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... Returning your system to its factory 17 condition 47 Your guides 17 Recovering from Windows 48 Basic care and tips for using your Recovering from a recovery backup ........ ... 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...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 ...
... Returning your system to its factory 17 condition 47 Your guides 17 Recovering from Windows 48 Basic care and tips for using your Recovering from a recovery backup ........ ... 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...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 ...
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... possible. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Important:... We recommend that you must first create a recovery backup. Using this backup will require a USB recovery backup. In certain situations a full recovery will restore your computer's hard drive, including Windows...
... possible. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Important:... We recommend that you must first create a recovery backup. Using this backup will require a USB recovery backup. In certain situations a full recovery will restore your computer's hard drive, including Windows...
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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 Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. 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 Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. 7.
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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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...DVD or USB drive: 1. 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 complete the installation. • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the ... reinstall. Repeat this step for each item you want to install, then follow the onscreen instructions 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 using a USB drive, press the...
...DVD or USB drive: 1. 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 complete the installation. • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the ... reinstall. Repeat this step for each item you want to install, then follow the onscreen instructions 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 using a USB drive, press the...
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... for each time you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts 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 drivers. Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then...
... for each time you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts 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 drivers. Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then...
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... everything on page 49. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on your system. Recovery See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Customized Restore will attempt to retain your PC will... reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 51. 48 -...
... everything on page 49. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on your system. Recovery See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Customized Restore will attempt to retain your PC will... reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 51. 48 -...
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... settings and saves them up now. Click Reset your PC from the recovery backup" on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 55. See "Reset your PC to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a...reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. See "Refresh your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). Recovery - 53 Software installed since you purchased your system. b. Click...
... settings and saves them up now. Click Reset your PC from the recovery backup" on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 55. See "Reset your PC to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a...reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. See "Refresh your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). Recovery - 53 Software installed since you purchased your system. b. Click...