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...Cleaning and servicing xvi Touchpad 1 Touchpad basics (with two buttons) 1 Using the keyboard 3 Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad* 3 Hotkeys 4 Windows keys 5 Acer ProShield (only for certain model) 7 Overview 7 Setting up ProShield 7 Personal Secure Disk 8 BIOS Settings 9 Credential Manager 9 Data Protection 10 Data Removal 10... your system (Optical drive) 17 To recover your system 17 Types of recovery 17 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 17 Returning to a previous system condition 18 Returning your system to its factory condition 19
...Cleaning and servicing xvi Touchpad 1 Touchpad basics (with two buttons) 1 Using the keyboard 3 Lock keys and embedded numeric keypad* 3 Hotkeys 4 Windows keys 5 Acer ProShield (only for certain model) 7 Overview 7 Setting up ProShield 7 Personal Secure Disk 8 BIOS Settings 9 Credential Manager 9 Data Protection 10 Data Removal 10... your system (Optical drive) 17 To recover your system 17 Types of recovery 17 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 17 Returning to a previous system condition 18 Returning your system to its factory condition 19
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...) 21 To recover your system 21 Types of recovery 21 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 21 Returning to a previous system condition 22 Returning your system to its factory condition 23 Acer Backup Manager 25 Power management 26 Acer PowerSmart key 26 Battery pack 27 Battery pack characteristics 27 Maximizing the battery's life...
...) 21 To recover your system 21 Types of recovery 21 Recovering pre-installed software and drivers 21 Returning to a previous system condition 22 Returning your system to its factory condition 23 Acer Backup Manager 25 Power management 26 Acer PowerSmart key 26 Battery pack 27 Battery pack characteristics 27 Maximizing the battery's life...
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...a USB drive. 2 Restore: • Restore Operating System to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. English 12 Acer eRecovery Management If your computer when needed, you must first set by other methods, you may vary. To use the ...protection feature of the following functions: 1 Backup: • Create Factory Default Backup • Backup Drivers and Applications Note: Models that are not recoverable by launching Acer eRecovery Management and clicking Settings. To ensure you can recover your computer experiences problems that do not...
...a USB drive. 2 Restore: • Restore Operating System to reinstall the Windows operating system and factory-loaded software and drivers. English 12 Acer eRecovery Management If your computer when needed, you must first set by other methods, you may vary. To use the ...protection feature of the following functions: 1 Backup: • Create Factory Default Backup • Backup Drivers and Applications Note: Models that are not recoverable by launching Acer eRecovery Management and clicking Settings. To ensure you can recover your computer experiences problems that do not...
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... type of recovery backup as soon as possible. Please read them carefully! 1 Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create Drivers and Applications Backup Disc. OR To create a recovery disc for the hard drive's entire original contents, including...
... type of recovery backup as soon as possible. Please read them carefully! 1 Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. 2 To create recovery discs for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create Drivers and Applications Backup Disc. OR To create a recovery disc for the hard drive's entire original contents, including...
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... identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in a safe place that you have the required number of 2' or 'Apps/Drivers Recovery disc'. Make sure you keep the discs in the Backup to complete the recovery discs. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. English...
... identical, blank discs ready before continuing. 3 Insert a blank disc into the drive indicated in a safe place that you have the required number of 2' or 'Apps/Drivers Recovery disc'. Make sure you keep the discs in the Backup to complete the recovery discs. Continue recording discs until the process is complete. English...
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...OR To create a recovery backup for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create Factory Default Backup. - Important: We recommend that you will be guided by onscreen instructions. Important: This ... only applies to computers without an optical drive. 1 Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. 2 To create recovery backup for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create Driver and Applications Backup. Throughout the process, you create each type of recovery backup as soon...
...OR To create a recovery backup for the hard drive's entire original contents, including Windows and all factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create Factory Default Backup. - Important: We recommend that you will be guided by onscreen instructions. Important: This ... only applies to computers without an optical drive. 1 Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. 2 To create recovery backup for only the factory-loaded software and drivers, click Create Driver and Applications Backup. Throughout the process, you create each type of recovery backup as soon...
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English 16 The Create Factory Default Backup dialog box opens. You will remember. Make sure you will be shown the backup progress on each backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup' or 'Apps/Drivers Recovery Backup'. This dialog box tells you the estimated size of the backup file on your USB flash drive. 3 Plug in a safe place that you keep the USB flash drive in the USB disk, then click Next. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 4 Unplug the USB flash drive and mark it with a permanent marker.
English 16 The Create Factory Default Backup dialog box opens. You will remember. Make sure you will be shown the backup progress on each backup, such as 'Windows Recovery Backup' or 'Apps/Drivers Recovery Backup'. This dialog box tells you the estimated size of the backup file on your USB flash drive. 3 Plug in a safe place that you keep the USB flash drive in the USB disk, then click Next. Important: Write a unique, descriptive label on the screen. 4 Unplug the USB flash drive and mark it with a permanent marker.
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... your computer, you an option to follow the instructions provided with the device. You can use the Acer eRecovery Management program. OR - To recover software and drivers that did not come pre-installed on page 19. To recover your system 1 Perform minor fixes. English...you need to retain all settings and personal data for later retrieval. To recover your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. - If nothing else has solved the problem and you have stopped working correctly. If reinstalling ...
... your computer, you an option to follow the instructions provided with the device. You can use the Acer eRecovery Management program. OR - To recover software and drivers that did not come pre-installed on page 19. To recover your system 1 Perform minor fixes. English...you need to retain all settings and personal data for later retrieval. To recover your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. - If nothing else has solved the problem and you have stopped working correctly. If reinstalling ...
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...If you are recovering from your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the Acer Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall Drivers or Applications to display the Acer Application Recovery main menu. 3 ...Click Contents to show a list of software and device drivers. 4 Click the install icon for each ...
...If you are recovering from your driver and application recovery disc, insert it into the disc drive, then go to Step 3 after the Acer Application Recovery main menu opens. 2 Click the Restore tab, then click Reinstall Drivers or Applications to display the Acer Application Recovery main menu. 3 ...Click Contents to show a list of software and device drivers. 4 Click the install icon for each ...
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..., then continues by other methods, you cannot run Windows, see "Recovering from within Windows To reinstall Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 20. Follow the onscreen prompts for first-time system setup. You can reinstall using the restore ... Start. If you may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. Click OK. English 19 4 Click Yes. This process may take several minutes, and may take a while,...
..., then continues by other methods, you cannot run Windows, see "Recovering from within Windows To reinstall Windows and all software and drivers that were pre-installed on page 20. Follow the onscreen prompts for first-time system setup. You can reinstall using the restore ... Start. If you may need to reinstall everything on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. Click OK. English 19 4 Click Yes. This process may take several minutes, and may take a while,...
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...the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your computer, then press + during startup To reinstall Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer. Your hard drive's ...on your hard drive. Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter. Warning: Continuing the process will restart. 2 During startup, press to open Acer eRecovery Management. 2 Click Restore Operating System to start with 'IDE 1...'), then press . Use the left or right arrow keys to open the...
...the hard drive or an optical disc. 3 Use your computer, then press + during startup To reinstall Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your computer, insert the first system recovery disc into your optical disc drive, then restart your computer. Your hard drive's ...on your hard drive. Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter. Warning: Continuing the process will restart. 2 During startup, press to open Acer eRecovery Management. 2 Click Restore Operating System to start with 'IDE 1...'), then press . Use the left or right arrow keys to open the...
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... to a previous state when everything was working correctly. This will restore your system 1 Perform minor fixes. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help fix your problem, you can recover using either your hard drive or the backup you have stopped working correctly, ... with the device. You can use the Acer eRecovery Management program. To recover your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. - English 21 Recovering your system (USB flash drive) If calling Acer support did not help , then the problem...
... to a previous state when everything was working correctly. This will restore your system 1 Perform minor fixes. If reinstalling software or drivers does not help fix your problem, you can recover using either your hard drive or the backup you have stopped working correctly, ... with the device. You can use the Acer eRecovery Management program. To recover your pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. - English 21 Recovering your system (USB flash drive) If calling Acer support did not help , then the problem...
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... System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type windows system restore in Windows Explorer and double-click Recovery. 2 Click Reinstall Drivers or Application from your system running again. To return to reinstall. Repeat this step for the item you want , click Next, then Finish...Recovery. 2 Click Open System Restore, then Next. 3 Select the restore point you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to get your driver and application recovery backup, insert the USB flash drive into a USB port. English 22 If you are recovering from a USB device. 3 Click ...
... System Restore, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type windows system restore in Windows Explorer and double-click Recovery. 2 Click Reinstall Drivers or Application from your system running again. To return to reinstall. Repeat this step for the item you want , click Next, then Finish...Recovery. 2 Click Open System Restore, then Next. 3 Select the restore point you want to install, then follow the onscreen prompts to get your driver and application recovery backup, insert the USB flash drive into a USB port. English 22 If you are recovering from a USB device. 3 Click ...
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...If you cannot run Windows, see "Recovering from your computer. Recovering from within Windows To reinstall Windows and all software and drivers that the operating system will display information about the hard drive that were pre-installed on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows... and all pre-installed software and drivers: Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. A dialog box will be recovered to its factory condition. When the recovery has finished, a dialog...
...If you cannot run Windows, see "Recovering from your computer. Recovering from within Windows To reinstall Windows and all software and drivers that the operating system will display information about the hard drive that were pre-installed on your hard drive, then reinstalls Windows... and all pre-installed software and drivers: Click Start > All Programs > Acer, then click Acer eRecovery Management. A dialog box will be recovered to its factory condition. When the recovery has finished, a dialog...
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... enable the F12 Boot Menu: Press when starting your computer, then press + during startup To reinstall Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. English 24 Recovering from the hard drive during startup to open the boot menu. Warning: Continuing the ...your computer. Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter. Recovering from , such as a flash drive. 3 Use your arrow keys to open Acer eRecovery Management. 2 Click Restore Operating System to select the Main menu. Select OK to Enabled. This process will be recovered. Use the left or...
... enable the F12 Boot Menu: Press when starting your computer, then press + during startup To reinstall Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers: 1 Turn on your hard drive. English 24 Recovering from the hard drive during startup to open the boot menu. Warning: Continuing the ...your computer. Select Save Changes and Exit and press Enter. Recovering from , such as a flash drive. 3 Use your arrow keys to open Acer eRecovery Management. 2 Click Restore Operating System to select the Main menu. Select OK to Enabled. This process will be recovered. Use the left or...
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... while traveling: • Always take with you Take the following items with you: • AC adapter • Spare, fully-charged battery pack(s) • Additional printer driver files if you might also want to excessive heat. • Changes in the computer is greater than 10° C (18° F), allow the computer to...
... while traveling: • Always take with you Take the following items with you: • AC adapter • Spare, fully-charged battery pack(s) • Additional printer driver files if you might also want to excessive heat. • Changes in the computer is greater than 10° C (18° F), allow the computer to...
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...; Power cords that the local AC voltage and the AC adapter power cord specifications are traveling • Spare, fully-charged battery packs • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use converter kits sold for appliances to power the computer. • If you are using the modem, check if the...
...; Power cords that the local AC voltage and the AC adapter power cord specifications are traveling • Spare, fully-charged battery packs • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use converter kits sold for appliances to power the computer. • If you are using the modem, check if the...