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...computer 5 Turning your computer off 5 Taking care of your computer 6 Taking care of your AC adapter 6 Cleaning and servicing 7 Your Acer computer tour 8 Computer 8 Front view 8 Bottom view 9 Left/right views 9 LED Indicators 10 Keyboard 11 Keyboard front view 11 ...Touchpad 18 Touchpad basics 18 Touchpad gestures 18 Recovery 20 Creating a recovery backup 20 Creating a drivers and applications backup 22 Recovering your system 24 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 25 Returning to an earlier system snapshot .. 27 Returning your system to its ...
...computer 5 Turning your computer off 5 Taking care of your computer 6 Taking care of your AC adapter 6 Cleaning and servicing 7 Your Acer computer tour 8 Computer 8 Front view 8 Bottom view 9 Left/right views 9 LED Indicators 10 Keyboard 11 Keyboard front view 11 ...Touchpad 18 Touchpad basics 18 Touchpad gestures 18 Recovery 20 Creating a recovery backup 20 Creating a drivers and applications backup 22 Recovering your system 24 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 25 Returning to an earlier system snapshot .. 27 Returning your system to its ...
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...after formatting, it is only available with a capacity of your computer - i.e. 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 situations a full recovery will restore your computer. return it...of 32 GB or larger. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to use a USB drive with a pre-installed Windows operating system. Recovery RECOVERY If you purchased it to...
...after formatting, it is only available with a capacity of your computer - i.e. 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 situations a full recovery will restore your computer. return it...of 32 GB or larger. Creating a recovery backup To reinstall from a USB storage drive, you to create a recovery backup, a drivers and applications backup, and to use a USB drive with a pre-installed Windows operating system. Recovery RECOVERY If you purchased it to...
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... the USB drive, you cannot restore your computer, you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and drivers needed by your computer. 7. You will remember. Unplug the USB drive and label it is recommended to use the USB recovery backup... creating the recovery backup, you will be shown the backup progress on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you can only use a USB drive with a capacity of storage after formatting, it clearly. 22 -
... the USB drive, you cannot restore your computer, you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and drivers needed by your computer. 7. You will remember. Unplug the USB drive and label it is recommended to use the USB recovery backup... creating the recovery backup, you will be shown the backup progress on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Creating a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you can only use a USB drive with a capacity of storage after formatting, it clearly. 22 -
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... enough capacity before continuing. • If using DVDs, it will be shown the backup progress on the screen. 4. 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. • If you will need to copy files... in the list of identical, blank discs. 3. Click Start to complete the recovery discs. Remove the disc from the drive and mark it . Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup.
... enough capacity before continuing. • If using DVDs, it will be shown the backup progress on the screen. 4. 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. • If you will need to copy files... in the list of identical, blank discs. 3. Click Start to complete the recovery discs. Remove the disc from the drive and mark it . Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup.
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... the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To reinstall software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see Reinstalling drivers and applications on each backup, such as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Reset your system: 1. If nothing else has ...process is complete. • If you keep your user information, see Returning your system to its factory condition on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that you want to reset your system to factory condition, see Returning to a previous system ...
... the problem may be solved by reinstalling the software or the device drivers. To reinstall software and drivers that were pre-installed at the factory, see Reinstalling drivers and applications on each backup, such as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Reset your system: 1. If nothing else has ...process is complete. • If you keep your user information, see Returning your system to its factory condition on reinstalling software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see that you want to reset your system to factory condition, see Returning to a previous system ...
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...provided with the device. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. If you need to reinstall device drivers that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - If you need to reinstall software...follow that did not come pre-installed on your computer: 1. Recovery - 25 Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the applications and device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your hard drive or the backup you have ...
...provided with the device. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. If you need to reinstall device drivers that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - If you need to reinstall software...follow that did not come pre-installed on your computer: 1. Recovery - 25 Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you may need to reinstall the applications and device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your hard drive or the backup you have ...
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...the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 26 - You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. Click the install icon for each item you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on the drive that contains the backup. If you want to start. ...8226; If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on ResourceCenter....
...the onscreen instructions to complete the installation. 26 - You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. Click the install icon for each item you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on the drive that contains the backup. If you want to start. ...8226; If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on ResourceCenter....
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...system running again. Recovery - 27 2. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. From Start, type 'Control Panel' and then click Control Panel in the Search Help box, then press Enter. You should see the Contents... section of the window. 3. Click System and Security > Action Center, then click Recovery at the bottom of the Acer Resource Center. Repeat this step for reference only. 3. Images for each time you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to reinstall.
...system running again. Recovery - 27 2. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. From Start, type 'Control Panel' and then click Control Panel in the Search Help box, then press Enter. You should see the Contents... section of the window. 3. Click System and Security > Action Center, then click Recovery at the bottom of the Acer Resource Center. Repeat this step for reference only. 3. Images for each time you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to reinstall.
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... drive or the recovery backup you have created. • If you can access important files on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that are available, Restore Factory Settings (Reset my PC) or Customized Restore (Refresh my PC). Software installed since you specified. If you... Management on your files (user data) 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. This process may take several minutes, and may need to reinstall ...
... drive or the recovery backup you have created. • If you can access important files on your PC will reinstall all software and drivers that are available, Restore Factory Settings (Reset my PC) or Customized Restore (Refresh my PC). Software installed since you specified. If you... Management on your files (user data) 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. This process may take several minutes, and may need to reinstall ...
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... Reset 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 page 33. Click Refresh your PC to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your...reference only. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of recovery to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will erase all software and drivers. c. See Refresh your PC from the recovery backup on your PC will attempt to get your system settings and saves them up now....
... Reset 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 page 33. Click Refresh your PC to start Microsoft System Restore: Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of your...reference only. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of recovery to start the refresh process: Refresh your PC will erase all software and drivers. c. See Refresh your PC from the recovery backup on your PC will attempt to get your system settings and saves them up now....