You don't have to buy and external CD/DVD to use the recovery CD provided. I assume you all have access to a computer with a CD reader. Also you need to buy a 2GB USB flash memory.
Using any other computer with either a linux or win OS - Insert the CD and create an .iso image file of that CD using any CD/DVD writer application provided. If you are using Ubuntu or linux in general you can use Brasero CD/DVD writer. Once in Brasero, choose copy CD/DVD and from the drop down menu select image file. Brasero will create an .iso image file and save it on your hard drive in /home/user_name as brasero.iso file.
If you prefer to use the terminal / shell to create an iso file enter these commands:
sudo umount /dev/cdrom
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=file.iso
Now we have created the image file and is sitting on you hard drive. Now we need to create a bootable USB from this image. To do that, download Unetbootin from the link below. It is available for both linux and win.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/unetbootin/
Once you did download Unetbootin, insert you USB memory (it should be 2GB). Run Unetbootin. Now from the option select the second option - iso image and browse to the location of the file on your hard disk and click open. Then below select the usb stick - in Linux it should something like /dev/sdb1 or /dev/sdc1 - usually it is the name of the drive automatically selected by Unetbootin.
Click on apply or Ok. the bootable USB will be created withing few minutes. Once it is done insert it in your Toshiba NB 100 and start the netbook while pressing on F12, a menu option will show - select USB device and press enter.
Now the machine will boot and Unetbootin start up menu will show - SELECT Recovery and press enter and follow the instructions - and you will be all set. No need to spend extra money for an external CD reader.
I tried this yesterday and works like magic. Good luck.
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