Toshiba 100ct User Manual

Page of 234
72
Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
9
Click Next to begin the recovery.
When the recovery process is complete, a message displays, 
indicating that the C: drive has been recovered.
10
Click Finish to restart the computer.
Recovering to a custom size partition
Recovering to a custom size partition deletes all partitions on the 
drive and all information stored in those partitions. Be sure to save 
your work to external media before executing the recovery. For more 
information, see 
.
During the recovery process it is strongly recommended that 
your computer be connected to an external power source via the 
AC adaptor.
The “Recover to a custom size partition” option restores your C: 
drive to its out-of-box state, and allows you to specify the size for 
the C: partition. You can resize and recover the C: drive using the 
utilities stored on your computer’s internal storage drive or using 
recovery DVDs/media, if you have created such media. To recover 
using the first method, follow the procedure below. To recover 
using the second method, see 
To resize and recover the C: drive using the utilities on your 
computer’s internal storage drive:
1
Make sure the computer is turned off.
2
While powering on your computer, press the 
F12
 key when the 
initial TOSHIBA screen displays.
The boot menu appears.
3
Using the arrow keys to scroll down, select the HDD Recovery 
option, and then press the 
ENTER
 key.
4
If your system offers a choice of Windows
®
 7 32-bit or 64-bit 
operating system, select one at this time. If not, skip to step 5.
NOTE