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Recovering your systemIf your operating system files are lost or damaged, the recovery process will
restore your system's original factory default settings or last system backup.
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, Press Alt + F10 combine key during BIOS to enter hidden
partition. This utility has same password protection with Acer eRecovery. Follow
all onscreen instructions.