![]() ![]() 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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