Restoring dell latitude d830 back to factory condition?

Did you ask dell this? first. for this 11 year old , old PC?
why not? (sold 2 years before w7 was released to market)
after thing can change,... support, ways and means.
is your data backed up,. this is always question 1, ?
windows 7 you say? HOW?
did it come new like that, no, or upgraded from Vista, and if yes, how.?
Dell disks or Microsoft disks (then) we cant know the history here, see? and that matters.
the Dell site shows that this PC, did not come with W7 ever.
windows 2000 to vista 64, ends.

so then how did this PC get w7. (you,or did you buy this used PC with w7, or had someone do that?, then lost the disk?>)
if you read this page, you learn just what Dell drivers are support there. not w7, as it shows clearly.

http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product-support/product/latitude-d830/drivers



here and endless, text page, on one guy paying and asking this question.
tedious endless Q & a

https://www.justanswer.com/computer/3vgm2-need-restore-sons-latitude-d830-back-original-factory.html

some answers above, link, are now wrong, do to Dell ending support, and links dead too... time passes things change.
There are many other answers to this,
get newer PC
buy w7 , from Microsoft,
install it, and then spend all week finding drivers 1 by 1, that do no work now. (sound, Ethernet dead, wifi, etc)
in some cases we can, in others can not , and must replace any devices that has no w7 driver in earth.
like say a USB wifi dongle. that supports w7,
good luck fixing old PC, for sure.

Buy w7 and load it again, short answer,
when you see things are dead, as is common.
ask for help thing by thing.,...

Restart the computer and as it is restarting Press F11 and follow the on screen instructions. If this does not work then one, change is necessary which is, as the computer is restarting ,Press F11 and CTRL together and follow the on screen instructions. Some times the key combination is different so try F10 if the above does not work. good luck

You can restore your system by holding down the Ctrl key while tapping
the F11 key as soon as your start up your system.

IF your recovery partition is in tact (a hidden partition that has windows and all device drivers for THAT model of laptop), this will reinstall windows.

Also, this will reformat and delete all user files off your system, so if you feel brave you may want to boot with a Live LINUX cd to see if you can save any files to a flash drive or DVD.

How to reset the latitude d505 to factory settings:

If you have Windows XP,

Step 1: Backup everything that is important to you.
Step 2: Boot your computer using the Windows installable CD.
Step 3: Format your harddisk or repartition it.
Step 4: Install Windows XP using the installable CD.

Don't try this if you are not sure of what you are doing. It won't damage your laptop, but you might require a long time to get your laptop working again.

Restart your system. As soon as the computer reboots and when you see the blue line on top of the screen with a label www.dell.com that the time that you have to hit ctrl+F11. Once Dell PC Restore appears click on the restore button.

Best of Luck

hi,

the d600 has a 8 pins chip,like the c600 where the pasword/faxtory
setting is stored..
it's located under the tape where the pcicma socket is..close to edge of the board
it sais:UPW1
I think you can use the paperclip methode like the c600
wich means short two pins ( 3& 6) while you power the lap

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The Dell Latitude C600 is an older Dell laptop computer. This particular model came with Windows XP pre-installed on it. If you are experiencing problems with your computer, or you want a fresh start with your Dell, you can restore the laptop to factory settings. This process removes all of the data saved on your computer and resets all of the settings back to the way they were when you first purchased the computer.

Instructions:

Step 1
Turn off your computer if it is currently on.
Step 2
Turn on your computer. When the Dell splash screen appears, hold down "CTRL" and "F11" on your keyboard. Release both keys at the same time.
Step 3
Click "Restore" in the "Dell PC Restore by Symantec" window. Click "Confirm" when you are warned that all data will be lost.
Step 4
Allow the system to restore and wait for the message that says "The system recovery process was successful." This can take about 8 to 10 minutes.
Step 5
Click the "Finish" button and your Dell Latitude D600 is restored to factory settings.

Resetting a Dell Latitude to the factory settings allows the user to restore the Dell Latitude to the original operating condition as if it was just taken out of the box. Dell system includes a restore utility called 'Dell Symantec System Restore' to reset or restore your Dell system to factory setting.

Step 1: Before reset any Dell Latitude laptop, backup your all important data and programs, otherwise you may lose it. It is recommended to use an external storage device for your entire data backup, so that you couldn't lose it in any sudden occurring issue...

Step 2: Remove any other unnecessary external drive and restart your Dell Latitude laptop.

Step 3: Press 'F8' key continue until 'Advanced Boot Options' wouldn't be appear.

Step 4: Use your keyboard arrow key to select 'Repair Your Computer' from the list and hit 'Enter'.

Step 5: Now click 'Next' and login as the administrator account.

Step 6: Click 'Dell Factory Image Recovery and Data Safe options', select your language option and click 'Next'.

Step 7: Click the check box 'Yes, reformat hard drive and restore system software to factory condition' and click 'Next' to start Dell Latitude reset process...

This process will erase all your previous changes that have been made to the Dell Latitude laptop and reset the configuration settings to factory setting.

Feel free to get technical assistance for all models of Dell laptops(Vostro, Latitude,Inspiron...etc..) at http://www.vtechsquad.com/dell-support/

I assume you mean factory installation. You need the disks. Unless there is a recovery partition, unlikely on this model. Alternatively you could find an oem windows xp home or professional depending on what coa sticker is on the laptop and install that.