Getting Started

System Recovery Options

A hidden partition is allocated on the hard disk drive for the System Recovery Options.

This partition stores files which can be used to repair the system in the event of a problem.

The System Recovery Options feature will be unusable if this partition is deleted.

System Recovery Options

The System Recovery Options feature is installed on the hard disk when shipped from the factory. The System Recovery Options menu includes tools to repair startup problems, run diagnostics or restore the system.

See the Windows Help and Support content for more information about Startup Repair.

The System Recovery Options can also be run manually to repair problems.

The procedure is as follows. Follow the instructions shown on the on-screen menu.

1.Turn off the computer.

2.While holding the F8 key, turn on the computer.

3.The Advanced Boot Options menu will be displayed.

Use the arrow keys to select Repair Your Computer and press

ENTER.

4.Follow the on-screen instructions.

The Windows® 7 Create a System Image feature can be used on all versions of Windows® 7. However, to save the backup on a network location, the edition has to be either Professional or Ultimate.

Restoring the pre-installed Software

Depending on the model you purchased, different ways for restoring the pre-installed software are offered:

■Creating optical Recovery Discs and restoring the pre-installed software from them

■Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive

■Ordering Recovery Discs from TOSHIBA and restoring the pre-installed software from them*

* Please note that this service is not free-of-charge.

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