Acer ZG5 recovery DVD

Rev

Anyone know where I can download this?

Friend has an acer ZG5, wont start but recoverd DVD is lost. So I'm trying to find somewhere to download it to restore the Acer.

Thanks.

KillerWatt

I suspect the OP means that Windows won't start

closed

Tried holding ALT F10 at boot?

Rev

Thanks for the replies.

It's linux.

Just wont start, gets to the loading screen, then nothing, see the mouse pointer and that's all.

KillerWatt

Rev wrote: »

It's linux.

Download whatever variant it is that is currently installed, transfer it to a bootable USB stick, and get the drivers you need afterwards from the Acer website (that's assuming your *nix variant doesn't get them for itself through it's update facility).

stilltheone

AAO 110 or 150?

I'll leave the BIOS recovery instructions up.

If it won't start you need to do a BIOS recovery.

You'll need a USB Flash drive and perhaps an XP machine so that you can format the USB drive to FAT.

Recovery instructions here and here

zg5ia32.fd

Rev

It's the AAO 110 and it's Linux limpus (I think??)

KillerWatt

stilltheone wrote: »

AAO 110 or 150?

I'll leave the BIOS recovery instructions up.

The machine starts successfully, it's the OS that cannot start and that has nothing to do with the BIOS.

stilltheone

Rev wrote: »

It's the AAO 110 and it's Linux limpus (I think??)

If there is no important data to retrieve, they can consider installing Ubuntu Netbook Edition

stilltheone

KillerWatt wrote: »

The machine starts successfully, it's the OS that cannot start and that has nothing to do with the BIOS.

I'm leaving them up for anyone who finds this thread looking for a solution to a ZG5 that won't start.

Rev

stilltheone wrote: »

If there is no important data to retrieve, they can consider installing Ubuntu Netbook Edition

Thanks, I'll give this a go. No important stuff, just want it up and running.