User’s Manual
3-11
Getting Started
Recovery Options
Restoring the pre-installed Software
Depending on the model you purchased, different ways for restoring the
pre-installed software are offered:
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Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive
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Creating optical Recovery Discs and restoring the pre-installed software
from them
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In case of damage, loss or other reasons you can order a Product
Recovery Disc for your notebook in the TOSHIBA Europe Backup
Media Online shop by following the link
https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu
and restoring the pre-installed software from them*
* Please note that this service is not free-of-charge.
Restoring the preinstalled software from the recovery HDD
A portion of the total hard disk drive space is configured as a hidden
recovery partition. This partition stores files which can be used to restore
preinstalled software in the event of a problem.
When re-setting up your hard disk, do not change, delete or add partitions
in a manner other than specified in the manual. Otherwise, space for
software may be destroyed.
In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure
partitions on your hard disk, it may become impossible to re-setup your
computer.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. While holding down 0 (zero) key on the keyboard, turn on your
computer.
3. A menu appears. Follow the on-screen instructions.
The recovery HDD feature will be unusable if this partition is deleted.
Be sure to connect the AC adaptor, otherwise you may run out of battery
during the recovery process.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.
