Toshiba SATELLITE P500 User Manual

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User’s Manual

Getting Started

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.

A recovery image of your computer is stored on the hard disk. You may use 

this image to create DVD recovery discs using the following steps:
1. Select DVD media.
2. The application will allow you to choose a type of media to create 

recovery DVD including: DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW.

3. Turn on your computer to open Windows

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4. Insert the (first) blank media into the tray of the Optical Drive.
5. Double-click the Recovery Media Creator icon on your desktop, or 

select the application from Start menu.

6. After TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator starts, select the type of media 

and the title you wish to copy to the media then click the Create button.

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