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    Help! Need Aspire 5670 recovery DVD

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by format C:, Jul 30, 2006.

  1. format C:

    format C: Notebook Enthusiast

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    I somehow managed to delete the partition table on my Apsire 5670 while installing IE7 (I have no clue how that happened) :confused:. Well, all the data on the drive is gone and there are no partitions, so I can't make the recovery DVD (I only had the computer for a few days and was out of DVD-R). Does anyone know where I could get a copy of the Recovery DVD (either from Acer or another source) or can someone link me to a site where I can get all of the apps that came preinstalled, such as the Acer Arcade and NTI stuff? TIA :)
    BTW, I'm willing to do a fresh install from the XP Pro CD I have, so the drivers and software would be ok too.
     
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  2. Amol

    Amol APH! NBR Reviewer

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    You have two options here:

    1) Contact Acer and ask them to send you all the recovery CD and the whole shebang - going to cost you around $40.

    2) Install XP using the Pro CD that you have, and go here to get all the drivers and software.

    For the display, I highly suggest you get the ATi Catalyst drivers from either www.omegadrivers.net or from ATi's website. Don't bother about NTI - either google "CD Burner XP Pro" or get Nero. If your computer is free from errors after installing all them drivers, I think you should make an image of your drive using Acronis True Image or Symantec Ghost. R-Drive Image should also work.

    --Amol.
     
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    Well, I went back to CompUSA and told them about it. The sales guy let me use the demo computer to burn it.
    Thanks for the help tho :)
     
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    risslerp Notebook Consultant

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    Did the same thing myself, talked to the CompUSA tech and he let me burn a recovery DVD. This was way before Acer had the drivers and software on their website. Sometime it's good to buy local.
     
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