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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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...including Windows and all settings and personal data. Recovery - 35 RECOVERY If you are having trouble with a preinstalled Windows operating system. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you can 'recover' your computer - Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you... an option to an earlier state. i.e. Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with your computer, and the frequently asked questions (see page 81) do not help, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to start recovery options, either ...
...including Windows and all settings and personal data. Recovery - 35 RECOVERY If you are having trouble with a preinstalled Windows operating system. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you can 'recover' your computer - Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you... an option to an earlier state. i.e. Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with your computer, and the frequently asked questions (see page 81) do not help, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to start recovery options, either ...
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Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly. 7.
Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factoryloaded software and drivers needed by your computer, you will remember. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you may use either Recovery - 39 Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Unplug the USB drive and label it clearly. 7.
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Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1. 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 Plug in the list of apps. 2.
Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1. 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 Plug in the list of apps. 2.
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...have stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. 3. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on page 43. Perform minor fixes. To reinstall software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that you are required, insert a new..., the drive ejects each backup, such as it completes burning it. Revert to copy files.You will remember. Recovery If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be 42 - Follow the process until the process is complete. • If you will be...
...have stopped working correctly, the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. 3. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on page 43. Perform minor fixes. To reinstall software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see that you are required, insert a new..., the drive ejects each backup, such as it completes burning it. Revert to copy files.You will remember. Recovery If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be 42 - Follow the process until the process is complete. • If you will be...
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...your system to follow the instructions provided with the device. If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you want to reset your system, but keep your user information, see "...a previous state when everything was working correctly. Reset your system to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on page 47. 4. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - You can reinstall using either your computer from the factory. ...
...your system to follow the instructions provided with the device. If nothing else has solved the problem and you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your computer, you want to reset your system, but keep your user information, see "...a previous state when everything was working correctly. Reset your system to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on page 47. 4. Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - You can reinstall using either your computer from the factory. ...
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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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...contains the backup. Recovery - 45 • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the install icon for the item you want 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 ...
...contains the backup. Recovery - 45 • You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. • Click the install icon for the item you want 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 ...
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...each item you can return to one of these restore points to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Recovery 2. In most cases of 46 - Returning to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. Repeat this... step for the item you install software or device drivers. Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then click Help and Support in the list...
...each item you can return to one of these restore points to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of the Acer Resource Center. 3. Recovery 2. In most cases of 46 - Returning to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. Repeat this... step for the item you install software or device drivers. Note: For more information about using Microsoft System Restore, from Start, type 'Help' and then click Help and Support in the list...
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...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. See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 49. Recovering from the Windows ... Software installed since you can access important files on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - Recovery Restore Factory Settings deletes everything on your ...
...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. See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on page 49. Recovering from the Windows ... Software installed since you can access important files on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your system. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on page 51. 48 - Recovery Restore Factory Settings deletes everything on your ...
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...Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of these restore points to get your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). b. Recovery - 53 Click Refresh your PC...will attempt to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. See "Reset your system settings and saves them up now. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of recovery to one of ...
...Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of these restore points to get your files (user data) but will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on your PC will be removed (except software installed from the Windows Store). b. Recovery - 53 Click Refresh your PC...will attempt to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. See "Reset your system settings and saves them up now. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of recovery to one of ...
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..., follow these guidelines to a client's office building or traveling locally. Traveling 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 protect your computer...
..., follow these guidelines to a client's office building or traveling locally. Traveling 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 protect your computer...
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... following items with you need to show it for the country to which you are traveling. • Spare, fully-charged battery packs. • Additional printer driver files if you are moving from country to country. Preparing the computer Prepare the computer as when traveling with your computer - 69 Traveling internationally with...
... following items with you need to show it for the country to which you are traveling. • Spare, fully-charged battery packs. • Additional printer driver files if you are moving from country to country. Preparing the computer Prepare the computer as when traveling with your computer - 69 Traveling internationally with...