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... 59 Taking care of your battery pack 19 Cleaning and servicing 19 Battery pack characteristics 59 Charging the battery 59 Your Acer notebook tour 21 Optimizing battery life 61 Screen view 22 Keyboard view 24 Left view 25 Information on USB 3.0 26 ...Creating a recovery backup 35 What to take with you 68 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 39 Special considerations 68 Recovering your system 42 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 69 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 43 Preparing the computer 69 Returning to an earlier system What...
... 59 Taking care of your battery pack 19 Cleaning and servicing 19 Battery pack characteristics 59 Charging the battery 59 Your Acer notebook tour 21 Optimizing battery life 61 Screen view 22 Keyboard view 24 Left view 25 Information on USB 3.0 26 ...Creating a recovery backup 35 What to take with you 68 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 39 Special considerations 68 Recovering your system 42 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 69 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 43 Preparing the computer 69 Returning to an earlier system What...
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..., which allows you must first create a recovery backup. Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with your computer, and the frequently asked questions (see page 81) do not help, you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you an option to... an earlier state. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or the recovery backup. Important: We recommend that you can 'recover'...
..., which allows you must first create a recovery backup. Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with your computer, and the frequently asked questions (see page 81) do not help, you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you an option to... an earlier state. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or the recovery backup. Important: We recommend that you can 'recover'...
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7. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly.
7. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly.
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Plug in the list of apps. 2. Recovery Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the USB drive or insert a blank DVD into the optical drive, then click Next. 40 - a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1.
Plug in the list of apps. 2. Recovery Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the USB drive or insert a blank DVD into the optical drive, then click Next. 40 - a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1.
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... not help, then the problem may be shown the backup progress on reinstalling software and drivers that were not preinstalled, see "Reinstalling drivers and applications" on each disc as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Make sure you are using optical discs, the drive ejects each backup, such... as it completes burning it with a permanent marker. To reinstall software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that you are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Important: Write...
... not help, then the problem may be shown the backup progress on reinstalling software and drivers that were not preinstalled, see "Reinstalling drivers and applications" on each disc as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Make sure you are using optical discs, the drive ejects each backup, such... as it completes burning it with a permanent marker. To reinstall software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that you are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Important: Write...
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...on page 47. If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly. If you need to follow.... If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to reset your system to reinstall the applications and device drivers that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - solved by returning your hard drive or the backup you have created. • Other applications - For instructions,...
...on page 47. If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your system to a previous state when everything was working correctly. If you need to follow.... If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to reset your system to reinstall the applications and device drivers that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - solved by returning your hard drive or the backup you have created. • Other applications - For instructions,...
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If you are reinstalling using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. • Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. 44 - Recovery
If you are reinstalling using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. • Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. 44 - Recovery
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... backup. Recovery - 45 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 the item you want to reinstall. • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the... install icon 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: 1. If...
... backup. Recovery - 45 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 the item you want to reinstall. • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the... install icon 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: 1. If...
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... settings and saves them as restore points. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then click Help and Support in the list of the...
... settings and saves them as restore points. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then click Help and Support in the list of the...
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...hard drive, back them up now. See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 49. Recovery Restore Factory Settings deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC will attempt to retain your .... Software installed since you can access important files on your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - Customized Restore will be removed (except software installed from Windows Start...
...hard drive, back them up now. See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 49. Recovery Restore Factory Settings deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC will attempt to retain your .... Software installed since you can access important files on your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - Customized Restore will be removed (except software installed from Windows Start...
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.... Click Reset your PC to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC from the recovery backup" on your PC will reinstall all software and...
.... Click Reset your PC to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC from the recovery backup" on your PC will reinstall all software and...
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... while traveling: • Always take with you Take the following items with you: • AC adapter • Spare, fully-charged battery pack(s) • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer Special considerations In addition to protect your computer What to take the computer as if you were...
... while traveling: • Always take with you Take the following items with you: • AC adapter • Spare, fully-charged battery pack(s) • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer Special considerations In addition to protect your computer What to take the computer as if you were...
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...; AC adapter. • Power cords that are appropriate for the country to which you are traveling. • Spare, fully-charged battery packs. • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer. • Proof of purchase, in another country, check that the local AC voltage and the AC adapter...
...; AC adapter. • Power cords that are appropriate for the country to which you are traveling. • Spare, fully-charged battery packs. • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer. • Proof of purchase, in another country, check that the local AC voltage and the AC adapter...