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...your computer 7 Taking care of your AC adapterPower cord information 7 Taking care of your battery pack 8 Cleaning and servicing 8 Your Acer notebook tour 9 Screen view 9 Keyboard view 10 Left view 11 Information on USB 3.0 12 Right view 12 Base view 13 ...keys and embedded numeric keypad 14 Hotkeys 15 Windows keys 16 Touchpad 17 Touchpad basics 17 Touchpad gestures 17 Recovery 19 Creating a recovery backup 19 Creating a drivers and applications backup 21 Recovering your system 23 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 23 Returning to an earlier...
...your computer 7 Taking care of your AC adapterPower cord information 7 Taking care of your battery pack 8 Cleaning and servicing 8 Your Acer notebook tour 9 Screen view 9 Keyboard view 10 Left view 11 Information on USB 3.0 12 Right view 12 Base view 13 ...keys and embedded numeric keypad 14 Hotkeys 15 Windows keys 16 Touchpad 17 Touchpad basics 17 Touchpad gestures 17 Recovery 19 Creating a recovery backup 19 Creating a drivers and applications backup 21 Recovering your system 23 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 23 Returning to an earlier...
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...or larger. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you must first create a recovery backup. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to use a USB drive with a pre-installed Windows operating system....it to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Note Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of storage after formatting, it is only available with a capacity of your computer's hard drive, including Windows and all settings and personal data. i.e. ...
...or larger. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you must first create a recovery backup. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to use a USB drive with a pre-installed Windows operating system....it to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Note Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of storage after formatting, it is only available with a capacity of your computer's hard drive, including Windows and all settings and personal data. i.e. ...
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...Follow the process until it clearly. Make sure you will be shown the backup progress on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and... drivers needed by your computer. Unplug the USB drive and label it completes. 6. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 5. Recovery - ...
...Follow the process until it clearly. Make sure you will be shown the backup progress on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and... drivers needed by your computer. Unplug the USB drive and label it completes. 6. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 5. Recovery - ...
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...you need to follow that did not come pre-installed on your computer, follow the instructions provided with the device. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. 3. If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on your hard drive or the backup ...of apps. 2. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of the Acer Resource Center. 24 - You can reinstall using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer, you need to reinstall device drivers that software's installation instructions. • New device...
...you need to follow that did not come pre-installed on your computer, follow the instructions provided with the device. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. 3. If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on your hard drive or the backup ...of apps. 2. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of the Acer Resource Center. 24 - You can reinstall using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer, you need to reinstall device drivers that software's installation instructions. • New device...
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...install, then follow the onscreen prompts to start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the optical drive icon. • If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Click ...the install icon for Acer Resource Center to complete the installation. Returning ...
...install, then follow the onscreen prompts to start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the optical drive icon. • If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Click ...the install icon for Acer Resource Center to complete the installation. Returning ...
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... drive has been completely re-formatted or you have installed a replacement hard drive, see Recovering from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. Returning to its factory condition If your computer experiences ... Returning your system to its factory condition. Note For more information about using the restore point you install software or device drivers. Your system is restored using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then click Help and Support in the list ...
... drive has been completely re-formatted or you have installed a replacement hard drive, see Recovering from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. Returning to its factory condition If your computer experiences ... Returning your system to its factory condition. Note For more information about using the restore point you install software or device drivers. Your system is restored using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then click Help and Support in the list ...
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... Software installed since you can access important files on page 29. Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your PC will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). Click Restore Factory Settings. Recovery - 27 Two options are available, Restore Factory ... up now. Important 'Restore Factory Settings' will erase all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 27. See Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management 1. See Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your files (user data) but will attempt to retain...
... Software installed since you can access important files on page 29. Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your PC will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). Click Restore Factory Settings. Recovery - 27 Two options are available, Restore Factory ... up now. Important 'Restore Factory Settings' will erase all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 27. See Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management 1. See Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your files (user data) but will attempt to retain...
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...System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your files (user data) but will attempt to retain your system settings and saves them up now. c. Windows starts from , select the USB drive. Click Advanced then System Restore to select the Main menu. 30 - Use the left or right arrow keys...Use the left or right arrow keys to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. d. b. Click Reset your hard drive, back them as restore points. Press the down key until F12 Boot Menu is selected, ...
...System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your files (user data) but will attempt to retain your system settings and saves them up now. c. Windows starts from , select the USB drive. Click Advanced then System Restore to select the Main menu. 30 - Use the left or right arrow keys...Use the left or right arrow keys to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. d. b. Click Reset your hard drive, back them as restore points. Press the down key until F12 Boot Menu is selected, ...