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On Apr 23, 9:07*pm, David 01 wrote:
On Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:54:20 +0100, Pete Zahut wrote: David 01 wrote: On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:42:06 -0500, Kevin Childers wrote: "David 01" wrote in message .. . I bought one and intentionally deleted all the partitions. I was going to restore it to factory defaults but the restore disk doesn't format and partition the drive. Does anyone have one that is stock and can tell me the name of the restore partition? The regular partition is ACER and there was one called DATA, I think, but I forgot the name of the restore partition. Also, I think it was 10 GB. Can anyone confirm that? Thanks! If you deleted the partitions, *you deleted their contents. *Just recreating the partitions will not resolve your issues. *As I understand it the restore CD only processes the restoration, using the content of those partitions. Ergo the restore CD can restore any simular PC to any variety of configurations, all depending on the content of those partitions. Long story short, you need to do a complete install, there is nothing to restore. KMC I'm aware that I deleted the contents of the partitions. That exactly was what I intended to do. If I use the restore Cd's, they only completely erase and restore the ACER partition and of course, do nothing to the restore partition because it has not been re-created, (I'm assuming that is the reason). I'm also assuming that if I re-create the restore partition and give it the original name and size, that the restore Cd's will do as they do on the ACER partition and erase the information (of course there won't be any there the first time) and restore it as from the factory. I can't do a complete install because I don't have install disks. I have the software and experience to re-create, re-size, move, etc partitions on the HD, no problem. Thanks for your reply. The restore CDs look for, and use, the information on the "restore" partition. In other words, they work together and with each other. Even if you have (had) the restore CD, it would be of no use to you without the restore partition and vice versa. If you've deleted the restore partition, no amount of restore discs will help you. Thanks for your reply. Let me clarify something. I do have the restore CDs and they will restore the ACER (C partition WITHOUT the restore partition or it's information being present. It just doesn't restore the restore partition (which I think will work without the CDs (may not be correct there because I haven't tried that)) nor the DATA partition. ie, I do not have a restore partition nor any restore info on my drive and the restore CDs will restore the ACER partition without them. I assume it's formatting that partition and then reinstalling to it. It's factory fresh, just like out of the box (with the exception that there is no hidden or otherwise restore partition nor DATA partition) after I use them.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - When you first got the computer, did you make a backup CD of ALL partitions? My 5315 took 7 CDs to create recovery disks and then another 10 CDs to create a backup of Configuration #!1. If you didn't then I think all is lost. |
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David 01 wrote:
snip Now this is news. So I have found out that ACER doesn't have a means for a user to reinstall eRecovery EVEN THOUGH it would not be impossible to do if ACER would provide the means. Thanks to everyone for your input. An image backup of the disk before making any changes to it can make it easy to return to the original condition. Norton Ghost, Acronis True Image and other packages allow you to do that. You don't have to rely upon the manufacturer. |
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On Fri, 24 Apr 2009 21:24:20 -0500, joe wrote:
David 01 wrote: snip Now this is news. So I have found out that ACER doesn't have a means for a user to reinstall eRecovery EVEN THOUGH it would not be impossible to do if ACER would provide the means. Thanks to everyone for your input. An image backup of the disk before making any changes to it can make it easy to return to the original condition. Norton Ghost, Acronis True Image and other packages allow you to do that. You don't have to rely upon the manufacturer. I agree, and good information for others who don't know, but that wasn't my question. Thanks, though. |
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Well, here is some information that I hope may help you. From within windows Vista, Using the management console I get the following information about the 10gig partition: Volume: no name Layout: Simple Type: Basic File System: Blank --- There is nothing showing up here Status: Healthy (EISA Configuration) Capacity: 10.00 GB Free Space: 10.00 GB --- Thats right, shows as empty from the factory %Free: 100% --- Again, this is how it came from the factory. Fault Tolerant: No Overhead: 0% Now, here is what linux told me about the partition (and the partition tables): Size: 160041885696 Bytes 160.0 GB Heads: 255 Sectors per track: 63 Cylinders: 19457 sda1 Part Type=Primary FS Type=Unknown (27) -- Appears to be PQservice: it is fat32 Label=none Size=10742.22 Dev sda1 (first partition) Starting Cylinder 1 Ending Cylinder 1306 Blocks 10490413+ ID 27 System Unknown If you provide me with an email address, I will send you a .zip file of the contents of the recovery partition, (yes linux sees all the data there!). Also, in another forum, somebody talks about how to restore your partitions using "ptedit" You can visit the forum by going to: 'Acer Hidden Recovery Partition - Page 16 - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion' (http://www.tinyurl.com/cqn3vx) . 20090506 Addendum: The files on the recovery partition contain a rather large .iso. If you need a copy of the files, I may have to use an online file share utility instead of email. Also, if anyone else has problems with this laptop, just let me know, I may be able to help. |
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On Tue, 05 May 2009 22:37:03 -0500, rodimus wrote:
Well, here is some information that I hope may help you. From within windows Vista, Using the management console I get the following information about the 10gig partition: Volume: no name Layout: Simple Type: Basic File System: Blank --- There is nothing showing up here Status: Healthy (EISA Configuration) Capacity: 10.00 GB Free Space: 10.00 GB --- Thats right, shows as empty from the factory %Free: 100% --- Again, this is how it came from the factory. Fault Tolerant: No Overhead: 0% Now, here is what linux told me about the partition (and the partition tables): Size: 160041885696 Bytes 160.0 GB Heads: 255 Sectors per track: 63 Cylinders: 19457 sda1 Part Type=Primary FS Type=Unknown (27) -- Appears to be PQservice: it is fat32 Label=none Size=10742.22 Dev sda1 (first partition) Starting Cylinder 1 Ending Cylinder 1306 Blocks 10490413+ ID 27 System Unknown If you provide me with an email address, I will send you a .zip file of the contents of the recovery partition, (yes linux sees all the data there!). Also, in another forum, somebody talks about how to restore your partitions using "ptedit" You can visit the forum by going to: 'Acer Hidden Recovery Partition - Page 16 - Notebook Forums and Laptop Discussion' (http://www.tinyurl.com/cqn3vx) . 20090506 Addendum: The files on the recovery partition contain a rather large .iso. If you need a copy of the files, I may have to use an online file share utility instead of email. Also, if anyone else has problems with this laptop, just let me know, I may be able to help. I'm interested in the contents but you will probably have to use a file sharing site or utility because my email sure won't accept that big a file. Thanks for your reply and information. |
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Sorry it has taken me so long to get this post up. I have been swamped at work. Visit this site, http://linuxmages.us/Acer/index.php The files are listed there to download and put into the recovery partition. Hope this helps. Rodimus |
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