Toshiba X500-Q840S User Manual

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71Getting StartedErasing the Internal Storage Drive7 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting aProcess screen displays, select Recovery of Factory DefaultSoftware and then click Next.8 Select one of the following options:❖ Recover to out-of-box state—If you want to recover theoriginal factory image (returning the computer to its out-of-box state).❖ Recover without changing the hard drive partitions—If you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving otherpartitions you may have created intact.❖ Recover to a custom size partition—If you want torecover the C: drive to its out-of-box state and specify acustom size for the C: drive. Note: This option deletes allother partitions from the drive.9 Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recoveryprocess.When the process is complete, a message displays, indicatingthat the drive has been recovered.10 Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer.Erasing the Internal Storage DriveErasing the internal storage drive will delete all data on the drive,including the partitions. Be sure to create recovery DVDs/media andback up your data to external media before erasing the internalstorage drive.If you want to restore the internal storage drive, use one of therecovery options instead of erasing the drive. For more information,see “Recovering the Internal Storage Drive” on page 60.To delete all data and partitions from the internal storage drive:1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storagedrive or on your recovery DVDs/media.❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on your internalstorage drive: Press and hold the 0 (zero) key whilepowering on the computer. Select Windows ® 7 32-bit or64-bit operating system, if your system offers this choice.Read the Warning screen that displays and then click Yesto continue.NOTE