Toshiba Qosmio F20 (PQF22) - Manual (Page 235)

User’s Manual 10-19
Troubleshooting
Disposing of PC and PC batteries
■ Discard this PC in accordance with ordinances or rules of local
regulations. For further information, contact your local government.
■ This PC contains rechargeable batteries. After repeated use,
the batteries will finally lose their ability to hold a charge and you will
need to replace them. Under certain applicable laws and regulation,
it may be illegal to dispose of old batteries by placing them in the trash.
■ Please be kind to our shared environment. Check with your local
government authority for details regarding where to recycle old batteries
or how to dispose of them properly. This product contains mercury.
Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental
considerations. For disposal, reuse or recycling information, please
contact your local government.
■ If your hard disk or other storage media contains sensitive data,
you should be aware that standard deletion procedures do not remove
data from the media. These standard deletion procedures include:
■ Selecting Delete for a target file
■ Putting files in the Recycle Bin and emptying the Recycle Bin
■ Reformatting the media
■ Reinstalling an operating system from the recovery CD-ROM
The procedures above delete only the initial part of the data used for file
management. This makes the file invisible to the operating system, but
the data can still be read by specialized utilities. If you dispose of the
PC, please delete all the data on its HDD. Doing so prevents
unauthorized use of such data. To ensure your data is not used for
unauthorized purposes, you can:
■ Physically destroy the HDD
■ Use a proven specialized utility to overwrite all data
■ Take the HDD to a professional deletion service
All data deletion costs will be borne by you.