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Acer 5920 -help needed

  • 06-06-2008 08:32PM
    #1
    marial
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    Hi there,

    I was wondering whether any of you could help me fix my laptop Acer 5920.

    I wanted to restore the default factory settings of my laptop so I started the process but got interrupted due to a power cut.
    When I tried to recover the system by using Alt+F10, I got an error message saying "D2D32 type mismatch" so I couldn't go ahead with the recovery.

    I guess I should get the recovery cds from the manufacturer but I am not sure whether that will work.

    Can anybody shed a light on this? I didn't do any backups or anything like that, there were no recovery discs with the laptop when I bought it.

    Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    Lazarus2.0
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,772 ✭✭✭Lazarus2.0


    Can you get into BIOS ? You could then check that D2D is enabled .

    I dont see why recovery discs wouldnt work - I believe D2D is an application on the recovery partition and I doubt the CDs would call for it .


  • #3
    marial
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭marial


    Hi Nessyquin,

    Thanks for your reply. The D2D is enabled on Bios, I think it was enabled when I tried to restore it the first time. I managed to install Windows Vista but have lost all the software that was on the laptop when I bought it. Do I have to get rid of Windows Vista before trying to restore the system?


  • #4
    gonzobeat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭gonzobeat


    Hi Marial, I'm just getting out from the same trouble.
    You must start windows in safe mode, select the prompt option and launch chkdsk with this option: chkdsk /f c:.
    After chkdsk has repaired your system you can restore from the Hd (alt +F10) or from the backup CD.
    If you want to restore any data, before launching chkdsk try to start the system with a bootable pendrive with linux (ubuntu or other distro).
    Best
    Gonzobeat


  • #5
    pogo182
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭pogo182


    nessyguin wrote: »
    Can you get into BIOS ? You could then check that D2D is enabled .

    I dont see why recovery discs wouldnt work - I believe D2D is an application on the recovery partition and I doubt the CDs would call for it .


    What about in my case where I boot from cd (with the system restore disk), then when I put in the First recovery cd acer gave me it says "type mismatch). THen i also get the same error if i try to use the DiskFormatDT_V1-1D.iso" disc that burned.

    Its a brand new hard drive on a laptop.


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