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- Posted on Aug 12, 2011
Re: Yes I have forgot my password on my toshiba Satellite...
- If the computer is running, shut it down -- by clicking
Start, Shut Down, and again Shut
Down.
- Press and hold the 0 (zero) key on your keyboard and then press the
computers power switch. When the computer turns on, the Toshiba HDD Recovery
Utility screen will appear, presenting three options:
Sample TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen
Restore Original Factory Image
(Recommended)
CAUTION:
Restoring a hard disk drive to
its factory default state deletes all partitions on the hard disk drive and all
data stored on those partitions. All of your files and information will be lost!
Be sure to back up all important files first.
- Press 1 to restore your hard disk drive to its original factory
default state. A confirmation message will appear, indicating that all data will
be overwritten and lost during the restore process. Be sure to back up all
important files before proceeding.
- Click Yes to begin the recovery. A message will appear once the
operation is finished, indicating the HDD has been restored.
- Press any key to restart the computer.
Restore Partition C: of HDD without changing
current partition size
CAUTION:
Restoring the C: drive to its factory default state
formats your drive. Your information on the drive will be overwritten, and lost.
Be sure to back up all important files first. If you have created other
partitions (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any information on
them will not be affected and will remain
intact.
To restore only the C: drive:
- Press 2 to restore only the "C:" drive (the letter C is traditionally
used to designate the first volume on the hard disk drive) on your computer. A
confirmation message will appear, indicating that all information on the drive
will be lost during the recovery process. Be sure to back up all important files
before proceeding.
- Click Yes to begin the recovery. A message will appear once the
operation is finished, indicating that the HDD has been restored.
- Press any key to restart the computer.
Restore Image to C: Partition with user
specified size
CAUTION:
Resizing and restoring your C:
drive to its factory default state formats all partitions on the HDD (for
example, if you created a D: drive, it will be deleted during the recovery
process) your information will be overwritten, and lost. Be sure to back up all
important files first.
To resize and restore your C: drive:
- Press 3 at the Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility screen. A confirmation
message will appear, indicating that all partitions will be reformatted and all
information will be lost during the recovery process. Be sure to back up all
important files before proceeding.
- Click "Yes" to begin the recovery and to specify the size of the C:
drive.
- Press the Left/Right Arrow keys to increase/decrease the C: drive size by 1
GB increments.
- Press the Up/Down Arrow keys to increase/decrease the C: drive size by 5 GB
increments.
NOTE:
The size of the C: drive will be
displayed on the progress bar as you make your selections.
- Click "Enter" to begin the recovery. A message will appear once the
operation is finished, indicating that the HDD has been restored.
- Press any key to restart the computer.
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