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program of your choice. All of the Easy-launch buttons can be reconfigured to your
liking with
Acer’s Launch Manager
software.
As with most notebook keyboards, engaging the
<Num Lock>
key or pressing the
<Fn> + <F11>
keys changes the keys to on the right-hand side of the keyboard to a
numeric keypad for numeric data entry. The
<Fn>
(function) key used in
combination with specifically-labeled keys perform the usual shift-key functions from
blanking and toggling screens when a monitor is connected, to putting the notebook
in sleep mode, adjusting the volume of the speakers and toggling the touchpad on
and off. The keys are just the right size and have a firm, but quiet touch. The slightly
curved ergonomic layout of the keyboard will probably require a brief period of
adjustment to get used to. If your local retailer carries the
Acer Ferrari 4000
or other
Acer notebooks that have the same keyboard—some of the
Acer Travelmate
3000
and
4000
-series notebooks do—I’d recommend trying it out in a store first to make
sure that you like it, before making a commitment. The generous-sized touchpad
with its 4-way scroll-button is the fastest, most responsive I’ve ever used on a
notebook, requiring only the lightest of touches without any skipping or lagging.
This is the Acer
Ferrari 4000's boot
screen. Pressing
<F2> here will take
you straight into the
BIOS; Hitting
<Alt><F10> will take
you into Acer's
eRecovery System.
Let's take a look.
Acer's eRecovery
loads from a special
hidden factory
partition. Type in the
password (six zeroes
by default, which can
be changed) and
press <Enter>
This is the eRecovery
Main Menu, which
uses the arrow keys
for navigation. Press
<Enter> to select the
highlighted System
Recovery option.
Here you can restore
the Factory Default
Image, which resides
on eRecovery's
hidden partition, and
will erase everything
on the hard drive and
restore the Ferrari
4000 to its brand new
out-of-the-box
condition. You can
also restore the
laptop from an image
created on CD or DVD
media with eRecovery
under Windows XP.
Remember the
password you typed
in earlier? Here's
where you change
it...
