80 Getting Started

Checking the internal storage drive operating status

4Click Next.
A confirmation message displays reminding you that all data
on the internal storage drive will be lost. Be sure you have
saved your work to external media (see “Backing up your
work” on page 112) and created recovery DVDs/media (see
“Creating recovery DVDs/media” on page74 ) before
proceeding.
5Click Next to begin erasing the internal storage drive.
When the recovery process is complete, a message displays,
indicating that the internal storage drive has been erased.
6Click Finish to restart the computer.
Checking the internal storage drive operating status
After restoring your internal storage drive, you can check its status
as follows:
1Click Start.
2Right-click Computer.
3Select Manage.
4Click Disk Management.
5Highlight the internal storage drive in the Volume list to
display its status in the lower portion of the screen.

Installing drivers and applications

The TOSHIBA Application Installer allows you to reinstall the
drivers and applications that were originally bundled with your
computer.
To reinstall drivers and applications:
1Click Start, All Programs, My Tosh iba , and then TOSHIBA
Application Installer.
2Click Next.
3Click the item you want to install.
4Click Install.
5Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation
process.