During the system bios boot press and hold ALT + F10, that should start you into the system recovery options.
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Shut the computer down..
Press the power button, as soon as you press the power button..
F10 at the same time, press them over and over and over..
If you see the windows screen the command didnt work and you need to keep trying by shutting down the computer..
When the command does work, it will bring up a screen to restore the laptop to factory settings.
Keep in mind that restoring to factory settings will erase any pictures or documents you have. You may want to save those first.
SOURCE: acer 3680 factory reset
here is the link to the manual for your laptop. please go there and take note of pages 70-73 that show how to restore your system with and without the disks.
SOURCE: restore factory settings to acer aspire laptop
Unlike
other laptops, Acer laptops integrate a computer management utility
called 'Acer eRecovery Management' to create backup of hard drive data,
create restore point, reinstall applications & drivers, and reset
Acer laptop to factory setting.
Step 1: Before starting your Acer laptop, ensure that there is no external storage device attached to it. Now start your laptop.
Step 2: Press 'Alt + F10' when the laptop starts booting, and wait for a moment while Windows loads the reset files.
Step 3: When 'Acer eRecovery Management' window appears, select 'Restore System from factory default' and click 'Next' to continue.
Step 4: Again click 'Next' to
reset your Acer laptop. This process will erase all data from your hard
disk and reset your Acer laptop to original factory settings.
Step 5: Click 'OK' in the notification window to begin the the resetting operation. Now wait while your Acer laptop is reset to factory settings.
Tips: You can also create a backup copy of your laptop data before factory reset. Simply click 'Backup' in 'Acer eRecovery Management' window.
If you have any other issue with your Acer laptop/desktop/Notebook, fget technical assistance at http://www.vtechsquad.com/acer-support/
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