9 Backup and recovery ....................................................................................................................................

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Backing up your information ...............................................................................................................

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Performing a system recovery ............................................................................................................

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Using the Windows recovery tools .....................................................................................

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Using a Windows 7 operating system DVD (purchased separately) .................................

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10 Maintenance ................................................................................................................................................

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Cleaning your Slate ............................................................................................................................

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Cleaning products ..............................................................................................................

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Cleaning procedures ..........................................................................................................

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Cleaning the display ..........................................................................................

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Cleaning the sides and cover ............................................................................

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Cleaning a tablet PC pen and pen holder (select models only) ........................

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Updating programs and drivers ..........................................................................................................

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Using SoftPaq Download Manager ....................................................................................................

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11 Setup Utility (BIOS) and System Diagnostics ..........................................................................................

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Using Setup Utility (BIOS) ..................................................................................................................

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Starting Setup Utility ..........................................................................................................

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Using Setup Utility .............................................................................................................

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Changing the language of Setup Utility .............................................................

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Navigating and selecting in Setup Utility ...........................................................

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Displaying system information ..........................................................................

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Restoring factory settings in Setup Utility ..........................................................

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Exiting Setup Utility ...........................................................................................

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Updating the BIOS .............................................................................................................

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Determining the BIOS version ...........................................................................

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Downloading a BIOS update .............................................................................

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BIOS Setup Menu ..............................................................................................................................

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Main menu .........................................................................................................................

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Security menu ....................................................................................................................

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Diagnostics menu ..............................................................................................................

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System Configuration menu ..............................................................................................

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Using System Diagnostics ..................................................................................................................

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Appendix A Traveling with the Slate ..............................................................................................................

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Appendix B Troubleshooting resources .......................................................................................................

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Appendix C Electrostatic discharge ..............................................................................................................

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