Toshiba NB205N330BL User Manual

User’s Manual

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Getting Started

A hidden partition is allocated on the hard disk drive for the System 

Recovery Options.
This partition stores files which can be used to repair the system in the 

event of a problem.

The System Recovery Options feature is installed on the hard disk when 

shipped from the factory. The System Recovery Options menu includes 

tools to repair startup problems, run diagnostics or restore the system.
See the Windows Help and Support content for more information about 

Startup Repair.
The System Recovery Options can also be run manually to repair 

problems.
The procedure is as follows. Follow the instructions shown on the 

on-screen menu.
1. Turn off the computer.
2. While holding the F8 key, turn on the computer.
3. The Advanced Boot Options menu will be displayed. 

Use the arrow keys to select Repair Your Computer and press 

ENTER.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

Depending on the model you purchased, different ways for restoring the 

pre-installed software are offered:

■

Creating optical Recovery Discs and restoring the pre-installed software 

from them

■

Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive

■

Ordering Recovery Discs from TOSHIBA and restoring the pre-installed 

software from them*