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Question posted by ImDaynaOB on October 5th, 2013

How Do I Reset My Toshiba Satillite A305-s6837 To Factory Settings W/o Disc?

How do I reset my Toshiba Satillite A305-S6837 to factory settings w/o disc? It won't go to Windows Vista start up page & Startup recovery fails ea. time with lines through frozen screen after an hour! Laptop just keeps shuting down no matter what I have tried.

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Answer #1: Posted by cljeffrey on October 5th, 2013 8:05 PM
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Press and hold down the 0 (zero) key on the keyboard while powering on the computer. Release it when the recovery warning screen appears.

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