Toshiba NB500 Series User Manual page 85

When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the FN +
ESC key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before starting
the restore process. Please refer to
Basics, for further details.
You can not use System Recovery Options if restoring the pre-installed
software without System Recovery Options.
When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard disk will be
reformatted and all data will be lost.
1. Load the Recovery Media into the external ODD or insert the recovery
USB Flash Memory into one available USB port.
2. Turn off the computer's power.
3. While holding down F12 key on the keyboard, turn on your computer -
when the TOSHIBA Leading Innovation >>> logo screen appears,
release the F12 key.
4. Use the up and down cursor key to select the appropriate option from
the menu according to your actual recovery media. Please refer to the
Boot Priority
5. A menu will be displayed from which you should follow the on-screen
instructions.
When drivers/utilities are installed, you can setup the respective
drivers/utilities from the following place. To open the setup files, Click Start
-> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Applications and Drivers.
If you have previously chosen to remove the recovery partition and are
trying to create "Recovery Media", you will see the following message:
"The Recovery Media Creator can not be launched because there is no
recovery partition."
When there is no recovery partition, the Recovery Media Creator cannot
make Recovery Media.
However, if you have already created a "Recovery Media", you can use it to
restore the recovery partition.
If you have not created "Recovery Media", please contact TOSHIBA
support for assistance.
User's Manual
NB500/NB505/NB520/NB525/NB550D/NB555D Series
section for further information.
The Keyboard in Chapter 3, Operating
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