User’s Manual
3-11
Getting Started
Standby limitations
Standby will not function under the following conditions:
Q
Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down.
Q
Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise.
Restarting the computer
Certain conditions require that you reset the system. For example, if:
Q
You change certain computer settings.
Q
An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard
commands.
Q
There are three ways to reset the computer system:
1. Click
start
then click
Turn off computer
. From the
Turn off
computer
menu select
Restart
.
2. Press
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Del
to display the
Windows Task Manager
, then
select
Shutdown
and
Restart
.
3. Press the power button and hold it down for five seconds. Wait 10 to
15 seconds, then turn the power on again by pressing the power button.
Restoring the preinstalled software
If preinstalled files are damaged, use the Product Recovery Media or the
TOSHIBA Tools & Utlities CD-ROM to restore them.
Restoring the complete system
To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the
steps below.
1. Load the Product Recovery Media in the optical media drive and turn off
the computer’s power.
2. Hold down the
F12
key and turn on the power. When
In Touch with
Tomorrow TOSHIBA
appears, release the
F12
key.
3. Use the up or down cursor key to select the
CD/DVD-ROM Drive
in the
Boot Devices
menu. For details, refer to the
Boot Priority
section in
Chapter 7, HW Setup and Passwords.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. If your computer came with additonal software installed, this software
can not be recovered from the Product Recovery Media. Re-install
these applications (e.g. Works Suite, DVD Player, Games, etc.)
separately from other media.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.