Toshiba A10 Series User Manual download pdf (Page 80)

User's Manual

GETTING STARTED

3-12

Restarting the computer

Certain conditions require that you reset the system. For example, if:

❑ You change certain computer settings.

❑ An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard

commands.

There are three ways to reset the computer system:

1. Click start then click Turn Off Computer. From the Turn Off Com-

puter menu select Restart.

2. Press Ctrl + Alt + Del to display the Windows Task Manager, then

select Shutdown and Restart.

3. Select Restart from the Turn Off Computer window in the start

menu.

4. Press the power button and hold it down for five seconds. Wait 10 to 15

seconds, then turn the power on again by pressing the power button.

Restoring the preinstalled software

from the Product Recovery CD-ROM

If preinstalled files are damaged, use the Product Recovery CD-ROM to restore

them. To restore the operating system and all preinstalled software, follow the steps

below.

CAUTION: When you reinstall the Windows operating system, the hard

disk will be reformatted and all data will be lost.

1. Load the Product Recovery CD-ROM in the fixed optical media drive and

turn off the computer’s power.

2. Hold down the F12 key and turn on the power. When In Touch with

Tomorrow TOSHIBA appears, release the F12 key.

3. Use the left or right cursor key to select the CD-ROM icon in the display

menu. For details, refer to the Boot priority section in Chapter 7, HW Setup.

4. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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