Creating Recovery Media - Toshiba L70-C User Manual

If you choose TOSHIBA Maintenance Utility to erase the hard disk 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 hard disk drive.

Creating Recovery Media

This section describes how to create Recovery Media.
A recovery image of the software on your computer is stored on the Hard
Disk Drive, and can be copied to either disc media or USB Flash Memory
by using the following steps:
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Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery Hard Disk
Drive
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 Hard Disk
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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