Solved Recovery Discs

Hi

Here I am again......!!! I have a set of Acer Factory Restore discs I made on my Acer Aspire 2930z.

Can I use these on any Acer Laptop?
:shock:
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire M1201
    CPU
    AMD Athlon x2 Dual Core
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    1GB DDR RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 2100
    Sound Card
    Unknown
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 7200
    PSU
    ATX 250PA
Hello rikstaparr and welcome to the forums :party:

I'm not 100% sure on this because it seems to vary between manufacturers, but it appears that it isn't possible unless it is exactly the same model of computer. Are they the same models?

Tom
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Build #1
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 3770K @4.4GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8Z77-V PRO
    Memory
    Corsair Vengeance 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz Low Profile (White)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte Radeon HD 7850 (2GB GDDR5)
    Sound Card
    Integrated on motherboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    23" LG LCD/LED IPS
    Screen Resolution
    1920*1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung EVO 128GB SSD
    Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200rpm
    2x500GB Seagate FreeAgent 5400rpm
    PSU
    Corsair TX650W V2 (80+ Bronze)
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 410
    Cooling
    Corsair H100 Water Cooler, 1x140mm and 1x120mm stock fans
    Keyboard
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Desktop 2000 Wireless Mouse
    Internet Speed
    95 Mb/s Download 70 Mb/s Upload
No, they are not the same models....
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire M1201
    CPU
    AMD Athlon x2 Dual Core
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    1GB DDR RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 2100
    Sound Card
    Unknown
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 7200
    PSU
    ATX 250PA
Does one of the Disks contain any Drivers for the Laptop? If so then I wouldn't recommend using it on another Acer Laptop

If one of them is an OS Recovery Disk then I would use it but only at your own risk

Hope This Helps,
Josh
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 2400 @ 3.10GHz
    Motherboard
    Foxconn H67MP-S/-V/H67MP
    Memory
    8.0GB DDR3 @ 665MHz (2GBx4)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMD HD Radeon 6870
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    SMB1930NW (1440x900@60Hz)
    Screen Resolution
    1280x800
    Hard Drives
    977GB Seagate ST31000524AS ATA Device (SATA) + 250GB WD iSCSI attached Drive
    Case
    Novatech Night
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    Dell HID-compliant mouse
Hello Rikstaparr,

Sorry, but you will not be able to use it on another computer. A OEM factory restore disc is specific to that model and can only be activated on the computer it was first activated on. :(
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
Does one of the Disks contain any Drivers for the Laptop? If so then I wouldn't recommend using it on another Acer Laptop

If one of them is an OS Recovery Disk then I would use it but only at your own risk

Hope This Helps,
Josh


That's a thought, will check now....thanks for that!! :-)
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire M1201
    CPU
    AMD Athlon x2 Dual Core
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    1GB DDR RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 2100
    Sound Card
    Unknown
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 7200
    PSU
    ATX 250PA
Thanks Brink!
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Acer Aspire M1201
    CPU
    AMD Athlon x2 Dual Core
    Motherboard
    Unknown
    Memory
    1GB DDR RAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon 2100
    Sound Card
    Unknown
    Hard Drives
    Seagate Barracuda 7200
    PSU
    ATX 250PA
You're welcome. Sorry for the bad news.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
    Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy Y0F94AV
    CPU
    i7-7500U @ 2.70 GHz
    Memory
    16 GB DDR4-2133
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
    Sound Card
    Conexant ISST Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17.3" UHD IPS touch
    Screen Resolution
    3480 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    512 GB M.2 SSD
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