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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
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Recover without changing the internal storage drive partitions
For more information on these options, see
Internal Storage Drive” on page 60
To recover your internal storage drive using the utilities burned to
DVDs/media:
1
Insert the first recovery DVD into your optical drive and power
on the computer.
2
When the initial screen displays, press
F12
.
The boot menu appears.
3
Using the arrow keys, select the
DVD
option and press
Enter
.
4
The Selecting a Process screen appears. Select
Toshiba
Recovery Wizard
and then click
Next
.
5
If your system offers a choice of Windows
®
7 32-bit or 64-bit
operating system, select one at this time. If not, skip to step 6.
6
A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is
executed all data will be deleted and rewritten. Click
Yes
to
continue.
7
When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a
Process screen displays, select
Recovery of Factory Default
Software
and then click
Next
.
8
Select one of the following options:
❖
Recover to out-of-box state
—If you want to recover the
original factory image (returning the computer to its out-
of-box state).
❖
Recover without changing the hard drive partitions
—
If you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving other
partitions you may have created intact.
❖
Recover to a custom size partition
—If you want to
recover the C: drive to its out-of-box state and specify a
custom size for the C: drive. Note: This option deletes all
other partitions from the drive.
9
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery
process.
When the process is complete, a message displays, indicating
that the drive has been recovered.
10
Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer.
