Hi there , i have an acer travelmate 6592 laptop , the original 80 gig hard drive crashed , and i dont have the recovery disc , the hidden partition wont re install either , i have bought a new 320 gig hard drive and when its installed in machine the computer only reconizes 127 gig of it , even when you put an oem xp cd in to re install windows only , the 1st screen that comes up when you press enter to install to select partition only says there is 127 gig available , can you help me to make it reconize the full 320 gig please

You could try www.acer.com to see if they can help, second option! try www.ebay.com to see if you can find a new or used recovery disc for your make and model.

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i have lost your recovery then only once solution just you have to run Windows CD and re load your Windows XP then go to Acer Site and Download drivers for your model

you will find drivers from folowing link

http://www.latestdriversupdate.com/driver/41652.html

You computer will be shipped with the Recovery Discs or Recovery partition, a hidden partition in the
computer.
Restart the Computer and press the F10 key when the VAIO logo appears.
Select Restore C Drive to format the Hard Drive and restore the Computer back to the factory settings.

1) In some cases, you can buy the recovery media from the manufacturer.
https://secure.tx.acer.com/RCDB/Main.aspx?brand=emachines
(needs your serial number and often is restricted to purchase during the initial warranty period)

2) Your computer came with a Recovery Management tool which would have allowed you to burn your own. (Too late for this to work)

3) In the Bios see if Disc to Disc Recovery (D2D Recovery) is enabled (Press <F2> during the POST to enter the BIOS.) It will be in the Main section. If it is enabled (or after enabling it - save and exit the BIOS), restart the computer and press <alt> and <F10> simultaneously when the eMachines logo is visible. You should enter the Recovery section and follow the directions. Please note this will reformat your hard drive and you will lose any data that wasn't previously backed up.

I sometimes find it hard to time these startup key strokes, try again until successful.

I hope this helps.

Cindy Wells
(The D2D recovery information is in a hidden partition (15 GB) on the hard disc, if your computer had the feature. Backing up your data and checking if the hard drive has this partition can be done with a LiveCD of either a UNIX or some other system utility programs (if you have a second RW optical disc or an external hard drive). Using a LiveCD requires hitting <F12> at the eMachines logo to enter the boot menu.)

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Your hard drive has a hidden partition that contains the original factory OS and program stored for rescue and recovery.
1 Boot to Windows.
2 Press <Alt> + <F10> to open the Acer eRecovery Management utility.
3 Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4 In the Acer eRecovery Management window, select Recovery actions and
click Next.
5 In the Recovery settings window, select Reinstall applications/drivers and
click Next.
6 Select the desired driver/application and follow the instructions on screen
to re-install.

as far as I know Acer does not supply start up cd's but a recovery copy the entire operating system along with original programs are on your hard drive in a hidden partition. To recover the original factory install...
1 Boot to Windows XP.
2 Press <Alt> + <F10> to open the Acer eRecovery Management utility.
3 Enter the password to proceed. The default password is six zeros.
4 In the Acer eRecovery Management window, select Recovery actions and
click Next.
5 In the Recovery settings window, select Reinstall applications/drivers and
click Next.
6 Select the desired driver/application and follow the instructions on screen
to re-install.
Last resort get out your manual or download the manual from Acer.

Hello !

Note: the recovery process helps you restore the C: drive with the original software content that is installed when you purchase your notebook.

You can try ALT+F10 or CTRL+F10 during the initial boot cycle. This should prompt the laptop to access the recovery partition on the hard drive.

If it doesn't work :

Activate BIOS Setup Utility, press <F2> during POST.

Check the BIOS settings.

a Check to see if "Acer disc-to-disc" function is enabled or not.
b Make sure the [Acer D2D Recovery] setting in [Main] is
[Enabled].
c Exit the BIOS Setup Utility and save changes. The system will
reboot.

Hope this helps.

There is no way to roll back from Vista to XP. If you still have an XP CD Key you can re-install using a windows disk of the same type using your code. All the drivers should be downloaded first to a CD from the manufacturers web site. Plus any data you would like to keep.

Normally , acer laptops have a hidden recovery partition on the hard drive , which contains all of the recovery data so you dont need the recovery discs.

When you boot up your computer and you get the Acer logo etc , try pressing keys to start the recovery - this puts everything back to factory default settings and erases your data.

Also , A program ships with the laptop called 'Acer Empowering Technology - eRecovery' which allows you to burn your own recovery disc - You then use this disc to perform a complete system restore.