Creating The Optical Recovery Discs Of Qosmioplayer; Restoring The Preinstalled Software - Toshiba Qosmio G30 User Manual

Creating the Optical Recovery Discs of QosmioPlayer

You may use this image to create CD or DVD recovery discs using the
following steps:
1. Select either blank CDs or DVD media.
2. The application will allow you to choose a type of media to create
recovery CDs/DVD including: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW,
DVD+R and DVD+RW.
Some media may not be compatible with the Optical Drive of your
computer. Please verify your Optical Drive supports the blank media you
choose.
3. Turn on your computer to open Windows XP.
RecordNow! Basic for TOSHIBA is required to create the Recovery Discs.
Other disc writing software is not supported.
4. Insert the (first) blank media into the tray of the Optical Drive.
5. After Recovery Disc Creator starts, select the type of media and the title
you wish to copy to the media then click the Burn button.
If your Optical Drive can only write to CDs, select "CD" as the "Type" on
Recovery Disc Creator. If your Optical Drive of your computer can write to
either CD or DVDs, select the one you are using as the "Type" on
Recovery Disc Creator.

Restoring the preinstalled software

If preinstalled files are damaged, use the Product Recovery Media 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. Load the Product Recovery Media in the optional Optical Disk Drive and
turn off the computer's power.
2. Hold down the F12 key and turn on the power. When Qosmio appears,
release the F12 key.
3. Use the left or right cursor key to select the Optical Disk Drive in the
Boot Devices menu. For details, refer to the
Chapter 7, HW Setup.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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