How to restore the original factory image

[James Ivey]

Got a brand, new Dell Studio 17 laptop

Having some audio problems with Adobe Premier, and the Dell support guy said
that if Adobe Support can't fix it, then the next step is to restore the
original factory image. Its sitting on the hard drive in a "recovery"
partition, apparently.

I'm thinking I might just go ahead and do it myself.

Anyway, does anyone know how to restore the original factory image on a Dell
laptop?

James

 

[Charles W Davis]

Got a brand, new Dell Studio 17 laptop

Having some audio problems with Adobe Premier, and the Dell support guy
said that if Adobe Support can't fix it, then the next step is to restore
the original factory image. Its sitting on the hard drive in a "recovery"
partition, apparently.

I'm thinking I might just go ahead and do it myself.

Anyway, does anyone know how to restore the original factory image on a
Dell laptop?

James

James, as the system begins to boot, you should see something like "System
Restore (F11)" Since it might be a different function key, click F11 or the
one specified. Follow the prompts.

 

[Richard G. Harper]

Check the manual or documentation that came with your laptop, or check the
Dell web site. The process to restore the computer to factory state varies
from manufacturer to manufacturer and can even be different between
different models of the same brand.