Toshiba L505-S5990 Satellite L500 Series (PSLU0U, PSLV0U, PSLV6U) User's Guide - Page 188
General tips for installing hardware and software, Start, Control Panel, Back up your computer
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188 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits from optical discs. External optical disc writers are also widely available. Follow these steps to back up your computer or files to optical discs, or a storage drive: NOTE You cannot back up the computer while running on battery power. Connect the AC adaptor before continuing. 1 Prepare your backup target by connecting it and/or inserting a blank optical disc in the drive. 2 Click Start. 3 Click Control Panel. 4 Click Back up your computer under the System and Security heading. 5 Follow the on-screen instructions to backup your files. For more help, click Start, Help and Support, and search for "back up files." General tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to help ensure safe and easy installation of new hardware (printers, pointing devices, external hard drives, DVD writers, scanners, etc.) and software (applications like Microsoft® Office and Adobe® Photoshop®, or utility software such as special toolbars for your web browser). ❖ Create a restore point (refer to "Saving system configuration with restore points" on page 186). Before installing anything, use the System Restore utility to set a restore point (see the section titled restore points). If anything goes wrong, you will then be able to easily restore the Windows® operating system to the state it was in prior to the installation, undoing any changes that the installation process introduced. ❖ Back up your critical data (see "Backing up your data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating system" on page 187). ❖ Have your factory Restore/Reconfiguration CD(s) on hand in case you need any files from them (available on certain models).