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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
A recovery image of your computer is stored on the internal storage
drive, and the image can be restored by running the recovery
utilities directly from your internal storage drive as described in the
sections below. However, it is strongly recommended that you
create recovery media. If the recovery files on your internal storage
drive become corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your system
from your recovery media. Also, if your original internal storage
drive fails, you can restore your system to a new internal storage
drive from your recovery media. It is strongly recommended that
you create recovery media before using your system for the first
time. See “Creating recovery media” on page 45 and “Restoring
from recovery media” on page 48.
❖During the recovery process your computer must be connected
to an external power source via the AC adaptor.
❖When you restore your system, only the operating system files,
applications, and drivers originally shipped with the computer
are restored. Any files that you created are not restored during
this process. Be sure to separately save the files you have
created to external media using Windows® or another backup
program. For more information, see “Backing up your work” on
page 67.
Creating recovery media

To purchase an optional external writable optical disc drive for

creating recovery DVDs, please visit the Toshiba Web site at

accessories.toshiba.com

It is strongly recommended that you create recovery media. If the
recovery files on your internal storage drive become corrupted or
are deleted, you can restore your system from your recovery media.
Also, if your original internal storage drive fails, you can restore
your system to a new internal storage drive from your recovery
media.
Reset your PC This option allows you to remove all data from your
system and reinstall Windows®.
See “Reset your PC” on page 51.

Recovery option Description

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