To begin the restoration, press Alt + F10 (PC Tower) or F10 (laptop) to boot the PC when the Acer logo appears. The system starts from the hidden partition on the hard drive. If the system cannot boot, you can restore it from the WinPE environment. This may take a few minutes and can disable the keyboard and mouse to ensure system stability.
Acer eRecovery Management extracts the data from the hidden hard disk partition. Re-install applications/drivers lets you reinstall a damaged application or device driver. The utility asks you to insert the backup drive if it is not already inserted. When this option is selected, the computer restarts from the optical disc. Recover the system from CD/DVD allows you to restore the system using the backup image on the optical disc. When this option is selected, the information in the backup image will appear below the option. Restore system from backup user allows you to restore the system using the most recent backup image.
When this option is selected, the computer will restart and restore the system from the image on the hidden partition on the disc. All previously installed programs and data stored will be lost. Restore system to factory default settings allows you to restore the computer to its original state. Restore the system allows you to restore the system using images of factory default settings, images of backups, backups of system, and applications copied to CDs/DVDs.
This option creates a temporary backup of the current system without replacing the previous full backup.īurn a disc backup software backs up all of the applications and drivers to the optical disc. You can restore the system to the desired backup using this disk.Ĭopy the current system configuration to disc copies the current system to the optical disc. Using the Burn Disk OptionĬlick Burn Disk, and select an option in the window that opens:īurn a backup disc with the factory default settings creates a backup disk containing the factory default settings.īurn a backup disc with the parameters of user copies the backup image of the user on an optical disc. You may delete any backups you've created at any time to free up space. To do this, click Backup > Create > Incremental Backup > Next. You may also elect to create regular incremental backups instead of a one large backup. Then, a window will appear asking if you'd like to close all applications. Click Backup button > Create:Ĭhoose a description for the backup image, then click Next:
Just follow the instructions to continue.Īt this point, it is recommended that you create a complete backup of your system.
During the launch, Acer eRecovery Management will ask you to create a password for saving files. In the main window, the Acer eRecovery Management program will appear: Then, run Acer Empowering Technology, followed by Acer eRecovery Management:Ĭlick the Acer eRecovery Management icon in the Acer bar displaying on your desktop:
How To Restore Acer PC to Default Factory Settings Using Run Acer eRecovery ManagementĬlick Start > All programs.