User manual ACER ASPIRE Z3731

[. . . ] Record the model number, serial number, purchase date, and place of purchase information in the space provided below. The serial number and model number are recorded on the label affixed to your computer. All correspondence concerning your unit should include the serial number, model number, and purchase information. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Acer Incorporated. Model Number : _________________________________ Serial Number: ___________________________________ Purchase Date: ___________________________________ Place of Purchase: ________________________________ Acer and the Acer Logo are registered trademarks of Acer Inc. [. . . ] Insert the System CD into the CD or DVD drive. Select the application that you want to reinstall. Follow all onscreen instructions until you finish the installation. 77 Recovering your system If your operating system files are lost or damaged, the recovery process will restore your system's original factory default settings or last system backup. Your Acer Veriton series computer includes an OBR(One Button Recovery) button, a feature that makes restoring your system quick and easy. OBR works from a hidden partition on your hard drive that contains all the information required to restore your system. There are two modes to recovery your system. One is from system's original settings and another is from system backup. You can press Alt + F10 after the BIOS finishes running the Power On Self Test (POST). Warning: Initiating the recovery operation while the operating system is running will result in abnormal shutdown and may make your current OS unstable or unusable. After the POST runs, you have only 1. 5 seconds to press Alt + F10. Follow all onscreen instructions. 78 You can also follow the steps below: 1 2 Locate the OBR button. See the image on page 10. 5 System utilities Press the button. After a moment one of the following screen will appear on your display a when you don't backup your system yet. . b after you backup your system 79 3 In 2-a, click OK. Insert the startup disk you created during Windows setup into the floppy drive and press Ctrl + Alt + Del to restart your computer. This will automatically diagnose your system and make necessary fixes. However, if the diagnostic utility still reports a problem, then you may have to perform the recovery process to restore your system to its original default factory settings. · Note: For more information about recovering your system, refer to page 77. 88 Q: Nothing appears on the screen. 6 Frequently asked questions A: Your computer's power management function automatically blanks the screen to save power. Just press any key to turn the display back on. If pressing a key does not work, you can restart your computer. If restarting your computer does not work, contact your dealer or the technical support center for assistance. Q: The printer does not work. A: Do the following: · · Make sure that the printer is connected to a power outlet and that it is turned on. Make sure that the printer cable is connected securely to the system's parallel port and the corresponding port on the printer. See "Connecting your printer" on page 38 for information on how to connect the printer to your computer. For additional information concerning the printer, refer to the printer's documentation. · Q: No sound comes out from the computer. A: Check the following: · The volume may be muted. [. . . ] The InstallShield Wizard will automatically begin the installation process. Click on the Next button to proceed from the installation welcome window. 115 After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to continue. Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following window, and click Next button to start installation. 116 Appendix C: RAID introduction (for R series model only) Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the program icon. Default is "Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition. " The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup installation progress. 117 Once the installation is complete, the following window appears. Click the Finish button to end the installation and exit the setup utility. 118 Appendix C: RAID introduction (for R series model only) RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to a two drive RAID-0 configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system. This process will create a new RAID volume from an existing disk. However, several important steps must be followed at the time the system is first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive. [. . . ]