Technical information

30 Chapter 1
Restoring the System from WinPE Environment
If the system fails to boot, you can restore the system from WinPE environment. The system boots
from the hidden hard disk drive partition to start recovery.
NOTE: You are prompted to enter the password before system restore starts. Failure to enter the correct
password three times reboots the computer to the operating system.
Hidden Partition Main Page
Press <Alt> + <F10> on the keyboard or the Stop and Record buttons on the front panel during
POST to boot the system from the hidden hard disk drive partition and access the hidden partition
main page.
NOTE: You must enter the password to access the hidden partition main page.
The hidden partition main page offers three options to restore the system: restore to factory default
settings, restore from user’s backup, or restore from backup CD/DVD.
Restoring System to Factory Default Settings
1. Select this option, then enter the password. The utility restores the system from the factory
default settings image in the hidden hard disk drive partition.
2. When prompted, confirm system recovery. A message appears to tell you that you will lose all
data on the drive. The utility then restores the system to its original state.
Restoring System to User’s Backup
1. Select this option, then enter the password. The utility restores the system from the user’s
backup image in the second hard drive partition.
2. When prompted, confirm system recovery. A message will appear to inform you that you will lose
all data on the primary partition. The utility then restores the system to the most recent user
backup.
Restoring System from CD/DVD
1. Select this option, then enter the password. The utility restores the system from the user’s
backup image in the second hard drive partition.
2. When prompted, confirm system recovery. A message will appear to tell you that you will lose all
data on the primary partition. The utility then restores the system to the most recent user backup.
Restoring System from CD/DVD
1. When selected, insert the first backup disk to the optical drive.
2. Confirm system recovery when prompted. A message will appear to tell you that you will lose all
data on the primary partition. The utility then restores the system from the backup image in the
CD/DVD.
3. Insert the other disks when prompted.
NOTE: If you are restoring the system to its factory default settings saved in CDs/DVDs, Acer eRecovery
Management prompts you to insert disk 2 to start.