Acer Aspire M5100 Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 25

Acer eRecovery Acer eRecovery is a tool to quickly backup and restore the system. Users can create and save a backup of the current system configuration to hard drive, CD, or DVD. Acer eRecovery consists of the following functions: 1. Create backup 2. Restore from backup 3. Create factory default image CD 4. Re-install bundled software without CD 5. Change Acer eRecovery password Create Backup Users can create and save backup images to hard drive, CD, or DVD. Please follow the steps below to create backup. 1. Boot to Windows XP. 2. Press + to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros. 4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. 5. In the Recovery settings window, select Backup snapshot image and click Next. 6. Select the backup method: • Use Backup to HDD to store the backup disc image on drive D:\ • Backup to optical device to store the backup disc image on CD or DVD. This option is only available on systems that include an optical disc burner. 7. After choosing the backup method, click Next. Then follow the instruction on the screen to complete the process. Restore from Backup Users can restore backup previously created (as stated in the Create Backup section) from hard drive, CD, or DVD. Please follow the steps below to restore from backup. 1. Boot to Windows XP. 2. Press + to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros. 4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next. 5. Select the desired restore action and follow the instructions on screen to complete the restore process. Create Factory Default Image CD When the System CD and Recovery CD are not available, you can create them by using this feature. Please follow the steps below to create factory default image CD. 1. Boot to Windows XP. 2. Press + to open the Acer eRecovery utility. 3. Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros. 4. In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next. 5. In the Recovery settings window, select Burn image to disc and click Next. 6. In the Burn image to disc image, select Factory default image and click Next. 7. Follow the instruction s on screen to complete the process. Re-install Bundled Software without CD Acer eRecovery stores pre-loaded software internally for easy driver and application re-installation. 1. Boot Windows XP. 2. Press + to open the Acer eRecovery Utility. Chapter 1 15