No.

Icon

Item

Description

7

 

Click buttons (left,

The left and right buttons function like the left and right

 

 

center* and right)

mouse buttons. *The center button serves as Acer

 

 

 

Bio-Protection fingerprint reader supporting Acer

 

 

 

FingerNav 4-way control function (only for certain

 

 

 

models).

 

 

 

 

8

 

Palmrest

Comfortable support area for your hands when you

 

 

 

use the computer.

 

 

 

 

9

 

Touchpad toggle

Turns the internal touchpad on and off.

 

 

 

 

10

 

Eject button

Presses to eject the optical disk from the drive.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optical disk access

Lights up when the optical drive is active.

 

 

indicator

 

 

 

 

 

11

 

HDD

Indicates when the hard disk drive is active.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Num Lock

Lights up when Num Lock is activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Caps Lock

Lights up when Caps Lock is activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Communication key

Enables / disables the WLAN / 3G functions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backup key

Launches Acer Backup Management for three-step

 

 

 

data backup.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acer PowerSmart

Puts your computer into power-saving mode.

 

 

key

 

 

 

 

 

12

 

Power button /

Turns the computer on and off. / Indicates the

 

 

indicator

computer's power status.

 

 

 

 

Closed Front View

No.

Icon

Item

Description

1

 

Battery

Indicates the computer's battery status.

 

 

 

1. Charging: The light shows amber when the battery

 

 

 

is charging.

 

 

 

2. Fully charged: The light shows blue when in AC

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

8

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