System Recovery Options; Create Optical Recovery Media; Restoring The Preinstalled Software From The Recovery Hdd - Toshiba Satellite L510 Series User Manual

System recovery options

A hidden partition is allocated on the hard disk drive for the system
recovery options. This partition stores files which can be used to repair the
system in the event of a problem.
System recovery options
The system recovery options feature is installed on the hard disk when
shipped from the factory. The system recovery options menu includes
some tools to repair startup problems, run diagnostics or restore the
system.
You can see the more information about Startup Repair in Windows Help
and Support content.
The System Recovery Options can also be run manually to repair
problems.
1. Turn off the computer.
2. While holding the F8 key, turn the computer on again.
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 from this point onward.

Create optical recovery media

A recovery image of your computer is stored on the hard disk. You may use
this image to create DVD recovery media using the following steps:
1. Select DVDs media.
2. The application will allow you to choose a type of media to create
recovery DVD including: DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW.
Some media may not be compatible with optical drive of your computer.
Please verify your optical drive supports the blank media you choose.
3. Turn on your computer to open Windows 7.
4. Insert the (first) blank media into the tray of the optical drive.
5. Double click the Recovery Media Creator icon on the Windows 7 desk-
top, or select the application from Start menu.
6. After Recovery Media Creator starts, select the type of media and the
title you wish to copy to the media then click the Create button.

Restoring the preinstalled software from the recovery HDD

A portion of the total hard disk drive space is configured as a hidden
recovery partition. This partition stores files which can be used to restore
preinstalled software in the event of a problem.
When re-setting up your hard disk, do not change, delete or add partition in
a manner other than specified in the manual. Otherwise, space for software
may be destroyed.
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