GETTING STARTED

User's Manual

Standby limitations

Standby will not function under the following conditions:

❖Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down.

❖Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise.

Restarting the computer

Certain conditions require that you restart 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 restart the computer system:

1.Click start then click Turn Off Computer. From the Turn Off Com- puter 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 CD-ROM 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 CD-ROM 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.

4.Follow the on-screen instructions.

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