Toshiba Tecra R700 PT319C-008001 Users Manual Canada; English - Page 33

PORTÉGÉ/TECRA R700 Series You can not use System Recovery Options if restoring the pre-installed software without System Recovery Options. When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be reformatted and all data will be lost. 1. Turn off your computer. 2. While holding down 0 (zero) key on the keyboard, turn on your computer. 3. A menu will be displayed from which you should follow the on-screen instructions. Restoring the pre-installed software from your created Recovery Media A recovery DVD or USB Flash Momery, created according to the Creating Recovery Media section in this chapter, is required to restore the software. In order to create a recovery DVD, an external optical disc drive is required for models which are not equipped with an internal optical disc drive. It can be purchased from TOSHIBA dealers. If the pre-installed files are damaged, you are able to either use the Recovery Media you have created or the hard disk drive recovery process to restore the computer to the state it was in when you originally received it. To perform this restoration, follow the steps below: When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the FN + ESC key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before starting the restore process. Please refer to chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details. You can not use System Recovery Options if restoring the pre-installed software without System Recovery Options. When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be reformatted and all data will be lost. 1. Load the Recovery Media into the computer and turn off the computer's power. 2. While holding down F12 key on the keyboard, turn on your computer when the TOSHIBA Leading Innovation >>> logo screen appears, release the F12 key. User's Manual 1-14