Toshiba SATELLITE M30X - Manual (Page 60)

User’s Manual 3-12
Getting Started
Restarting the computer
Certain conditions require that you reset the system. For example, if:
■ You change certain computer settings.
■ An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard
commands.
There are three ways to reset the computer system:
1. Select Restart from the Turn Off Computer window in the start box.
2. If the computer is already on, press Ctrl + Alt + Del to display the
Windows Task Manager, then select Shutdown and Restart.
3. Press the power button to turn the computer off, then press it a second
to time in order to restart.
Restoring the preinstalled software
If any preinstalled files are damaged, use either the Product Recovery disc
or the TOSHIBA Tools & Utilities CD-ROM to restore them.
Restoring the complete system
To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the
steps below.
1. Load the Product Recovery disc in the drive and turn off the computer's
power.
2. Power on your computer, when the In Touch with Tomorrow
TOSHIBA logo appears press the F12 key - the Boot Menu will be
displayed.
3. Use the up or down cursor keys to select the CD-ROM/DVD drive
option in the menu.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. If your computer came with additional software installed, this software
can not be recovered from the Product Recovery disc. Re-install these
applications (e.g. Works Suite, DVD Player, games, etc.) separately
from other media.
Only use step 3 if the operating system freezes or locks up due to a crash.
Performing step 3 should only ever be a last resort as you will lose all
unsaved data and could potentially damage critical files.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.