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System BIOS & Driver Updates, Software Recovery

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System BIOS & Driver Updates 0 Visit http://www.acer.com/support to discover the available system BIOS and Drivers for this product. After selecting the desired country/language, either enter the model name or product serial number, or select the product from the list of suggested models in order to get access to product-specific software and documentation. To update the system BIOS: Download the desired system BIOS version from the website Unzip the downloaded file to your computer Double-click the extracted file in order to initiate the update process The update process itself is fully automated and its progress is visualized by means of a progress indicator A visual notification is shown when the update is complete NOTE: NOTE: Upgrading the system BIOS incorrectly, or intermittence of the system BIOS update process could harm the product. NOTE: NOTE: System BIOS upgrades or downgrades, if not performed by an Acer Service Center or authorized Service Partner, are at own risk. To update Drivers: Run Windows Update in order to get the latest drivers from Acer: Select the Start button Go to Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update Available Drivers will automatically be listed on the screen. Press Download to start the download of the respective driver Installation of the driver will start automatically once the download is completed Software Recovery 0 This product has embedded software recovery tools which can be used to either perform a partial or full software recovery, but also to create a Factory Default recovery media. For more information about the software recovery options, how to perform a software recovery or creating a Factory Default recovery media, please refer to the chapter "Recovery" which is available in the User Manual of the product. NOTE: NOTE: In the event of not being able to create a Factory Default recovery media, it is possible to obtain a copy of the recovery media through Acer Customer Service (http://www.acer.com/support) This is not a free of charge service. 1-2 Self-Repair

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Self-Repair
System BIOS & Driver Updates
0
Visit
to discover the available system BIOS and Drivers for
this product. After selecting the desired country/language, either enter the model name
or product serial number, or select the product from the list of suggested models in
order to get access to product-specific software and documentation.
To update the system BIOS:
Download the desired system BIOS version from the website
Unzip the downloaded file to your computer
Double-click the extracted file in order to initiate the update process
The update process itself is fully automated and its progress is visualized by means
of a progress indicator
A visual notification is shown when the update is complete
NOTE
:
Upgrading the system BIOS incorrectly, or intermittence of the system BIOS update
process could harm the product.
NOTE:
NOTE
:
System BIOS upgrades or downgrades, if not performed by an Acer Service Center
or authorized Service Partner, are at own risk.
To update Drivers:
Run Windows Update in order to get the latest drivers from Acer:
Select the Start
button
Go to
Settings
>
Update & Security
>
Windows Update
Available Drivers will automatically be listed on the screen. Press
Download
to
start the download of the respective driver
Installation of the driver will start automatically once the download is completed
Software Recovery
0
This product has embedded software recovery tools which can be used to either perform
a partial or full software recovery, but also to create a Factory Default recovery media.
For more information about the software recovery options, how to perform a software
recovery or creating a Factory Default recovery media, please refer to the chapter
"Recovery" which is available in the User Manual of the product.
NOTE:
NOTE
:
In the event of not being able to create a Factory Default recovery media, it is
possible to obtain a copy of the recovery media through Acer Customer Service
(
)
This is not a free of charge service.