System Recovery; Creating Recovery Media - Toshiba Z30 User Manual

To save the changes and exit the utility, press the F10 key and proceed by
selecting Yes or select Exit -> Exit Saving Changes -> Yes. The
computer restarts immediately.

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:

Creating Recovery Media

This section describes how to create Recovery Media.
A recovery image of the software on your computer is stored on the internal
storage drive, and can be copied to either disc media or USB Flash
Memory by using the following steps:
1.
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 except the Recovery
Media Creator.
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.
Set the computer on a level surface and avoid places subjected to
vibrations such as airplanes, trains, or cars.
Do not use on an unstable surface such as a stand.
Select either blank disc or USB Flash Memory.
The application allows you to choose from a variety of different media
onto which the recovery image can be copied including disc media
and USB Flash Memory.
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