Toshiba NB500 PLL50C-02M02W Users Manual Canada; English - Page 83

System Recovery, System Recovery Options, Creating Recovery Media

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NB500/NB505/NB520/NB525/NB550D/NB555D Series System Recovery There is a hidden partition allocated on the hard disk drive for the System Recovery Options in the event of a problem. You can also create recovery media and restore the system. The following items will be described in this section: ■ System Recovery Options ■ Create Recovery Media ■ Restoring the pre-installed software from your created Recovery Media ■ Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive The System Recovery Options feature will be unusable if this partition is deleted. System Recovery Options The System Recovery Options feature is installed on the hard disk when shipped from the factory. The System Recovery Options menu includes tools to repair startup problems, run diagnostics or restore the system. See the Windows Help and Support content for more information about Startup Repair. The System Recovery Options can also be run manually to repair problems. The procedure is as follows. Follow the instructions shown on the onscreen menu. 1. Turn off the computer. 2. While holding the F8 key, turn on the computer. 3. The Advanced Boot Options menu will be displayed. Use the arrow keys to select Repair Your Computer and press ENTER. 4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Check your Windows® manual for more information on backing up your system (including the system image backup feature). Creating Recovery Media This section describes how to create Recovery Media. ■ Be sure to connect the AC adaptor when you create Recovery Media. ■ Be sure to close all other software programs except the Recovery Media Creator. ■ Do not run software such as screen savers which can put a heavy load on the CPU. ■ Operate the computer at full power. User's Manual 4-15

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User’s Manual
4-15
NB500/NB505/NB520/NB525/NB550D/NB555D Series
System Recovery
There is a hidden partition allocated on the hard disk drive for the System
Recovery Options in the event of a problem.
You can also create recovery media and restore the system.
The following items will be described in this section:
System Recovery Options
Create Recovery Media
Restoring the pre-installed software from your created Recovery Media
Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive
System Recovery Options
The System Recovery Options feature is installed on the hard disk when
shipped from the factory. The System Recovery Options menu includes
tools to repair startup problems, run diagnostics or restore the system.
See the
Windows Help and Support
content for more information about
Startup Repair
.
The System Recovery Options can also be run manually to repair
problems.
The procedure is as follows. Follow the instructions shown on the on-
screen menu.
1.
Turn off the computer.
2.
While holding the
F8
key, turn on the computer.
3.
The
Advanced Boot Options
menu will be displayed. Use the arrow
keys to select
Repair Your Computer
and press
ENTER
.
4.
Follow the on-screen instructions.
Creating Recovery Media
This section describes how to create Recovery Media.
The System Recovery Options feature will be unusable if this partition is
deleted.
Check your Windows
®
manual for more information on backing up your
system (including the system image backup feature).
Be sure to connect the AC adaptor when you create Recovery Media.
Be sure to close all other software programs except the Recovery
Media Creator.
Do not run software such as screen savers which can put a heavy load
on the CPU.
Operate the computer at full power.