[loptop] Acer Aspire V5-471G

 Acer Aspire V5-471G windows 8

Problem:

boot slowly

it hangs 

cant access into unit 

action taken:

boot in recovery

fails(10 times)

solution:

format via windows 8 (fresh windows 8)

next option in format process is not highlighted 

i guest this is for the new security  

tip:

remove HDD disk

format to other pc in order to apply fresh copy of windows 8

if hdd wont format because disk will say GPT Protective Partition 

now remove GPT Protective Partition 

next

How to delete GPT Protective Partition
1. You might see S2VR HD 5 Drives in GPT status.

2. Go to DOS command line (click on “Start Menu”, then “Run”, type in “cmd” in textbox, and hit “OK”)

* Type in “DiskPart” in command line. * Type in “list disk” in command line to show all disks in this machine. * Use “select” to set the focus to the specified partition, for example “select disk 1″. * Use “clean” command to remove GPT disk from the current in-focus disk by zeroing sectors.

3. Go back to Disk Management, you can see all S2VR HD disks are “unallocated” now. Right click on disk info, choose “Initialize Disk”.

if succes in removing gpt protective partation

proceed in formating fresh windows 8 now it will now continue 

and next option in format process will be highlighted and to continue fresh installing of windows 8 


Warning: This command will erase all data on the disk, so please backup your data first.

 

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