Recovery disc for Asus 1215N Is there any recovery discs for this netbook? I'm reading statements to the effect that Asus doesn't provide a way to reload a crashed Windows?
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No recovery disks comes with this netbook. However, you can recover original content by hitting F9.
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If you havent already seen it, look at "ASUS Eee PC Seashell 1215N-PU17-BK recovery disc" above.
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Doesn't come with one, but you don't need one. From the product description above: "The Eee PC 1005PR-P makes system reinstallation simple with a built-in recovery program that can restore your system to its original factory settings by simply pressing F9 three times during start-up. Coupled with ASUS WebStorage, you can easily back-up your data prior to system recovery to pick up wherever you leave off without a hitch." Same instructions in the manual. Makes sense to me. After all, the netbook doesn't come with a cd/dvd reader. They sort of have to presume you don't necessarily own one (even though it is rather silly not to).
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Just got one of these too and swapped out the RAM. Exact same problem that you guys are talking about. It only seems to shut down completely with the original stick that came with the netbook. I've been trying every single configuration option for the last 5 hours, and nothing seems to work. Please let me know if you hear of any solution out there.
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The laptop comes loaded with Windows 7 Professional. I make recovery discs as soon as I receive the laptop. Also supplies with the laptop is Windows 8 Professional recovery discs.
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Since I had a (defective) 1005pr for a day or so, if you hit F9 three times and go into the recovery section, you can create a backup of the recovery area onto a USB thumb-drive... Probably a smart thing to do.Also, unlike other ASUS netbooks, recovery data isn't in Ghost format. It was created using WinPE and Microsoft's ImageX. So, creating a custom image is, alas, much harder. Just FYI.
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Thank you so much! I will look for this when I start the netbook. I did read in the NC10 posts that someone had the same problem and ended up wiping the hard drive clean, reinstalling her own copy of XP Pro and then via an external drive reinstalled the programs/drivers on the Samsung CD. So... worse case senerio, I am able to do this also. Thanks again,Shirley
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I don't believe this will help you. This, I believe, just updates from Starter 7, a silly money making microsoft scheme installed on netbooks. I would write to microsoft to be sure.
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Have no clue. Would NEVER purchase this product or anything from this seller again. Item was for a friend who has a Netbook, running Windows XP. Item would not run at all, NO customer svc from Manufacturer. Seller just told me to download the driver from Windows, (which never worked). Returned item. Item was advertised as being compatible with Windows XP, which means it should not have needed any updated drivers, or if there was a newer one, Netbook/XP would get an automatic update as soon as item was hooked up to Netbook (plug & play). But I have had bad experiences with Acer products, too. Would never buy anything of theirs again, either. Sorry I couldn't help you. Have no clue. Would NEVER purchase this product or anything from this seller again. Item was for a friend who has a Netbook, running Windows XP. Item would not run at all, NO customer svc from Manufacturer. Seller just told me to download the driver from Windows, (which never worked). Returned item. Item was advertised as being compatible with Windows XP, which means it should not have needed any updated drivers, or if there was a newer one, Netbook/XP would get an automatic update as soon as item was hooked up to Netbook (plug & play). But I have had bad experiences with Acer products,... » Read More Have no clue. Would NEVER purchase this product or anything from this seller again. Item was for a friend who has a Netbook, running Windows XP. Item would not run at all, NO customer svc from Manufacturer. Seller just told me to download the driver from Windows, (which never worked). Returned item. Item was advertised as being compatible with Windows XP, which means it should not have needed any updated drivers, or if there was a newer one, Netbook/XP would get an automatic update as soon as item was hooked up to Netbook (plug & play). But I have had bad experiences with Acer products, too. Would never buy anything of theirs again, either. Sorry I couldn't help you. « Show Less
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Google for it. For some reason, it has become difficult to find. Worse case, contact Asus. It's a rockin' piece of kit, so I say its worth the 'treasure hunt'!!!
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Sorry to be answering so late.The only thing I changed, that I remember is the boot order. I made sure it looked for the disk first. I also found that the company helped, they even responded with an email. Hope this helped.
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Dell has told me via chat that they sell a dvd drive for this computer. I was told to contact their parts department. I have not done this yet because I already have an external drive from my old laptop. And I'm not sure if its a big deal.
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Thank you Robert. If I could bother you for more questions. I am not very computer savy. I am looking to download my Norton 360 that I have a disk for already, onto my Acer Aspire One AO722-BZ454 11.6" Notebook. So I also need to make a backup. Will this devise do this also? Also not something I am looking to do right now but also wondering if I would be able to watch DVDs, listen to cds, download cds, listen to cds I have made myself, and burn DVDs? Thank you for your time. My main purpose is to download my Norton and to make backup disk with it.
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Copy the software from the CD to a flash drive and the plug the flash drive into the ASUS and youre good to go. Works for me. I also purchase a little slim CD/DVD burner on ebay for about 46 bux. it plugs into two of the usb points, one for data and one for power. It's about 1/2" thick and just a little bigger the a CD.
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Netbooks don't have disc drives for CDs. I bought an external drive but never use it. I usually find an ISO for anything I want to install or I make an ISO on my other computer and share it.
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Shawn Slater is correct you have to make the windows seven recovery disks yourself. it is very easy
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The machine comes preloaded with Windows 7 Professional 64bit already. You're good to go. The supplied recovery media is for Windows 8, however. Re-installing Windows 7 will be difficult. I'd recommend preforming a complete system backup to an external harddrive as soon as you get the machine.
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Here is what someone on newegg.com said about the drivers: "Other Thoughts: If your accustom to reinstalling windows, booting from a flash thumb drive is a bit more tricky then a CD. There's plenty of advice and step-by-steps out there. Acer made a hidden driver folder under the C:\ if you unhide all your folder view options and want to reinstall windows I recommend you backup that "Acer" driver directory, it contains the Sata hdd drivers which are really hard to find on the web since this is a new machine."