CD ROM Boot

First try shutdown the laptop, unplug, remove battery, plug in try to boot normally. If that fails, Insert Repair Disk and reboot from DCD/CD rom, if no disk , reboot and do a system restore/recovery. This may help: http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/list#s=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.

1. Remove or Unplug any recently added hardware.
2. Remove and replace the battery.
3. Press and hold the power button for 7-10 secs to power ON the computer.
4. Try booting to windows Operating System in Safe Mode. (Press F8 key as soon as you restart).
5. Check if the Hard Disk is detected and listed with its capacity of 80GB in BIOS. (Press F2 as soon as you restart).
6. Reset BIOS to default values.
7. If computer boots to windows in Safe Mode, then perform a system restore to an earlier date.
8. Install any updates available for BIOS.
9. If Hard disk is listed in BIOS, perform system recovery using the recovery partition or the recovery discs.
10. If Hard disk is not listed in BIOS, contact any nearest service center to get the computer serviced.

Hello;
try these solutions:
1.Save any files or folders on your Acer Aspire One with flash drives. Drag and drop files onto the icon of your flash drive.
2.Go to "Start" > "Restart" to reboot your netbook.
3.Hold down "Alt" and "F10" when you see the Acer logo on the screen. The recovery menu will load.
4.Hit "Enter" and then "Next" to see your recovery options. Choose "Factory Restore" to set your netbook back to factory settings. Follow the instructions on the screen.
5.Choose your time zone and language when the customization menu appears. Reboot the netbook when you are prompted.
6.Restore your saved files from the flash drive.

hope this helps,Goodluck..

The PXE ROM is part of your system's network interface controller. It is being entered on your system's startup to look for a bootable image on a physical network connection and if found, to boot from that image. If there is no network cable connection to your system or if there is but no bootable device is found on that connection, the result is the error message that you got. As to why your system is entering the PXE ROM can be explained by looking at your system's Setup Utility,,,

Press F2 while powering up to enter the Setup Utility and use the cursor control keys to go to the Boot tab which then shows the Boot priority order. The default order is as follows...
1. IDE0
2. IDE1
3. USB FDD
4. USB HDD
5. Network Boot : LEGACY PCI DEVICE
6. USB CDROM
Your system's internal hard disk drive should be listed beside IDE0 and it will be accessed first to look for a boot record. If the drive fails to boot, the next devices in the list will be accessed accordingly until either a bootable device is found or the last item which is USB CDROM. If a USB CDROM is plugged in on one of the system's USB ports, it will be checked for a bootable record and if not found or no CDROM is plugged in, then the system displays the last part of the message -- insert boot disk and press any key.

Press F12 while powering up enters the Boot Menu which has the Boot Option Menu. This menu should show by default the following...
1. IDE 0: (the name/type information for your system's internal hard disk drive
2. Network Boot: LEGACY PCI DEVICE

If there is no hard disk drive information shown beside IDE 0, then the possibilities are that
1. there is no internal hard drive present
2. there is a hard drive but it has failed
If there is hard disk drive information and pressing enter to select it does not result in an operating system startup, then the drive's startup partition has been wiped and so it has no bootable image.

If there seems to be an internal hard drive present but it has no bootable image, you may attempt recovery from the installation images in the hidden partition. The recovery allows restoration of...
1. operating system to factory defaults
2. applications (selectable)
3. drivers (selectable)

Press Alt and F10 keys together while powering up and the Acer logo is showing to enter Acer's eRecovery Management. Follow the instructions to do the recovery which will erase all user data and restore the operating system to its factory default when you purchased the netbook.

It can be a number of things

1: Check in BIOS and make sure the HDD IS detected
2: Make sure the boot order seems OK; make sure the HDD is set to first boot device as a simple check.
3: Make sure no peripherals are plugged in, i.e. printer (to rule out any 3rd booting options)

If everything seems OK, then that's when we'd try a system recovery, stick in the recovery CD / XP CD.

If it boots into the recovery Console then we can do chkdsk /r - If that comes back OK, try and run the complete restore.
If it goes through OK and in to Windows then problem sorted just a software issue.

If it goes through OK but then comes up with the same issue, could be a fault with the HDD.

Yuo need a lot of try and error to be successful.
First your OS and the BOOT disk that comes with your machine.But if you dont had the CD you need to buy and download it.
Store like Bestbuy,CompUSA,etc.. sell this CD,s or go to this LINK where you can buy it online and download it, choose your OS and any other specs about your System.
After all you need to BURN the files in a blank CD or order for mail shipment.

Then we going to BOOT the system id the CD drive.

To rebuild your hard drive, do the following:

1. Power up your Acer system.
2. When prompted (after memory testing completes), press CTRL + ALT + ESC to enter CMOS setup.
3. At the CMOS Setup screen select Advanced BIOS Features
4. Verify the Boot Options Sequence is set to the following order:
   1st [CD-ROM]
   2nd [Floppy Disk]
   3rd [Hard Disk]
5. Insert the Acer System CD, DISK 1 in your CD-ROM drive.
6. Press F10 to exit and save. When prompted, Do you want to save CMOS data?, select [Yes], then press ENTER.
7. The system will reboot from the CD-ROM. After booting from the CD-ROM, you will see the Acer Hard Drive Rebuild options displayed.
   
   Note: Use your mouse for choice selections during the HDD recovery process. The mouse will respond slowly during this procedure, DO NOT press the Enter key. Pressing the Enter key will cause the HDD recovery process to terminate.
   
8. Select HDD Full Rebuild and follow the on-screen instructions.
9. When prompted to insert Acer Recovery CD, DISK 2, wait for the CD-ROM to eject DISK 1.
10. Close the CD-ROM tray and click OK. The system will continue to rebuild the hard drive back to factory load.

After being prompted to remove disk and restart system the unit will load system software and hardware. During this process the system will reboot several times.
Your Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) ID number will automatically be entered for you. Should you need this number for any reason, look for your Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) ID number on the cover of your system.

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1. Eject the CD-ROM tray
2. Insert the System CD, marked Disk 1.
3. Select Start, Shutdown, Restart
4. The System disk will be detected and boot into the graphical menu
5. Select your language
6. Click HDD Full Rebuild
7. Remove the System CD and insert the Recovery CD (Disk 2-1), then press OK.
8. Press OK to install the displayed OS.
9. Press OK to agree to the License Agreement.
10. Choose the partitioning that you would like to use and press OK.
    It is suggested that you use the existing partitioning.
11. The system will begin to restore the factory software image.
12. Remove the Recovery CD when prompted and insert the System CD.
13. The system will reboot
14. Remove the System CD when prompted
15. Press the space bar to complete the recovery process

When you start your computer press f1 or f12, it will let you know on the screen, you want to press the one with set-up on it. Now find boot sequence and put cd rom as first boot sequence, that way it will boot off the disc and not the HDD (harddrive)

if you haven't delete the recover partition in your hdd, you can do alt+F10 during boot.

if you don't have recovery partition, you can use cd (i hope you created recovery cd). just boot from cd.

other than that, you can buy cd from acer for Aspire 9300 and boot from cd to recover your hdd.
or if you have windows cd, you can install it from cd and find the driver from www.acerpanam.com

good luck