Toshiba P30 Series User Manual

User’s Manual

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Getting Started

Restarting the computer

Certain conditions require that you reset the system. For example, if:

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You change certain computer settings.

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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.
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 preinstalled files are damaged, use the Product Recovery Media or the 

TOSHIBA Tools & Utilities CD-ROM to restore them. To restore the 

operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the steps below.

1. Load the Product Recovery Disk in the drive and turn off the computer's 

power.

2. Power on your computer, when In Touch with Tomorrow TOSHIBA 

appears, press F12 key. Boot Menu will appear.

3. Use the up or down cursor key to select the CD-ROM/DVD drive in the 

display menu.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Restoring TOSHIBA utilities and drivers

If Windows is working properly, individual drivers or applications can be 

separately restored. The Toshiba Tools & Utilities CD-ROM contains drivers 

and applications which were included with your computer system. If your 

system drivers or applications have become damaged in some way, this 

CD allows you to reinstall most of the components which are not part of the 

Windows operating system.