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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
When you restore your system, only the operating system files,
applications, and drivers originally shipped with the computer are
restored. Any files that you created are not restored during this
process. Be sure to separately save the files you have created to
external media using Windows
®
Backup or another backup program.
For more information, see
“Backing up your work” on page 112
To recover your internal storage drive from recovery DVDs/media:
1
Make sure your computer is turned off.
2
Do one of the following:
❖
If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first recovery
DVD into your optical disc drive.
❖
If your recovery files are on a USB flash drive, connect the
USB flash drive to your computer.
3
Turn on your computer. When the initial TOSHIBA screen
displays, press the
F12
key on your keyboard.
The boot menu displays.
4
Using the arrow keys, select the
DVD
option or the
USB Flash
option, depending on which type of media you are using, and
then press the
Enter
key.
5
A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is
executed all data on your internal storage drive will be deleted
and rewritten unless the “Recovery of Factory Default
Software with user’s data” option is selected. Click
Yes
to
continue.
6
When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the “Selecting a
process” screen displays, select
Recovery of Factory Default
Software,
and then click
Next
.
7
Select one of the following options:
❖
Recover to out-of-box state
(recommended recovery
method)—If you want to recover the original factory
image
❖
Recovery of factory default software with user’s data
—If
you want to the recovery the factory default software, while the
computer attempts to back up all data from C:\Users
❖
Recover without changing the hard drive partitions
—If
you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving other
partitions you have created intact
NOTE
