Toshiba U400 Laptop User Manual


 
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Getting Started
Hard Drive Recovery Utilities
4 Click Next to begin the restoration. Once complete, a message
displays that the HDD has been recovered.
5 Press any key on your keyboard to restart the computer.
Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media
If you need to recover your computer to its default factory state, you
can rebuild the system using your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities.
To recover your hard disk drive using the utilities burned to DVDs
(refer to “Creating Recovery DVDs” on page 60):
1 Insert the first recovery DVD into your optical drive and power
on the computer.
2 When the initial screen displays, press
F12.
The boot menu appears.
3 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option and press
Enter.
The system will boot up to the Toshiba Recovery Wizard
screen.
4 Please refer to “Hard Disk Drive Recovery options” on
page 61, to explain the available recovery options.
(Sample Image) Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility screen
Checking the HDD operating status
After restoring your hard disk drive, you can check its status as
follows:
1 Click Start.
2 Right-click My Computer.