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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
From time to time, Windows
®
will display a pop-up that
says, “Do you want to allow the following program to
make changes to this computer?” This is a security
feature to prevent programs or people from doing things
on your computer without your permission. If you were
trying to perform the action, click Continue; otherwise,
click Cancel. If unsure, cancel and try again.
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
To purchase an optional external writable optical disc
drive, visit the Toshiba Web site at
accessories.toshiba.com.
Your computer includes recovery utilities to allow you to
recover your internal storage drive if necessary.
The following internal storage drive recovery options are
available:
Recovery option Description
Creating recovery
media
This option allows you to create the recovery
media you will use to restore your computer.
See “Creating recovery media” on page 58.
Restoring from
recovery media
This option allows you to restore your system from
the recovery media you created.
See “Restoring from recovery media” on page 61.
Refresh your PC
(with user’s data)
This option allows you to refresh your system
without losing your data.
See “Refresh your PC (with user’s data)” on
page 62.
Reset your PC This option allows you to remove all data from your
system and reinstall Windows
®
.
See “Reset your PC” on page 64.
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