Toshiba Satellite L30 (PSL33) - Manual (Page 56)

User’s Manual 3-10
Getting Started
Restoring the Windows operating system
1. Load the Recovery Media in the optical media drive and turn off the
computer's power.
2. Hold down the F12 key and turn on the power. When In Touch with
Tomorrow TOSHIBA appears, release the F12 key.
3. Use the upper or lower cursor key to select the CD/DVD icon in the
displayed menu. For details, refer to the Boot Priority section in
Chapter 7, HW Setup .
4. A menu appears. Follow the on-screen instructions.
5. If your computer came with additonal software installed, this software
can not be recovered from the Product Recovery DVD-ROM. Re-install
these applications (e.g. Works Suite, DVD Player, Games, etc.)
separately from other media.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.