Toshiba Tecra A8, SATELLITE PRO A120 manual Getting Started

Getting Started

Restoring the preinstalled software from your creating Recovery Media

If preinstalled files are damaged, you can either use the Recovery Media you have created or the hard disk drive recovery to restore them. To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the steps below.

When sound mute is turned ON by the Fn + Esc key, turn OFF before starting restore. Refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for details.

When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be reformatted and all data will be lost.

1.Load the Recovery Media in the optional optical disk drive and turn off the computer’s power.

2.Hold down the F12 key and turn on the power. When In Touch with Tomorrow TOSHIBA appears, release the F12 key.

3.Use the left or right cursor key to select the CD-ROM icon in the display menu. For details, refer to the Boot Priority section in Chapter 7, HW Setup.

4.A menu appears, follow the on-screen instructions.

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