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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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This section describes the recovery tools available on your computer's hard drive, including Windows and all settings and personal data. Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with your computer, and the frequently asked questions (see page 81) do not help, you ...the entire original contents of your computer. i.e. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you purchased it to an earlier state. RECOVERY If you are having trouble with a preinstalled Windows ...
This section describes the recovery tools available on your computer's hard drive, including Windows and all settings and personal data. Note: Acer Recovery Management is only available with your computer, and the frequently asked questions (see page 81) do not help, you ...the entire original contents of your computer. i.e. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you purchased it to an earlier state. RECOVERY If you are having trouble with a preinstalled Windows ...
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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. 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. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'.
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. 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. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'.
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Recovery Plug in the list of apps. 2. 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 - a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1. Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup.
Recovery Plug in the list of apps. 2. 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 - a USB storage drive or, if your computer features a DVD recorder, one or more blank recordable DVDs. 1. Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup.
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.... If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may be 42 - If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be shown the backup progress on page 43. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe ...process until the process is complete. • If you will be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Click Start to a previous system condition. To reinstall software and drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. 2. If multiple discs are using optical discs, the drive ejects each...
.... If only one or two items of software or hardware have stopped working correctly, the problem may be 42 - If reinstalling software or drivers does not help, then the problem may be shown the backup progress on page 43. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe ...process until the process is complete. • If you will be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. Click Start to a previous system condition. To reinstall software and drivers that product's documentation or support Web site. 2. If multiple discs are using optical discs, the drive ejects each...
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... on your computer from the factory. Recovery - 43 For instructions, see "Returning your system to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on page 46. 3. If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on your computer... solved the problem and you need to its factory condition" on your computer, follow that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - Reset your hard drive or the backup you may ...
... on your computer from the factory. Recovery - 43 For instructions, see "Returning your system to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on page 46. 3. If you need to reinstall software that did not come pre-installed on your computer... solved the problem and you need to its factory condition" on your computer, follow that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you have created. • Other applications - Reset your hard drive or the backup you may ...
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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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...drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the drive that contains the backup. Double-click on ResourceCenter. Recovery - 45 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 the item you... Center. • Click the install icon 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: 1. ...
...drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on the drive that contains the backup. Double-click on ResourceCenter. Recovery - 45 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 the item you... Center. • Click the install icon 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: 1. ...
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... install icon for each time you can return to complete the installation. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. You should see the Contents section of your system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you...
... install icon for each time you can return to complete the installation. In most cases of hard-toresolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. You should see the Contents section of your system running again. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you...
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... then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you purchased your hard drive, back them up now. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, ...are available, Restore Factory Settings (Reset my PC) or Customized Restore (Refresh my PC). See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 49. Recovering from the Windows Store).
... then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you purchased your hard drive, back them up now. See "Customized Restore with Acer Recovery Management" on your files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from Windows Start Acer Recovery Management: • From Start, ...are available, Restore Factory Settings (Reset my PC) or Customized Restore (Refresh my PC). See "Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management" on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 49. Recovering from the Windows Store).
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... software installed from the Windows Store). Recovery - 53 Click Reset your PC to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 54. Click Refresh your PC to get your system settings and saves them up now. See "Reset your PC... of these restore points to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. 7.
... software installed from the Windows Store). Recovery - 53 Click Reset your PC to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 54. Click Refresh your PC to get your system settings and saves them up now. See "Reset your PC... of these restore points to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. 7.
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... the computer Prepare the computer as carry-on your computer 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...
... the computer Prepare the computer as carry-on your computer 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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... traveling in case 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 another country, check that the local AC voltage and the AC adapter...
... traveling in case 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 another country, check that the local AC voltage and the AC adapter...