Acer Aspire S5 User Manual

Table of contents - 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety and comfort 5
Your Acer notebook tour 16
Screen view...................................................... 17
Keyboard view.................................................. 18
Rear view .................................................................... 20
Information on USB 3.0............................. 21
Left view....................................................................... 22
Right view.................................................................... 23
Base view......................................................... 24
Touchpad 25
Touchpad basics .............................................. 25
Touchpad gestures .......................................... 26
Using the keyboard 27
Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad...... 27
Hotkeys..................................................... 28
Windows keys .................................................. 30
Recovery 31
Creating a recovery backup ............................. 31
Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 34
Recovering your system................................... 37
Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 38
Returning to an earlier system
snapshot ................................................... 41
Returning your system to its factory
condition.................................................... 42
Recovering from Windows ........................ 43
Recovering from a recovery backup ......... 47
Acer clear.fi 51
Navigating media and photos........................... 51
Shared files ............................................... 52
Which devices are compatible? ............... 52
Playing to another device......................... 53
Power management 54
Acer Green Instant On..................................... 54
Saving power................................................... 55
Battery pack 58
Battery pack characteristics............................. 58
Charging the battery................................. 60
Optimizing battery life............................... 60
Checking the battery level........................ 61
Battery-low warning.................................. 61
Installing and removing the battery
pack.......................................................... 62
Traveling with your computer 64
Disconnecting from the desktop ...................... 64
Moving around................................................. 64
Preparing the computer............................ 65
What to bring to meetings ........................ 65
Taking the computer home.............................. 66
Preparing the computer............................ 66
What to take with you............................... 66
Special considerations ............................. 66
Setting up a home office .......................... 67
Traveling with the computer ............................ 67
Preparing the computer............................ 67
What to take with you............................... 68
Special considerations ............................. 68
Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 68
Preparing the computer............................ 68
What to bring with you.............................. 68
Special considerations ............................. 69

Acer Aspire S5 Specifications

General

Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4000
Battery Life	Up to 6.5 hours
RAM	4GB or 8GB
Storage	128GB SSD
Display	13.3-inch
Operating System	Windows 8
Weight	1.2 kg (2.65 lbs)
Ports	HDMI
Processor	Intel Core i5 or i7 (specific generation varies by model)