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Getting Started
Erasing the Internal Storage Drive
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Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next.
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Choose one of the following options on the Erase the hard disk
screen:
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(Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen
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Click Next.
A confirmation message displays reminding you that all data
on the internal storage drive will be lost. Be sure you have
saved your work to external media before proceeding.
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Click Next to begin erasing the internal storage drive.
When the process is complete, a message displays, indicating
that the internal storage drive has been erased.
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Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer.
To access the Recovery Wizard on your recovery
DVDs/media: Insert the first recovery DVD into the
optical drive and power on the computer. When the initial
screen displays, press
DVD option on the boot menu and then press
Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next.
Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk—This
option deletes all of the data on the internal storage drive
without overwriting the drive.
Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the
hard disk—This option deletes all data and then
overwrites the entire internal storage drive for security
purposes. This process may take several hours, depending
on the size of your internal storage drive.
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. Using the arrow keys, select the
. Select
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