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Restarting the computer, Restoring the preinstalled software – Toshiba Qosmio G20 (PQG21) User Manual

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User’s Manual

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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 Shutdown 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

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.

Restoring the Windows operating system

1. Load the Product Recovery DVD-ROM in the optical media drive and

turn off the computer’s power.

2. Hold down the F12 key and turn on the power. When Qosmio appears,

release the F12 key.

3. Use the left or right cursor key to select the optical media drive in the

Boot Devices menu. For details, refer to the

Boot Priority

section in

Chapter 7, HW Setup.

4. 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.