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    How to access factory recovery image

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by dopebohy, May 4, 2011.

  1. dopebohy

    dopebohy Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys I tried installing windows on my vertex 3 only to get BSOD errors so I tried putting back the original 320gb harddrive but keep getting BSOD errors on that too. I was wondering how to access the factory restore image partition....anybody know how?
     
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    btw i have an m17xr3
     
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    F9 at bootup
     
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    i pressed that and it only had one boot option
     
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    did you try that one boot option lol? trust me, its F9...
     
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    i accidently deleted that boot option =(
     
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    ok nvm i press it and it only boots back into windows...i meant to say how do i restore to orginal factory settings
     
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    if you deleted boot options you may have screwed your self....did you make the alien respawn disk or thumb drive? if not, maybe you know someone who will mail your a copy?
     
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    is the iso online somewhere? imma google it but i can get into safe mode with networking
     
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    Doesn't the computer come with a windows 7 disc and driver disc? Mine came with 2 dvds of something on it.
     
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    yeah it came with the windows dvd and drivers but everytime i do a clean install of windows and install the nvidia drivers it freezes...i can only do reinstall in ata mode
     
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    everytime i do a fresh install with the windows dvd it crashes after i install the nvidia drivers =(
     
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