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Step 15Full System Recovery
Make it new again!
On some systems it is possible to do a Full System Recovery. In some cases, this requires Recovery CD's, which came with your computer, or are freely available from the manufacturer. Many of the newer systems have the recovery information stored on the machine and it simply requires a key pressed during boot up.
Back up all your personal files [Documents, Pictures, etc] First!
Make ....................... Key(s) ....................... Notes
Acer ......................... Alt+F10 .................... During Boot
Asus ........................ F9 ............................. During Boot, after logo appears
Dell ......................... Ctrl+F11 ................... During Boot, after logo appears
Gateway ................. F11 or R ................... During Boot
HP/Compaq .......... F10 ........................... During Boot, after logo appears
IBM/Lenovo ............ F11 ........................... During Boot
Packard Bell .......... F11 ........................... During Boot, after logo Appears
Sony Vaio ............... F10 ........................... During Boot, after logo Appears
Toshiba .................. 0 (zero) .................... Press and hold before powering up
If this doesn't work, you may want to format your computer completely and start over.
On some systems it is possible to do a Full System Recovery. In some cases, this requires Recovery CD's, which came with your computer, or are freely available from the manufacturer. Many of the newer systems have the recovery information stored on the machine and it simply requires a key pressed during boot up.
Back up all your personal files [Documents, Pictures, etc] First!
- HP & Compaq computers
- Dell computers
- EMachine computers
- Gateway computers
- IBM & Lenovo computers
- Acer Computers
- Asus computers
- Toshiba computers
Make ....................... Key(s) ....................... Notes
Acer ......................... Alt+F10 .................... During Boot
Asus ........................ F9 ............................. During Boot, after logo appears
Dell ......................... Ctrl+F11 ................... During Boot, after logo appears
Gateway ................. F11 or R ................... During Boot
HP/Compaq .......... F10 ........................... During Boot, after logo appears
IBM/Lenovo ............ F11 ........................... During Boot
Packard Bell .......... F11 ........................... During Boot, after logo Appears
Sony Vaio ............... F10 ........................... During Boot, after logo Appears
Toshiba .................. 0 (zero) .................... Press and hold before powering up
If this doesn't work, you may want to format your computer completely and start over.
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