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...Turning your computer on and off 6 Taking care of your computer 7 Taking care of your AC adapter 7 Cleaning and servicing 8 Your Acer notebook tour 9 Screen view 9 Keyboard view 10 Left view 11 Information on USB 3.0 11 Right view 11 Rear view 12 Base ... the keyboard 14 Lock keys 14 Hotkeys 14 Windows keys 15 Touchpad 17 Touchpad basics 17 Touchpad gestures 17 Recovery 19 Creating a recovery backup 19 Creating a drivers and applications backup 21 Recovering your system 23 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 24 Returning to an earlier system...
...Turning your computer on and off 6 Taking care of your computer 7 Taking care of your AC adapter 7 Cleaning and servicing 8 Your Acer notebook tour 9 Screen view 9 Keyboard view 10 Left view 11 Information on USB 3.0 11 Right view 11 Rear view 12 Base ... the keyboard 14 Lock keys 14 Hotkeys 14 Windows keys 15 Touchpad 17 Touchpad basics 17 Touchpad gestures 17 Recovery 19 Creating a recovery backup 19 Creating a drivers and applications backup 21 Recovering your system 23 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 24 Returning to an earlier system...
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... applications backup, and to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Note Acer Recovery Management is recommended to use a USB drive with a capacity of 32 GB or larger. RECOVERY Recovery - 19 If you are having trouble with a pre-installed Windows operating system. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you an...
... applications backup, and to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Note Acer Recovery Management is recommended to use a USB drive with a capacity of 32 GB or larger. RECOVERY Recovery - 19 If you are having trouble with a pre-installed Windows operating system. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you an...
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... by your computer. Follow the process until it clearly. Unplug the USB drive and label it completes. 6. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you cannot restore your computer. 7. Recovery - 21 • Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of 32 GB or ... backup to restore your computer, if you lose or erase the USB drive, you will be shown the backup progress on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 5.
... by your computer. Follow the process until it clearly. Unplug the USB drive and label it completes. 6. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you cannot restore your computer. 7. Recovery - 21 • Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of 32 GB or ... backup to restore your computer, if you lose or erase the USB drive, you will be shown the backup progress on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 5.
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... Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you are reinstalling using either your hard drive or the backup you may need to reinstall the applications and device drivers ...the device. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. Recovery Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - You can reinstall using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer: 1. If you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come ...
... Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you are reinstalling using either your hard drive or the backup you may need to reinstall the applications and device drivers ...the device. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. Recovery Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - You can reinstall using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer: 1. If you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come ...
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...reinstall. Double-click on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Click the install icon for Acer Resource Center to complete the installation. Images for each item you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the drive that contains the backup. If you...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 reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on ResourceCenter. Repeat this step for reference only....
...reinstall. Double-click on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Click the install icon for Acer Resource Center to complete the installation. Images for each item you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the drive that contains the backup. If you...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 reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on ResourceCenter. Repeat this step for reference only....
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... section of apps. 2. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Click System and Security > Action Center, then click Recovery at the bottom of these restore points to... reinstall. Returning to complete the installation. Repeat this step for reference only. 3. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you want to get your system... follow the onscreen prompts to a restore point 1. Type 'Windows system restore' in the list of the Acer Resource Center. Recovery 2.
... section of apps. 2. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Click System and Security > Action Center, then click Recovery at the bottom of these restore points to... reinstall. Returning to complete the installation. Repeat this step for reference only. 3. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you want to get your system... follow the onscreen prompts to a restore point 1. Type 'Windows system restore' in the list of the Acer Resource Center. Recovery 2.
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...Next, then Finish. 5. Software installed since you have installed a replacement hard drive, see Recovering from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. Recovering from a recovery backup on page 27. •... If you cannot run Windows, your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you purchased your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If...
...Next, then Finish. 5. Software installed since you have installed a replacement hard drive, see Recovering from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. Recovering from a recovery backup on page 27. •... If you cannot run Windows, your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you purchased your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If...
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... to open the boot menu. Click Refresh your PC to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were preinstalled on the type of hard-to-resolve software problems, you to select which device to confirm. e. d. Your computer... will be removed (except software installed from the recovery backup on your PC from the Windows Store). c. See Refresh your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Click Advanced then System Restore to retain your files (user data) but will attempt to start ...
... to open the boot menu. Click Refresh your PC to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were preinstalled on the type of hard-to-resolve software problems, you to select which device to confirm. e. d. Your computer... will be removed (except software installed from the recovery backup on your PC from the Windows Store). c. See Refresh your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Click Advanced then System Restore to retain your files (user data) but will attempt to start ...