42 - Recovery
When the recovery has finished, a dialog box prompts you to restart your
computer.
5. Click on
OK
. Your computer restarts.
6. Follow the on-screen prompts for first-time system setup.
Recovering from the hard drive during startup
To reinstall Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers:
1. Turn on your computer, then press
Alt+F10
during startup.
Acer
eRecovery Management
opens.
2. Click on
Restore system from factory default
.
Caution:
Continuing the process will erase all files on your hard
drive.
3. Click on
Next
. Your hard drive’s original, factory-loaded contents are
recovered. This process will take several minutes.
Recovering from your recovery backup
To reinstall Windows and all pre-installed software and drivers:
1. Find your recovery backup:
• If you a using optical discs, turn on your computer, insert the first
system recovery disc (
’Windows Recovery Backup’
) into your
optical disc drive, then restart your computer.
• If you a using a USB disk, plug in the USB drive and turn on your
computer.
Caution:
Continuing the process will erase all files on your hard
drive.
