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Question posted by krystalleebrown31 on February 16th, 2015

Reset Factory Settings

how do I reset the factory settings on my Acer Aspire 5251-1805 series

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Answer #1: Posted by BusterDoogen on February 16th, 2015 11:08 PM
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Backup any data you need to save. Acer offers a recovery partition (accessed by pressing Alt +F10 at Startup) follow the instructions.

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Quick Start Guide - Page 4

© 2010 All Rights Reserved. Aspire 5741/5551/5251 Series Quick Guide Original Issue: 02/2010 Aspire 5741/5551/5251 Series Notebook PC Model number Serial number Date of purchase Place of purchase
Quick Start Guide - Page 5

...certain models of the series, but not necessarily in the text with setting up your computer. For more on how to use your Acer notebook, we have designed a set of guides: First ...subjects as using the keyboard and audio, etc. Your guides To help you purchased. The Aspire Series Generic User Guide contains useful information applying to complete the installation. It covers basic topics such...
Quick Start Guide - Page 135

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Service Guide - Page 1

Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 Series Service Guide Service guide files and updates are available on the ACER/CSD web; for more information, please refer to http://csd.acer.com.tw PRINTED IN TAIWAN
Service Guide - Page 2

Date Chapter Updates II Revision History Please refer to the table below for the updates made on Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 service guides.
Service Guide - Page 7

Table of Contents System Specifications 1 Features 1 System Block Diagram 5 Your Acer Notebook tour 6 Front View 6 Closed Front View 7 Left View 7 Right View ...Hardware Specifications and Configurations 14 System Utilities 25 BIOS Setup Utility 25 Navigating the BIOS Utility 25 Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 BIOS 26 Information 26 Main 27 Security 28 Boot 31 Exit 32 BIOS Flash ...
Service Guide - Page 9

... by Crisis Disk 160 FRU (Field Replaceable Unit) List 161 Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 Exploded Diagrams 162 Main Assembly 162 Base Assembly 163 LED Assembly 164 Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 FRU List 165 Screw List 166 Model Definition and Configuration 168 Aspire 5251 168 Aspire 5551G 170 Aspire 5551 179 Test Compatible Components 187 Microsoft® Windows®...
Service Guide - Page 11

...; Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit • Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64-bit CPU/Chipset • AMD V Series processor V120 (512 KB L2 cache, 2.20 GHz, 3.2GT/s, 25 W) (Aspire 5251) • AMD M880G Chipset (Aspire 5251) • AMD Phenom™ II triple-core mobile processor N830 (1.5 MB L2 cache, 2.10 GHz, 3.6GT/s, 35...
Service Guide - Page 12

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Service Guide - Page 30

...; Memory clock speed: 800 MHz • VGA output support • HDMI output Support VGA Aspire 5251/5551 • All resolutions up to 2456 x 1536: 60 Hz Aspire 5551G • All resolutions up to 2048 x 1536: 85 Hz HDMI™ Aspire 5251/5551/5551G • All resolutions up to 1920 x 1080: 60 Hz LCD Display Resolutions...
Service Guide - Page 36

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Service Guide - Page 37

... describes the parameters in which the SATA controller should operate. Enables, disables the system boot from 0 to factory defaults. Enables, disables D2D Recovery function. Control the mode in this screen. Actual values may differ. Sets the system date. Format/Option Format: HH:MM:SS (hour:minute:second) Format MM/DD/YYYY (month...
Service Guide - Page 38

... password and the length of parameters. Power on it . 28 Chapter 2 Press Enter to reset it will not continue to change the value of password must be greater than one word. Enter SATA Port 0 HDD Password. Settings in this password protects the BIOS Setup Utility from unauthorized access. If you forget your...
Service Guide - Page 50

...The following messages report to screen to confirm completion: • dmitools /r ==> Read dmi string from Memory Input: dmitools /r Output: Manufacturer (Type1, Offset04h): Acer Product Name (Type1, Offset05h): Aspire xxxxx Serial Number (Type1, Offset07h): 01234567890123456789 UUID String (Type1, Offset08h): xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx Write Manufacturer Name to EEPROM Input: dmitools...
Service Guide - Page 156

...Changes remaining reaches zero, the region cannot be changed even Windows is reinstalled or the drive is the factory default. Double-click DVD/CD-ROM drives. c. In the Desktop disc recording panel, select the ...the drive tray and that the disc is visible. 2. Check that the default drive is set to Start´ Computer and right-click the writable ODD icon. Check that the label on...
Service Guide - Page 169

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Service Guide - Page 171

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Service Guide - Page 172

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Service Guide - Page 175

Aspire 5251/5551G/5551 FRU List Chapter 6 165
Service Guide - Page 197

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