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Erasing the Internal Storage Drive
Erasing the Internal Storage Drive
Erasing the internal storage drive will delete all data on the drive,
including the partitions. Be sure to create recovery media and back
up your data to external media before erasing the internal storage
drive.
If you want to restore the internal storage drive, use one of the
recovery options instead of erasing the drive. For more information,
see “Recovering the Internal Storage Drive” on page 51.
To delete all data and partitions from the internal storage drive:
1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage
drive or on your recovery media.
❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on your internal
storage drive: While powering on your computer, press
the
F12 key when the initial TOSHIBA screen displays.
The Boot menu appears. Using the arrow keys to scroll
down, select the HDD Recovery option, and then press
the
ENTER key. Read the Warning screen that displays, and
then click Ye s to continue.
❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on your recovery
media: Turn off your computer. Insert the first recovery
DVD into your optional external writable optical disc
drive or connect the USB flash drive containing your
recovery files to your computer, and then power on the
computer. When the initial TOSHIBA screen displays,
press
F12. Using the arrow keys, select the DVD or USB
Flash option on the Boot menu, depending on which type
of media you are using, and then press the
Enter key. Select
Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next.
2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next.
NOTE