Acer AcerPower F5 Aspire T650 User's Guide EN - Page 15

English 11 Acer disc-to-disc recovery Note: This feature is only available on certain models. 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 notebook. Follow the steps below to rebuild your C: drive. (Your 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 is showing, press + at the same time to enter the recovery process. 3 The message "The system has password protection. Please enter 000000:" is 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. Important: This feature occupies 2-3 GB in a hidden partition on your hard drive. 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.