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    Complete Whipe?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by ryd00d, Apr 22, 2011.

  1. ryd00d

    ryd00d Notebook Enthusiast

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    I sold my m11x on ebay, and I need to do a factory reset, I want to set it to the way I got it when I first opened it, all the default settings and what not. How do I do a factory reset? I tried the Dell Safe application, I can't find it on my computer. Nor can I find Alienware Respawn. I might have deleted that. :\
     
    ryd00d, Apr 22, 2011
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  2. Luminair

    Luminair Notebook Consultant

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    Buy an external DVD drive and reinstall that way, or dump your CD to a USB stick for reinstall.
     
    Luminair, Apr 22, 2011
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  3. ryd00d

    ryd00d Notebook Enthusiast

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    How do I dump my cd to a usb stick?
     
    ryd00d, Apr 22, 2011
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    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    you need to boot from the recovery partition, to do a factory reset.
     
    ajslay, Apr 22, 2011
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  5. sabricaze

    sabricaze Notebook Evangelist

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    You copy the files from the CD to your USB (using another computer with a CD driver)

    Use the USB on the m11x and do a reset.
     
    sabricaze, Apr 23, 2011
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  6. ajslay

    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    its not that simple.
     
    ajslay, Apr 23, 2011
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    Descalzo, Apr 23, 2011
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    ajslay Overclocker, PC Builder

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    ajslay, Apr 23, 2011
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