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USB port.Restoring factory settings in Linux 1 A flash drive can keep your personal files and documents safe during a reset. Back up all your data onto an SD card or other external media card. A factory reset of an Eee PC will erase any data, customizations or other files you've added since you got the computer, as it will effectively wipe the hard drive clean of any files except what it came with out of the box. Transfer all your photos, documents and other personal files onto a flash drive or media card before be free downloadable books ginning the reset. 2 Turn your computer off, and then turn it back on. A restart will not always work -- it must be completely tur ned off, then turned back on. As soon as the computer starts to power on, begin pressing the F9 button repeatedly and in fairly PurplePixie rapid, though not necessarily rapid-fire, succession. Keep pressing F9 until a bare-bones screen appears with three options. If .
