Toshiba P200 User Manual
Satellite P200/Satellite Pro P200
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Getting Started
3. Turn on your computer and allow it to load the Windows Vista™
operating system from the hard disk drive as normal.
4. Insert the first blank media into the optical disc drive tray.
5. Double click the Recovery Disc Creator icon on the Windows Vista™
5. Double click the Recovery Disc Creator icon on the Windows Vista™
desktop, or select the application from Start Menu.
6. After Recovery Disc Creator starts, select the type of media and the title
you wish to copy, and then click the Burn button.
Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery
Hard Disk Drive
Hard Disk Drive
A portion of the total hard disk drive space is configured as a hidden recovery
partition. This partition stores files which can be used to restore pre-installed
software in the event of a problem.
If you subsequently set up your hard disk drive again, do not change, delete
or add partitions in a manner other than specified in the manual, otherwise
you may find that space for the required software is not available.
In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure the
partitions on your hard disk drive, you may find that it becomes impossible
to setup your computer.
partition. This partition stores files which can be used to restore pre-installed
software in the event of a problem.
If you subsequently set up your hard disk drive again, do not change, delete
or add partitions in a manner other than specified in the manual, otherwise
you may find that space for the required software is not available.
In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure the
partitions on your hard disk drive, you may find that it becomes impossible
to setup your computer.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. While holding down 0 (zero) key on the keyboard, turn on your computer.
3. A menu will be displayed from which you should follow the on-screen
2. While holding down 0 (zero) key on the keyboard, turn on your computer.
3. A menu will be displayed from which you should follow the on-screen
instructions.
Restoring the pre-installed software from your created
Recovery Discs
Recovery Discs
If the pre-installed files are damaged, you are able to either use the Recovery
Discs you have created or the hard disk drive recovery process to restore
the computer to the state it was in when you originally received it. To perform
this restoration, follow the steps below:
Discs you have created or the hard disk drive recovery process to restore
the computer to the state it was in when you originally received it. To perform
this restoration, follow the steps below:
If your optical disc drive can only write to CD's, select 'CD' as the 'Type'
within the Recovery Disc Creator application otherwise, if your optical disc
drive can write either CD's or DVD's, select the appropriate format based
around the type of media you wish to create.
within the Recovery Disc Creator application otherwise, if your optical disc
drive can write either CD's or DVD's, select the appropriate format based
around the type of media you wish to create.
When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the Fn + Esc
key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before starting the
restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details.
key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before starting the
restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details.
When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the Fn + Esc
key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before starting the
restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details.
key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before starting the
restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details.