Acer Easy Store E340

Hello,

I have a acer EasyStore H340. The problem I'm having is that the operating systems hard drive died. I've tried numerous things. Including:

Tried just loading a new operating system right on to the harddrive. No luck because I can find a windows server 2003 cd.

I've tried the recovery mode so I can just do a factory restore. It will not go into recovery mode...

I've tried to put it in recovery mode these ways:

I've tried holding the button the the back when starting it and I've held if for 10 minutes already and nothing happend.

I've also tried to use acer way and started it then held down the button in the back. Also no luck.

Is there some kind of secret to putting these into recovery mode..

There really is no budget for another option so if someone can help me out I'll be forever gratefull.

Also no the product does not have warranty.

Thanks in advanced to anything who post here!

~Brandon

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bsetford

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Fletcher-Acer

According to your post, you’re having a issue with the operating systems. If the number#1 drive is dead, this must be replaced and the operating system must be reload:

Recovering or restoring the home server: Aspire easyStore Series includes a Server Recovery DVD that allows you to recover your home server after a system failure (i.e., the operating system is corrupted, the main system hard drive failed). You can also

use this disc to restore the home server to its factory default.In Server Recovery, the home server’s system settings and user accounts will be lost. When you select the Factory Reset option, all data on the home server’s hard drives will be lost. To recover the home server:

1 Place the Aspire easyStore Series Server Recovery DVD in the DVD drive of a computer connected to the network.

Or, double-click on the Acer ServerRecovery Utility.exe file to begin installation. The Server Recovery window appears.

2 Click Next.

3 Read the End-User License Agreement. If you agree with the terms of the agreement, then select the “I accept the terms of the user license agreement” option button.