For example, using an Acer AC700 WiFi recovery flash drive will not work on a Samsung Series 5 3G Chromebook.
When recovering your Chromebook, make sure to create the recovery flash drive on the same model.An empty 4GB or larger USB flash drive, or SD card.A computer, with admin rights (Chrome OS, Windows, Mac or Linux).Things you’ll need in order to create your recovery image:.This is similar to using a Windows install disc to install a fresh copy of Windows on your computer, we’re just using a USB stick or SD card instead of a disc. You will have to download the recovery image for your specific Chrome device onto this USB stick or SD card, then insert it into your Chrome device.
In order to do a USB Restore on your Chromebook, you’ll need a USB Stick (or an SD card) with at least 4GB of space.
How to do a USB Restore on your Chromebook
