Laptop Recovery Instructions

**kodi** · 02-27-2007, 03:34 PM

Here is the standard Acer Recovery Instructions

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
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

**TheMatt** · 03-28-2007, 10:43 AM

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.

**TheMatt** · 03-29-2007, 07:36 PM

Here are recovery instructions for HP/Compaq laptops.

1. Reboot, and repeatedly press F10 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.

**TheMatt** · 03-29-2007, 07:53 PM

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.

**TriggerFinger** · 04-23-2008, 03:20 PM

Instructions on how to access the recovery partition when laptop cannot boot to Windows (Windows files corrupted).

http://129.33.22.16/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEB...161,t=case.tem

or

http://www.iq.sony.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/...ARSET_TOP=TRUE

**TriggerFinger** · 04-23-2008, 07:21 PM

http://support.asus.com/technicaldoc...e=en-us&NO=498

**TriggerFinger** · 04-24-2008, 06:57 PM

Recovery procedure for Toshiba laptops (may not work for all models but worth a try).

http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...se&soid=806477

May not work for all models but worth a try.

**TriggerFinger** · 04-24-2008, 09:15 PM

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

**TriggerFinger** · 05-13-2008, 11:30 AM

When the Packard Bell logo appears, press the
<F11> key for a few seconds to start the Recovery Program.

**linderman** · 05-13-2008, 06:22 PM

NEC laptop recovery instructions

**TriggerFinger** · 05-17-2008, 11:12 AM

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.

02-27-2007, 03:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 6,335 OS: Windows Vista Ultimate, XP Professional My System	Laptop Recovery Instructions Here is the standard Acer Recovery Instructions 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 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 __________________ Brian Last edited by dai : 04-24-2007 at 12:46 PM.

03-28-2007, 10:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,615 OS: Windows 3.1, 98, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Dell Recovery Instructions 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. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides Last edited by TheMatt : 03-28-2007 at 10:44 AM.

03-29-2007, 07:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,615 OS: Windows 3.1, 98, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	HP/Compaq Recovery Instructions Here are recovery instructions for HP/Compaq laptops. 1. Reboot, and repeatedly press F10 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. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides Last edited by TheMatt : 03-29-2007 at 07:41 PM.

03-29-2007, 07:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheMatt Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,615 OS: Windows 3.1, 98, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Gateway Recovery Instructions 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. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

04-23-2008, 03:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 3,829 OS: DOS 6.0	Laptop Recovery for Sony Vaio Instructions on how to access the recovery partition when laptop cannot boot to Windows (Windows files corrupted). http://129.33.22.16/SRVS/CGI-BIN/WEB...161,t=case.tem or http://www.iq.sony.com/SRVS/CGI-BIN/...ARSET_TOP=TRUE __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD list - ImgBurn - HDD Diagnostic Tools - Everest Last edited by mattlock : 04-25-2008 at 12:33 AM.

04-23-2008, 07:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 3,829 OS: DOS 6.0	Asus Laptop Recovery http://support.asus.com/technicaldoc...e=en-us&NO=498 __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD list - ImgBurn - HDD Diagnostic Tools - Everest Last edited by mattlock : 04-25-2008 at 12:34 AM.

04-24-2008, 06:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 3,829 OS: DOS 6.0	Recovery procedure for Toshiba laptops (may not work for all models but worth a try). http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...se&soid=806477 May not work for all models but worth a try. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD list - ImgBurn - HDD Diagnostic Tools - Everest Last edited by mattlock : 04-25-2008 at 12:29 AM.

04-24-2008, 09:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 3,829 OS: DOS 6.0	IBM Thinkpad laptop recovery 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 __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD list - ImgBurn - HDD Diagnostic Tools - Everest

05-13-2008, 11:30 AM	#9 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 3,829 OS: DOS 6.0	Packard Bell laptop recovery When the Packard Bell logo appears, press the <F11> key for a few seconds to start the Recovery Program. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD list - ImgBurn - HDD Diagnostic Tools - Everest

05-13-2008, 06:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,946 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Laptop Recovery Instructions NEC laptop recovery instructions __________________ IF you want or have a high end video card; you should be thinking high end PSU / SEASONIC

05-17-2008, 11:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Mentor Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LV, NV, USA Posts: 3,829 OS: DOS 6.0	EI Systems laptop recovery instructions 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. __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD list - ImgBurn - HDD Diagnostic Tools - Everest Last edited by TriggerFinger : 05-17-2008 at 11:23 AM.