my advent 4211-c need help

andrewclare · 05-12-2009, 02:24 PM

my advent 4211-c laptop

i have lost the instructions for it

i want to format it
please can anyone help me its on xp home edition

thanks

SA Spurs1 · 05-12-2009, 03:27 PM

Look here and see if this will help.

andrewclare · 05-12-2009, 05:38 PM

we never got a windows xp cd it is built into the laptop need to know a way how to format with out the cd because it has windows built into it but thanks

makinu1der2 · 05-12-2009, 07:41 PM

Hello andrewclare,

Try tapping the F10 key as soon as the laptop is powered on.

This should open the System Recovery menu.

andrewclare · 05-13-2009, 02:06 PM

i tryed the f10 it does nothing it says f11 to press but the still not helping me with this i need to wipe my hard drive from scratch

makinu1der2 · 05-13-2009, 04:20 PM

When you press F11 does anything happen at all.

If you are unable to access the recovery partition then see if you can order the recovery

disc from the manufacturer.

05-12-2009, 02:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
andrewclare Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista 34	my advent 4211-c need help my advent 4211-c laptop i have lost the instructions for it i want to format it please can anyone help me its on xp home edition thanks

05-12-2009, 03:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
SA Spurs1 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 218 OS: Windows 7 Pro x64	Re: my advent 4211-c need help Look here and see if this will help.

05-12-2009, 05:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
andrewclare Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista 34	Re: my advent 4211-c need help we never got a windows xp cd it is built into the laptop need to know a way how to format with out the cd because it has windows built into it but thanks

05-12-2009, 07:41 PM	#4 (permalink)
makinu1der2 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,044 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1,Win XP SP3,Ubuntu 9.04,Sabayon 4,Windows 7 RC1 x64 My System	Re: my advent 4211-c need help Hello andrewclare, Try tapping the F10 key as soon as the laptop is powered on. This should open the System Recovery menu. __________________ "The dumbest people I know are those who know it all."

05-13-2009, 02:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
andrewclare Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 3 OS: vista 34	Re: my advent 4211-c need help i tryed the f10 it does nothing it says f11 to press but the still not helping me with this i need to wipe my hard drive from scratch

05-13-2009, 04:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
makinu1der2 Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 2,044 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1,Win XP SP3,Ubuntu 9.04,Sabayon 4,Windows 7 RC1 x64 My System	Re: my advent 4211-c need help When you press F11 does anything happen at all. If you are unable to access the recovery partition then see if you can order the recovery disc from the manufacturer. __________________ "The dumbest people I know are those who know it all."