Acer TravelMate 3000 TravelMate 3000 User's Guide - Page 56

Restore without a Recovery CD, time to enter the recovery process.

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English 46 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. Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings. 1 Check to see if Acer disc-to-disc recovery is enabled or not. 2 Make sure the [D2D Recovery] setting in [Main] is [Enabled]. 3 Exit the BIOS setup utility and save changes. The system will reboot. Note: To activate BIOS setup utility, press during POST. 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.

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English
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.
Before performing a restore operation, please check the BIOS settings.
1
Check to see if
Acer disc-to-disc recovery
is enabled or not.
2
Make sure the
[D2D Recovery]
setting in
[Main]
is
[Enabled]
.
3
Exit the BIOS setup utility and save changes. The system
will reboot.
Note:
To activate BIOS setup utility, press <
F2
> during POST.
1
Restart the system.
2
While the Acer logo is showing, press <
Alt
>+<
F10
> 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 <
Enter
> to select.
Important
: This feature occupies 2 - 3 GB in a hidden partition on
your hard drive.