Recovering To Out-Of-Box State (Recommended Recovery Method) - Toshiba C845-S4230 User Manual

Recovering to out-of-box state (recommended recovery method)

NOTE
You can recover the original factory image (returning the computer
to its out-of-box state) using the utilities stored on your computer's
internal storage drive or using recovery media, if you have created
such media. To recover using the first method, follow the procedure
below. To recover using the second method, see
recovery media" on page
To recover the original factory image using the utilities on your
computer's internal storage drive:
1 Make sure the computer is turned off.
2 While powering on your computer, press the
initial TOSHIBA screen displays.
The Boot menu appears.
3 Using the arrow keys to scroll down, select the HDD Recovery
option, and then press the
4 If your system offers a choice of Windows
operating system, select one at this time. If not, skip to step 5.
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
Recovering an internal storage drive to its out-of-box state deletes all
partitions on the drive and all information stored in those partitions.
Be sure to save your work to external media before executing the
recovery. For more information, see
page 85.
During the recovery process it is strongly recommended that your
computer be connected to an external power source via the AC
adaptor.
Getting Started
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