Notebook PC User's Guide Aspire 5050, 3050
Table Of Contents
- Aspire 5050/3050 Series
- Information for your safety and comfort
- First things first
- Contents
- Acer Empowering Technology
- Your Acer notebook tour
- Specifications
- Indicators
- Easy-launch buttons
- Touchpad
- Using the keyboard
- Ejecting the optical (CD or DVD) drive tray
- Using a computer security lock
- Audio
- Acer OrbiCam (for selected models)
- Using the system utilities
- Frequently asked questions
- Acer Arcade
- Taking your notebook PC with you
- Securing your computer
- Expanding through options
- Acer eRecovery Management
- Troubleshooting
- Regulations and safety notices
- FCC notice
- Modem notices
- Laser compliance statement
- LCD pixel statement
- Macrovision copyright protection notice
- Radio device regulatory notice
- General
- European Union (EU)
- The FCC RF safety requirement
- Canada - Low-power license-exempt radio communication devices (RSS-210)
- Federal Communications Comission Declaration of Conformity
- LCD panel ergonomic specifications
- Index

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Create backup
You can create and save backup images to hard disk, CD or DVD.
1 Boot to Windows XP
2 Press <Alt> + <F10> to open the Acer eRecovery Management utility.
3 Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4 In the Acer eRecovery Management window, select Recovery settings and
click Next.
5 In the Recovery settings window, select Backup snapshot image and
click Next.
6 Select the backup method.
aUse Backup to HDD to store the backup disk image on drive D:.
b Backup to optical device to store the backup image on CD or DVD.
7 After choosing the backup method, click Next.
Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.
Restore from backup
You can restore backups previously created (as stated in the Create backup
section) from hard disk, CD or DVD.
1 Boot to Windows XP.
2 Press <Alt> + <F10> to open the Acer eRecovery Management utility.
3 Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4 In the Acer eRecovery Management window, select Recovery actions and
click Next.
5 Select the desired restore action and follow the onscreen instructions to
complete the restore process.
Note: The "Restore C:" item is enabled only if there is a user
backup stored on the hard disk (D:\). Please refer to the Create
backup section.