How do I refresh my HP G62? My laptop runs Win7-32bit and it was used by my son. Now that he has another laptop, I want to use his old one and I thought of refreshing the entire OS and to have the laptop as it left the factory with the defaults. Can I refresh it to Win 7 64bit or even Win 8.1?How do I do the refresh procedure with HP tools?
View 7 Repliesif i use the recovery disk to take my old HP to factory defaults before selling it, is it still possible for someone to use those data recovery software to pull up my old info? Is it just better to use something like dban of killdisk?
View 6 Replies View RelatedI would like to restore my XPS M1530 to factory defaults. I saw on the recovery drive a file called Factory.wim Can I use that file to restore factory defaults? I would like to format the drive and start from new again if possible. Do I need the disks that were sent to me with the laptop or is all of the info on the recovery partition?
View 2 Replies View RelatedI decided to restore my aspire 5930g laptop to factory defaults, and started out with creating the restoration discs. At this point, i wasn't really aware that one could restore from the harddrive.
So i booted up the discs and started the restoration process. But now, the dialog tells me to insert the third disc, while i only have two. What should i do? I could try to kill the restoration process and start over from the harddrive, but im afraid to harm the system.
We have a Dell E6330 that is running Windows 7 Professional on it. we need to set this Dell back to factory defualts but do not see an option to do so. I know that it does have a recovery partition but I do not see a way to access it.
View 1 Replies View RelatedI bought Acer Aspire Switch 10 SW5-012-16GW Detachable 2 in 1 Touchscreen Laptop (64GB) windows 8.1 on 11/30/201 from Amazon.
After two days, I could not get on internet anymore due to some proxy server errors. I also noticed there were many junkies installed.
So, I would like to have a complete clean up by resetting it to factory defaults. The Amazon box did not come with any system CD.
I've been trying to restore my system back to factory defaults for a while now. I've tried pressing ALT + F10 at startup, but it just beeps loudly and brings me to a command screen, saying:
[ /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN]
I've tried several 'fixes' but have had no luck, I would really appreciate somebody helping me, as it would save me in technician costs.
System: Aspire 5552, Model Pew76: I'm attempting to restore the default software using the System and Recover Software. Everything goes fine until after Running the Language disk. The installation hangs at 99%. Here's what the Restore Progress displays:
Elapsed time: 12:31:18
Restoring system: 100%
Updating system: 99%
Why does the installation hang at 99%?
I am trying to restore a corrupted M5 to factory defaults. Since the HDD was corrupted, the Acer eRecovery would not work. I purchased the Recovery Media CD set, changed BIOS to boot from CD, disabled secure Boot.
The System Disc comes up, i selected Restore Operating System to factory default. I get prompts to insert Recovery Disc 1, and after a few seconds get a message that the is no sufficient disk space to copy temporary files.
The HDD is 500GB, C: drive is 450GB and 415GB free.
Just purcased Aspire E1-510-2611 - 64 bit, Windows 8.1 - as it was set up in store as display model it appears to be in "Display Mode" - with account already entered, etc. How do I reset to factory defaults so that when I turn it on it is just like turning it on for the first time or is there a better way to get back to the "just out of the box" condition?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI lost the restore partition on the original SSD that my Yoga 13 shipped with. Is there a collection of drivers and whatnot that would allow me to restore it to factory defaults on my own with a fresh windows installation? I have the win8 key from the BIOS but don't want to lose out on all the required drivers if I were to just reinstall windows myself.
View 1 Replies View RelatedHow exactly often do they happen? I plan on getting an FW very soon, I could buy one early Feb, or wait until middle march will be the best times for me to buy one financially wise. My question is if I wait until middle March sometime, do you think there will be some upgrades on it opposed to the current FW390CTO?
View 3 Replies View RelatedI've gotten bored with correcting everybody about the specs of the previous and newer Envy laptops that are out there. So, to that end, i have put together this thread with the specs for all of them, as far as we know at this point.
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Envy 13
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CPU:Core 2 Duo Processor SL9400: 1.86 GHz, 6MB L2 CacheGPU:Discrete - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 w/ 512MB GDDR3Integrated - Intel X4500M(Switchable... Manual or via Power Plug Detection)Chipset:????Memory:4 x 1333Mhz DDR3 Slots (Clarksfield)Display:13.3" 1366x768 Radiance Infinity (LED backlit)(E2E glass)Storage:1x SATA/300 Port (1x 2.5" drive)Notable I/O:Chicklet KeyboardHDMILow Light Webcam (non-HD)2x USB 2.0Gigabit EthernetSD/MMC card reader1x Headphone JackBattery:4 Cell Internal9 Cell Slice==============================================================
Envy 15 - Gen 1
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CPU:Intel Core i7 Quad Core (Clarksfield)GPU:Discrete - ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4830 w/ 1GB GDDR3(Not Switchable)Chipset:PM55Memory:4 x 1333Mhz DDR3 Slots (Clarksfield)Display:15.6" 1920x1080 LED Backlit (non-Radiance type)15.6" 1366x768 LED Backlit (non-Radiance type)(not E2E glass)Storage:2x SATA/300 Port (Either 1x 2.5" or 2x 1.8" drives)Matrix RAID (PM55)Notable I/O:Chicklet KeyboardHDMILow Light Webcam (non-HD)2x USB 2.0Esata/USB2.0 portGigabit EthernetSD/MMC card reader1x Headphone Jack
Battery:6 Cell Internal12 Cell Slice...............
I took the plunge and bought my second MacBook after having to return the first I got a few months ago after it had a dead pixel and a stuffed optical drive.
I got a 13" MacBook Pro, 2.53GHz CPU, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 250GB HDD. Running Snow Leopard
It's perfect. No dead pixels, no screwed optical drive (knocking on wood).
BUT I'm having network problems. The AirPort keeps disconnecting every 5 minutes or so. It still appears to be connected, but the internet just simply doesn't work. (Actually it just happened again in that last second, I'm now typing this offline and will have to reconnect when ready to post).
I've read that a lot of MacBooks have this problem and even that it may have something to do with Snow Leopard, and the problem sounds almost exactly like mine, BUT they keep saying that all of the other PCs on the network are fine. The other devices connected to the same network (even the main PC that's connected via Ethernet vs Wireless) get screwed as well! This also includes my iPhone 3GS, which always connects just fine.........
I've just got my self a new AS 5930G (with the p7350 processor and 9600M GT DDR2 VRAM and 3GB RAM)
first question:
I wanna know if my entire hard drive will be formatted if i used the backup i burned on 2DVDs or just the system partition will be restored?
second Question:
when i go to Nvidia website to see if there any new drivers for my acer i can't find it anywhere
it always flickers and stuff. even so, it seems to be fixed (kinda) when i apply pressure to the screen. therefore, i am assuming something is loose. anywhere a visual tut on how to remove, take apart, and put back together the screen?
View 3 Replies View Relatedi just found this forum and it seems like you guys could help me answer this question. i have a dv2000 laptop i bought about 2 years ago and the screen has started to mess up. essentially it has two problems.
1. there is always a vertical line about a pixel thick that stays a yellow color. no matter what is on the screen, the line is always yellow. if i bend the display panel a bit it disappears but comes back as soon as i let go.
2. when i open and close the laptop to adjust the screen angle, the screen starts flickering with these white lines. i have to keep messing around with the screen (moving it back and forth) for it to come back to normal. im not sure if a cable is loose or maybe broken.
im assuming that i need to replace the entire display panel but im not sure if i can get away with just buying the lcd screen and replacing it. i can probably get rid of the yellow line on the screen but i think the flickering is caused by something else. could it be a loose cable that i just need to fix?
Problem: I cannot restore my hard drive to its previous condition using HP Backup and Recovery Manager. I would appreciate any help in this matter
Computer: HP 2710p Tablet/convertible.
Two weeks ago, I backed up my entire hard drive using the HP Backup and Recovery Manager choosing the "Back up entire hard drive" option. I backed this up to a subdirectory on an external hard drive. I figured that I could easily restore it back should it crash and have everything (operation system, applications, and documents) right where it was and as it was configured. I was running Vista Professional.
Yesterday I had some sort of problem that would not allow the computer to boot. Hardware diagnostics indictated that the hard drive was fine. I grabbed the recovery DVDs (these are Windows XP) that came with the computer and successfully was able to get the computer working again. So, now I have a working computer - though it is in XP not Vista. My intent was to restore the hard disk back to where it was two weeks ago.
I have unsuccessfully attempted to restore using the HP Backup and Recovery Manager. When I get use the "Start PC Recovery" option, it tells me, "The system does not have a recovery partition. The recovery process requires the recovery disc set or Rescue Disk." "Please insert disk 1 of the recovery disk set or the Rescue Disc." Here's the problem - I don't have these in Vista - only in the XP disks that I used yesterday to recessitate the computer. This is not what I want..........
I own the HP PAVILION 15-E009TU notebook. It is just 10 months old. I had some grey lines in the LCD screen few days ago and called hp for warranty replacement. a technician came and replaced the LCD screen with a new one.
However the new screen has a sort of Blue tint the entire screen. I have tried different colour setting which may fix it in windows but the blue tint is still there when windows is booting up and in the BIOS. I mean what? Did I just get a faulty/refurbished screen again? Also the screen doesn't look HD like my original screen. Is there anyway to verify that I got the exact model screen I originally had? and what about the blue tint? should i try warranty again?
I just bought a new HP 15-r011dx Notebook with Windows 8.1 OS. It is running great except for when I try to watch videos. When the video buffers, the entire computer freezes, and the computer makes loud noises-like it is stuttering/chopping. It makes videos unviewable because of how often it happens. This problem happens on both Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. In addition, my internet connection is fine and I have installed all updates.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI purchased a Flex 2 a couple weeks ago. Installed Office 365 software and Creative Cloud by Adobe. All was working well on both the networks I connect to.
Now today, performance across the entire network has gone to the dogs. At first I suspected the provider or router so went through all the standard service routines (unplug this, reboot that) over and over. Same deal, deadly slow performance for several PCs and Macs on the network.
Then I hit on the idea of shutting down my Lenovo. Suddenly the network download speed went back from 2MB/sec and ping of 2000 MS to more normal speeds.
I've rebooted the Lenovo a couple times, switched from 2.4 Ghz band to 5 with the same result.
At one point when I plugged the Lenovo directly into the modem (part of the diagnostics) the direct speed seemed faster.
Since the router is working perfectly with every other machine, and I haven't changed a thing on that, and since the symptoms go always across the network when the Lenovo is shut off, I can only assume that there is something going on with the Lenovo Flex 2 and the way it is communicating with the rest of the network.
I should also add that I tried hooking up an ethernet cable to ensure that it wasn't just a wireless thing. Still had slow performance.
I have been given an Acer 6930G by a family member to setup. After realising there's 0 discs included with the laptop, the Acer pop up message tells me I have to make my own factory default image. I have successfully made it on 2 DVDs, my question is now in the manual there is nothing about how to use it, I was wondering if anyone can share any insight to me as to how it works.
Basically I know it is probably a bootable DVD as the root of the DVD suggests (several "BOOT" files) I was wondering how it actually looks like? I haven't tested it yet as the user was extremely desperate to get it running so I had to give it up the moment the DVDs were made.
If I put the DVD in and select to boot from it at start up (before getting into windows) does it take me to some sort of custom screen where I can SELECT that I want to reformat and restore the laptop? I want to know what options I am given and I can only assume that it's the same for most laptops.
And I can only assume again, that if I factory restore it, it will come back with Vista activated and all the initial bloatware again, along with all the drivers for it (so I don't need to go track them down).
This is all I need to know, I wish I can test it but I can't even get the laptop back now (until it breaks ...)
If someone can post their experiences with it I will be grateful, this is just more for reassurance than anything, and confirm my assumptions? Many thanks in advance!
EDIT: I have discovered that I can launch that recovery app by pushing ALT+F10, I have managed to wrangle the laptop temporarily to test and have discovered that I can choose from 2 back up options, but I dare not go any further, can someone tell me the next steps? One says factory default, and the other is user's backup.
I can guess that if I choose the first option, factory default, it'll ask for the DVDs I have created? And the 2nd option will restore a backup I made selecting the user option on the recovery app.
I've got a Lenovo G505s (A8 - 4GB) with Windos 8 64x.
There's an option in the BIOS called 'OS Optimized Defaults'. It has two choice, 'Win 8 64bit' and 'Other OS'. The default is in my settings is 'Other OS'.
The first one says: When load default values, will load pure UEFI mode default values.
The other one: When load dfault values, will load Lwgacy support mode default values.
So, just because I've got Win8. Am I have to use the Win8 possibility, or stay at the default one?
I applied restore defaults i saved and i reset the laptop. After that my laptop asked for password and i do not have it. My laptop is inspiron n5010. I think needs bios password, what should i do?
View 1 Replies View RelatedAs others with x230's have found, I have an issue with the screen fading/graying out then developing vertical lines over the entire screen. Pressing the screen bottom screen border resolves it for a split second then it occurs again, though resolves usually after pressing it at various points along the plastic lower edge maybe 3-6 times, sometimes with slight flickering of whites after. Runngin at 60hz. URL...
I bought it on ebay so don't have any warranty information, unfortunately.It appears to be the LCD connector or cable.Is it possible to open it up and fix that somehow, or should I buy an IPS screen (the current screen isn't IPS I believe) and replace it myself?
I ran the diagnostics test as instructed prev and all passed. I then loaded BIOS defaults as instructed and saw "2nd boot priority hard drive" What does this mean and can I fix?
View 15 Replies View RelatedAny word on the refresh? The hardware on the XPS line is looking a bit dated.
View 10 Replies View RelatedAnyone have a clue as to what and when we are going to get with a NEW XPS 13.
I would love to see an i core CPU and a5000 series GPU.
If there is infact an XPS refresh how much of a change would moving to a 9xxx vid card make over the current 86xx
View 10 Replies View RelatedI just finished watching the keynote and I didn't see a S in the lot of them? Anyone know if it is going happen, or should I start saving for the Z?
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