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    re boot 1525

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by steven9193, Oct 16, 2008.

  1. steven9193

    steven9193 Newbie

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    How do i take all my stuff of my laptop so i can return it to the shop ? " IE REBOOT IT " or return factory settings it a 1525 inspiron :confused: Please help
     
    steven9193, Oct 16, 2008
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  2. Bog

    Bog Losing it...

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    Assuming you have backed up all your data, you can either boot from the recovery DVD to get the Inspiron back to factory settings, or you can use something like Active Kill Disk to wipe the drive.
     
    Bog, Oct 16, 2008
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  3. piker28

    piker28 Notebook Consultant

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    If it is like most new dells, they come with a recovery portion on the drive, so when the laptop is booting up in bios just hit F11 or one of those lucky keys

    and should direct you through the process
     
    piker28, Oct 16, 2008
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  4. epguy3

    epguy3 Notebook Evangelist

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    you mean, recovery partition, piker28. the inspiron e1405 laptop I'm using has that along with a dell recovery dvd.
     
    epguy3, Oct 30, 2008
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