Acer aspire l320

Resetting the Acer Aspire One will remove all of the files on the drive, so back up any critical data before restoring the computer.
1. Click "Start ' All Programs ' Acer Empowering Technology." Click "Acer eRecovery Management."
2. Click "Restore" and select "Restore System to Factory Default." The computer will restart and boot into the recovery utility.
3. Click "Yes" when prompted. Click "Yes" again to revert the Acer Aspire One to its factory state.

yes you restore with the rescue disk

Hi you should be able to do the following, if not you will need an external CD drive & recovery disk.


1. Consider what data you still need from your Acer Aspire One's hard drive. Save the files to an external USB device.

2. Restart the Acer Aspire One's operating system. Wait for the Acer logo to appear on the LCD screen.

3. Press the "Alt" and "F10" keys at the same time to bring up the recovery menu. Press "Enter."

4. Click "Next." Follow the prompts that appear on the screen to restore the operating system back to factory settings.

5. Use the drop-down boxes to select the time zone and language information for your Acer Aspire One. Restart the netbook when you are prompted to finish restoring the computer.

6. Connect the external USB device to your Acer Aspire One and transfer the data you saved earlier back to the netbook.

Warning:
It is possible to delete the hard drive partition that has the recovery tool.

If your Acer Aspire One no longer has the recovery partition, you will need
to acquire an external USB DVD drive and then contact Acer for a recovery DVD.
Connect the USB drive to the netbook's USB port and then insert the recovery DVD in the drive.

Hope this helps.

Start > Programs > Acer empowering technology > Acer E-recovery management >
click on Restore at bottom then "Restore to factory default settings"

what do you mean that the hard drive has been wiped out? did you reinstall a new operating system on the PC? if that so & you still want to bring back all the software & settings that came originally with this PC then you can try this.

How to Restore Acer Aspire 5100 to Factory Setting
Instructions
1
Open the "Start" menu, then click "All Programs" and place your mouse cursor over the folder labeled "Acer Empowering Technology." Select the "Acer Empowering Technology" icon from the folder.
2
Click the "Acer eRecovery Management" icon that is now on your desktop.
3
Click "Restore" at the bottom of the "Acer eRecovery Management" window.
4
Select "Restore system to factory default" from the "Restore" menu. The computer will restart and automatically begin the restoration process.

start -> all programs -> accesories -> system tools -> system restore; from there follow the instructions!

Using Acer eRecovery Management
You can launch Acer eRecovery Management in a number of ways:
Acer eRecovery Management requires a password to activate. The default password is six zeros (0s).
Note: These steps will return the system to the original factory installation including all factory installed drivers and applications.
Back up all data prior to using this procedure.

1. Plug in the AC adapter and battery.
2. Turn the system on
3. Immediately, press ALT on the keyboard and start tapping F10.
   Continue holding ALT and tapping F10 as the unit boots up.
4. A screen stating "Starting Acer Erecovery" should appear.
   (Release ALT and stop tapping F10 at this point)
5. There will be 4 options:
   1. Restore system to factory default
   2. Restore system from user backup
   3. Restore system from cd/dvd
   4. Exit

OR
From the Start menu, go to Start > (All) Programs > Empowering Technology > Acer eRecovery Management.
Or try this By clicking on the Empowering Technology icon from your desktop, or pressing the key to launch the Empowering Technology user interface. Select the Acer eRecovery Management icon.

go tot Start->All Progs->Accessories->System Tools->restore. and restore the notebook to the earliest date (shown in bold numerals) possible.

Hi,
You can try system restore

• Click on Start Menu.
• Click on Programs-> Accessories->System tools-> System Restore.
• Then Select the earlier date and Click on Finish.

This will restore the computer and can get the data.

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