......................................................... 24
Base view......................................................... 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
Charging the battery ................................. 36
Checking the battery level......................... 36
Optimizing battery life ............................... 37
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Battery-low warning.................................. 37
Power management
Saving power................................................... 39
Software
Using Windows and your software .................. 42
Internet security offer ............................... 42
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Productivity software ................................ 42
Gateway Recovery Management............. 43
Internet
First steps on the net ....................................... 44
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Protecting your computer ......................... 44
Choose an Internet Service Provider ....... 44
Network connections................................ 46
Surf the Net! ............................................. 50
Security .................................................... 50
Recovery
Creating a recovery backup............................. 59
Creating a drivers and applications backup..... 62
Recovering your system .................................. 65
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Reinstalling drivers and applications........ 66
Returning to an earlier system
snapshot................................................... 69
32 Returning your system to its factory
condition................................................... 70
Recovering from Windows ....................... 71
Recovering from a recovery backup ........ 75
Frequently asked questions
Tips and hints for using Windows 8................. 82
Three concepts you might want to
keep in mind............................................. 82
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