66 Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
❖During the internal storage drive recovery process it is strongly
recommended that your computer be connected to an external
power source via the AC adaptor.
❖It is strongly recommended that you create recovery
DVDs/media before using your system for the first time. For
more information on creating recovery DVDs/media, see
“Creating recovery DVDs/media” on page 74.
❖The Toshiba Recovery Wizard also provides the option of erasing
your internal storage drive, without restoring the information on
the drive. See “Erasing the Internal Storage Drive” on page 76 for
more information.
Recovering to out-of-box state (recommended recovery method)
Recovering an internal storage drive to its out-of-box state deletes all
partitions on the drive and all information stored in those partitions.
Be sure to save your work to external media before executing the
recovery.
Recover to a custom
size partition
This option allows you to specify a custom size for
the C: partition and then restores your C: drive to its out-
of-box state. Note: With this option, any changes you
made to the C: drive and any other drive partitions you
may have created are deleted.
See “Recovering to a custom size partition” on page 69.
Recover without
changing the internal
storage drive partitions
This option recovers just your C: drive, leaving any other
partitions you may have created (for example, a D: drive)
intact.
See “Recovering without changing the internal storage
drive partitions” on page71 .
Restore from recovery
DVDs/media If you have created recovery DVDs/media (strongly
recommended), you can recover your system even if the
recovery utilities have been deleted from your internal
storage drive or if you have replaced your computer’s
internal storage drive.
See “Creating recovery DVDs/media” on page74 and
“Restoring from recovery DVDs/media” on page75.

Recovery option Des cription

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