Restore failed error code =3 ( the system cannot find the path specified) ordered a acer e recovery disks from acer and this is what it says. When i try other win 7 or XP install disks i get this message: Ensure that the disks controller is enabled in the computers BIOS menu. Any ideas what else i can do?

SOURCE: Acer Aspire 5610

You are still in warranty, so call Aspire at (800) 816-2237 for live help. If the "helper" doesn't address your problem, or just tells you just tells you to reinstall everything, demand to speak to a supervisor. It's their problem, not yours. They are open until 5:30 PM CST

SOURCE: Serious disk error when using Acer recovery disk

time to reformat the drive, hope you have backup..

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SOURCE: Cannot Re-install Windows from Recovery DVD's ACER 5610-4179

Hello,
Your recovery disks must be scratched or files are corrupted. Since you have successfully installed XP Pro, why not stay with it as it's better than Home?
If you have a restoration partition on your C drive, you may be able to revert to your original configuration from it. And if you insist on XP Home or only have a valid product key for home, you can borrow a disk from anyone who has a good copy.
I hope this helps.

SOURCE: d2d recovery

you can not use erecovery and d2d if your don't have the hidden d21 partition on your harddisk. and since you have replaced your harddisk you don't have it anymore.

mail to compurepair and see if he can fix it..

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Shoaib Rais

• 1223 Answers
• Posted on Feb 23, 2009

SOURCE: how to format acer aspire 4710 with xp

actually there is no need to touch anything in hardware please do not touch ur hardware without any reason i know what eactly is the solution is now follow this :

Problem : When Windows XP was made there was no concept of SATA drives now ur drive is SATA and ur installation disc does not contain drivers for ur Hard disk thats why it is unable to find ur hard disk as it doesnt recognize it u need sata raid drivers on ur windows inst cd

Solution:

this specific model Aspire 4710 was shipped with vista OS and drivers now u are downgrading it to XP it depends on the installation disc if it is new one like SP3 included then u would have never faced this issue in ur case u should get a RAID driver from www.intel.com and then include them in ur copy of windows XP cd to load them at the startup of installation , so u need them in the first place to carry out installation, u have to do some job here download RAID DRIVERS from www.intel.com select ur board and chipset Mobile Intel® 945GM Express download SATA RAID DRIVERS and then download nlite a software used to integrate these drivers to ur inst disk , u can also include SP3 thru this software in ur current win xp cd

http://www.nliteos.com/

just download sata drivers from intel and nlite from the link and install the software integrate these drivers and burn ur cd incl them and then install normally as u were installing them earlier now it will recognize ur drive simple for more info how to do check this out

important tutorial links

http://www.zimbio.com/Laptop+Reviews/articles/10840/How+Integrate+Floppy+SATA+RAID+Driver+Windows

http://lifehacker.com/386526/slipstream-service-pack-3-into-your-windows-xp-installation-cd

pls let me know if i can help u more