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User's Manual
GETTING STARTED
Restarting the computer
Certain conditions require that you reset the system. For example, if:
❑You change certain computer settings.
❑An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard
commands.
❑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 softwarefrom the Product Recovery Media
If preinstalled files are damaged, use the Product Recovery Media to restore them.
To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the steps
below.
CAUTION: When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard
disk will be reformatted and all data will be lost.
1. Load the Product Recovery Media in the optional 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 left or right cursor key to select the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM icon in the
display menu. For details, refer to the Boot priority section in Chapter 7, HW
Setup and Passwod.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.