Dell Latitude 2120 Netbook - Restore
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Hi, We currently use Dell Latitude 2120 as our In-field Netbooks. One has been returned to us in a real mess and I thought the easiest option would be to "Restore to Factory Settings". Apparently that's easier said than done according to Dell. When speaking to Dell they said my only option is to do a fresh install of Windows 7 and download all the drivers. When giving this a go I noticed that there is a recovery partition on them. Anyone have any idea's how to access and if possible use the recovery partition to "Restore to Factory Settings". P.S. I've tried the original Ctrl + F11. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks,
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Hi, We currently use Dell Latitude 2120 as our In-field Netbooks. One has been returned to us in a real mess and I thought the easiest option would be to "Restore to Factory Settings". Apparently that's easier said than done according to Dell. When speaking to Dell they said my only option is to do a fresh install of Windows 7 and download all the drivers. When giving this a go I noticed that there is a recovery partition on them. Anyone have any idea's how to access and if possible use the recovery partition to "Restore to Factory Settings". P.S. I've tried the original Ctrl + F11. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks,
In some Dell models there is also the "F10" (If I'm not mistaken) key to access the recovery partition. But most times this is a question of timming with the Crt+F11 shortcut. here is a good guide for the multiple options of recover you might won't to try, and also pros and cons of each : http://forum.notebookreview.com/dell/453164-dell-system-recovery-guide.html#post5768224 Turn on the computer, at the "Dell" splash screen hold down CTRL and press F11. Let go of both keys. I think the trick is to hold CTRL just after you turn it on and then press F11 a few times... eventually you'll get it :) Hope this helps. MikeC
