L300/L300D series

Restoring the pre-installed software from your createdRecovery DiscsSet your BIOS to default before you recover your computer to the factory state!

If the pre-installed files are damaged, you are able to use the Recovery Discs you have created to restore the computer to the state it was in when you originally received it. To perform this restoration, follow the steps below:

When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the

FN + ESC key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before starting the restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details.

When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be reformatted and all data will be lost.

1.Load the Recovery Discs into the optical disc drive and turn off the computer’s power.

2.While holding down F12 key on the keyboard, turn on your computer - when the TOSHIBA logo screen appears, release the F12 key.

3.Use the cursors key to select the CD/DVD-ROM icon from the menu. Please refer to the Boot Priority section in Chapter 7, HW Setup and Passwords, for further information.

4.A menu will be displayed from which you should follow the on-screen instructions.

Restoring the pre-installed software from the recoveryHard Disk Drive

Set your BIOS to default before you recover your computer to the factory state!

On your Data drive you may find a folder “HDDRecovery”. This folder stores files which can be used to recover your system to the originally installed factory state.

If you subsequently set up your hard disk drive again, do not change, delete or add partitions in a manner other than specified in the manual, otherwise you may find that space for the required software is not available.

In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure the partitions on your hard disk drive, you may find that it becomes impossible to setup your computer.

When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the

FN + ESC key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before starting the restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details.

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