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... 6 Turning your computer 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 12 Base view 13 Using ...the keyboard 14 Lock keys 14 Hotkeys 14 Windows keys 15 Touchpad 16 Touchpad basics 16 Touchpad gestures 16 Recovery 18 Creating a recovery backup 18 Creating a drivers and applications backup 20 Recovering your system 22 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 23 Returning to an earlier system...
... 6 Turning your computer 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 12 Base view 13 Using ...the keyboard 14 Lock keys 14 Hotkeys 14 Windows keys 15 Touchpad 16 Touchpad basics 16 Touchpad gestures 16 Recovery 18 Creating a recovery backup 18 Creating a drivers and applications backup 20 Recovering your system 22 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 23 Returning to an earlier system...
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...- Important We recommend that you an option to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or the recovery backup. Using this backup will require a USB recovery backup. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you must first create a recovery backup. In certain ... a USB storage drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Recovery RECOVERY If you are having trouble with a pre-installed Windows operating system. i.e. This section describes the recovery tools available on page...
...- Important We recommend that you an option to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or the recovery backup. Using this backup will require a USB recovery backup. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you must first create a recovery backup. In certain ... a USB storage drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to retain all factory-loaded software and drivers. Recovery RECOVERY If you are having trouble with a pre-installed Windows operating system. i.e. This section describes the recovery tools available on page...
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..., you will be shown the backup progress on the screen. 5. Follow the process until it clearly. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you cannot restore your computer. After creating the recovery backup, you can only use a ...USB drive with a capacity of storage after formatting, it is recommended to use the USB recovery backup to delete the recovery information on the backup, such as 'Windows...
..., you will be shown the backup progress on the screen. 5. Follow the process until it clearly. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you cannot restore your computer. After creating the recovery backup, you can only use a ...USB drive with a capacity of storage after formatting, it is recommended to use the USB recovery backup to delete the recovery information on the backup, such as 'Windows...
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...have created. • Other applications - From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. Recovery - 23 Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you are reinstalling using either your hard drive or the...instructions provided with the device. If you may need to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer: 1. You can reinstall using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer, follow that did not come pre-installed...
...have created. • Other applications - From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. Recovery - 23 Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you are reinstalling using either your hard drive or the...instructions provided with the device. If you may need to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on your computer: 1. You can reinstall using Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer, follow that did not come pre-installed...
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Recovery 3. If you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to a free USB port. • If you want to complete the ...Click the install icon for each item you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on the drive that contains the backup. 24 - Images for Acer Resource Center to start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on ResourceCenter. You should see the...
Recovery 3. If you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to a free USB port. • If you want to complete the ...Click the install icon for each item you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on the drive that contains the backup. 24 - Images for Acer Resource Center to start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on ResourceCenter. You should see the...
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...onscreen prompts to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. Type 'Windows system restore' in the list of the Acer Resource Center. Click Open System Restore, then Next. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you want... to one of your system running again. Returning to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. From Start,...
...onscreen prompts to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. Type 'Windows system restore' in the list of the Acer Resource Center. Click Open System Restore, then Next. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you want... to one of your system running again. Returning to -resolve software problems, you install software or device drivers. From Start,...
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...files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from a recovery backup on page 29. See Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your hard drive, back them up now. click Yes. Customized Restore will attempt to reinstall everything on your system.... its factory condition. Returning your computer. Software installed since you purchased your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you can still run Windows, your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you can access important files on your ...
...files (user data) but will be removed (except software installed from a recovery backup on page 29. See Restore Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your hard drive, back them up now. click Yes. Customized Restore will attempt to reinstall everything on your system.... its factory condition. Returning your computer. Software installed since you purchased your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you can still run Windows, your original hard drive has been completely re-formatted or you can access important files on your ...
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... them up now. Click Refresh your PC to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were preinstalled on your PC will be removed (except software installed from the recovery backup instead of recovery to retain your PC... files on page 31. Recovery b. See Reset your PC from the recovery backup Important Reset your files (user data) but will erase all software and drivers. Reset your PC window opens. The Reset your PC from the recovery backup below.
... them up now. Click Refresh your PC to start the reset process: Reset your PC deletes everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers that were preinstalled on your PC will be removed (except software installed from the recovery backup instead of recovery to retain your PC... files on page 31. Recovery b. See Reset your PC from the recovery backup Important Reset your files (user data) but will erase all software and drivers. Reset your PC window opens. The Reset your PC from the recovery backup below.