Acer Aspire R7-571G. I re-partitioned Disk 1 using EasyUS for C: & D: error finding Recovery. He

edesigns
edesigns Member Posts: 4 New User
edited March 2023 in 2014 Archives

I need to restore the system to factory default.  When I tried, I got this error:

"Hard drive configuration is not set to the factory default. Restore aborted."

When I checked the partitions, the drive structure was as follows:

Disk 1 (GPT)                  File System:       Used:     Type:
1)                                Unallocated:        1MB     GPT
2) :RECOVERY                NTFS                400MB     GPT (Unused Partition)
3) :ESP                         FAT32               300MB     GPT (EFI System Partition)
4) :                              Other              128MB     GPT (RESERVED Partition)
5)                                Unallocated         1MB     GPT
6) C: Acer                     NTFS            204.31GB     GPT (Data Partition)
7) D: Data                     NTFS             146.48GB    GPT (Data Partition)
8)                                Unallocated:    97.66GB    GPT
9) Smiley Tongueush Button Reset:   NTFS               16.50GB    GPT (Unused Partition)

 

 

Disk 2 (GPT)                 File System:       Used:      Type:

 

1)                               Unallocated:          1MB    GPT
2) :                             Other                7.46GB    GPT (Unused Partition)
3)                               Unallocated:     14.91GB    GPT

 

1) How can I find or get to the  Recovery Partition?

2) If not possible, can I reinstall Windows from scratch and remove all those partitions, or what becomes of them?

I'm not sure how Acer or Windows handles the Main 500GB HD and the 24GB SSD when a reinstall is done.

Can anyone explain what happens?  Thanks for your help.

Best Answer

  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓

    Seems like the partition labelled 'recovery' has somehow been wiped. You may have to order Acer recovery media.

     

    Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

Answers

  • JackE
    JackE ACE Posts: 44,330 Trailblazer
    Answer ✓

    Seems like the partition labelled 'recovery' has somehow been wiped. You may have to order Acer recovery media.

     

    Jack E/NJ

    Jack E/NJ

  • Hi,

    Apart from recovery Partition which is missing I also find Some Partition on the HDD not assigned, so as JACKE has Suggested you need to get Recovery media, or use Recovery media if already created to install OS back to defaults