1- How do you back up the recovery partition? 2- How could you change HDDs &amp; restore the laptop to factory settings?
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There are in existence tools to copy entire partitions from one drive to another. This is the answer to both questions. You will also need an adapter to connect the new drive to a USB port on the laptop. These are usually less than twenty dollars.
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I can only provide a limited answer to the question. In my case it "adopted" the partitions I had even though I did not want the recovery partition since I do not feel I need it since I back up with a hard drive and and have mirror image on large thumb drives and 120 Gigs is not that much. My suggestion is you call the Kingston support technician. When I called there was no wait, and the technician spoke clear English, seem well-informed, was patient and courteous (a real "Eagle Scout" of phone IT technicians)
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That's interesting. I just kept mine in a box, but that was fortunate because when the new drive failed they were able to retrieve my data (again) from my original drive. I would think a computer place that does repairs could help you.Sounds like a great idea, good luck.
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Simple, go to start up menu, I use search box and just type in "System Restore" and up pops menu that is pretty much self-explanatory. I have factory installed Windows Seven. Restore is much easier than it was on Vista.
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no, there is no system restore disk for this laptop. But once you boot system up for the first time, have a blank disk ready, it asked if you want to make one, so technically speaking you have a backup for your system if you do this step. If you don't do this turn on system restore and you can always have a point to go to restore your laptop.
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Hi, I'm so sorry, I can't help you: I never, ever use the back up software in these drives, my laptop is already slow and I find it makes it worst, so I copy/updates my files manually. Good luck with yours!
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Honestly, I was 100% skeptical about buying a refurbished laptop. This laptop is amazing and for the price, it just can't be beat. It was recommended by my engineer co-worker and I couldn't be happier. Looks and works like brand new. It could have been returned because there is no disk drive? I saw nothing wrong with it. My advice is go for it. Hope this helped!
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I just bought this laptop and I'm having the same problem. It runs fine and suddenly freezes and nothing works. The only way out is a cold boot with a prolonged unsuccessful Windows 7 repair attempt. Any ideas how to correct this problem?
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I am also looking for the memory upgrade. If someone who has done this could post details, I would be eternally grateful! Not a member of the geek sqad so I am not sure how to go about it - is there a specific type to buy and how do you instal it?
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Yes you have the hard drive from SATA to compatibly mode and and change UEFI to ACHI mode. Change nothing else or you will run into a mile of problems like I did then it will take you about 2 days to get everything right again.
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There is no disks. You can do factory restore from the separate partition on the HD, but there is no installation CD for win 64.
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The laptop does have bluetooth and it works well. I have the windows 8 recovery disks but I don't seem to have any Windows 7 recovery disks. It seems like it came with Windows 8 but they downgraded it, so all of the recovery disks are for Windows 8. I just cloned the initial harddrive in case anything happens I can just put it back tot he way it was when I got it.
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Thanks for responding Mark.I got it working after three days of constant struggle by going to theeRecovery partition and basically reinstalling Windows, which erased allmy data. For anyone reading with this problem, hold down theALT button while repeatedly pressing F10 just as it starts up while the screen is still black. From there you can choose to use the Acer eRecovery feature.I have read so many horror stories about the warrenty service,people never seeing their computers again or getting a differentone back, or being told it was dropped so the warrenty is not validthat I was really trying not to use it. Thanks for responding Mark.I got it working after three days of constant struggle by going to theeRecovery partition and basically reinstalling Windows, which erased allmy data. For anyone reading with this problem, hold down theALT button while repeatedly pressing F10 just as it starts up while the screen is still black. From there you can choose to use the Acer eRecovery feature.I have read so many horror stories about the warrenty service,people never seeing their computers again or getting a differentone back, or being told it was dropped... » Read More Thanks for responding Mark.I got it working after three days of constant struggle by going to theeRecovery partition and basically reinstalling Windows, which erased allmy data. For anyone reading with this problem, hold down theALT button while repeatedly pressing F10 just as it starts up while the screen is still black. From there you can choose to use the Acer eRecovery feature.I have read so many horror stories about the warrenty service,people never seeing their computers again or getting a differentone back, or being told it was dropped so the warrenty is not validthat I was really trying not to use it. « Show Less
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It'd probably be best to consult the WD web site. I didn't partition mine, but I did make it bootable.
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The Restore Partition is included on new computers for reinstalling to original factory settings or you can request the OS disk from Dell if you are the original owner. Here is more info--- http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/desktop/f/3514/t/19332656
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Yes you can, you can buy a new SLIM HDD laptop drive and change it yourself, carefully and remember that by doing that you are probably voiding your warranty
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Yes, it is not easy. 1-Backup your data to external drive. 2-Purchase Windows 7 it is $100.00 for two PC license. 3-Format the drive (erases everything). 4-Change BIOS settings (see internet for this). 5-Load Windows 7. 6-Load software (e.g. purchased Microsoft office, etc.). 7-Restore data from external drive. Entire process will take about a day. Big effort but you will love it! Will process very fast. I updated two Lenovo's to Windows 7.BIOS settings:Boot Mode Priority:CD-ROM firstStartup tab:CSM=EnabledBoot Priority=Legacy OnlyExit Tab:Set OS Optimized Defaults to Disabled Yes, it is not easy. 1-Backup your data to external drive. 2-Purchase Windows 7 it is $100.00 for two PC license. 3-Format the drive (erases everything). 4-Change BIOS settings (see internet for this). 5-Load Windows 7. 6-Load software (e.g. purchased Microsoft office, etc.). 7-Restore data from external drive. Entire process will take about a day. Big effort but you will love it! Will process very fast. I updated two Lenovo's to Windows 7.BIOS settings:Boot Mode Priority:CD-ROM firstStartup tab:CSM=EnabledBoot Priority=Legacy OnlyExit Tab:Set... » Read More Yes, it is not easy. 1-Backup your data to external drive. 2-Purchase Windows 7 it is $100.00 for two PC license. 3-Format the drive (erases everything). 4-Change BIOS settings (see internet for this). 5-Load Windows 7. 6-Load software (e.g. purchased Microsoft office, etc.). 7-Restore data from external drive. Entire process will take about a day. Big effort but you will love it! Will process very fast. I updated two Lenovo's to Windows 7.BIOS settings:Boot Mode Priority:CD-ROM firstStartup tab:CSM=EnabledBoot Priority=Legacy OnlyExit Tab:Set OS Optimized Defaults to Disabled « Show Less