Toshiba u300 Manuale Utente

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User’s Manual

Getting Started

Create Optical Recovery Discs (depends on the 

model you purchased)

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

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

recovery CDs/DVD including: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, 
DVD+R and DVD+RW.

3. Turn on your computer to open Windows XP.
4. Insert the (first) blank media into the tray of the Optical Drive.
5. Double Click the Recovery Disc Creator icon on the Windows XP 

desktop, or select the application from Start menu.

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

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

Restoring the preinstalled software from the 

Recovery HDD (depends on the model you purchased)

Part of the space on the hard disk drive is reserved as recovery partition for 

restoring the pre-installed software from the hard disk drive.
When re-setting up your hard disk, do not change, delete or add partitions 

in a manner other than specified in the manual. Otherwise, space for 

software may be destroyed.
In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure 

partitions on your hard disk, it may become impossible to re-setup your 

computer.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. Hold down the 0 (zero) key on the keyboard and turn on your computer. 

When “In Touch with Tomorrow TOSHIBA” appears, release the 0 

(zero) key on the keyboard.

3. A menu appears. Follow the on-screen instructions.