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    M11x recovery partition

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by pck83, Sep 11, 2010.

  1. pck83

    pck83 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    Is there a recovery partition I can use to recover all my file to factory state? Is there something like my sony where there is a program I use which essentially restore back to factory setting from a factory image which came with the pc? thx
     
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    surfxombie Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, you can trigger the restore from the Dell datasafe program or hit F8 at boot up and select the correct option.

    Edit: It's F8 (not F12)
     
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    pck83 Notebook Consultant

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    I hit f12 and entered the blue setup screen, but I can't find the restore tab, please help
     
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    nevermind, found out its f8 thx.

    i'm reformating cos for some reason only 1 of my usb ports detects my printer, the other 2 doesn't, try installing/unistalling drivers/usb devices but it still doesnt work :( it keeps saying usb devices failed to installed correctly, any help would be much appreciated
     
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