Recovering From A Recovery Backup - Acer Aspire E1-522 User Manual

Recovering from a recovery backup

To recover from a recovery backup on a USB drive:
1. Find your recovery backup.
2. If your computer does not have a built-in keyboard, make sure a
keyboard is attached to your computer.
3. Plug in the USB drive and turn on your computer.
4. If it is not already enabled, you must enable the 4. If it is not already enabled, you must enable the 4. If it is not already enabled, you must enable the F12 Boot Menu:
a. Press <F2> when starting your computer.
b. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the Main menu. b. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the b. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the
c. Press the down key until F12 Boot Menu is selected, press <F5> to
change this setting to Enabled.
d. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the d. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the d. Use the left or right arrow keys to select the Exit menu.
e. Depending on the type of BIOS your computer uses, select Save e. Depending on the type of BIOS your computer uses, select e. Depending on the type of BIOS your computer uses, select
Changes and Exit or Exit Saving Changes and press Enter. Select
OK or Yes to confirm.
f. Your computer will restart. f. Your computer will restart. f. Your computer will restart.
5. During startup, press < 5. During startup, press < 5. During startup, press <F12> to open the boot menu. The boot menu
allows you to select which device to start from, select the USB drive. allows you to select which device to start from, select the USB drive. allows you to select which device to start from, select the USB drive.
a. Use your arrow keys to select USB Device, then press Enter.
b. Windows starts from the recovery backup instead of the normal
startup process.
6. Select your keyboard type.
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> when starting your computer. > when starting your computer.
or or Exit Saving Changes Exit Saving Changes
to confirm. to confirm.
F12 Boot Menu F12 Boot Menu
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