restore computer to factory settings

timbertime

hi guys
i had to get a new motherboard in my laptop last week and was told by the tech guy that i had to restore the laptop to its factory settings and then use the recovery cd. i don't have a clue how to do it?.i
ts a packard bell easynote (sometimes i reckon i'd be better off throw a bottle of water over it and try the insurance for a new one:p)

evil-monkey

timbertime wrote: »

hi guys
i had to get a new motherboard in my laptop last week and was told by the tech guy that i had to restore the laptop to its factory settings and then use the recovery cd. i don't have a clue how to do it?.i
ts a packard bell easynote (sometimes i reckon i'd be better off throw a bottle of water over it and try the insurance for a new one:p)

The methods are different depending on the brand/model of ur laptop but generally u either have a restored CD that came with the computer in which case u pop in the cd, restart and allow the pc to boot from CD and follow the prompts. OR there is a restore partition on ur hard drive in which case u must enter a menu when u restart the computer and BEFORE windows starts to load. What u must do to get into that menu again depends on the model. if you could throw up the exact model of easy note i could give you more specific details. but if you have the original cds you'll more than likely find what you're looking for in there.

CHW

I would have thought that dropping in a new motherboard wouldn't have meant having to do anything with the hard drive (I'm presuming that the motherboard is the same as the original as it's a laptop), should be just a straight swap.