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Acer Aspire One Linux recovery DVD available for download

Acer has posted a disc image on its FTP site with everything you need to restore an Acer Aspire One mini-laptop with Linpus Linux Lite to its factory default condition. There are three ways to use the 1GB disc image to restore your system. You can download the disc image and burn it to a DVD, then use a USB…

January 5th, 2009, 8:03 am by Brad Linder | 10 Comments

That was fast: HP sends Mini-Note recovery disc overnight

I’m moving in about two weeks, so I wasn’t sure if I should bother calling HP support and asking for a SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop (SLED) recovery disc or if I should wait until after I moved. Ultimately I figured if the disc didn’t show up before the big move, I could always just try again in a few weeks….

June 19th, 2008, 4:16 pm by Brad Linder | 9 Comments

Getting recovery discs for an HP Mini-Note

HP may not include recovery discs with the HP Mini-Note, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist. This morning I called HP support and after spending a few minutes on hold and being transferred a few times, I finally got someone who handles support for the Mini-Note. Apparently the folks who provide general technical support for HP laptops aren’t responsible…

June 18th, 2008, 9:06 pm by Brad Linder | 7 Comments