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... 59 Taking care of your battery pack 19 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 Left view 25 Information on USB 3.0 26 ...Creating a recovery backup 35 What to take 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 the computer 69 Returning to an earlier system What...
... 59 Taking care of your battery pack 19 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 Left view 25 Information on USB 3.0 26 ...Creating a recovery backup 35 What to take 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 the computer 69 Returning to an earlier system What...
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...computer to the same state as possible. return it , while giving you an option to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you must first create a recovery backup. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage ...drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or the recovery backup. ...
...computer to the same state as possible. return it , while giving you an option to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you must first create a recovery backup. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage ...drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or the recovery backup. ...
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Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly. 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. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39
Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly. 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. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39
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Plug in the list of apps. 2. 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 - Recovery a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1.
Plug in the list of apps. 2. 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 - Recovery a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1.
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.... Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 4. Make sure you will be shown the backup progress on each disc as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Recovery If multiple discs are using a USB drive, unplug the drive and label it clearly. Recovering your system To recover your... or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Revert to copy files.You will remember. For instructions on page 43. Click Start to a previous system condition. Follow the process...
.... Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 4. Make sure you will be shown the backup progress on each disc as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Recovery If multiple discs are using a USB drive, unplug the drive and label it clearly. Recovering your system To recover your... or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Revert to copy files.You will remember. For instructions on page 43. Click Start to a previous system condition. Follow the process...
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... earlier system snapshot" on page 47. If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer, follow that did not come pre-installed on your computer from the factory. If you... your computer, you want to reset your system, but keep your user information, see "Returning to its factory condition" on page 47. 4. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - solved by returning your system to its factory condition" on page 46...
... earlier system snapshot" on page 47. If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer, follow that did not come pre-installed on your computer from the factory. If you... your computer, you want to reset your system, but keep your user information, see "Returning to its factory condition" on page 47. 4. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - solved by returning your system to its factory condition" on page 46...
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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 - Recovery
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... install, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 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...
... install, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 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...
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...section of your system running again. Recovery Returning to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Repeat this step for the item you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to get your system settings ...list of these restore points to complete the installation. 2. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you want to one of 46 - Click the ...
...section of your system running again. Recovery Returning to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Repeat this step for the item you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to get your system settings ...list of these restore points to complete the installation. 2. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you want to one of 46 - Click the ...
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...your system. See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 49. Software installed since you can access important files on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - ...Customized Restore will attempt to retain your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your hard drive...
...your system. See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 49. Software installed since you can access important files on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - ...Customized Restore will attempt to retain your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your hard drive...
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... installed from the Windows Store). Click Advanced then System Restore to retain your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC will attempt to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive,...as restore points. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you purchased your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Software installed since you can access important files on your system. 7. See "Refresh your system settings and saves them up now. c. See...
... installed from the Windows Store). Click Advanced then System Restore to retain your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC will attempt to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive,...as restore points. In most cases of hard-to-resolve software problems, you purchased your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Software installed since you can access important files on your system. 7. See "Refresh your system settings and saves them up now. c. See...
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... while traveling: • Always 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 office building to a client's office building...
... while traveling: • Always 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 office building to a client's office building...
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... the computer When you need to show it for the country to which you are traveling. • Spare, fully-charged battery packs. • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer. • Proof of purchase, in case you are moving from country to country. In addition, these tips...
... the computer When you need to show it for the country to which you are traveling. • Spare, fully-charged battery packs. • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer. • Proof of purchase, in case you are moving from country to country. In addition, these tips...