Using the keyboard ............................................................................................................................
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Identifying the hotkey .........................................................................................................
Identifying the action keys .................................................................................................
Using keypads ...................................................................................................................
22
Using pointing devices .......................................................................................................................
23
Setting pointing device preferences ...................................................................................
Using the TouchPad ..........................................................................................................
Navigating .........................................................................................................
24
Selecting ...........................................................................................................
25
Using TouchPad gestures .................................................................................
Scrolling ............................................................................................
26
Pinching/Zooming .............................................................................
Rotating ............................................................................................
27
Replacing the battery .........................................................................................................................
29
Inserting the battery ...........................................................................................................
Removing the battery .........................................................................................................
30
Removing or replacing the vanity cover .............................................................................................
31
Removing the vanity cover ................................................................................................
Replacing the vanity cover .................................................................................................
Replacing the hard drive ....................................................................................................................
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Removing the hard drive ....................................................................................................
Installing a hard drive .........................................................................................................
Replacing the memory module ...........................................................................................................
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Updating programs and drivers ..........................................................................................................
37
Routine care .......................................................................................................................................
Cleaning the display ..........................................................................................................
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard ..............................................................................
Recovery discs ...................................................................................................................................
38
Performing a system recovery ............................................................................................................
39
Recovering using the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) ...........................
Recovering using the recovery discs .................................................................................
41
Backing up your information ...............................................................................................................
Using Windows Backup and Restore ................................................................................
Using system restore points ..............................................................................................
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When to create restore points ...........................................................................
Create a system restore point ...........................................................................
Restore to a previous date and time .................................................................
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