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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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...create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to an earlier state. In certain situations a full recovery will restore your computer to the same state as possible. This section describes the recovery tools available on your computer - Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available ... help, you must first create a recovery backup. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you an option to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Important: We recommend that you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you ...
...create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to an earlier state. In certain situations a full recovery will restore your computer to the same state as possible. This section describes the recovery tools available on your computer - Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available ... help, you must first create a recovery backup. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you an option to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Important: We recommend that you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you ...
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Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 7. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly. 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 7. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember.
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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 - Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. Plug in the list of apps. 2. Recovery 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 - Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. Plug in the list of apps. 2. Recovery a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1.
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... keep the backup in a safe place that you are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Recovery To reinstall software and drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. 2. Revert to copy files.You will remember. 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. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be 42 - Follow the process until the process is complete. • If you ...
... keep the backup in a safe place that you are required, insert a new disc when prompted, then click OK. Recovery To reinstall software and drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. 2. Revert to copy files.You will remember. 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. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be 42 - Follow the process until the process is complete. • If you ...
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...you need to its factory condition" on your system to follow the instructions provided with the device. If you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come pre-installed on page 47. For instructions, see "Returning your computer from the factory. Recovery - 43 You...not come pre-installed on your computer, follow that came pre-installed on your system to an earlier system snapshot" on page 47. 4. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to...
...you need to its factory condition" on your system to follow the instructions provided with the device. If you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come pre-installed on page 47. For instructions, see "Returning your computer from the factory. Recovery - 43 You...not come pre-installed on your computer, follow that came pre-installed on your system to an earlier system snapshot" on page 47. 4. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - If nothing else has solved the problem and you want to...
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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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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 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. ...USB drive: 1. Repeat this step for each item you want to reinstall. Recovery - 45 • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the install icon for the item you want to install, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. If...
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 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. ...USB drive: 1. Repeat this step for each item you want to reinstall. Recovery - 45 • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the install icon for the item you want to install, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. If...
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...: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then click Help and Support in the list of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Recovery Repeat this step for the item you can return to one of these restore points to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft ... see the Contents section of 46 - Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. In most cases of your system running again. 2. Click the install icon for each time you want to install, then follow the onscreen ...
...: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then click Help and Support in the list of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Recovery Repeat this step for the item you can return to one of these restore points to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft ... see the Contents section of 46 - Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. In most cases of your system running again. 2. Click the install icon for each time you want to install, then follow the onscreen ...
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... 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 hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Recovery Recovering from the Windows Store... PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of ...
... 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 hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Recovery Recovering from the Windows Store... PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of ...
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... Store). c. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of these restore points to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 54. Click Reset your PC to get your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and... drivers. In most cases of your system. See "Reset your PC from the recovery backup" on your files (user data) but will attempt to use: a. If ...
... Store). c. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of these restore points to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 54. Click Reset your PC to get your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and... drivers. In most cases of your system. See "Reset your PC from the recovery backup" on your files (user data) but will attempt to use: a. If ...
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... your office building to take with you Take the following items with you: • AC adapter • Spare, fully-charged battery pack(s) • Additional printer driver files if you are safe, but do not put the computer through a metal detector. 68 - Traveling with the computer When you plan to use another...
... your office building to take with you Take the following items with you: • AC adapter • Spare, fully-charged battery pack(s) • Additional printer driver files if you are safe, but do not put the computer through a metal detector. 68 - Traveling with the computer When you plan to use another...