Just bought this dell but cant restore to factory settings what do?

You mean the bios is locked?

Get your money back

>>58694925
You might have to either remove the cmos battery to reset the bios or fins a way to safely short out the board to reset the rom.

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>>58694935
I bought from a bud for 50 shekels but everytime i restartit and do the f8 thing there is never a option that says restore just pic related

>>58695030
You can get to the factory reset settings from within windows 7 I believe. It's been a while

>>58694925
give it back nigger

>>58695060
Also is the battery shot if it says its charged but keeps blinking and turns off when unplugged?

>>58694925
give it back Jamal Ghale

>>58695086
Yeah, probably.

You may have paid for a piece of junk. kek.

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>>58695110
Wtf

>>58695086
Yeah your battery's fucked. Doesn't stop you from removing it and using the laptop plugged in though.

INSTALL GENTOO

>>58694925
Give it back, OP.

>>58695162
yeah thats it just took it out where 2 cop cheap batterys

Download Windows 7 and just re-install it.

They OEM keys are stored in the BIOS it will automatically activate.

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>>58694925
>>58695030
>>58695140
>>58695280

Give it back Tyrone.

Go to Microsoft's software recovery site and enter your product key:

https://www.microsoft.com/software-download/

You'll need to download drivers for your laptop's hardware, but you'll at least have a fresh Windows install you know is virus-free.

>>58694925
>using windows restore instead of downloading an iso of windows/linux/bsd and doing a fresh install
fuckoff retard

> Just bought this dell but cant restore to factory settings what do?
> restore
> factory settings

it's really funny to see how technologically illiterate plebs consider their computers as
> just a bigger smartphone

>>58695341
/Thread

>>58695341
Maybe becasue smart phone can do 99% of what any computer can do you stupid faggot

>>58695651
your statement is illogical
kill yourself, pleb

>>58694925
Get install media u idiot.

>>58694925
This laptop was made before the era of restore partitions. You're gonna have to make yourself a Windows or Linux installer USB thumb drive.

>>58694925
wanna know how I know you're fat?

>>58695060
What purpose would a factory reset serve?
I've always found just disabling all the shit you don't need perks it back up.

>>58697053
I guess just in case there is some sinister shit installed in the background somewhere.

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>>58695030
Who needs enemies with a friend like that.

reinstall yo fuck

>>58695030
Find the windows 7 product key in the system properties (my right my computer and select properties) , then download Windows 7 from Microsoft's website using the code.

Windows 7 is getting really old though. It's as old as windows 98 when windows Vista came out. Not sure if you can still download it.

>>58694925
>bought
>dell
Two words that don't belong together.

>stole
>dell
This is the only reason you should ever own a Dell.

>>58699462
>It's as old as windows 98 when windows Vista came out.
And yet it's still as good as it was back in 2009

>>58699569
Yes, but this is the computer industry and stagnation is the same as going backwards.

>>58695308
This is only true for Windows 8 and 10 codes. If the manufacturer put 7 on it then there's usually a socket on the bottom.

>>58702692
Shit, I meant sticker on the bottom. Autocorrect lol

>>58699462
Since it's a Dell the Windows' recovery media download site will tell you to contact the manufacturer. Pirate Bay is the best place to get recovery media.