Toshiba protege pt225u00v004 Manuel D’Utilisation

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Erasing the internal storage drive will delete all data on the drive, 
including the partitions. Be sure to create recovery media and back 
up your data to external media before erasing the internal storage 
drive.

If you want to restore the internal storage drive, use one of the 
recovery options instead of erasing the drive. For more information, 
see 

To delete all data and partitions from the internal storage drive:

Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage 
drive or on your recovery media.

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To access the Recovery Wizard on your internal 
storage drive: While powering on your computer, press 
the 

F12

 key when the initial TOSHIBA screen displays. 

The Boot menu appears. Using the arrow keys to scroll 
down, select the HDD Recovery option, and then press 
the 

ENTER

 key. Read the Warning screen that displays, and 

then click Yes to continue.

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To access the Recovery Wizard on your recovery 
media: Turn off your computer. Insert the first recovery 
DVD into your optional external writable optical disc 
drive or connect the USB flash drive containing your 
recovery files to your computer, and then power on the 
computer. When the initial TOSHIBA screen displays, 
press 

F12

. Using the arrow keys, select the DVD or USB 

Flash option on the Boot menu, depending on which type 
of media you are using, and then press the 

Enter

 key. Select 

Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next.

Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next.