Satellite L300 - No "repair computer" option after pressing F8

Hello all,
I boot my Satellite L300, press F8 and it appears the "Advanced Boot Options" menu,
but I don't see the "Repair Computer" menu entry, like stated in the manual...
Please help.
Thanks.

First of all you have to difference between the US notebook model and European models!
I dont know the US notebook models and how the recovery works but if the European notebook model has been equipped with HDD recovery option then the option Repair my Computer should appear in the boot menu.
If you have got a European model then I would recommend creating the Recovery disk and to reinstall the OS using the Toshiba Recovery DVD

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+Important INFORMATION+
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