Acer Aspire M5100 Aspire M1100/3100/5100 Power M3100 Service Guide - Page 27

Acer Disc-to-Disc Recovery Restore without a Recovery CD This recovery process helps you restore the C:\ drive with the original software content that is installed when you purchase your system. Follow the steps below to rebuild your C:\ drive. Note: The C:\ drive will be reformatted and all data will be erased. It is important to back up all data files before you use this option. 1. Restart the system. 2. While the Acer logo comes out, press + to enter the recovery process. 3. The message The system has password protection. Please enter 000000: will be displayed. 4. Enter six zeros and continue. 5. The Acer Recovery main page appears. 6. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the items (operating system versions) and press to select. Multilingual Operating System Installation Follow the instructions to choose the operating system and language you prefer when you first power on the system. 1. Turn on the system. 2. Acer's multilingual operating system selection menu will pop up automatically. 3. Use the arrow keys to scroll to the language version you want. Press to confirm your selection. 4. The operating system and language you choose now will be the only option for future recovery operations. 5. The system will install the operating system and language you choose. Chapter 1 17