Restoring The Preinstalled Software From Your Creating Recovery Media - Toshiba Portege R200 User Manual

Getting Started
3. A menu appears. Press the "1" key on the keyboard to restore the
original configuration as purchased. Press the "2" key to keep your
current partitions intact and restore. Press the "3" key to specify
partitions and restore.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Restoring the preinstalled software from your
creating Recovery Media
A external optical media drive that is sold separately and compatible to the
computer is required to create the Recovery Discs. It can be purchased
from TOSHIBA dealers.
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If preinstalled files are damaged, use the your creating Recovery Media or
using HDD Recovery to restore them. To restore the operating system and
all preinstalled software, follow the steps below.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.
1. Connect the writable external optical media drive to the computer. Load
the Recovery Media in the optional optical media drive and turn off the
computer's power.
2. Hold down the F12 key and turn on the power. When In Touch with
Tomorrow TOSHIBA appears, release the F12 key.
3. Use the left or right cursor key to select the CD-ROM icon in the display
menu. For details, refer to the
Setup.
4. A menu appears. Press the "1" key on the keyboard to restore all hard
disk. Press the "2" key to Restore drive C:. Press the "3" key to restore
all hard disk (delete HDD recovery area).
5. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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This machine supporting the following optical disc drives for
restoring the preinstalled software:
External CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive PA3352A, PA3352C, PA3352L
External DVD Super-Multi Drive PA3402C, PA3402A, PA3402L
Slim Combo CD-R/RW&DVD-ROM PA3438U
Boot Priority section in Chapter 7, HW
User's Manual