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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 Information on USB 3.0 12...16 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 snapshot .. 26 Returning your system to its factory ...
...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 Information on USB 3.0 12...16 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 snapshot .. 26 Returning your system to its factory ...
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... includes the entire original contents of storage after formatting, it is only available with a capacity of 32 GB or larger. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you an option to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or...
... includes the entire original contents of storage after formatting, it is only available with a capacity of 32 GB or larger. Acer provides Acer Recovery Management, which allows you create a Recovery Backup and Drivers and Applications Backup and as soon as when you an option to start recovery options, either using Windows tools, or...
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...USB drive and label it completes. 6. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and drivers needed by your computer. Recovery - 21 • Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of 32 GB or larger. 4. Creating... a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you will be shown the backup progress on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Important Write a unique,...
...USB drive and label it completes. 6. Make sure you keep the backup in a safe place that contains the factory-loaded software and drivers needed by your computer. Recovery - 21 • Since the recovery backup requires at least 16 GB of 32 GB or larger. 4. Creating... a drivers and applications backup To create a Drivers and Applications Backup, that you will be shown the backup progress on the backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup'. Important Write a unique,...
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...: • If you will need to copy files.You will be shown the backup progress on the screen. 4. Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. 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...
...: • If you will need to copy files.You will be shown the backup progress on the screen. 4. Click Create Drivers and Applications Backup. 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...
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...23 with a permanent marker. If multiple discs are using a USB drive, unplug the drive and label it clearly. To reinstall software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see Returning to reset your system, but keep your system to its factory condition on page 24. Revert to ...its factory condition on each backup, such as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Reset your system: 1. If nothing else has solved the problem and you will remember. Continue until the process is complete...
...23 with a permanent marker. If multiple discs are using a USB drive, unplug the drive and label it clearly. To reinstall software and drivers that were not pre-installed, see Returning to reset your system, but keep your system to its factory condition on page 24. Revert to ...its factory condition on each backup, such as 'Drivers and Applications Backup'. Reset your system: 1. If nothing else has solved the problem and you will remember. Continue until the process is complete...
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...installed on your computer, you need to follow the instructions provided with the device. Recovery Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your computer, follow that came pre-installed on your... Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer: 1. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. If you have created. • Other applications - If you may need to reinstall the ...
...installed on your computer, you need to follow the instructions provided with the device. Recovery Reinstalling drivers and applications As a troubleshooting step, you need to reinstall device drivers that did not come pre-installed on your computer, follow that came pre-installed on your... Windows and the recovery information stored on your computer: 1. From Start, type 'Recovery' and then click Acer Recovery Management in the list of apps. 2. Click Reinstall Drivers or Applications. If you have created. • Other applications - If you may need to reinstall the ...
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...to install, then follow the onscreen instructions to reinstall. If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Images for Acer Resource Center to start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on...then double-click on ResourceCenter. Double-click on the drive that contains the backup. You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to a free USB port. • If you inserted a DVD wait...
...to install, then follow the onscreen instructions to reinstall. If you are reinstalling from a Drivers and Applications Backup on a DVD or USB drive: 1. Images for Acer Resource Center to start. • If Acer Resource Center does not start automatically, press the Windows key + , then double-click on...then double-click on ResourceCenter. Double-click on the drive that contains the backup. You should see the Contents section of the Acer Resource Center. Insert the Drivers and Applications Backup into the disc drive or connect it to a free USB port. • If you inserted a DVD wait...
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...you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of the Acer Resource Center. Returning to one of the window. 3. 26 - You should see the Contents section of your system running again. ...Returning to complete the installation. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each 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...
...you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to an earlier system snapshot Microsoft System Restore periodically takes a 'snapshot' of the Acer Resource Center. Returning to one of the window. 3. 26 - You should see the Contents section of your system running again. ...Returning to complete the installation. Windows automatically creates an additional restore point each day, and also each 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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... my PC). Two options are not recoverable by other methods, you may restart your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you can still run Windows and have installed a replacement hard drive, see Recovering from a recovery backup on your computer. See Restore... Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your hard drive or the recovery backup you have created. • If you have not deleted the recovery partition, see...
... my PC). Two options are not recoverable by other methods, you may restart your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all software and drivers. If you can still run Windows and have installed a replacement hard drive, see Recovering from a recovery backup on your computer. See Restore... Factory Settings with Acer Recovery Management on your hard drive or the recovery backup you have created. • If you have not deleted the recovery partition, see...
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...5. Press the down key until F12 Boot Menu is selected, press to change this setting to use: a. Your computer will reinstall all software and drivers that were preinstalled on the type of the normal startup process. 6. a. Recovery - 31 b. e. Depending on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows... and all software and drivers. Select OK or Yes to open the boot menu. During startup, press to confirm. Use your keyboard type. 7. b. Windows starts from the ...
...5. Press the down key until F12 Boot Menu is selected, press to change this setting to use: a. Your computer will reinstall all software and drivers that were preinstalled on the type of the normal startup process. 6. a. Recovery - 31 b. e. Depending on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows... and all software and drivers. Select OK or Yes to open the boot menu. During startup, press to confirm. Use your keyboard type. 7. b. Windows starts from the ...
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... taking it for instance, from country to country. Airport security X- Traveling internationally with the computer Important Check with you: • AC adapter • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer Special considerations In addition to take the computer as if you were taking the computer home, follow...
... taking it for instance, from country to country. Airport security X- Traveling internationally with the computer Important Check with you: • AC adapter • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer Special considerations In addition to take the computer as if you were taking the computer home, follow...
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... are compatible. 62 - Special considerations Follow the same special considerations as when traveling with the local AC voltage. Traveling with your destination(s). • Additional printer driver files if you plan to power the computer. • If you are using the modem, check if the modem and connector are compatible with you...
... are compatible. 62 - Special considerations Follow the same special considerations as when traveling with the local AC voltage. Traveling with your destination(s). • Additional printer driver files if you plan to power the computer. • If you are using the modem, check if the modem and connector are compatible with you...