User Manual (Windows 8.1)
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...Turning your computer on and 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 11 Rear view 12 Base ... the keyboard 14 Lock keys 14 Hotkeys 14 Windows keys 15 Touchpad 17 Touchpad basics 17 Touchpad gestures 17 Recovery 19 Creating a recovery backup 19 Creating a drivers and applications backup 21 Recovering your system 23 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 24 Returning to an earlier system...
...Turning your computer on and 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 11 Rear view 12 Base ... the keyboard 14 Lock keys 14 Hotkeys 14 Windows keys 15 Touchpad 17 Touchpad basics 17 Touchpad gestures 17 Recovery 19 Creating a recovery backup 19 Creating a drivers and applications backup 21 Recovering your system 23 Reinstalling drivers and applications......... 24 Returning to an earlier system...
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.... In certain situations a full recovery will restore your computer to the same state as possible. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows 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 - 19 If you are having trouble with your computer, and...
.... In certain situations a full recovery will restore your computer to the same state as possible. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows 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 - 19 If you are having trouble with your computer, and...
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... computer, you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and drivers needed by your computer. 7. Make sure you 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 ...on the screen. 5. Unplug the USB drive and label it completes. 6. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Follow the process until it clearly. Recovery - 21 • Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of 32 GB ...
... computer, you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and drivers needed by your computer. 7. Make sure you 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 ...on the screen. 5. Unplug the USB drive and label it completes. 6. Important Write a unique, descriptive label on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Follow the process until it clearly. Recovery - 21 • Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of 32 GB ...
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... software that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. You can reinstall using Windows and the recovery information stored on your hard drive or the... backup you need to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on your ...
... software that software's installation instructions. • New device drivers - Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. You can reinstall using Windows and the recovery information stored on your hard drive or the... backup you need to reinstall the applications and device drivers that came pre-installed on your ...
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...for the item you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Double-click on the optical drive icon. • If you inserted a DVD wait for reference only. 4. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to... a free USB port. • If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on the drive that contains the backup. You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. Recovery - 25 3. Click the install icon for each item you want to install,...
...for the item you are using a USB drive, press the Windows key + , then double-click on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Double-click on the optical drive icon. • If you inserted a DVD wait for reference only. 4. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to... a free USB port. • If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on the drive that contains the backup. You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. Recovery - 25 3. Click the install icon for each item you want to install,...
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...Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of apps. 2. Click Open System Restore, then Next. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. Returning to complete the installation. You should see the Contents section of apps. Repeat this... in the list of the Acer Resource Center. Returning to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. From Start, type 'Control Panel' and then click Control Panel in the Search Help box, then press Enter. Type 'Windows system restore' in the list...
...Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of apps. 2. Click Open System Restore, then Next. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each item you install software or device drivers. Returning to complete the installation. You should see the Contents section of apps. Repeat this... in the list of the Acer Resource Center. Returning to get your system settings and saves them as restore points. From Start, type 'Control Panel' and then click Control Panel in the Search Help box, then press Enter. Type 'Windows system restore' in the list...
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...have installed a replacement hard drive, see Recovering 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 your original hard drive has been ...on your system to its factory condition. Returning your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Software installed since you specified. click Yes. If you can still run Windows and have not deleted the recovery partition, see Recovering from Click the latest restore...
...have installed a replacement hard drive, see Recovering 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 your original hard drive has been ...on your system to its factory condition. Returning your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. Software installed since you specified. click Yes. If you can still run Windows and have not deleted the recovery partition, see Recovering from Click the latest restore...
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...: Refresh your system. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of these restore points to use: a. Click Reset your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. c. During startup, press to select the Main menu. a. b. Software installed since you can access important files on the type of BIOS your hard...
...: Refresh your system. Select Troubleshoot and then choose the type of these restore points to use: a. Click Reset your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. c. During startup, press to select the Main menu. a. b. Software installed since you can access important files on the type of BIOS your hard...