Toshiba M300 - Manual (Page 70)

3-14 User’s Manual
Getting Started
Restoring from the Product Recovery Media
If preinstalled files are damaged, use the Product Recovery DVD or the
TOSHIBA Tools & Utilities CD-ROM to restore them.
Restoring the complete system
To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the
steps below.
1. Load the Product Recovery disk in the optical media drive and turn off
the computer’s power.
2. Hold down the F12 key and turn on the power. When
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appears, release the F12 key.
3. Use the left or right cursor key to select the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM icon in
the display menu. For details, refer to the Boot Priority section in
Chapter 7, HW Setup .
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. If your computer came with additonal software installed, this software
can not be recovered from the Product Recovery disk. Re-install these
applications (e.g. Works Suite, DVD Player, Games, etc.) separately
from other media.
Restoring TOSHIBA utilities and drivers
If Windows is working properly, individual drivers or applications can be
separately restored. The Toshiba Tools & Utilities CD-ROM contains drivers
and applications which were included with your computer system. If your
system drivers or applications have become damaged in some way, this
CD allows you to reinstall most of the components which are not part of the
Windows operating system.
For models only with bundled Product Recovery optical media.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.Make sure you have a backup copy of
your data, before you perform a complete system recovery.