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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
To create recovery media:
1Click the Start button and, in the Search field, type Recovery
Media Creator. In the list that appears above, click on your
selection.
The TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator dialog box displays.
(Sample Image) TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator dialog box
2Select DVD or USB Flash from the drop-down lists next to
“System Recovery Media” and “Application Discs,” depending
on the type of external media you want to use.
You cannot store your system’s applications on the same drive or
disc/disc set where the rest of the system recovery files are stored.
For example, you will need to store the applications on one USB
flash drive and the system recovery files on another USB flash drive.
Or, store the applications on DVD and the system recovery files on a
USB flash drive, or vice versa.
3Check the Information area of the dialog box to determine the
number of DVDs you will need and/or the minimum amount of
storage space required for copying your system’s recovery files
to USB flash drive(s).
4Do one of the following:
❖If you are copying files to DVD, insert a blank DVD into
the optical disc drive.
NOTE