Laptop Recovery Instructions

**kodi** · 02-27-2007, 04:34 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, 11:43 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, 08:36 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, 08:53 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, 04:20 PM

When the VAIO logo appears on the computer's screen, briefly press the F10 key on the computer keyboard.

The VAIO Recovery Wizard appears.

Other options here:
http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/m...200%2034432948

**TriggerFinger** · 04-23-2008, 08:21 PM

Tap on F9 when Asus logo appears.. for details, follow link below:

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

**TriggerFinger** · 04-24-2008, 07:57 PM

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

http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/cont...208010_web.pdf

http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/cont...339010_web.pdf

**TriggerFinger** · 04-24-2008, 10:15 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, 12:30 PM

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

**linderman** · 05-13-2008, 07:22 PM

http://www.nec-computers.com/support/

Select your model and download the Users Guide. You need to extract the files and open Main.htm. Search for RECOVERY topic.

Example (for i-Select M5210):
Once the NEC logo appears, press the F11 key

**TriggerFinger** · 05-17-2008, 12:12 PM

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.

**TriggerFinger** · 03-14-2009, 07:45 PM

Fujitsu:

http://www.fujitsu.com/sg/services/c.../recovery.html

02-27-2007, 04:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
kodi Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 7,395 OS: Windows 7-Ultimate 64 Bit 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 01:46 PM.

03-28-2007, 11:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, 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 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] 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 11:44 AM.

03-29-2007, 08:36 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, 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 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] 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 08:41 PM.

03-29-2007, 08:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,701 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, 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 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] 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, 04:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,817 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Laptop Recovery for Sony Vaio When the VAIO logo appears on the computer's screen, briefly press the F10 key on the computer keyboard. The VAIO Recovery Wizard appears. Other options here: http://www.kb.sony.com/selfservice/m...200%2034432948 __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 04-20-2009 at 07:27 PM.

04-23-2008, 08:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,817 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Asus Laptop Recovery Tap on F9 when Asus logo appears.. for details, follow link below: http://support.asus.com/technicaldoc...e=en-us&NO=498 __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 03-17-2009 at 10:13 PM.

04-24-2008, 07:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,817 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Toshiba laptop recovery Recovery procedure for Toshiba laptops (may not work for all models but worth a try). http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/cont...208010_web.pdf http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/cont...339010_web.pdf __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 03-28-2009 at 06:22 AM.

04-24-2008, 10:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,817 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	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 - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE

05-13-2008, 12:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,817 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	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 - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 09-14-2008 at 07:24 PM.

05-13-2008, 07:22 PM	#10 (permalink)
linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,429 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	Re: Laptop Recovery Instructions http://www.nec-computers.com/support/ Select your model and download the Users Guide. You need to extract the files and open Main.htm. Search for RECOVERY topic. Example (for i-Select M5210): Once the NEC logo appears, press the F11 key __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial Last edited by TriggerFinger; 05-12-2009 at 09:59 PM.

05-17-2008, 12:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,817 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	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 - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE Last edited by TriggerFinger; 05-17-2008 at 12:23 PM.

03-14-2009, 07:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,817 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Laptop Recovery Instructions Fujitsu: http://www.fujitsu.com/sg/services/c.../recovery.html __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE