
- #Alienware os recovery how to
- #Alienware os recovery serial number
- #Alienware os recovery install
- #Alienware os recovery software
Click This Computer to use the same Dell PC and click Next to continue.ģ.
#Alienware os recovery install
After you download and install the tool, you need to click Start to launch the application.Ģ. Follow the steps below: Step 1: Create a USB Recovery Mediaįirst, you need to create a USB recovery media using the Dell USB Recovery Tool.ġ. Now, you can use the Dell USB Recovery Tool to reinstall your system. Administrator user rights and at least 16GB of available storage space to download the Dell Windows recovery image. Prepare a USB flash drive with at least 16GB of free space.ģ. Download and install the Dell OS Recovery Tool from Dell’s official website.Ģ. Before you perform the reinstallation process, you need to prepare some things. Then, the created Dell Windows recovery image can be used to reinstall the system.
When your pc is up and running install additional updates.You can use the Dell OS Recovery Tool to create a recovery image for supported Dell PCs. Make sure you have an internet connection as you need to "Factory Reset and download the updates" and not just "factory reset".
Restart your pc and press F12 or F2 to select the USB as a boot option.Keep only the original stuff the computer came with. (By opening your pc and removing the said components). Disconnect every "extra" hard drive or SSD or RAM you put yourself on the pc as they seem to interfere with the factory reset.
#Alienware os recovery software
Download the software via dell's support, I used the following link but make sure you find the right link, from the website relevant to where you made your purchase.
#Alienware os recovery serial number
This answer is specifically for dell users as I said in the comments above, the factory reset can (and should) only be done using dell's utility software because they identify the computer's serial number and serve the software with windows genuine software key.
#Alienware os recovery how to
Peripheral Device Setting (OPROM Setting) Ĭould you please help me figure out how to factory reset my computer?Īlright, so I finally got my pc to work and was able to format it.Īs a side-note, whatever you do, don't turn your boot mode to legacy within the BIOS, because your pc won't be able to turn on anymore and you'll have to reset the bios manually by disassembling the pc and taking out the CMOS. HDD2 - Windows Boot Manager (Samsung SSD CM871 M.2 2280 128FB). Here are all the boot options (in order): I think I messed up something during the selection of primary & secondary boot because I can still see the "Ubuntu" as the secondary boot even if the partition no longer exists. To install windows on this computer, reboot the installation program". System reset finished and I still get the message: "Windows could not finish the installation. Booted windows from the USB using F12, did a system reset by deleting all user files. Next I went to the dell (From another pc) support & downloaded the utility to burn an image on a USB. Since this didn't work, I went and applied these steps : Pour installer Windows sur cet ordinateur, redémarre le programme d'installation", which translates to "Windows could not finish the installation. I then rebooted and got the message (in french) : "Windows n'a pas pu terminer l'installation. Note that I don't have exactly the same partitions as I have an additional HDD & SSD. I had an Ubuntu partition (on dual boot) on this pc so I followed this guide to remove it. I have an Alienware R3 15" that I tried to factory reset directly without a USB-windows-image (at first), here are the steps that I followed :