Hi everyone,
I received a Toshiba Satellite P755-S5215 laptop from a relative and I am trying to wipe the data by restoring to default so that it can be sold. Everywhere I looks says that holding the zero key while powering on should initiate beeping and an interface to restore using the hidden partition, yet mine flashes text in the lower lefthand corner incredibly fast (maybe 4 or 5 words, the last one being "RECOVERY") and then resumes at the "Starting Windows" screen. OS is apparently Windows 7 that was reinstalled at some point since purchasing.
Is my hidden partition corrupt or missing? Or is there something I'm overlooking? My impression is there's no other way to restore without purchasing a recovery disk if you don't have one. It's definitely not my 0 key (see!)!
Thanks.
I received a Toshiba Satellite P755-S5215 laptop from a relative and I am trying to wipe the data by restoring to default so that it can be sold. Everywhere I looks says that holding the zero key while powering on should initiate beeping and an interface to restore using the hidden partition, yet mine flashes text in the lower lefthand corner incredibly fast (maybe 4 or 5 words, the last one being "RECOVERY") and then resumes at the "Starting Windows" screen. OS is apparently Windows 7 that was reinstalled at some point since purchasing.
Is my hidden partition corrupt or missing? Or is there something I'm overlooking? My impression is there's no other way to restore without purchasing a recovery disk if you don't have one. It's definitely not my 0 key (see!)!
Thanks.