Toshiba SATELLITE PRO A120, Tecra A8 manual Recovery Discs, Disposing of PC and PC batteries

Troubleshooting

Recovery Discs

Problem

The following message appears when executing Recovery Disc Creator.

"The Recovery Disc Creator can not be launched because there is no recovery partition."

Procedure

You will see this message if you have previously chosen to remove the partition and are trying to create "Recovery Media". When there is no recovery partition, the Recovery Disc Creator cannot make Recovery Media. However, if you have already created a "Recovery Media", you can use it to restore the recovery partition. Simply follow the instructions in "Restoring the preinstall software from your creating Recovery Media" section in this manual. You will be directed to select "Restore Original Factory Image" from the drop-down menu. If you have not created "Recovery Media", please contact TOSHIBA support for assistance.

Disposing of PC and PC batteries

■Discard this PC in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. For further information, contact your local government.

■This PC contains rechargeable batteries. After repeated use, the batteries will finally lose their ability to hold a charge and you will need to replace them. Under certain applicable laws and regulation, it may be illegal to dispose of old batteries by placing them in the trash.

■Please be kind to our shared environment. Check with your local government authority for details regarding where to recycle old batteries or how to dispose of them properly. This product contains mercury. Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal, reuse or recycling information, please contact your local government.

■If your hard disk or other storage media contains sensitive data, you should be aware that standard deletion procedures do not remove data from the media. These standard deletion procedures include:

■Selecting Delete for a target file

■Putting files in the Recycle Bin and emptying the Recycle Bin

■Reformatting the media

■Reinstalling an operating system from the recovery CD-ROM

The procedures above delete only the initial part of the data used for file management. This makes the file invisible to the operating system, but the data can still be read by specialized utilities. If you dispose of the PC, please delete all the data on its hard disk drive. Doing so prevents unauthorized use of such data. To ensure your data is not used for unauthorized purposes, you can:

■Physically destroy the hard disk drive

■Use a proven specialized utility to overwrite all data

■Take the hard disk drive to a professional deletion service

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