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    factory formatting

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by shadow03, Mar 30, 2009.

  1. shadow03

    shadow03 Newbie

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    I have an Acer travelmate 2420, that I want to factory format but I can't get the back up cd's that I made to work and the Empowerment technology is no longer on the pc how can I factory format now?
     
    shadow03, Mar 30, 2009
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  2. MonkeyMhz

    MonkeyMhz Notebook Evangelist

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    Factory Format?

    Ive never heard of that, if your wanting to clear the crap out of everything and format it to nothing just do a thourough format.
     
    MonkeyMhz, Mar 30, 2009
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    shadow03 Newbie

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    factory restore, back to the way it was when I bought it
     
    shadow03, Mar 30, 2009
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  4. kiriakost

    kiriakost Notebook Deity

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    Read the links on my signature , plus the user manual of your laptop. :)

    Every laptop series , has its own tricks.
     
    kiriakost, Mar 30, 2009
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