System Recovery; User's Manual - Toshiba QOSMIO F60 User Manual

The procedure is as follows. Follow the instructions shown on the on-
screen menu.
1. Turn off the computer.
2. While holding the F8 key, turn on the computer.
3. The Advanced Boot Options menu will be displayed.
Use the arrow keys to select Repair Your Computer and press
ENTER.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Check your Windows
system (including the system image backup feature).

System Recovery

This section describes the creation of Recovery Media and their use.
Creating Recovery Media
This section describes how to create Recovery Media.
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Be sure to connect the AC adaptor when you create Recovery Media.
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Be sure to close all other software programs except the Recovery
Media Creator.
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Do not run software such as screen savers which can put a heavy load
on the CPU.
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Operate the computer at full power.
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Do not use power-saving features.
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Do not write to the media when the virus check software is running.
Wait for it to finish, then disable virus detection programs including any
software that checks files automatically in the background.
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Do not use utilities, including those intended to enhance hard disk drive
access speed. They may cause unstable operation and damage data.
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Do not shut down/log off or Sleep/Hibernate while writing or rewriting
the media.
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Set the computer on a level surface and avoid places subjected to
vibrations such as airplanes, trains, or cars.
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Do not use on unstable tables or other any other unstable surfaces.
A recovery image of the software on your computer is stored on the hard
disk drive, and can be copied to either DVD or USB Flash Memory by using
the following steps:
1. Select either blank DVD or USB Flash Memory.
The application will allow you to choose from a variety of different media
onto which the recovery image can be copied including DVD-R, DVD-R
DL, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL and DVD+RW and USB Flash
Memory.

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