Toshiba NB305-N440BL User Guide - Page 63

Getting Started 63 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 2 Do one of the following: ❖ If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first recovery DVD into your optional external writable optical disc drive. Consult the documentation that came with your optical disc drive to learn how to load the DVD while the computer is powered off. ❖ If your recovery files are on a USB flash drive, connect the USB flash drive to your computer. 3 Turn on your computer. When the initial screen displays, press F12. The boot menu displays. 4 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option or the USB Flash option, depending on which type of media you are using, and then press Enter. 5 A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is executed all data on your internal storage drive will be deleted and rewritten. Click Yes to continue. 6 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a Process screen displays, select Recovery of Factory Default Software and then click Next. 7 Select one of the following options: ❖ Recover to out-of-box state (recommended recovery method) -If you want to recover the original factory image ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive partitions- If you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving other partitions you have created intact ❖ Recover to a custom size partition-If you want to recover the C: drive to its out-of-box state and specify a custom size for the C: drive. Note: This option deletes all other partitions from the drive. 8 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process. When the process is complete, a message displays indicating that the drive has been recovered. 9 Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer.