I spent a long time searching through a bunch of forums, but it turned out to be simple.
And so the initial parameters are given laptop Acer Aspire V5-551, the native recovery partitions are damaged. The goal is to restore Windows 8 on an Acer laptop to factory settings.
To restore factory settings we need several tools:
1. Recovery USB-flash image for Acer Aspire V5-551/ Windows 8 (x64) can be taken or weighs ~ 12 GB
2. Acronis True Image Home program We also take it (de jure this software product is paid, you can also download it from the official website and use the trial version for 30 days) weighs 216 MB
3. And the last thing we need is flash drive larger than 13 GB
Please note, if you have any files on this flash drive, copy them to your computer, because... During the installation process, the flash drive will be formatted.
Your hard drive will also be formatted (EVERYTHING will be deleted from it too)
Stage 1 Preparing Recovery USB-flash for Acer Aspire V5-551
1. After installing True Image, launch it and on the second tab “Backup and Restore” click restore and use the “search for backup” button to find the downloaded file.
2. On the “Backup and Restore” tab, we have a field called “USB_Recovery_Acer_V5...”, on the right side of the field is the “Restore” button, click it.
3. A new window opens, in it we check that at the top right it says “Switch to disk mode”, if it says “Switch to partition mode” then click on this line. Next, at the bottom left, click “Show MBR”, check all the boxes and select a flash drive in each list that opens (focus on the disk capacity).
4. Click the “Recover Now” button and wait about 15 minutes for the data to be written to the flash drive.
Stage 2 Setting up BIOS to restore Windows 8 system on Acer
While restoring the system for the first time, I came across an error; when selecting “Restore original state” (restore to factory settings), an error appeared: “ The disk on which the Windows system is installed is locked...“. I tried to overwrite the flash drive, changed the BIOS settings, surfed the Internet, etc., in general, I danced with a tambourine until I noticed one line in the Acer BIOS
Secure boot: Enable
Moreover, in order to fix this function, I had to search for information.
I’m immediately writing down all the settings that need to be made in the BIOS to successfully launch Windows 8 recovery from a flash drive.
1. To enter the BIOS, immediately after pressing the power button, press the F2 key (for those who are doing this for the first time, advice: press and release it as quickly as you can until the BIOS window appears). Navigating through the BIOS is done using the arrows on the keyboard.
2. The first thing we do in the BIOS is check what operating system boot mode we have installed. On the Boot tab, the boot mode line should contain the value UEFI. If so, then everything is fine, but if it says Legacy BIOS, change this value by pressing the Enter button on it, select UEFI.
If you changed the value of the parameters. then you need to save the changes, see point 6
Download modes:
UEFI – for installing and working with Windows 8
Legacy BIOS – for installation and work with Windows 7 and earlier systems
4. In order to disable the Secure Boot parameter, you must first set a supervisor password. On the Security tab, select the line Set supervisor password and press enter, entering any password twice.
5. Go to the boot tab again and set the secure boot parameter to disable
- How to restore your Acer laptop to factory settings in case the Windows 7 operating system does not load at all. In order to get into the Acer eRecovery Management laptop factory reset program, in the initial phase of booting the laptop, when the Acer logo appears on the screen, I simultaneously press the Alt + F10 buttons, but then it simply reboots and so on ad infinitum. I did not delete the hidden partition with factory settings.
- Hello Admin, I read your article "", but there is no information about the Acer laptop. Tell me how to run the Acer eRecovery Management factory reset program on a running operating system? I want to return my laptop to perfect condition.
How to restore an acer laptop to factory settings
Friends, let's look at restoring an Acer laptop to factory settings in two cases.1) The laptop boots normally, which means we can run the Acer eRecovery Management factory reset program from a running Windows!
2) The laptop does not boot at all, giving us various errors and blue screens, thus shaking our nervous system.
- Note: The article you are reading now is written for Windows 7, if you have a new laptop with Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, then read our new article.
- Before restoring to factory settings, you can copy all data from the C: drive and desktop using .
- If hidden partitions with factory settings are not deleted, but the factory reset program does not work, then read.
You can select the option " Restore the operating system and save user data" But you need to know that with such a recovery, not all data will be saved; moreover, viruses and software glitches, which are actually why most users are planning a rollback to factory settings, will remain. Therefore, copy all the files you need to a flash drive or portable USB hard drive and select “ Restoring the operating system to factory settings" The system will reboot and restore.
Continue? Yes. Start.
The laptop will reboot and the process of restoring factory settings will begin.
How to reset an Acer laptop to factory settings if the laptop won't boot
If your operating system does not boot at all, then you can
A laptop with Windows 8 uses UEFI instead of the outdated bios, and GPT hard drive partitioning for it.
Installing unlicensed Windows 7 on a GPT disk makes the usual activation impossible.
Converting GPT to MBR destroys all partitions, including the Windows 8 recovery partition, which will void the warranty of the new laptop.
Windows 8 is left, the disk is divided into C and D.
When you turn on "F2"
Switch UEFI Boot Mode to Legasy BIOS
Boot menu F12 "Enable"
save "F10"
reboot the laptop, hold "F12"
select DVD drive from the menu
I downloaded the RBCD 10 disk (RBCD VERSION 12.0 FULL 2013 has already been released)
Paragon Partition Manager 11.0 refused to execute the command
Gparted with Ubuntu 10 Live CD also could not trim the 679 gig Acer partition
Acronis Disk Director 11 Home perfectly chopped off 600 gigs for the second partition and created it.
Nuances:
!!full recovery of Windows 8 from a backup partition Push Button Reset (Acer eRecovery "Alt-F10" function) results in a reset to the original disk partition.
that is, our partition D will disappear and the files can only be extracted through special programs.
"I created an additional partition with Acronis by compressing C, made a recovery, the created partition was lost. So there is NO hope for saving the information after the system recovery. The option not to lose the information after the fall is 8, set it to seven." cyberforum.ruI didn’t check this information because I didn’t have time.
an incomplete restore of Windows 8, in theory, will leave all partitions and files.
You can also repartition into C and D when you first turn on and configure Windows 8 after restoring from a backup partition.
Question: How can I return my Acer Aspire V5 laptop to factory settings? The laptop does not boot completely and a black screen appears when booting. Important data is available only on disk (D:), it would be good if nothing happened to them and only disk (C:) returned to its original state. According to all the instructions, you need to press Alt + F10 when loading and we should get into the factory reset program, but in my case the laptop simply reboots. Maybe the fact is that the hidden partition with the factory configuration is damaged, but we didn’t seem to do anything with it. What can you recommend? We did not create recovery disks, and this is impossible, since the laptop does not have a disk drive.
Hello friends! In this article, I will show you how to roll back an Acer Aspire V5 laptop to factory settings from a normally working Windows 8.1, and also if it does not boot at all, you will also learn how to create a recovery flash drive on an Acer Aspire V5 laptop, you will need a 16-size drive GB, since disks cannot be created; the laptop does not have a disk drive.
My advice to all readers! It doesn’t matter what manufacturer you bought a laptop from, first of all, find out in detail how the factory reset program works, because during the process anything can happen, even that the operating system on the laptop stops loading. In this case, if, of course, it is not possible to restore the boot of Windows 8.1, 10, you can simply roll back the laptop to the factory configuration, yes, all your installed programs will be deleted and you will have to install them again, but you will have clean operating system, as it was at the time of purchase of the laptop.
But a real nightmare, even for an experienced user, is the situation when the factory reset program turns out to be inoperative, what should you do then? This is where recovery disks or a flash drive come in handy, but you need to create them in advance, preferably immediately after purchasing the laptop. Read our separate article
All methods for restoring factory settings toAcer Aspire V5 laptop
Let's look at the three most common situations:
1. The laptop boots normally, but is unstable; cleaning the system and checking for viruses did not bring any results; in this case, you can run a rollback directly in the operating system.
2. Windows 8.1, 10 does not boot, hidden partitions on the laptop are not deleted, program to restore the original factory configuration Acer Recovery Management functions normally.
3. Acer Recovery Management.
If your laptop is Acer boots normally, but the operating system is unstable, then you can copy all important data to disk (D:) and roll back the laptop to factory settings. How to do it!
Go to the Metro Windows 8.1 interface
and click on the arrow
Choosing a program Acer Recovery Management
In the main program window, click on the Restore factory settings button.
All your personal files and applications will be deleted. Further.
Do you want to delete files from all drives?
Click on the button Only the drive on which Windows is installed.
All information on the disk (D:) will remain intact.
Click on the buttonJust delete my files
All personal files and applications will be deleted from the computer.
Continue
The process of restoring factory settings begins, lasting from 15 to 30 minutes
Regional settings are set correctly by default. Further
We accept the license terms.
Skip
Enter the computer name, for example Andrey-PK and click Next.
Use standard settings.
Enter your username and click Finish.
A restored and clean Windows 8.1 is loaded.
As agreed, the information on disk (D:) remained untouched.
Windows 8.1, 10 does not boot, but hidden partitions on the laptop are not deleted and the Acer Recovery Management program to roll back to the original factory configuration functions normally
When loading the laptop, press F2 and enter the BIOS, go to the Main tab, look at the corresponding parameter for enabling and disabling the factory reset function of an Acer laptop - D2D Recovery, it must be turned on, that is, set to Enabled.
Option F12 Boot Menu, which is responsible for the appearance of the boot menu when you press the F12 key, must also be enabled (Enabled).
Click on F10, this saves our changes in the BIOS and reboots
After reboot, press two keys Alt + F10 at the same time and enter the factory reset program.
Diagnostics
Return to original state
All your personal files will be deleted.
Disk only. on which Windows is installed
Just delete my files
The laptop is returned to its original state
Windows 8.1, 10 does not boot, hidden partitions on the laptop are deleted or inoperative and you cannot launch the program Acer Recovery Management
Connect the recovery flash drive to the laptop,
We reboot and immediately press the F12 key, enter the laptop boot menu, use the arrows on the keyboard to select our flash drive and press Enter, booting from the flash drive occurs.
Your computer has several disks. Do you want to delete all files on all drives?
Only the drive on which Windows is installed.
Just delete my files
The rollback to the factory configuration begins
That's basically it!
Friends, if there is something you don’t understand, don’t hesitate to ask your questions in the comments, I will definitely answer.
How to restore an Acer Aspire laptop to factory settings if the manufacturer's built-in recovery program, Acer Recovery Management, does not work
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In today's article we will talk about returning Acer, eMachines and Packard Bell laptops to factory settings. Initially, I planned to write separate articles on them, but later decided to make do with one.
The fact is that eMachines and Packard Bell are the same Acer and the recovery procedure is only slightly different in visual terms, and all the restoration steps for laptops released under these trademarks are almost identical, so I’ll just point out one single nuance along the way .
So, before you begin the procedure for restoring your Acer, Packard Bell or eMachines laptop to factory condition, please read the article first if you have not read it before, as it describes the preparations that need to be made before you begin restoring your laptop from the system recovery partition. Further actions are described on the basis that you have followed all the recommendations I gave in this article.
Well, don’t rush to start restoration until you read this article to the end.
To launch the utility for restoring Acer, Packard Bell and eMachines laptops to factory settings, use the Alt+F10 key combination. You must press this combination when you turn on the computer, before the operating system starts loading.
To make sure you don’t miss this moment, I recommend holding down the Alt key and making quick, short clicks on the F10 button.
However, for the recovery utility to run this way, the D2D Recovery option must be enabled in the BIOS settings. The setting you are looking for is here:
If you have never worked with BIOS settings before and have a vague idea of what it is, I strongly recommend that you run the system recovery environment in a slightly longer, but more secure way, standard for many mobile computer manufacturers.
To do this, immediately after turning on the laptop, quickly start clicking the F8 key. This is usually done when they want to select a special boot mode for the operating system. We need the following menu to appear on the screen:
As you can see, at the very top there is a “Troubleshoot your computer” item. Select it (if for some reason it is not selected by default) and press the Enter key. The files will begin downloading.
Now you will need to specify the user on whose behalf the recovery will be performed and enter the password for the selected user, if one has been set. Enter the required information and click OK.
In the next menu that appears, click Recovery Management.
This will launch the Packard Bell, Acer or eMachines laptop recovery utility. As I already said, the differences in their interface are purely cosmetic.
If you are going to use the recovery option using the Alt+F10 key combination, then all the previous steps are not relevant for you. The process of resuscitating the system from the recovery partition will begin immediately from this step.
So, since we assume that all our important data has been previously saved, we select the option “Restore operating system to factory settings”.
We will be warned about the necessary precautions, which you will already be aware of if you have read the introductory article. To continue the procedure for restoring the laptop operating system, click “Next”.
After this, we will be shown information about the hard drive of our laptop. Just click “Next”.
We agree with the next warning that all data will be lost.
After this, the computer will need a little time to complete its preparations...
...after which the process of restoring to factory condition will begin. We're just waiting.
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