Toshiba A300 Laptop User Manual


 
User’s Manual 3-9
Getting Started
Restoring the preinstalled software from the recovery HDD
A portion of the total hard disk drive space is configured as a hidden
recovery partition. This partition stores files which can be used to restore
preinstalled software in the event of a problem.
When re-setting up your hard disk, do not change, delete or add partition in
a manner other than specified in the manual. Otherwise, space for software
may be destroyed.
In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure
partitions on your hard disk, it may become impossible to re-setup your
computer.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. While holding down 0 (zero) key on the keyboard, turn on your com-
puter.
3. A menu appears. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Restoring the preinstalled software from your creating recovery
media
If preinstalled files are damaged, use the your creating Recovery Media or
using HDD Recovery to restore them. To restore the operating system and
all preinstalled software, follow the steps below.
1. Load the Recovery Media in the optional optical disc drive and turn off
the computer's power.
2. Hold down the F12 key and turn on the power. When TOSHIBA
Leading Innovation>>> appears, release the F12 key.
For 2HDDs model,
If HDD1 is first, go to the (3.) step.
If HDD1 is not first, do as follows.
a. Select Enter Setup
When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the
FN+ESC key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before
staring the restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard,
for further details.
You can not use System Recovery Options if restoring the preinstalled
software without System Recovery Options.
When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the
FN+ESC key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before
staring the restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard,
for further details.
You can not use System Recovery Options if restoring the preinstalled
software without System Recovery Options.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.