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5 Keyboard and pointing devices ................................................................................................................... 18
Using the keyboard ............................................................................................................................ 18
Using the action keys ......................................................................................................... 18
Using keypads ................................................................................................................... 19
Using an optional external numeric keypad ...................................................... 19
Using pointing devices ....................................................................................................................... 19
Setting pointing device preferences ................................................................................... 19
Using the TouchPad .......................................................................................................... 20
Turning the TouchPad on and off ...................................................................... 20
Navigating ......................................................................................................... 20
Selecting ........................................................................................................... 20
Using TouchPad gestures ................................................................................. 21
Scrolling ............................................................................................ 21
Pinching/Zooming ............................................................................. 22
Rotating ............................................................................................ 23
6 Maintenance .................................................................................................................................................. 24
Inserting or removing the battery ........................................................................................................ 24
Replacing or upgrading the hard drive ............................................................................................... 25
Removing the hard drive .................................................................................................... 25
Installing a hard drive ......................................................................................................... 27
Adding or replacing memory modules ................................................................................................ 28
Updating programs and drivers .......................................................................................................... 32
Routine care ....................................................................................................................................... 32
Cleaning the display .......................................................................................................... 32
Cleaning the TouchPad and keyboard .............................................................................. 32
7 Backup and recovery .................................................................................................................................... 33
Recovery discs ................................................................................................................................... 33
Performing a system recovery ............................................................................................................ 34
Recovering using the dedicated recovery partition (select models only) ........................... 34
Recovering using the recovery discs ................................................................................. 35
Backing up your information ............................................................................................................... 35
Using Windows Backup and Restore ................................................................................ 35
Using system restore points .............................................................................................. 36
When to create restore points ........................................................................... 36
Create a system restore point ........................................................................... 36
Restore to a previous date and time ................................................................. 36
8 Customer support ......................................................................................................................................... 37
Contacting customer support ............................................................................................................. 37
Labels ................................................................................................................................................. 37
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