Toshiba SATELLITE A660D - Manual (Page 32)

1-12 User’s Manual
Satellite A660/A660D, Satellite A665/A665D
Restarting the computer
Certain conditions require that you reset the computer, for example if:
■ You change certain computer settings.
■ An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard
commands.
If you need to restart the computer, there are three ways this can be
achieved:
■ Click Start, point to the arrow icon ( ) and then select
Restart from the menu.
■ Press CTRL, ALT and DEL simultaneously (once) to display the menu
window, then select Restart from the Shut down options.
■ Press the power button and hold it down for four seconds. Once the
computer has turned itself off, wait between ten and fifteen seconds
before turning the power on again by pressing the power button.
System Recovery Options and Restoring the preinstalled
software
About 1.5GB hidden partition is allocated on the hard drive for the System
Recovery Options.
System Recovery Options
The System Recovery Options feature is installed on the hard disk when
shipped from the factory. The System Recovery Options menu includes
some tools to repair startup problems, run diagnostics or restore the
system.
You can see the more information about “Startup Repair” in “Windows Help
and Support” content.
The System Recovery Options can also be run manually to repair
problems.
The procedure is as follows. Follow the on-screen instructions.
1. Turn off the computer.
2. While holding the F8 key, turn the computer on. The Advanced Boot
Options menu will be displayed.
3. Use the arrow keys to select Repair Your Computer and press Enter.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
The System Recovery Options feature will be unusable if this partition is
deleted.
The Windows Complete PC Backup feature can be used on all Windows ® 7
editions.