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Acer eRecovery
Acer eRecovery is a tool to quickly backup and restore the system. You can
create and save a backup of the current system configuration to hard drive, CD
or DVD.
Acer eRecovery consists of the following functions:
1
Create backup
2
Restore from backup
3
Create factory default image CD
4
Re-install bundled software without CD
5
Change Acer eRecovery password
This chapter will guide you through each process.
Note: This feature is only available on certain models. For systems
that do not have a built-in optical disk burner, plug in an external
USB or IEEE 1394-compatible optical disk burner before entering
Acer eRecovery for optical disk-related tasks.
Create backup
You can create and save backup images to hard drive, CD or DVD.
1
Boot to Windows XP
2
Press <Alt> + <F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.
3
Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4
In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next.
5
In the Recovery settings window, select Backup snapshot image and
click Next.
6
Select the backup method.
a
Use Backup to HDD to store the backup disk image on drive D:.
b
Backup to optical device to store the backup image on CD or DVD.
7
After choosing the backup method, click Next.
Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.
