Getting Started

3.Press the power button and hold it down for five seconds. Once the computer has turned itself off, wait between ten and fifteen seconds before turning it on again with the power button.

System Recovery Options and Restoring the pre-installed Software

System Recovery Options

About 1.5 GB 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.Turn on the computer and when the TOSHIBA screen appears repeatedly press the F8 key.

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 Vista® CompletePC Backup feature can be used on

Windows Vista® Business Edition and Ultimate Edition.

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

Restoring the pre-installed software from your created Recovery Discs.

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

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