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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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...questions on your computer - Using this backup will require a USB recovery backup. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you purchased 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 pre-installed Windows...
...questions on your computer - Using this backup will require a USB recovery backup. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you purchased 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 pre-installed Windows...
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...you will be shown the backup progress on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 5. You will remember. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you can choose to restore your computer, if ... the USB drive, you cannot restore your computer, you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and drivers needed by your computer. 7. After creating the recovery backup, you can only use a USB drive with a capacity of storage after ...
...you will be shown the backup progress on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 5. You will remember. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you can choose to restore your computer, if ... the USB drive, you cannot restore your computer, you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and drivers needed by your computer. 7. After creating the recovery backup, you can only use a USB drive with a capacity of storage after ...
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Recovery factory. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. 3. If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, follow that did not come pre-installed on ... applications - From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of the Acer Resource Center. 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 drivers - Images for reference only. You should see the Contents...
Recovery factory. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. 3. If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, follow that did not come pre-installed on ... applications - From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of the Acer Resource Center. 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 drivers - Images for reference only. You should see the Contents...
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Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to a free USB port. • If you inserted a DVD wait for each item you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on ResourceCenter. 2. Double-click on the drive that ...the onscreen instructions to reinstall. Repeat this step for Acer Resource Center 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:...
Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to a free USB port. • If you inserted a DVD wait for each item you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on ResourceCenter. 2. Double-click on the drive that ...the onscreen instructions to reinstall. Repeat this step for Acer Resource Center 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:...
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...you specified. Note For more information about using the restore point you install software or device drivers. A confirmation window appears; Type 'Windows system restore' in the list of the window. 3. click Yes. Returning your system to its factory condition If your computer experiences problems... your system to its factory condition. Your system is restored using Microsoft System Restore, from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 26 - From Start, type 'Control Panel' ...
...you specified. Note For more information about using the restore point you install software or device drivers. A confirmation window appears; Type 'Windows system restore' in the list of the window. 3. click Yes. Returning your system to its factory condition If your computer experiences problems... your system to its factory condition. Your system is restored using Microsoft System Restore, from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 26 - From Start, type 'Control Panel' ...
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...to retain your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). See Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management 1. Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on page 29. Recovery - 27 Two options are available, Restore Factory Settings (...everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all files on your hard drive. Click Restore Factory Settings. See Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers. Software installed since you can access important...
...to retain your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). See Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management 1. Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on page 29. Recovery - 27 Two options are available, Restore Factory Settings (...everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all files on your hard drive. Click Restore Factory Settings. See Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers. Software installed since you can access important...
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... Restore to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you purchased your PC will attempt to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your system ...a. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you to select which device to start from the Windows Store). c. d. Your computer will reinstall all software and drivers that were preinstalled on page 32. Click Reset your PC to start the refresh process: Refresh your files...
... Restore to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you purchased your PC will attempt to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your system ...a. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you to select which device to start from the Windows Store). c. d. Your computer will reinstall all software and drivers that were preinstalled on page 32. Click Reset your PC to start the refresh process: Refresh your files...