Toshiba PPM78U05L01E User Manual

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User’s Manual

PORTÉGÉ M780

About 1.5GB hidden partition is allocated on the hard drive for the System 
Recovery Options.

The System Recovery Options feature is installed on the hard disk when 
shipped from the factory. The System Recovery Options menu includes 
some tools to repair startup problems, run diagnostics or restore the 
system.

You can see the more information about “Startup Repair” in “Windows Help 
and Support” content.

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

The procedure is as follows. Follow the on-screen instructions.

1. Turn off the computer.

2. While holding the F8 key, turn the computer on. The Advanced Boot 

Options menu will be displayed.

3. 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

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

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Ordering Recovery Discs from TOSHIBA and restoring the pre-installed 
software from them*

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