User's Guide

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Getting Started
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
When you create recovery media, the system will prompt you
to insert several blank DVDs or connect one or more USB
flash drives of a certain minimum capacity to your computer.
The amount of space required for storing the recovery files
varies by computer model. Follow the procedure below to
determine how much space you will need for storing your
system’s recovery files.
To create recovery media:
1 From the Start screen begin typing
Recovery Media
Creator
and click or touch your selection. If you are in
the Desktop, press the
Windows
®
( ) key to display the
Start screen. Click or touch the
Search ( ) icon at the
upper-right corner of the screen and, in the Search field,
type
Recovery Media Creator. In the list that appears,
click or touch your selection.
The TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator dialog box
displays.
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(Sample Image) TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator dialog
box
An optional external writable optical disc drive must be
connected to your computer in order for the DVD option
to display in the dialog box.
2 Select
DVD or USB Flash from the drop-down list,
depending on the type of external media you want to
use.
NOTE