Toshiba Qosmio X500 - Manual (Page 79)

User’s Manual 3-12
Getting Started
Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk
drive
A portion of the total hard disk drive space is configured as a hidden
recovery partition. This partition stores files which can be used to restore
pre-installed software in the event of a problem.
If you subsequently set up your hard disk drive again, do not change,
delete or add partitions in a manner other than specified in the manual,
otherwise you may find that space for the required software is not available.
In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure the
partitions on your hard disk drive, you may find that it becomes impossible
to setup your computer.
1. Turn off your computer.
2. While holding down 0 (zero) key on the keyboard, turn on your
computer.
A menu will be displayed from which you should follow the on-screen
instructions.
Ordering Recovery Discs from TOSHIBA*
You can order Product Recovery discs for your notebook from the
TOSHIBA Europe Backup Media Online Shop.
1. Visit http://backupmedia.toshiba.eu on the Internet.
2. Follow the on-screen instructions.
You will receive your Recovery Discs within two weeks after placing your
order.
When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the Mute
panel (Fn + ESC), be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard
before starting the restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5, The
Keyboard , for further details.
You can not use System Recovery Options if restoring the pre-installed
software without System Recovery Options.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.
Please set your BIOS to default before you recover your computer to the
factory state!
* Please note that this service is not free-of-charge.