How does someone use a Toshiba laptop recovery disk?

Toshiba laptops made after 2007 no longer use recovery discs, but instead have a hidden partition that is built into the hard disk drive to recover the system. If using a laptop that was made before 2007, then the laptop will have a recovery CD and diskette.

Make sure to backup important data before following these steps.

1. Turn off the laptop

Hold and press the power button for ten seconds.

2. Turn the laptop back on, activating recovery mode

Hold and press both the power button and the zero button on the top of the keyboard. Do not use the zero button on the numeric keypad.

3. Bring up the recovery menu

When Toshiba appears on the screen, release the zero key.

4. Select the operating system type>

If asked, select if the Operating System uses 32 bit or 64 bit resolution, and then select "Next."

5. Read the warning, and then continue with system recovery

A warning screen will appear. Select "Yes" to move forward with the system recovery.

6. Select the factory default recovery

Toshiba Recovery Wizard will appear; make sure to select "Recovery of Factory Default Software" and push "Next."

7. Verify the recovery mode.

Select "Recover out of box state" and push "Next" again

8. Start recovery

Acknowledge the last warning and push "Next" to start recovery