What to bring with you Bring the following items with you: • AC adapter • Power cords that are appropriate for the country to which you are traveling • Spare, fully-charged battery packs • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer • Proof of purchase, in case you need to show it to customs officials • International Travelers Warranty passport Special considerations Follow the same special considerations as when traveling with the computer. In addition, these tips are use

Settings include display brightness, power plan, volume, wireless networking on/off, external display settings, display orientation and synchronization status. Windows Mobility Center also includes Acer-specific settings like Bluetooth Add Device (if applicable), sharing folders overview/sharing service on or off, and a shortcut to the Acer user guide, drivers and utilities. To launch Windows Mobility Center: • Use the shortcut key < > + • Start Windows Mobility Center from the Control panel

Playing a video file Click Play to watch video files. The Video page shows the video files in the content area on the right side. They are organized by folders and a thumbnail image shows the first frame of each video. To play a video file, click on it. The video will play at full screen. The pop-up control panel will appear at the bottom of the screen when you move the mouse. To return to the Video page, click Stop. Snapshot Snapshot mode is available in Cinema and Video modes. This function ca

3 Use a soft, moist cloth. Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners. If either of the following occurs: • the computer has been dropped or the body has been damaged; • the computer does not operate normally please refer to "Frequently asked questions" on page 35. xvi Information for your safety and comfort iii Safety instructions iii Additional safety information vii Operating environment vii Medical devices vii Vehicles viii Potentially explosive environments viii Emergency calls ix Disposal instr

37 I want to restore my computer to its original settings without recovery CDs. Note: If your system is the multilingual version, the operating system and language you choose when you first turn on the system will be the only option for future recovery operations. This recovery process helps you restore the C: drive with the original software content that is installed when you purchase your notebook. Follow the steps below to rebuild your C: drive. (Your C: drive will be reformatted and all data

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One long, two short beeps on checksum failure. 99h Check for SMART drive (optional) 9Ah Shadow option ROMs 9Ch Set up Power Management 9Dh Initialize security engine (optional) 9Eh Enable hardware interrupts 9Fh Determine number of ATA and SCSI drives A0h Set time of day A2h Check key lock A4h Initialize Typematic rate A8h Erase F2 prompt AAh Scan for F2 key stroke ACh Enter SETUP AEh Clear Boot flag B0h Check for errors B2h POST done- prepare to boot operating system B4h 1 One short beep before

IDEO : Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 2. IDE1 : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GT32N3. USB FDD : 4. Network Boot : MBA v12.2.0 Slot 05005. USB HDD : 6. USB CDROM: Boot priority order: 1. IDEO : Hitachi HTS545032B9A300 2. IDE1 : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GT32N 3. USB FDD : 4. Network Boot : MBA v12.2.0 Slot 0500 5. USB HDD : 6. USB CDROM: F5/F6 InsydeH20 Setup Utility Rev. 3.5 Information Main Boot ExitSecurity Chapter 2 33 Exit The Exit screen allows you to save or discard any changes you made and quit the BIOS Utility. Item S p

The machine provides one Hardware Open Gap on main board for clearing password check, and one Hotkey for enabling BIOS Recovery. Clearing Password Check Steps for Clearing BIOS Password Check If users set BIOS Password (Supervisor Password and/or User Password) for a security reason, BIOS will ask the password during systems POST or when systems enter to BIOS Setup menu. However, once it is necessary to bypass the password check, users need to short the HW Gap to clear the password by the follow