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Contents 31 Turning on the power 50 Setting up your software 51 Registering your computer with Toshiba 51 Adding optional external devices 51 Adding memory (optional 52 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 52 Recovering to out-of-box state (... recovery method 54 Recovering to a custom size partition 56 Recovering without changing the internal storage drive partitions 59 Creating recovery DVDs/media 61 Restoring from recovery DVDs/media 64 Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 66 Checking the internal storage drive operating status 67 Installing drivers and applications 68 Using...
Contents 31 Turning on the power 50 Setting up your software 51 Registering your computer with Toshiba 51 Adding optional external devices 51 Adding memory (optional 52 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 52 Recovering to out-of-box state (... recovery method 54 Recovering to a custom size partition 56 Recovering without changing the internal storage drive partitions 59 Creating recovery DVDs/media 61 Restoring from recovery DVDs/media 64 Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 66 Checking the internal storage drive operating status 67 Installing drivers and applications 68 Using...
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...; Explorer 96 Starting a program using the Search programs and files field 97 Saving your work 98 Printing your work 99 Backing up your work 100 Restoring your work 101 Using the optical disc drive 101 Optical disc drive components 102 Media control buttons 103 Inserting an optical disc 103 Playing an...
...; Explorer 96 Starting a program using the Search programs and files field 97 Saving your work 98 Printing your work 99 Backing up your work 100 Restoring your work 101 Using the optical disc drive 101 Optical disc drive components 102 Media control buttons 103 Inserting an optical disc 103 Playing an...
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...includes recovery utilities to allow you to specify a custom size for the C: partition and then restores your computer to the C: drive and any changes you made necessary by a Toshiba-authorized service provider. If you are located under the keyboard and should only be responsible for information...to increase the computer's memory if you may have created are available: Recovery option Recover to out-of-box state Description This option restores the original factory image to your internal storage drive, returning your C: drive to its out-of-box state. (Recommended recovery method)...
...includes recovery utilities to allow you to specify a custom size for the C: partition and then restores your computer to the C: drive and any changes you made necessary by a Toshiba-authorized service provider. If you are located under the keyboard and should only be responsible for information...to increase the computer's memory if you may have created are available: Recovery option Recover to out-of-box state Description This option restores the original factory image to your internal storage drive, returning your C: drive to its out-of-box state. (Recommended recovery method)...
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...DVDs/media before using Windows® Backup or another backup program. A recovery image of erasing your internal storage drive, without restoring the information on your internal storage drive become corrupted or are deleted, you can be connected to an external power source ...via the AC adaptor. ❖ The Toshiba Recovery Wizard also provides the option of your computer is strongly recommended that you created are restored. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 53 Recovery option Description Recover without ...
...DVDs/media before using Windows® Backup or another backup program. A recovery image of erasing your internal storage drive, without restoring the information on your internal storage drive become corrupted or are deleted, you can be connected to an external power source ...via the AC adaptor. ❖ The Toshiba Recovery Wizard also provides the option of your computer is strongly recommended that you created are restored. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 53 Recovery option Description Recover without ...
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... method, see "Backing up your work to continue. (Sample Image) Warning screen Click Yes to external media before executing the recovery. For more information, see "Restoring from recovery DVDs/media" on page 64. To recover using the utilities on your computer's internal storage drive: 1 Make sure the computer is turned off...
... method, see "Backing up your work to continue. (Sample Image) Warning screen Click Yes to external media before executing the recovery. For more information, see "Restoring from recovery DVDs/media" on page 64. To recover using the utilities on your computer's internal storage drive: 1 Make sure the computer is turned off...
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.... NOTE During the recovery process it is complete, a message displays indicating that all information stored in those partitions. For more information, see "Restoring from recovery DVDs/media" on page 95. If not, skip to a custom size partition deletes all partitions on the drive and all data ...will be connected to begin the recovery. The "Recover to a custom size partition" option restores your work " on the computer. 3 If your system offers a choice of -box state, and allows you that the internal storage drive has ...
.... NOTE During the recovery process it is complete, a message displays indicating that all information stored in those partitions. For more information, see "Restoring from recovery DVDs/media" on page 95. If not, skip to a custom size partition deletes all partitions on the drive and all data ...will be connected to begin the recovery. The "Recover to a custom size partition" option restores your work " on the computer. 3 If your system offers a choice of -box state, and allows you that the internal storage drive has ...
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... computer be affected. If not, skip to step 4. To recover using the utilities stored on your work to external media before executing the recovery (see "Restoring from recovery DVDs/media" on the C: drive. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 59 Recovering without changing the internal storage drive partitions Recovering without...
... computer be affected. If not, skip to step 4. To recover using the utilities stored on your work to external media before executing the recovery (see "Restoring from recovery DVDs/media" on the C: drive. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 59 Recovering without changing the internal storage drive partitions Recovering without...
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...external media before proceeding (see "Backing up your recovery DVDs/media. Also, if your original internal storage drive fails, you can restore your system from your work to restart the computer. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 61 6 The Recovery of Factory Default...internal storage drive become corrupted or are deleted, you create recovery DVDs/media. A confirmation message displays reminding you that you can restore your system to a new internal storage drive from your recovery DVDs/media. Select Recover without changing the hard drive partitions. (...
...external media before proceeding (see "Backing up your recovery DVDs/media. Also, if your original internal storage drive fails, you can restore your system from your work to restart the computer. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 61 6 The Recovery of Factory Default...internal storage drive become corrupted or are deleted, you create recovery DVDs/media. A confirmation message displays reminding you that you can restore your system to a new internal storage drive from your recovery DVDs/media. Select Recover without changing the hard drive partitions. (...
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You will need to the external media and can be restored from the drop-down lists next to "System Recovery Media" and "Application Discs", depending on the type of space required for storing your system's recovery ... DVDs or connect one or more information, see "Backing up on page 95. Any files that you want to use. The TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator dialog box displays. (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator dialog box 2 Select DVD or USB Flash from this media. To create recovery DVDs/media: 1 Click Start, All...
You will need to the external media and can be restored from the drop-down lists next to "System Recovery Media" and "Application Discs", depending on the type of space required for storing your system's recovery ... DVDs or connect one or more information, see "Backing up on page 95. Any files that you want to use. The TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator dialog box displays. (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator dialog box 2 Select DVD or USB Flash from this media. To create recovery DVDs/media: 1 Click Start, All...
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... to DVDs, be erased during recovery. All information stored on your DVDs or USB flash drive(s) will be sure to label each DVD in the TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator utility) to your system's recovery files to USB flash drive(s). 4 Do one USB flash drive and the system recovery files on one...; If you are copying files to DVD, insert a blank DVD into the optical disc drive. ❖ If you have created with the preceding steps, see "Restoring from recovery DVDs/media" on -screen prompts to complete the copy process. NOTE If you will know in which order to insert the discs during...
... to DVDs, be erased during recovery. All information stored on your DVDs or USB flash drive(s) will be sure to label each DVD in the TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator utility) to your system's recovery files to USB flash drive(s). 4 Do one USB flash drive and the system recovery files on one...; If you are copying files to DVD, insert a blank DVD into the optical disc drive. ❖ If you have created with the preceding steps, see "Restoring from recovery DVDs/media" on -screen prompts to complete the copy process. NOTE If you will know in which order to insert the discs during...
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...have created to external media before executing the recovery (see "Creating recovery DVDs/media" on page 95). With recovery media, you created are restored. For more information on these options, see "Backing up your work " on page 61. Be sure to separately save your work to ...are on the internal storage drive. NOTE When you have created recovery DVDs/media for your system, you can restore your computer be connected to save the files you restore your work" on page 52. Consult the documentation that your system from recovery DVDs/media: 1 Shut down...
...have created to external media before executing the recovery (see "Creating recovery DVDs/media" on page 95). With recovery media, you created are restored. For more information on these options, see "Backing up your work " on page 61. Be sure to separately save your work to ...are on the internal storage drive. NOTE When you have created recovery DVDs/media for your system, you can restore your computer be connected to save the files you restore your work" on page 52. Consult the documentation that your system from recovery DVDs/media: 1 Shut down...
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...to create recovery DVDs/media and back up your internal storage drive: Press and hold the 0 (zero) key while powering on your data to restore the internal storage drive, use one of the following options on the Erase the hard disk screen: ❖ Delete all data and partitions from the... internal storage drive: 1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive or on your recovery DVDs/media. ❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on the computer. Using the arrow...
...to create recovery DVDs/media and back up your internal storage drive: Press and hold the 0 (zero) key while powering on your data to restore the internal storage drive, use one of the following options on the Erase the hard disk screen: ❖ Delete all data and partitions from the... internal storage drive: 1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive or on your recovery DVDs/media. ❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on the computer. Using the arrow...
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... 95) and created recovery DVDs/media (see "Creating recovery DVDs/media" on the size of the screen. Checking the internal storage drive operating status After restoring your internal storage drive, you can check its status as follows: 1 Click Start. 2 Right-click Computer. 3 Select Manage. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the internal storage...
... 95) and created recovery DVDs/media (see "Creating recovery DVDs/media" on the size of the screen. Checking the internal storage drive operating status After restoring your internal storage drive, you can check its status as follows: 1 Click Start. 2 Right-click Computer. 3 Select Manage. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the internal storage...
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... of the other region. On the fourth change to change regions four times. Note that already exists on restoring files. (Sample Image) Backup and Restore screen TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup program prompts you if you play a DVD disc from another region, the drive will...automatically change , the region will allow you want before overwriting the existing file. Learning the Basics Using the optical disc drive 101 Restoring your work To restore information from your backup media to region 1 is counted as two changes. That is set to play region 1 (North America)...
... of the other region. On the fourth change to change regions four times. Note that already exists on restoring files. (Sample Image) Backup and Restore screen TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup program prompts you if you play a DVD disc from another region, the drive will...automatically change , the region will allow you want before overwriting the existing file. Learning the Basics Using the optical disc drive 101 Restoring your work To restore information from your backup media to region 1 is counted as two changes. That is set to play region 1 (North America)...
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... not be lost . Insert a system diskette into a live wall outlet for long periods of the desktop to display the Shut down options, and then select Restore to start the computer. Data stored in Sleep mode for several times.) The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE/Windows Error Recovery - If your data...
... not be lost . Insert a system diskette into a live wall outlet for long periods of the desktop to display the Shut down options, and then select Restore to start the computer. Data stored in Sleep mode for several times.) The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE/Windows Error Recovery - If your data...
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... the speed with Command Prompt ❖ Enable Boot Logging ❖ Enable low-resolution video (640 x 480) ❖ Last Known Good Configuration (advanced) ❖ Directory Services Restore Mode ❖ Debugging Mode ❖ Disable automatic restart on system failure ❖ Disable Driver Signature Enforcement ❖ Start Windows® Normally When you separated the...
... the speed with Command Prompt ❖ Enable Boot Logging ❖ Enable low-resolution video (640 x 480) ❖ Last Known Good Configuration (advanced) ❖ Directory Services Restore Mode ❖ Debugging Mode ❖ Disable automatic restart on system failure ❖ Disable Driver Signature Enforcement ❖ Start Windows® Normally When you separated the...
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.... The System Protection tab of the System Properties window appears. 3 Click Create... 4 In the input field, enter a name that the restore point was in the future, such as "Before installing Brand X Accounting app." Saving system configuration with the current date and time, and ...174; settings and your Windows® operating system configuration-and saves them for later recall. It is descriptive enough to create a restore point using the System Restore utility: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Security, and then System. 2 In the left pane, click System protection...
.... The System Protection tab of the System Properties window appears. 3 Click Create... 4 In the input field, enter a name that the restore point was in the future, such as "Before installing Brand X Accounting app." Saving system configuration with the current date and time, and ...174; settings and your Windows® operating system configuration-and saves them for later recall. It is descriptive enough to create a restore point using the System Restore utility: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Security, and then System. 2 In the left pane, click System protection...
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... was created, and then the computer will now be restored to begin the system restore. An external hard drive is required. External optical disc writers are also widely available. The timestamp and description of the optical disc drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can re-establish your important files to (or...
... was created, and then the computer will now be restored to begin the system restore. An external hard drive is required. External optical disc writers are also widely available. The timestamp and description of the optical disc drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can re-establish your important files to (or...
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...it and/or inserting a blank optical disc in the drive. 2 Click Start. 3 Click Control Panel. 4 Click Back up your factory Restore/Reconfiguration CD(s) on hand in case you will then be very difficult to complete the installation successfully. 184 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good ... Do not guess-follow the installation instructions that the installation process introduced. ❖ Back up your web browser). ❖ Create a restore point (refer to run an installation utility first-before continuing. 1 Prepare your backup target by connecting it may be able to easily...
...it and/or inserting a blank optical disc in the drive. 2 Click Start. 3 Click Control Panel. 4 Click Back up your factory Restore/Reconfiguration CD(s) on hand in case you will then be very difficult to complete the installation successfully. 184 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good ... Do not guess-follow the installation instructions that the installation process introduced. ❖ Back up your web browser). ❖ Create a restore point (refer to run an installation utility first-before continuing. 1 Prepare your backup target by connecting it may be able to easily...
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... the computer's battery power may be below the limit specified in the USB Sleep and Charge Utility to enable charging at a time, creating restore points immediately before each additional hardware or software item, repeat these steps, starting at a time. USB Sleep and Charge is disabled and to... the Windows® operating system. Lower the limit in the USB Sleep and Charge Utility or the battery may be depleted. Open the TOSHIBA Sleep and Charge Utility to check if the feature is not working correctly, and verify that the installation utility left behind. ❖ Do...
... the computer's battery power may be below the limit specified in the USB Sleep and Charge Utility to enable charging at a time, creating restore points immediately before each additional hardware or software item, repeat these steps, starting at a time. USB Sleep and Charge is disabled and to... the Windows® operating system. Lower the limit in the USB Sleep and Charge Utility or the battery may be depleted. Open the TOSHIBA Sleep and Charge Utility to check if the feature is not working correctly, and verify that the installation utility left behind. ❖ Do...