Getting Started

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Erasing the Internal Storage Drive

 

 

 

3Turn on your computer. When the initial screen displays, press

F12.

The boot menu displays.

4Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option or the USB Flash option, depending on which type of media you are using, and then press Enter.

5A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is executed all data on your internal storage drive will be deleted and rewritten. Click Yes to continue.

6When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a Process screen displays, select Recovery of Factory Default Software and then click Next.

7Select one of the following options:

Recover to out-of-box state (recommended recovery method)—If you want to recover the original factory image

Recover without changing the hard drive partitions—If you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving other partitions you have created intact

Recover to a custom size partition—If you want to recover the C: drive to its out-of-box state and specify a custom size for the C: drive. Note: This option deletes all other partitions from the drive.

8Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process.

When the process is complete, a message displays indicating that the drive has been recovered.

9Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer.

Erasing the Internal Storage Drive

Erasing the internal storage drive will delete all data on the drive, including the partitions. Be sure to create recovery DVDs/media and back up your data to external media before erasing the internal storage drive.

NOTE If you want to restore the internal storage drive, use one of the recovery options instead of erasing the drive. For more information, see “Recovering the Internal Storage Drive” on page 55.

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Toshiba E300 manual Erasing the Internal Storage Drive

E300 specifications

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