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1.      At the Acer splash screen, you can press Alt and F10 (at the same time you would press F2 to enter the BIOS) to bring up a DOS style version of eRecovery.
·        The unit is able to reload Windows from this mode faster then from CD.
·        The password by default is 000000 (6 zeros) and it is displayed when you are asked for the password.
·        Users are able to change the password in this mode for eRecovery only.
·        The system can recover from the hidden image on the hard drive (PQService partition) or from CD/DVD media.
·        It is possible to reload from the factory style CDs/DVD or the snapshots that the Windows version of eRecovery creates.

2.      In Windows there is 3 ways to access the eRecovery feature.
·        Press Alt and F10
·        Open Acer eManager and then double click eRecovery.
·        When a system is new it should automatically open this application and prompt you to make the recovery media.

3.      The Windows version of the eRecovery program is more robust then the Dos Version. Listed below are the different features of the Windows version:
Recovery Settings: Create backup files and Change Password
·        Backup snapshot image (create a disc image of your system's current configuration)
1.      The system is able to make a CD/DVD image

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18 Jan 2008 01:44 AM