Owner's manual
Table Of Contents
- Aspire 3630 Series
- Disposal instructions
- First things first
- Contents
- 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
- Using the system utilities
- Frequently asked questions
- Arcade (for selected models)
- Taking your notebook PC with you
- Securing your computer
- Expanding through options
- Power management
- Acer eRecovery
- Troubleshooting
- Regulations and safety notices
- ENERGY STAR guidelines compliance
- FCC notice
- Modem notices
- Important safety instructions
- 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
- Declaration of Conformity for CE Marking
- Index
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Re-install bundled software without CD
Acer eRecovery stores pre-loaded software internally for easy driver and
application re-installation.
1 Boot to Windows XP.
2 Press <Alt> + <F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.
3 Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery actions and click Next.
5 In the Recovery settings window, select Reinstall applications/drivers and
click Next.
6 Select the desired driver/application and follow the instructions on screen
to re-install.
At first launch, Acer eRecovery prepares all the needed software and may take
few seconds to bring up the software content window.
Change password
Acer eRecovery and Acer disk-to-disk recovery are protected by a password that
can be changed by the user. Follow the steps below to change the password in
Acer eRecovery.
1 Boot to Windows XP.
2 Press <Alt> + <F10> to open the Acer eRecovery utility.
3 Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4 In the Acer eRecovery window, select Recovery settings and click Next.
5 In the Recovery settings window, select Password: Change Acer eRecovery
password and click Next.
6 Follow the instructions on screen to complete the process.
Note: If the system crashes, and will not boot to Windows, you can
run Acer disk-to-disk recovery to restore the factory default image
under DOS mode.