Toshiba SATELLITE L300 - Manual (Page 59)

User’s Manual 3-11
Getting Started
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Turn on the computer and when the TOSHIBA screen appears
repeatedly press the F8 key.
3. The Advanced Boot Options menu will be displayed.
Use the arrow keys to select Repair Your Computer and press
ENTER.
4. Select your preferred keyboard layout and press Next.
5. To access the recovery process please log on as an enabled user with
sufficent rights.
6. Click TOSHIBA HDD Recovery on the System Recovery Options
screen.
7. Follow the on-screen instructions on the TOSHIBA HDD Recovery
dialog.
The computer will be restored to its factory state.
Restoring the preinstalled software from your created
recovery media
If the pre-installed files are damaged, you are able to use the Recovery
Discs you have created to restore the computer to the state it was in, when
you originally received it. To perform this restoration, follow the steps
below:
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When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will
be reformatted and all data will be lost.
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Be sure to connect the AC adaptor, otherwise you may run out of
battery during the recovery process.
When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the
FN + ESC key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before
staring the restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5,
The Keyboard , for
further details.
Please set your BIOS to default before you recover your computer to the
factory state!
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When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will
be reformatted and all data will be lost.
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When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will
be reformatted and all data will be lost.
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You can not use System Recovery Options if restoring the preinstalled
software without System Recovery Options.