Toshiba A60 User Manual

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G
ETTING
 S
TARTED
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.
Click 
start
 then click 
Turn off computer.
 From the 
Turn off
 computer menu
select 
Restart
.
2.
Press 
Ctrl + Alt + Del 
to display the 
windows task manager
, then
select 
Shutdown 
and 
Restart
.
3.
Press the power button and hold it down for five seconds. Wait 10 to 15
seconds, then turn the power on again by pressing the power button.
Restoring the preinstalled software
from the Product Recovery Media
If preinstalled files are damaged, use the Product Recovery Media to restore them.
To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the steps
below.
CAUTION: When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard
disk will be reformatted and all data will be lost.
1.
Load the Product Recovery Media in the optional optical media drive and turn
off the computer’s power.
2.
Hold down the 
F12
 key and turn on the power. When 
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 appears, release the 
F12
 key.
  3. Use the left or right cursor key to select the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM icon in the
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.