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... the power 53 Adding memory (optional 55 Installing a memory module 55 Removing a memory module 60 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 63 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 64 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition 65 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 71 Installing drivers and applications 74 Using the TouchPad 75 Scrolling with the TouchPad 75 Control...
... the power 53 Adding memory (optional 55 Installing a memory module 55 Removing a memory module 60 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 63 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 64 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition 65 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 71 Installing drivers and applications 74 Using the TouchPad 75 Scrolling with the TouchPad 75 Control...
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...applications and software features or utilities. NOTE It is strongly recommended that you to allow you create recovery CDs/ DVDs before using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default. ❖ Recover just your C: drive, leaving any other... you may have created intact, for example, a D: drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default without the HDD Recovery partition. ❖ Delete your hard disk drive recovery partition without the risk of losing your data. ❖ Reinstall drivers and applications which were bundled...
...applications and software features or utilities. NOTE It is strongly recommended that you to allow you create recovery CDs/ DVDs before using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default. ❖ Recover just your C: drive, leaving any other... you may have created intact, for example, a D: drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default without the HDD Recovery partition. ❖ Delete your hard disk drive recovery partition without the risk of losing your data. ❖ Reinstall drivers and applications which were bundled...
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...-4273. The Toshiba Global Support Centre in the United States is (800) 457-7777, outside the United States it is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to obtain the Recovery media for your computer. NOTE The system will prompt you the ability to recover your hard disk drive and reclaim... additional hard disk space used to store the Hard Drive Recovery Utilities on your system. You can ...
...-4273. The Toshiba Global Support Centre in the United States is (800) 457-7777, outside the United States it is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to obtain the Recovery media for your computer. NOTE The system will prompt you the ability to recover your hard disk drive and reclaim... additional hard disk space used to store the Hard Drive Recovery Utilities on your system. You can ...
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To recover your hard disk drive using the Hard Drive Recovery partition to the item's Name - Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition You have created with the preceding steps see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media" on page 71. For more information on your computer's HDD: 1 Make sure the computer is turned off. recovery files, applications...
To recover your hard disk drive using the Hard Drive Recovery partition to the item's Name - Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition You have created with the preceding steps see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media" on page 71. For more information on your computer's HDD: 1 Make sure the computer is turned off. recovery files, applications...
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... computer powers on, the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its factory default setting deletes all partitions on the computer. Be sure to save your information will be lost. 66 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Press and hold...
... computer powers on, the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its factory default setting deletes all partitions on the computer. Be sure to save your information will be lost. 66 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Press and hold...
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Be sure to save your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the hard disk, then click Next. Erasing the hard disk The Recovery Wizard allows you that the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any key on the keyboard to out-of Factory ...Click Next to delete all data will be lost during the recovery process. A confirmation message displays reminding you to begin the recovery. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 67 The Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. (Sample Image) Recovery of -box-state, then click Next. To delete the data...
Be sure to save your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the hard disk, then click Next. Erasing the hard disk The Recovery Wizard allows you that the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any key on the keyboard to out-of Factory ...Click Next to delete all data will be lost during the recovery process. A confirmation message displays reminding you to begin the recovery. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 67 The Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. (Sample Image) Recovery of -box-state, then click Next. To delete the data...
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... 3 Select the desired method, then click Next. This may take several hours, depending on the size of the data on the hard disk without overwriting the HDD. ❖ Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the keyboard to begin deleting the HDD. This option deletes all of ...your work to external media before proceeding. 4 Click Next to restart the computer. 68 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 The next screen lists the two methods you that the HDD has been deleted. 5 Press any key on the hard...
... 3 Select the desired method, then click Next. This may take several hours, depending on the size of the data on the hard disk without overwriting the HDD. ❖ Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the keyboard to begin deleting the HDD. This option deletes all of ...your work to external media before proceeding. 4 Click Next to restart the computer. 68 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 The next screen lists the two methods you that the HDD has been deleted. 5 Press any key on the hard...
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...Enter. (Sample Image) Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility screen To recover your hard disk drive using your CD/DVD drive and power on the computer. 2 When the initial screen displays, press F12. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 71 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media If you need ...to recover your computer to its default factory state, you can rebuild the system using the utilities burned to CDs or DVDs (refer to "Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs" on page ...
...Enter. (Sample Image) Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility screen To recover your hard disk drive using your CD/DVD drive and power on the computer. 2 When the initial screen displays, press F12. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 71 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media If you need ...to recover your computer to its default factory state, you can rebuild the system using the utilities burned to CDs or DVDs (refer to "Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs" on page ...
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...only your work to external media before proceeding. 3 Click Next to begin the recovery process. 72 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its factory default setting reformats your drive and your information on the...you have created other partitions (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on the hard disk drive and your information will be lost during the recovery process. If you that the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any information on them will not be ...
...only your work to external media before proceeding. 3 Click Next to begin the recovery process. 72 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its factory default setting reformats your drive and your information on the...you have created other partitions (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on the hard disk drive and your information will be lost during the recovery process. If you that the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any information on them will not be ...
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... you want to install. 4 Click Install. 5 Follow the on your computer. To reinstall drivers and applications: 1 Double-click the Toshiba Application Installer icon on the Windows desktop. 2 Click Next. 3 Click the item(s) you to display its status as follows: 1 ... Double-click the Administrative Tools icon. 3 Double-click the Computer Management icon. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the lower portion of the screen. 74 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 3 Click Yes to complete the installation process. Once complete, a message displays that ...
... you want to install. 4 Click Install. 5 Follow the on your computer. To reinstall drivers and applications: 1 Double-click the Toshiba Application Installer icon on the Windows desktop. 2 Click Next. 3 Click the item(s) you to display its status as follows: 1 ... Double-click the Administrative Tools icon. 3 Double-click the Computer Management icon. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the lower portion of the screen. 74 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 3 Click Yes to complete the installation process. Once complete, a message displays that ...
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... Right-click the drive you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have become fragmented. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On the pop-up menu, click Properties. The drive's ...Properties box appears. Run Disk Defragmenter. NOTE This feature is not available for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click Start. 223 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Error-checking Run Error-checking, ...
... Right-click the drive you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have become fragmented. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On the pop-up menu, click Properties. The drive's ...Properties box appears. Run Disk Defragmenter. NOTE This feature is not available for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click Start. 223 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Error-checking Run Error-checking, ...
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... If you can access the second diskette, the first diskette (not the drive) is empty. Consult your software documentation for instructions see "Disk drive problems" on page 222). Hold the diskette with a bootable diskette. If you are damaged or corrupted. Make sure the drive is...is probably a configuration problem. You may also be able to your network administrator. Run Error-checking on the faulty diskette (for file recovery procedures. You may be obstructing the path into the drive. The metal cover or a loose label may already have the files necessary to...
... If you can access the second diskette, the first diskette (not the drive) is empty. Consult your software documentation for instructions see "Disk drive problems" on page 222). Hold the diskette with a bootable diskette. If you are damaged or corrupted. Make sure the drive is...is probably a configuration problem. You may also be able to your network administrator. Run Error-checking on the faulty diskette (for file recovery procedures. You may be obstructing the path into the drive. The metal cover or a loose label may already have the files necessary to...
Maintenance Manual
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... is necessary to execute the subtest 04 DMI Information recovery and subtest 08 System configuration display of the 3.3 Setting... computer is referred to Chapter 3. Implements for displaying debug port test result TECRA A8 /Satellite Pro A120 Maintenance Manual (960-573) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-1 Optical Drive...a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) in Chapter 3. Power Supply 2. System Board 3. Hard Disk Drive 5. Display 7. Bluetooth 11. Sound components 13. Fingerprint sensor The Test Program operations...port check • Toshiba DOS system FD • RS-232C cross cable •...
... is necessary to execute the subtest 04 DMI Information recovery and subtest 08 System configuration display of the 3.3 Setting... computer is referred to Chapter 3. Implements for displaying debug port test result TECRA A8 /Satellite Pro A120 Maintenance Manual (960-573) [CONFIDENTIAL] 2-1 Optical Drive...a Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) in Chapter 3. Power Supply 2. System Board 3. Hard Disk Drive 5. Display 7. Bluetooth 11. Sound components 13. Fingerprint sensor The Test Program operations...port check • Toshiba DOS system FD • RS-232C cross cable •...
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... this program. The Diagnostics Disk (Main T&D) TECRA A8 /Satellite Pro A120 Maintenance Manual (960-573) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-3 3.1 The Diagnostic Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.1.2 H/W (Hardware) initial information setting tool The H/W initial information setting tool consists of the following programs. Initial configuration DMI information save DMI information recovery System configuration display ...
... this program. The Diagnostics Disk (Main T&D) TECRA A8 /Satellite Pro A120 Maintenance Manual (960-573) [CONFIDENTIAL] 3-3 3.1 The Diagnostic Test 3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.1.2 H/W (Hardware) initial information setting tool The H/W initial information setting tool consists of the following programs. Initial configuration DMI information save DMI information recovery System configuration display ...
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...) (1) Repair Main (2) Repair Initial config set and press Enter. Before replacing, save in 3.3 Setting of the hardware configuration. 3-4 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA A8 /Satellite Pro A120 Maintenance Manual (960-573) Turn on the computer while pressing U key. To start the Diagnostics menu (T&D), press 1, or... information by executing subtest 03 DMI information save the DMI information by executing subtest 04 DMI information recovery and subtest 08 System configuration in the USB floppy disk drive. 2. To start the DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM, follow these steps: 1. Insert the Diagnostics...
...) (1) Repair Main (2) Repair Initial config set and press Enter. Before replacing, save in 3.3 Setting of the hardware configuration. 3-4 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA A8 /Satellite Pro A120 Maintenance Manual (960-573) Turn on the computer while pressing U key. To start the Diagnostics menu (T&D), press 1, or... information by executing subtest 03 DMI information save the DMI information by executing subtest 04 DMI information recovery and subtest 08 System configuration in the USB floppy disk drive. 2. To start the DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM, follow these steps: 1. Insert the Diagnostics...
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... hardware configuration Subtest 03 Subtest 04 7. 3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.3 Setting of UUID is updated every time when this subtest, DMI information recovery, is done, the saved UUID data is not written. is one of IEEE1394 and DMI information are appeared in order. Press Y, then...H/W configuration & DMI information are written. 3-10 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA A8 /Satellite Pro A120 Maintenance Manual (960-573) E2PROM test (MAC/GUID/DMI) It checks whether the MAC address, GUID of tools to copy the DMI information to the Floppy disk, etc. • Setting of the HWSC • Setting ...
... hardware configuration Subtest 03 Subtest 04 7. 3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.3 Setting of UUID is updated every time when this subtest, DMI information recovery, is done, the saved UUID data is not written. is one of IEEE1394 and DMI information are appeared in order. Press Y, then...H/W configuration & DMI information are written. 3-10 [CONFIDENTIAL] TECRA A8 /Satellite Pro A120 Maintenance Manual (960-573) E2PROM test (MAC/GUID/DMI) It checks whether the MAC address, GUID of tools to copy the DMI information to the Floppy disk, etc. • Setting of the HWSC • Setting ...