I have a Satellite L40-139 and need to restore factory settings

The problem is, that the programme recovery disk doesn't automatically open and even holding down F8 at start up doesn't work as I get a different page on screen showing details from American Megatrends and no option to revert to factory setings.
Any ideas how I can bypass this? This page has only been showing for about a week.
Thanks

>The DVD just appears as a folder..
I hope you don't try to start recovery DVD under running operating system.
You know it works on a different way?
Start your notebook and press F12 several times to enter boot devices menu
Put recovery DVD into optical disc drive
Choose CD/DVD in menu and press ENTER
Follow the menu on the screen
Thats all you must do if you want to install OS using Toshiba recovery installations disc.
American Megatrends doesnt say anything to me and I don't know what are you writing about. such thing is not available on European notebook models and I don't know how you got it on your one.

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?02-19-2014 06:41 PM - edited ?02-19-2014 06:45 PM
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