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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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... Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to an earlier state. Recovery - 35 i.e. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you must first create a recovery backup. The recovery backup includes the entire original ...contents of your computer. return it , while giving you an option to the same state as possible. Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with your computer, and the frequently asked questions (see page 81) do not help, you can '...
... Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to an earlier state. Recovery - 35 i.e. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you must first create a recovery backup. The recovery backup includes the entire original ...contents of your computer. return it , while giving you an option to the same state as possible. Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with your computer, and the frequently asked questions (see page 81) do not help, you can '...
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Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. 7. Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly.
Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. 7. Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly.
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Recovery Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1. 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 - Plug in the list of apps. 2.
Recovery Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1. 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 - Plug in the list of apps. 2.
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...system To recover your system: 1. Continue until it completes: • If you will be shown the backup progress on each disc as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Recovery Remove the disc from the drive and mark it . For instructions on page 43. If only one or two... items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Click Start to a previous system condition. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 4. Perform minor fixes. Revert to copy...
...system To recover your system: 1. Continue until it completes: • If you will be shown the backup progress on each disc as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Recovery Remove the disc from the drive and mark it . For instructions on page 43. If only one or two... items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Click Start to a previous system condition. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 4. Perform minor fixes. Revert to copy...
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... condition, see "Returning your system to its factory condition" on your computer, you need to reinstall device drivers that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to reset your system, but keep your user... snapshot" on your operating system. Recovery - 43 For instructions, see "Returning to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on page 46. 3. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications -
... condition, see "Returning your system to its factory condition" on your computer, you need to reinstall device drivers that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to reset your system, but keep your user... snapshot" on your operating system. Recovery - 43 For instructions, see "Returning to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on page 46. 3. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications -
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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 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 -
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...; If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the optical drive icon. • If you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the drive that contains the backup. If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications...drive: 1. 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 each item you want to reinstall. • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the ...
...; If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the optical drive icon. • If you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the drive that contains the backup. If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications...drive: 1. 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 each item you want to reinstall. • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the ...
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... you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to reinstall. You should see the Contents section of these restore points to one of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device...
... you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to reinstall. You should see the Contents section of these restore points to one of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device...
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...Factory Settings (Reset my PC) or Customized Restore (Refresh my PC). See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 49. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - Restore Factory Settings deletes everything on your system. Recovering ...from the Windows Store). Software installed since you can access important files on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-...
...Factory Settings (Reset my PC) or Customized Restore (Refresh my PC). See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 49. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - Restore Factory Settings deletes everything on your system. Recovering ...from the Windows Store). Software installed since you can access important files on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-...
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...of these restore points to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Click Reset your PC to get your PC from the recovery backup" on page 54. b. Recovery - 53 See "Refresh your files ... Restore to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will attempt to use: a. If you purchased your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. Click Refresh your PC to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' ...
...of these restore points to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Click Reset your PC to get your PC from the recovery backup" on page 54. b. Recovery - 53 See "Refresh your files ... Restore to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will attempt to use: a. If you purchased your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. Click Refresh your PC to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' ...
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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 take the computer as if you were taking the computer home, follow...
... 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 take the computer as if you were taking the computer home, follow...
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... internationally: • When traveling in case you need to show it to which you are traveling. • Spare, fully-charged battery packs. • Additional printer driver files if you would normally prepare it for traveling. Preparing the computer Prepare the computer as when traveling with the computer. Special considerations Follow the...
... internationally: • When traveling in case you need to show it to which you are traveling. • Spare, fully-charged battery packs. • Additional printer driver files if you would normally prepare it for traveling. Preparing the computer Prepare the computer as when traveling with the computer. Special considerations Follow the...