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...17 Disable Fast startup 56 Taking care of your AC adapter 18 Battery pack 59 Cleaning and servicing 18 Battery pack characteristics 59 Your Acer notebook tour 19 Charging the battery 59 Screen view 20 Keyboard view 22 Left view 23 Optimizing battery life 61 Checking the battery ... Recovery 35 What to take with you 67 Special considerations 67 Creating a recovery backup 35 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 68 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 39 Preparing the computer 68 Recovering your system 42 What to bring with you 68 Reinstalling...
...17 Disable Fast startup 56 Taking care of your AC adapter 18 Battery pack 59 Cleaning and servicing 18 Battery pack characteristics 59 Your Acer notebook tour 19 Charging the battery 59 Screen view 20 Keyboard view 22 Left view 23 Optimizing battery life 61 Checking the battery ... Recovery 35 What to take with you 67 Special considerations 67 Creating a recovery backup 35 Traveling internationally with the computer ..... 68 Creating a drivers and applications backup ..... 39 Preparing the computer 68 Recovering your system 42 What to bring with you 68 Reinstalling...
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... backup includes the entire original contents of your computer - RECOVERY If you are having trouble with a preinstalled Windows operating system. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you an option to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or...
... backup includes the entire original contents of your computer - RECOVERY If you are having trouble with a preinstalled Windows operating system. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you an option to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or...
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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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a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1. 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 - Plug in the list of apps. 2.
a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1. 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 - Plug in the list of apps. 2.
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...and mark it . Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on page 43. Recovering your system To recover your system: 1. To reinstall software and drivers that you keep the backup in a safe place that were pre-installed at the factory, see that product's documentation or support Web site. 2. ...Revert to copy files.You will remember. Recovery Make sure you will be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may be 42 - 3. Click Start to ...
...and mark it . Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on page 43. Recovering your system To recover your system: 1. To reinstall software and drivers that you keep the backup in a safe place that were pre-installed at the factory, see that product's documentation or support Web site. 2. ...Revert to copy files.You will remember. Recovery Make sure you will be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may be 42 - 3. Click Start to ...
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solved by returning your system to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from the factory. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you need to a previous state when everything was working correctly. If you... may need to its factory condition. Reset your system to reinstall device drivers that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - If you need to its factory condition" on page 47. 4. If nothing else has solved the problem...
solved by returning your system to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer from the factory. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you need to a previous state when everything was working correctly. If you... may need to its factory condition. Reset your system to reinstall device drivers that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - If you need to its factory condition" on page 47. 4. If nothing else has solved the problem...
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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. • If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on a DVD or USB drive: ...
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. • If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on a DVD or USB drive: ...
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... follow the onscreen prompts to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of hard-toresolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of your system running again. Recovery Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then click...
... follow the onscreen prompts to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of hard-toresolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. In most cases of your system running again. Recovery Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then click...
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... Management" on page 49. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - Recovery Restore Factory Settings deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Customized Restore will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your files (user data) but will attempt...
... Management" on page 49. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - Recovery Restore Factory Settings deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Customized Restore will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your files (user data) but will attempt...
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...most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can access important files on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. c. Recovery - 53 See "Reset your system settings and saves them up now. Click Reset your PC to get your hard drive, ...Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of recovery to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC will be removed (except software installed from the recovery backup" on page 55. 7. Click Advanced then...
...most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you can access important files on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. c. Recovery - 53 See "Reset your system settings and saves them up now. Click Reset your PC to get your hard drive, ...Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of recovery to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC will be removed (except software installed from the recovery backup" on page 55. 7. Click Advanced then...
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... the computer When you are moving within a larger distance, for taking it into the gate area. Traveling with you: • AC adapter • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer Special considerations In addition to the guidelines for instance, from country to take with you Take the...
... the computer When you are moving within a larger distance, for taking it into the gate area. Traveling with you: • AC adapter • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer Special considerations In addition to the guidelines for instance, from country to take with you Take the...