Toshiba Satellite P30 - Manual (Page 67)

User’s Manual 3-12
Getting Started
Restarting the computer
Certain conditions require that you reset the system. For example, if:
■ You change certain computer settings.
■ An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard
commands.
There are three ways to reset the computer system:
1. Select Restart from the Turn Off Computer window in the start box.
2. If the computer is already on, press Ctrl + Alt + Del.
3. Press the power button to turn the computer off, then press it a second
to time in order to restart.
Restoring the preinstalled software
If preinstalled files are damaged, use the Product Recovery Media or the
TOSHIBA Tools & Utilities CD-ROM to restore them. To restore the
operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the steps below.
1. Load the Product Recovery Disk in the drive and turn off the computer's
power.
2. Power on your computer, when In Touch with Tomorrow TOSHIBA
appears, press F12 key. Boot Menu will appear.
3. Use the up or down cursor key to select the CD-ROM/DVD drive in the
display menu.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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.
Only use step 3 if the operating system freezes or locks up due to a crash.
Performing step 3 should only ever be a last resort as you will lose all
unsaved data and could potentially damage critical files.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.