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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Asus Laptop Recovery

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

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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

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Packard Bell laptop recovery

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

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NEC Laptops
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

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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.

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Fujitsu:

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