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    Can Aspire One recover from a flash drive?

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Vicky12, May 25, 2012.

  1. Vicky12

    Vicky12 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Aspire One D150-1Bb

    IF
    1. The eRecovery be burnt onto a CD.
    2. Copy the content of this CD to a flash drive.

    Can Aspire One be recovered from this flash drive?

    Thank you!
     
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    popeye1128 Notebook Consultant

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    Yes it is possible. Of course you need to set the Aspire BIOS to boot from the USB.

    You'll need a computer with a DVD drive to setup the USB flash drive. Here are instructions just for the Aspire One: Install Windows 7 On Acer Aspire One

    Here are simplified steps:

    BE SURE YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED THE USB DRIVE AND NOT YOUR PRIMARY HDD IN THE FOLLOWING STEPS.
    Insert flash drive.
    Run cmd as administrator

    In CMD type ;

    DISKPART
    LIST DISK
    SELECT DISK X (X being the USB drive letter, seen in list disk command)
    CLEAN
    CREATE PARTITION PRIMARY
    SELECT PARTITION 1
    FORMAT FS=FAT32 QUICK
    ACTIVE
    EXIT

    your drive is now ready to use, simply copy the contents of your instalation media, or extract an iso file to the usb drive itself. * make sure on the target pc you have USB drive as 1st boot device and this will work for any windows install.
     
    popeye1128, May 25, 2012
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