Toshiba TECRA A50 series User Manual page 61

restore your system to a new internal storage drive from your
recovery media. For instructions on creating recovery media,
see "Creating recovery media" on page
NOTE
When you restore your system, only the operating
system files and drivers originally shipped with the
computer are restored. Any files that you created are not
restored during this process. Be sure to separately save
the files you have created to external media using
Windows
information, see
To recover your internal storage drive from recovery media:
1 Make sure your computer is turned off.
2 Do one of the following:
❖
If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first
recovery DVD into the optical disc drive.
❖
If your recovery files are on a USB flash drive,
connect the USB flash drive to your computer.
3 Turn on your computer while pressing the
your keyboard.
The Boot menu displays.
4 Using the arrow keys, select the
Flash
using, and then press the
5 A warning screen appears, stating that when the
recovery is executed all data on your internal storage
drive will be deleted and rewritten. Click or touch
continue.
6 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
recovery process.
When the process is complete, a message displays
indicating that the drive has been recovered.
7 Click or touch
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
®
or another backup program. For more
"Backing up your work" on page
option, depending on which type of media you are
Finish
Getting Started
58.
DVD
key.
ENTER
to restart the computer.
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key on
F12
option or the
USB
Yes
to