Toshiba NB250 Guia Do Utilizador

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Erasing the internal storage drive will delete all data on the drive, 
including the partitions. Be sure to create recovery DVDs/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 DVDs/media.

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To access the Recovery Wizard on your internal 
storage drive: Press and hold the 0 (zero) key while 
powering on the computer. Read the Warning screen that 
displays and then click Yes to continue.

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To access the Recovery Wizard on your recovery 
DVDs/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 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 

Enter

. Select Toshiba 

Recovery Wizard, and then click Next.

Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next.

Choose one of the following options on the Erase the hard disk 
screen:

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Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk—This 
option deletes all of the data on the internal storage drive 
without overwriting the drive.

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Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the 
hard disk—This option deletes all data and then 
overwrites the entire internal storage drive for security 
purposes. This process may take several hours, depending 
on the size of your internal storage drive.