Toshiba Equium A80 - Manual (Page 76)

Toshiba A80 3-12
Getting Started
Restoring the preinstalled software from the
backup media
If preinstalled files are damaged, use the supplied backup media to restore
them. To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software, follow
the steps below.
Restoring the complete system
If pre-installed files are damaged, use the Express Media Player Recovery
CD and the Product Recovery disc to restore them.
Restoring the Express Media Player
To restore the Express Media Player , follow the steps below.
1. Load the Express Media Player Recovery CD in the optical media drive
and turn off the computer’s power.
2. Hold down the F12 key and turn on the power. When the boot menu
appears, release the F12 key.
3. Use the cursor keys to select the CD/DVD drive in the Boot menu.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions and select ‘Overwrite Installation’ using
the cursor keys to restore the Express Media Player.
Restoring the operating system
To restore the operating system and all pre-installed software, follow the
steps below.
1. Load the Product Recovery disc in the optical media drive and turn off
the computer’s power.
2. Hold down the F12 key and turn on the power. When the boot menu
appears, release the F12 key.
Use the Express Media Player Recovery CD first to restore the Express
Media Player and then the Product Recovery media next for restoring the
Windows Operating system.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.
Some models do not have Express Media Player pre-installed, therefore the
Express Media Player Recovery CD is not available.
In these instances please refer to the procedure in “Restoring the operating
system” as described below.
When you are using "Delete all partitions" the hard disk will be reformatted
and all data will be lost.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.