Acer Answers Chromebook

Recover Acer Chromebox

How can I restore my Acer Chromebox?

Your Acer Chromebox has a pinhole recovery button to allow you to easily restore the system. Use the following steps to restore your Acer Chromebox.

Turn off your Chromebox.
Use a small paperclip to push the pinhole recovery button.
Hold down the recovery button while turning on the device.
Press the Ctrl + D keys at the same time.
Press the recovery button with the paperclip again.
The device will reboot and the screen will display a red exclamation mark.
Press Ctrl + D keys at the same time. The Chromebox will boot to developer mode and erase all local data. The deletion takes approximately 10 minutes.
After this process is completed, press the spacebar at the bootup screen.
Press Enter to return to verified mode. The system will be restored after your Chromebox reboots.