HT1560 What if Factory Restore doesn't work?

What if Factory Restore doesn't work?

As a last ditch effort, try the following:
Power off the AirPort for a few minutes
Hold in the reset button first, and keep holding it in for another 10-12 seconds while you simultaneously plug the power back into the AirPort
Release the reset button after the hold period, and allow a full minute for the AirPort to restart
At this point, the amber should be blinking slowly, and you should be able to reconfigure it again using AirPort Utility on your Mac
If a factory default reset does not work, the AirPort is defective and will need to be replaced.

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    I haven't created my 4 recovery discs before (when I first got the laptop), is it too late to create them now? I can still normally login into Windows.
    Here's a screenshot of my Disk Management:
    http://i.imgur.com/nflbCD2.png
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    http://i.imgur.com/eN9dpMW.png
    'HDDRecovery' folder:
    http://i.imgur.com/Cg54YF3.png
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    Hi Ok I can't read your language and neither one of you has posted your model number which can be found on the bottom of your laptop. I don't know what operating system you have or any thing else about your PC. Toshiba has two methods to restore to factory settings if you have W7. I don't know much about W8. On W7 you have a hidden partion that has back to factory that you can use and you should have made recovery discs that you can use. You need to read your user guild to see how to use the recovery method. Different models have different ways to restore back to factory settings. I can give you the link Toshiba has here on the forum
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    If you were able to enter Safe Mode in step 5, backing up your data should be easy. To use Safe Mode to back up your data, perform the following.
    Enter Safe Mode as you did in step 5.
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    CLICK HERE for Understanding System Recovery as well as options for Creating / Purchasing Recovery M...
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  • HT4623 if the phone we are updating is locked how can we 6.1 to 5.0 and what if restoring doesn't work at all...

    if the phone we are updating is locked how can we 6.1 to 5.0 and what if restoring doesn't work at all...

    iTunes will only ever install the latest version of iOS for the device, in the case of the 3GS that is 6.1.

  • Hi, I wanted to up upgrade my iPhone 4 from ios 4.1 to ios 5.1.1 and now i'm stuck in recovery mode and the restore doesn't work

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  • Ipod not recognized and Restore doesn't work

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  • I don't like Firefox 7, how do I revert to the previous version? System restore doesn't work.

    With Firefox 7 my computer is slower to boot up and shut down. When typing the website I want in the address bar the old firefox took me straight to the site now it takes me to Google. I'd like to revert to the previous version of Firefox. I have tried using system restore but it doesn't work. I'm using windows XP. Can anyone help?

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  • IPhone factory unlock doesn't work

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    I had a similar problem (official unlock did not work) and it was recently resolved with Apple's help.  AT&T approved my unlock nearly 5 months ago and since then we tried repeatedly - using every method suggested here and elsewhere- but we never got the Congrats message and the phone did not work with other SIMs (such as TMobile and SIMS from other countries). 
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  • 4.01 session restor doesn't work

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    Relaunch Safari and see if that makes a difference. If not, move the .plist file back to the Preferences folder. If Safari functions as it should, move that .plist file to the Trash.
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  • On my netbook, I installed Firefox 4.0.1 from the Firefox web page. Now The netbook cannot open Firefox and cannot get onto the internet. System restore doesn't work. What can I do?

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  • Factory Reset doesn't work on Spinning Gears lumia 928

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    {quote:title=GenericUsernameHere wrote:}{quote}
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  • N73: restore doesn't work after firmware update

    Hello!
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  • White Screen - Hard reset, restore doesn't work

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    {quote:title=GenericUsernameHere wrote:}{quote}
    Restoring my iPod Video doesn't seem to work as every time I restore it, it only continues to ask me to restore over and over again to no avail.
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