3-12
User's Manual
G
ETTING
S
TARTED
Restarting the computer
Certain conditions require that you reset the system. For example, if:
❑
You change certain computer settings.
❑
An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard
commands.
❑
There are three ways to reset the computer system:
1. Click
start
then click
Turn off computer.
From the
Turn off
computer menu
select
Restart
.
2. Press
Ctrl + Alt + Del
to display the
windows task manager
, then
select
Shutdown
and
Restart
.
3. Press the power button and hold it down for five seconds. Wait 10 to 15
seconds, then turn the power on again by pressing the power button.
Restoring the preinstalled software
from the Product Recovery Media
If preinstalled files are damaged, use the Product Recovery Media to restore them.
To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the steps
below.
CAUTION: When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard
disk will be reformatted and all data will be lost.
1. Load the Product Recovery Media in the optional optical media 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/DVD-ROM icon in the
display menu. For details, refer to
the Boot priority section
in Chapter 7,
HW
Setup and Passwod
.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
