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... 60 Taking care of your battery pack 19 Cleaning and servicing 19 Battery pack characteristics 60 Charging the battery 60 Your Acer notebook tour 21 Optimizing battery life 62 Screen view 22 Keyboard view 24 Left view 25 Information on USB 3.0 26 ...Creating a recovery backup 36 What to take with you 69 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 40 Special considerations 69 Recovering your system 43 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 70 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 44 Preparing the computer 70 Returning to an earlier system What...
... 60 Taking care of your battery pack 19 Cleaning and servicing 19 Battery pack characteristics 60 Charging the battery 60 Your Acer notebook tour 21 Optimizing battery life 62 Screen view 22 Keyboard view 24 Left view 25 Information on USB 3.0 26 ...Creating a recovery backup 36 What to take with you 69 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 40 Special considerations 69 Recovering your system 43 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 70 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 44 Preparing the computer 70 Returning to an earlier system What...
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Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to the same state as possible. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you must first create a recovery backup. i.e. ... Applications Backup and as soon as when you purchased it to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. return it , while giving you an option to an earlier state. Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with your computer, and the frequently asked questions (see page 82) do not help, you can...
Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to the same state as possible. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you must first create a recovery backup. i.e. ... Applications Backup and as soon as when you purchased it to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. return it , while giving you an option to an earlier state. Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with your computer, and the frequently asked questions (see page 82) do not help, you can...
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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 40 - 7. 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. Recovery
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 40 - 7. 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. Recovery
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Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. Recovery - 41 Plug in the list of apps. 2. 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. a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1.
Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. Recovery - 41 Plug in the list of apps. 2. 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. a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1.
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...Recovery - 43 Recovering your system To recover your system: 1. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Click Start to a previous system condition. If only one or two items of software...problem may be shown the backup progress on each disc as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not preinstalled, see that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Reinstalling drivers and applications" on page 44. Important: Write a unique, ...
...Recovery - 43 Recovering your system To recover your system: 1. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Click Start to a previous system condition. If only one or two items of software...problem may be shown the backup progress on each disc as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. For instructions on reinstalling software and drivers that were not preinstalled, see that were pre-installed at the factory, see "Reinstalling drivers and applications" on page 44. Important: Write a unique, ...
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... did not come pre-installed on your computer, follow that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - Reset your computer from the factory. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - Recovery You can reinstall using either your hard drive or the backup you may ...
... did not come pre-installed on your computer, follow that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - Reset your computer from the factory. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - Recovery You can reinstall using either your hard drive or the backup you may ...
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Recovery - 45 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.
Recovery - 45 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.
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... drive that contains the backup. Recovery • 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 ResourceCenter. 46 - ...
... drive that contains the backup. Recovery • 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 ResourceCenter. 46 - ...
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... system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you can return to one of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Returning to complete the installation. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you want to install, then follow ... snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of Recovery - 47 Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. You should see the Contents section of these restore points to reinstall. Click the install icon for each time you want to get ...
... system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you can return to one of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Returning to complete the installation. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you want to install, then follow ... snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of Recovery - 47 Repeat this step for the item you install software or device drivers. You should see the Contents section of these restore points to reinstall. Click the install icon for each time you want to get ...
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... page 50. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you purchased 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 apps. Recovery...
... page 50. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you purchased 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 apps. Recovery...
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Click Reset your PC to retain your system. Software installed since you purchased your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). 7. b. Click Advanced then System Restore ... these restore points to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers.
Click Reset your PC to retain your system. Software installed since you purchased your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). 7. b. Click Advanced then System Restore ... these restore points to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers.
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... it home. What to 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 the guidelines for instance, from your computer while traveling: • Always take...
... it home. What to 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 the guidelines for instance, from your computer while traveling: • Always take...
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...; Power cords that the local AC voltage and the AC adapter power cord specifications 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 are appropriate for the country to which you...
...; Power cords that the local AC voltage and the AC adapter power cord specifications 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 are appropriate for the country to which you...