System Recovery - Toshiba PORTEGE X30-E User Manual

After you turn off the computer, and the content of memory has been saved
to the internal storage drive, turn off the power to any peripheral devices.
Do not turn the computer or devices back on immediately. Wait a moment
to let all capacitors fully discharge.

System Recovery

There is a hidden partition allocated on the internal storage drive for the
System Recovery Options in the event of a problem.
You can also create recovery media and restore the system.
The following items are described in this section:
If you choose TOSHIBA Maintenance Utility to erase the internal storage
drive, all data including the operating system and recovery partition will be
deleted. In that case, you cannot create recovery media or restore the pre-
installed software from the recovery partition. Make sure that you have
already created recovery media before you start TOSHIBA Maintenance
Utility. This recovery media can be used to restore your system after you
have erased your internal storage drive.
Creating Recovery Media
This section describes how to create Recovery Media.
User's Manual
Creating Recovery Media
Restoring the pre-installed software from your created Recovery
Media
Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery Partition
Be sure to connect the AC adaptor when you create Recovery Media.
Be sure to close all other software programs.
Do not run software such as screen savers which can put a heavy
load on the CPU.
Operate the computer at full power.
Do not use power-saving features.
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.
Do not use utilities, including those intended to enhance internal
storage drive access speed. They might cause unstable operation and
damage data.
Do not shut down/log off or Sleep/Hibernate while writing or rewriting
the media.
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