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Restarting the computer, Restarting the computer -14 – Toshiba Portege R200 (PPR20) User Manual

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PORTÉGÉ R200

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Getting Started

Standby limitations

Standby will not function under the following conditions:

Power is turned back on immediately after shutting down.

Memory circuits are exposed to static electricity or electrical noise.

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. Click start then click Turn off computer. From the Turn off

computer

menu select Restart.

2. Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to display the Windows Task Manager, then

select Shut Down and Restart.

3. Press the power button and hold it down for five seconds. Wait 10 to

15 seconds, then turn the power on again by pressing the power button.

Restoring the preinstalled software

from the Product Recovery Media

If preinstalled files are damaged, use the Product Recovery Media to
restore them. To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software,
follow the steps below.

1. Load the Product Recovery Media in the 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.

A external optical media drive that is sold separately and compatible to the

computer is required to create the Recovery Discs. It can be purchased

from TOSHIBA dealers.

This machine supporting the following optical disc drives for

restoring the preinstalled software:
External CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive PA3352A, PA3352C, PA3352L
External DVD Super-Multi Drive PA3402C, PA3402A, PA3402L
Slim Combo CD-R/RW&DVD-ROM PA3438U

When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be

reformatted and all data will be lost.