![]() I then undocked the tablet and plugged the USB thumb drive to the center USB port on the tablet and that worked without error. ![]() Were you using USB thumb drive or optical drive? I got that same error when I tried to install using USB thumb drive plugged into the right USB port on the docking station. How were you trying to install Win 8? Try a different USB port. If you had installed the 64-bit version of Windows 8 Developer Preview, the G-sensor will not work as the driver on the Acer website is only for 32-bit versions of Windows. The screen rotation will not work both the G-Sensor driver and the Device Control application are not installed. You also need to download the “Device Control” application from the Acer website (it is listed under applications). Windows 8 automatically installs all the drivers, except for the Bluetooth and the G-Sensor.The computer boots into Windows 8 setup from the USB drive. ![]() You can disconnect the keyboard at this point. Save changes and exit BIOS setup, plug in the USB thumb drive, and restart the computer.When I boot using Win-volUp-power keys with the DVD drive connected and the Recovery Disk 1 in the drive, it tells me to put recovery disk 1 in the drive and do it again. I recently purchased recovery disks from Acer for my W500. Use ImgBurn to create a ISO image of Recovery CD 1 3. Your computer was shipped with a set of recovery DVDS that contains. ![]() Change the boot order to boot from the USB HDD.Press and hold down the Windows button and the Power button, when the machine starts, press F2.Extract the 32-bit Windows 8 Developer Preview ISO and copy the files to a USB thumb drive.Here’s how we installed Windows 8 Developer Preview on an Acer Iconia tab W500. Credit goes to fellow techie Ahmed Ali Ibrahim of Qatar for his inputs. ![]()
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