Toshiba L670D User Manual

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User’s Manual
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Getting Started
System Recovery Options and Restoring the pre-installed 
software
There is a hidden partition 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.
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 
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.
Restoring the pre-installed software
Depending on the model you purchased, different ways for restoring the 
pre-installed software are offered:
Creating optical Recovery Media and restoring the pre-installed 
software from them
Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive
Ordering Recovery Media from TOSHIBA and restoring the pre-
installed software from them*
* Please note that this service is not free-of-charge.
The System Recovery Options feature will be unusable if this partition is 
deleted.
Check your Windows
®
 manual for more information on backing up your 
system (including the system image backup feature).