Toshiba Satellite A505-S6035 User Manual - Page 72
Toshiba Recovery Wizard, Erase the hard disk
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72 Getting Started Erasing the Internal Storage Drive ❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on your recovery DVDs/media: Insert the first recovery DVD into the optical drive and power on the computer. When the initial screen displays, press F12. Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option on the boot menu and then press Enter. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. 3 Choose one of the following options on the Erase the hard disk screen: ❖ 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. ❖ 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. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 4 Click Next. A confirmation message displays reminding you that all data on the internal storage drive will be lost. Be sure you have saved your work to external media before proceeding. 5 Click Next to begin erasing the internal storage drive. When the process is complete, a message displays, indicating that the internal storage drive has been erased. 6 Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer.