Recovery Instructions & Keys for Laptops
Acer
1. Power on the machine
2. At the white ACER BIOS screen, hold the “Alt” key and press the “F10” key simultaneously to start Acer eRecovery (ALT + F10 or F10). Over combination of keys are "Ctrl+F"
3. Once eRecovery has loaded, click “Restore to Factory Default Settings”
4. Click “OK” to continue
5. From here, the eRecovery process will update all the data on the C: drive and restore a fully functional factory image (approximately 10 minutes).
6. Once eRecovery has run, press “OK” to reboot unit
Here are recovery instructions for HP/Compaq laptops.
1. Reboot, and repeatedly press F10 (or F11) at the HP logo until the recovery screen appears.
2. When the recovery screen appears, press "Next" and then "Yes" to perform a non-destructive recovery.
3. To perform a destructive recovery, click "Advanced" and then "Yes".
4. After the recovery is finished, the laptop will reboot
Sony Vaio
If the computer will not load the operating system, the VAIO Recovery Center can be accessed by pressing the F10 key at the BIOS Startup
(http://www.sony-asia.com/subtype/usefulinfo/asset/303642/productcategory/it+personal+computer)
Acer
1. Power on the machine
2. At the white ACER BIOS screen, hold the “Alt” key and press the “F10” key simultaneously to start Acer eRecovery (ALT + F10 or F10). Over combination of keys are "Ctrl+F"
3. Once eRecovery has loaded, click “Restore to Factory Default Settings”
4. Click “OK” to continue
5. From here, the eRecovery process will update all the data on the C: drive and restore a fully functional factory image (approximately 10 minutes).
6. Once eRecovery has run, press “OK” to reboot unit
Asus
Tap on F9 when Asus logo appears.. for details, follow link below:
http://support.asus.com/technicaldoc...e=en-us&NO=498
http://support.asus.com/technicaldoc...e=en-us&NO=498
Dell
Here are the recovery instructions from Dell.
1. Reboot, and press Ctrl + F11 at the Dell logo.
2. The Dell™ PC Restore by Symantec screen will come up.
3. Select "Restore" or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
4. if you wish to continue, click "Confirm", or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
5. When the utility is finished, click "Finish", or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
1. Reboot, and press Ctrl + F11 at the Dell logo.
2. The Dell™ PC Restore by Symantec screen will come up.
3. Select "Restore" or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
4. if you wish to continue, click "Confirm", or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
5. When the utility is finished, click "Finish", or use the Tab key to highlight it and press Enter.
EI Systems
To start the recovery, press the F10 key when you first turn on your computer. Tap F10 repeatedly until you see 'Starting System Recovery'.
From there you can choose to do Format or a Non-destructive recovery.
For more information on EI Systems 3085 recovery (may work with other models), refer to this website.
From there you can choose to do Format or a Non-destructive recovery.
For more information on EI Systems 3085 recovery (may work with other models), refer to this website.
HP/Compaq
Here are recovery instructions for HP/Compaq laptops.
1. Reboot, and repeatedly press F10 (or F11) at the HP logo until the recovery screen appears.
2. When the recovery screen appears, press "Next" and then "Yes" to perform a non-destructive recovery.
3. To perform a destructive recovery, click "Advanced" and then "Yes".
4. After the recovery is finished, the laptop will reboot
IBM Thinkpad
Press the Blue button or F11 Key
To access pre-boot service partition to recover your software:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...id=MIGR-4UFUYK
To access service partition when linux changed F11 function:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...IGR-46088.html
To get a Product Recovery CD or DVD:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...7HWZ#partition
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...id=MIGR-4UFUYK
To access service partition when linux changed F11 function:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...IGR-46088.html
To get a Product Recovery CD or DVD:
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...7HWZ#partition
Gateway
Here are the Gateway Recovery Instructions.
1. Reboot, and press F11 or the R key to start the recovery process.
2. Select either "Full System Restore (Destructive)" or "Full System Restore (With Backup)"*.
3. Click "Next", and then click "Yes" to confirm the recovery process.
4.Wait for the computer to restore itself. When it is done, click "Reboot" to reboot the computer.
*Full System Restore With Backup preserves data in the My Documents folder, but requires 4 GB of disk space.
MSI
When the MSI logo appears, press the
F3 key for a few seconds to start the Recovery Program.
1. Reboot, and press F11 or the R key to start the recovery process.
2. Select either "Full System Restore (Destructive)" or "Full System Restore (With Backup)"*.
3. Click "Next", and then click "Yes" to confirm the recovery process.
4.Wait for the computer to restore itself. When it is done, click "Reboot" to reboot the computer.
*Full System Restore With Backup preserves data in the My Documents folder, but requires 4 GB of disk space.
MSI
When the MSI logo appears, press the
F3 key for a few seconds to start the Recovery Program.
Packard Bell
When the Packard Bell logo appears, press the
F11 key for a few seconds to start the Recovery Program.
F11 key for a few seconds to start the Recovery Program.
Toshiba laptop recovery
1. Reboot, and press F8
2. Choose the "Repair your computer: option
(http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD9102IR0000R01.htm)
Also look here:
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/cont...208010_web.pdf
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/cont...339010_web.pdf
http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/cont...339010_web.pdf
Sony Vaio
If the computer will not load the operating system, the VAIO Recovery Center can be accessed by pressing the F10 key at the BIOS Startup
(http://www.sony-asia.com/subtype/usefulinfo/asset/303642/productcategory/it+personal+computer)
