I need to reset my aspire 4315 series back to factory settings as it's not running properly, I've lost my hand book and can't remember what to do, could you possibly tell me what buttons to press when to get me to the option screen please, cheers.

First plug in the Notebook to a power socket with your adapter. Power on the Notebook and you will see the Acer splash screen. Immediately prell ALT and keep tapping F10 at the same time. It will take you to a screen where you will see "windows is loading files" or "starting acer recovery" it will ask you, how do you want to restore?" choose the option "restore to factory default" and click continue. It will go through the restore process and within 15 - 20 minutes it should finish the process. Your Notebook will be back to factory default settings and once again you can see the OOBE.

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When you first power the computer on and you see the Acer splash screen. hold ALT and tap F10 at the same time. it should say either "windows is loading files" or "starting acer erecovery" it will bring you to a screen that asks you "how do you want to restore?" choose :"restore to factory default" and click continue. it will start automatically for you and take about 20-30 minutes. make sure the NB stays plugged in the entire process and you will be back to when you first bought it.

Unlike other laptops, Acer 4315 notebook/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 4315 to factory setting.

Step 1: Before starting your Acer 4315 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 one to original factory settings.

Step 5: Click 'OK' in the notification window to begin the the resetting operation. Now wait while your Acer 4315 is reset to factory settings.

Tips: You can also create a backup copy of your notebook data before factory reset. Simply click 'Backup' in 'Acer eRecovery Management' window.

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