Owner manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome
- Getting to know your computer
- Networking
- Keyboard and pointing devices
- Multimedia
- Power management
- Shutting down the computer
- Setting power options
- Using battery power
- Using external AC power
- Drives
- External cards and devices
- Memory modules
- Security
- Backup and Recovery
- Computer Setup (BIOS) and Advanced System Diagnostics
- MultiBoot
- Troubleshooting and support
- Troubleshooting
- The computer is unable to start up
- The computer screen is blank
- Software is functioning abnormally
- The computer is on but not responding
- The computer is unusually warm
- An external device is not working
- The wireless network connection is not working
- The optical disc tray does not open for removal of a CD or DVD
- The computer does not detect the optical drive
- A disc does not play
- A movie is not visible on an external display
- The process of burning a disc does not begin, or it stops before completion
- Contacting customer support
- Labels
- Troubleshooting
- Cleaning your computer
- Specifications
- Electrostatic discharge
- Index

Backing up your information
You should back up your computer files on a regular schedule to maintain a current backup. You can
manually back up your information to an optional external drive, a network drive, or discs. Back up
your system at the following times:
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At regularly scheduled times
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Before the computer is repaired or restored
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Before you add or modify hardware or software
To back up your home directory files using Backup Manager Settings:
1. Select Computer > More Applications > Tools > Backup Manager Settings, and then click
the Backup my home directory button.
2. Click Storage Destination Location, and then select a location to back up your information.
3. Click Schedule, and then select a time schedule to perform backups at a regularly scheduled
time.
To immediately back up your information, click the Backup Now check box.
NOTE: Before you back up your information, be sure you have designated a location to save
the backup files.
4. Click the Save and Backup button to start the backup and to save the backup settings.
To restore backup files:
1. Select Computer > More Applications > Tools > Backup Manager Restore.
2. Click Backup Source, and then select the location of the backup files.
3. Click Restore Destination, and then select the destination to restore the files.
4. To restore all files from the selected location, click the Restore all files button. To restore
selective files only, click the Restore selected files button, and then click the Select Files
button and select the files to be restored.
5. Under Restore Point, click the time and date of the backup.
NOTE: If multiple backups have been performed, click the Use the latest version button to
restore the latest version.
6. Click the Restore button to start restoring the files, or click the Cancel button to cancel the
operation.
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