Operating system not found

Hard drive passwords cannot be found/discovered. It's a password.
Removing the Bios battery will not change anything. The password is set in the Operating System.
Repartition and format the drive.

Sorry which type of Operating System used with Acer Aspire 3003WLCi Laptop PC Notebook

This information can be found on the support page of Acer.com

http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2631


How do I reinstall the Operating System on my computer?
Select models, with Microsoft Windows, have the ability to have the Operating System reinstalled from a hidden partition built into the computer.
Note: During the process, all data stored on your computer will be overwritten. This means all your files, such as email and photos, will be erased. Therefore, we recommend making a backup of all personal data before starting the recovery process.

To start the system recovery:

1. Restart the computer.
2. When the Acer logo appears on the screen, press the Alt and F10 keys repeatedly.
3. If you are prompted with a Microsoft Windows boot screen, press the Enter key.
4. After the system recovery application has loaded, follow the prompts to reinstall the Operating System.

If the ability to reinstall from the previous method is not available or fails, recovery of the Operating System will need to be from Recovery Media. If you do not have a set of Acer Recovery Media, you may purchase the set online from the Acer Recovery Media Order Form.
Note: If your computer does not have an internal optical disc drive, an external optical disc drive will be required in order to recover the Operating System using Acer Recovery Media.

1. Restart the computer.
2. When the Acer logo appears on the screen, press the F12 key repeatedly to enter the computer's Boot Menu.
3. Press the CD-ROM drive eject button and insert the disc labeled System CD.
4. Close the CD-ROM tray.
5. Refer to on screen instructions to select either CDROM or USB CDROM.
6. The computer will boot from the Acer Recovery Media
7. When prompted for the Recovery CD, remove the System CD and insert the Recovery CD.
   Note: If there are multiple Recovery CDs, please insert the first of the Recovery CDs.
   
8. After the system recovery application has loaded, follow the prompts to reinstall the Operating System.

Note: if your computer is unable to run the Acer Recovery process, or errors occur during recovery, please contact Acer support.


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What Acer model do you have? Are you running Win7? Most Acer notebooks have a hidden partition on the C: drive where the operating system is located. The following information can be found at the Acer support website:

http://acer.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2631 :

How do I reinstall the Operating System on my computer?
Select models, with Microsoft Windows, have the ability to have the Operating System reinstalled from a hidden partition built into the computer.
Note: During the process, all data stored on your computer will be overwritten. This means all your files, such as email and photos, will be erased. Therefore, we recommend making a backup of all personal data before starting the recovery process.

To start the system recovery:

1. Restart the computer.
2. When the Acer logo appears on the screen, press the Alt and F10 keys repeatedly.
3. If you are prompted with a Microsoft Windows boot screen, press the Enter key.
4. After the system recovery application has loaded, follow the prompts to reinstall the Operating System.

If the ability to reinstall from the previous method is not available or fails, recovery of the Operating System will need to be from Recovery Media. If you do not have a set of Acer Recovery Media, you may purchase the set online from the Acer Recovery Media Order Form.

Hope this works for you. Please rate this answer if it was helpful. Thanks.

ask only the distribution maker of Linux this, Limpus
my guess is no more support but why not as them first?
vast linux distros exist and more version.
or upgrade to Unbuntu newest and full version?
acer.com usa shows no such thing aoa, vast aoa there and all have letter prefixes
so is wrong model; is is EOL zero legacy support now.
2008model;;
yes acer.com ended all support

seen here
real name
Acer Apire One AOA 110

https://www.acer.com/ac/en/US/content/support-product/60?b=1


reviews (and is zero support )
The tested notebook came with pre-installed Linpus Linux, but was tested with Windows XP Home 32-bit as operating system

Hi

Thank you for your query

Please ty the following

1) Power on laptop
2) Continuously press the F8 key until a start up menu is presented
3) Choose safe mode
4) Once safe mode has loaded up click on Start>Programs>Accessories>System tools>System Restore
5 Once this has loaded up please choose the option entitled 'restore my computer to a earlier time'.
6)From this calander choose a highlighted black dat to take the computer back to and click next
7) This will restore the PC to a earlier time and hopefully cure the loop your laptop is currently stuck in


If the above fails then unfortunatley you will need to reformat the machine


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This message is usually indicative of a HDD failure. Open the access door and make sure the HDD is properly connected. In rare cases the HDD is fine and the interface controller has failed.

PXE bootup means the computer does not boot up from an operating system installed on a hard disk drive. PXE bootup uses a server on a network to boot up the computer.

It will not start without being connected the network that it was programmed to run on

This generally indicates a hard drive crash/failure, in which the hard drive will need to be replaced. Rare, but occasionally you will get this error from an operating system glitch. Before you run out and buy a new hard drive, try reloading the operating system. If you have any problems during or after the install, then the hard drive is shot.