Toshiba Satellite M645-SP4014M User Guide - Page 73
Recovery of Factory Default
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Getting Started 73 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive To recover your internal storage drive from recovery DVDs/media: 1 Shut down and turn off your computer. 2 Do one of the following: ❖ If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first recovery DVD into your optical disc drive. ❖ 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.