Toshiba Satellite E40-A User Manual page 132

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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
Fortunately, the Windows
convenient way to back up your computer or just your
important files to optional external writable optical disc
drives, or hard drives. An external hard drive is
recommended in case the internal storage drive fails. No
additional software is required. Most of the optical disc
drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models
can write to (or 'burn') as well as read from optical discs.
External optical disc writers are also widely available.
Follow these steps to back up your computer or files to
optical discs, or a storage drive:
NOTE
1 From the Start screen, type
Control Panel
2 Click or touch
File History
Follow the on-screen instructions to back up your files.
For additional Help, while in the Windows
press the
screen. Search for "back up files".
General tips for installing hardware and
software
Here are a few tips to help ensure safe and easy installation
of new hardware (printers, pointing devices, external hard
drives, optional external writable optical disc drive writers,
scanners, etc.) and software (applications like Microsoft
Office and Adobe
special toolbars for your web browser).
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Create a restore point (refer to
configuration with restore points" on page
installing anything, use the System Restore utility to set
a restore point (see the section titled restore points). If
anything goes wrong, you will then be able to easily
restore the Windows
was in prior to the installation, undoing any changes that
the installation process introduced.
You cannot back up the computer while running on
battery power. Connect the AC adaptor before
continuing.
from the list that appears.
Save backup copies of your files with
under the
key to launch the Windows
F1
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