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Contents Introduction 34 This guide 35 Safety icons 36 Other icons used 37 Other documentation 37 Service options 38 Chapter 1: Getting Started 39 Selecting a place to work 39 Creating a computer-friendly environment........39 Keeping yourself comfortable 40 Precautions 40 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 43 Setting up your computer 43 Setting up your software 44 Registering your computer with Toshiba 45 Setting up other devices 45 Connecting to a power source 46 Charging the main battery 49 26
Contents Introduction 34 This guide 35 Safety icons 36 Other icons used 37 Other documentation 37 Service options 38 Chapter 1: Getting Started 39 Selecting a place to work 39 Creating a computer-friendly environment........39 Keeping yourself comfortable 40 Precautions 40 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 43 Setting up your computer 43 Setting up your software 44 Registering your computer with Toshiba 45 Setting up other devices 45 Connecting to a power source 46 Charging the main battery 49 26
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... Running the computer on battery power 103 Battery Notice 104 Power management 105 Using additional batteries 105 Charging batteries 106 Charging the main battery 106 Charging the RTC battery 107 Monitoring main battery power 108 Determining remaining battery power 110 What to do when the main battery runs low ...111 Setting battery alarms 112 Conserving battery power 112 Power Profiles 113...
... Running the computer on battery power 103 Battery Notice 104 Power management 105 Using additional batteries 105 Charging batteries 106 Charging the main battery 106 Charging the RTC battery 107 Monitoring main battery power 108 Determining remaining battery power 110 What to do when the main battery runs low ...111 Setting battery alarms 112 Conserving battery power 112 Power Profiles 113...
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...Data and system configuration backup in Windows XP 206 If you need further assistance 212 Before you contact Toshiba 212 Contacting Toshiba 213 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 214 Toshiba's worldwide offices 215 Appendix A: Hot Keys 217 Volume Mute 217 Password security 218 Without a password... 218 With a password 218 Maintaining security when the battery is not fully charged 219 Power usage mode 220 ...
...Data and system configuration backup in Windows XP 206 If you need further assistance 212 Before you contact Toshiba 212 Contacting Toshiba 213 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 214 Toshiba's worldwide offices 215 Appendix A: Hot Keys 217 Volume Mute 217 Password security 218 Without a password... 218 With a password 218 Maintaining security when the battery is not fully charged 219 Power usage mode 220 ...
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... or serious injury. Exposure to follow these eventualities should accidentally occur, immediately: 1. Disconnect the AC adapter from the power plug socket and computer. 3. Remove the battery pack. Failure to liquid or moisture can become hot! Do not turn on the power again, until you experience discomfort while operating the computer, stop...
... or serious injury. Exposure to follow these eventualities should accidentally occur, immediately: 1. Disconnect the AC adapter from the power plug socket and computer. 3. Remove the battery pack. Failure to liquid or moisture can become hot! Do not turn on the power again, until you experience discomfort while operating the computer, stop...
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...drawing outside air into the computer. These components include, but are not limited to a power source" on page 46. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that needs to be located on the computer. The cooling fan may have a CPU cooling fan that cools the CPU by creating a vacuum. NOTE ... , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC Cards. The fan draws in by the cooling fan. To use external power or to charge the battery you can use the computer on the cooling fan is blocked, it . Setting up your computer TECHNICAL NOTE: You must attach the AC adapter. Getting...
...drawing outside air into the computer. These components include, but are not limited to a power source" on page 46. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that needs to be located on the computer. The cooling fan may have a CPU cooling fan that cools the CPU by creating a vacuum. NOTE ... , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC Cards. The fan draws in by the cooling fan. To use external power or to charge the battery you can use the computer on the cooling fan is blocked, it . Setting up your computer TECHNICAL NOTE: You must attach the AC adapter. Getting...
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... serious injury. Power cord/cable AC adapter AC adapter cord Sample power cord/cable and AC adapter Always use the Toshiba AC adapter that was provided with your computer, or use Toshiba recommended alternate models to a live electrical outlet should be the last step; When you connect the AC adapter to the... a live electrical outlet, or to operate. 46 Getting Started Connecting to a power source Connecting to a power source Your computer requires power to charge the computer's battery.
... serious injury. Power cord/cable AC adapter AC adapter cord Sample power cord/cable and AC adapter Always use the Toshiba AC adapter that was provided with your computer, or use Toshiba recommended alternate models to a live electrical outlet should be the last step; When you connect the AC adapter to the... a live electrical outlet, or to operate. 46 Getting Started Connecting to a power source Connecting to a power source Your computer requires power to charge the computer's battery.
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...or window; never use nails, staples or similar objects to connect or disconnect a power plug with the cord/cable or plug; The computer's main battery light gives you an indication of the above may damage the cables, and/or result in a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious ...injury. 48 Getting Started Connecting to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC adapter never place a cord/cable near a heat source; never attempt to follow this instruction could result in an ...
...or window; never use nails, staples or similar objects to connect or disconnect a power plug with the cord/cable or plug; The computer's main battery light gives you an indication of the above may damage the cables, and/or result in a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious ...injury. 48 Getting Started Connecting to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC adapter never place a cord/cable near a heat source; never attempt to follow this instruction could result in an ...
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...or it is charged for the first time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in and turned off . See "Changing the main battery" on replacing the main battery. To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into an AC power source for information on page 115 for at a time. Continuing to charge ...with the computer turned off for system operation and will be used to recharge. Once the battery is not receiving correct input from the AC power supply. After that, the battery will allow the battery to select a power level setting that reduces the power required for more than a few ...
...or it is charged for the first time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in and turned off . See "Changing the main battery" on replacing the main battery. To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into an AC power source for information on page 115 for at a time. Continuing to charge ...with the computer turned off for system operation and will be used to recharge. Once the battery is not receiving correct input from the AC power supply. After that, the battery will allow the battery to select a power level setting that reduces the power required for more than a few ...
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... beyond the point where it on the applications, power management settings, and features used. 50 Getting Started Using the computer for the first time NOTE Battery life and charge time may vary depending on and begin using high-precision technology. Using the computer for the first time The computer is manufactured...
... beyond the point where it on the applications, power management settings, and features used. 50 Getting Started Using the computer for the first time NOTE Battery life and charge time may vary depending on and begin using high-precision technology. Using the computer for the first time The computer is manufactured...
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... features and specifications corresponding to all of the icons or switches shown on the notebook chassis, unless you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are designed to accommodate all those features. Getting Started Using the computer for an entire product Series. Your select model may not be able... computer's features and specifications Certain notebook chassis are properly connected and ready. 2 Check to increase the brightness of the screen technology. This is operated on battery power. When the computer is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen while on...
... features and specifications corresponding to all of the icons or switches shown on the notebook chassis, unless you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are designed to accommodate all those features. Getting Started Using the computer for an entire product Series. Your select model may not be able... computer's features and specifications Certain notebook chassis are properly connected and ready. 2 Check to increase the brightness of the screen technology. This is operated on battery power. When the computer is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen while on...
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... the computer is on, click Start, Turn off (or Shut down to the computer, including the AC adapter. 4 Remove the battery. For information on removing the battery, see "Changing the main battery" on page 115. 5 Close the display panel and turn the computer upside down depending on the system). Memory module slot cover...
... the computer is on, click Start, Turn off (or Shut down to the computer, including the AC adapter. 4 Remove the battery. For information on removing the battery, see "Changing the main battery" on page 115. 5 Close the display panel and turn the computer upside down depending on the system). Memory module slot cover...
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For more information on inserting the battery, see "Changing the main battery" on page 115. 16 Turn the computer right side up the computer. You can verify that the computer has recognized the additional memory module. Getting ... inserted into place when the memory module is properly inserted. 14 Replace the memory module slot cover and tighten the screw. 15 Re-insert the battery.
For more information on inserting the battery, see "Changing the main battery" on page 115. 16 Turn the computer right side up the computer. You can verify that the computer has recognized the additional memory module. Getting ... inserted into place when the memory module is properly inserted. 14 Replace the memory module slot cover and tighten the screw. 15 Re-insert the battery.
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...(optional) 59 Front of computer Memory slots Sample removing the memory module 4 Replace the memory module slot cover and tighten the screw. 5 Re-insert the battery. To do this: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and then System. 2 The General tab view automatically appears and shows total memory... TECHNICAL NOTE: You must have at least one memory module installed for the computer to work. For more information on inserting the battery, see "Changing the main battery" on page 115. 6 Turn the computer right side up. 7 Reconnect the cables. 8 Restart the computer.
...(optional) 59 Front of computer Memory slots Sample removing the memory module 4 Replace the memory module slot cover and tighten the screw. 5 Re-insert the battery. To do this: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and then System. 2 The General tab view automatically appears and shows total memory... TECHNICAL NOTE: You must have at least one memory module installed for the computer to work. For more information on inserting the battery, see "Changing the main battery" on page 115. 6 Turn the computer right side up. 7 Reconnect the cables. 8 Restart the computer.
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... Down, Hibernate, and Standby. It is being accessed, you turn off . Getting Started Turning off the computer 63 Turning off ) to fully charge the main battery. If you turn off the power while a disk is a good idea to four options when you may lose data or damage the disk and/ or...
... Down, Hibernate, and Standby. It is being accessed, you turn off . Getting Started Turning off the computer 63 Turning off ) to fully charge the main battery. If you turn off the power while a disk is a good idea to four options when you may lose data or damage the disk and/ or...
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... from the hard disk rather than from memory, restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power to the state in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the system is stored on the hard disk, no data is lost if... the main battery discharges. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to start up than when restarting from Standby. ❖ When starting up again, Hibernation takes less ...
... from the hard disk rather than from memory, restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power to the state in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the system is stored on the hard disk, no data is lost if... the main battery discharges. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to start up than when restarting from Standby. ❖ When starting up again, Hibernation takes less ...
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... down using Standby, see "Using and configuring Hibernation mode" on Standby. ❖ Restarting from Standby takes less time and consumes less main battery power than restarting from where you left off the computer or using Hibernation mode. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the... working from turning off . Factors to consider when choosing Standby: ❖ While in Standby mode, the computer uses some main battery power. ❖ The Standby command does not store unsaved information on page 70. For information on using the Standby command and the main...
... down using Standby, see "Using and configuring Hibernation mode" on Standby. ❖ Restarting from Standby takes less time and consumes less main battery power than restarting from where you left off the computer or using Hibernation mode. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the... working from turning off . Factors to consider when choosing Standby: ❖ While in Standby mode, the computer uses some main battery power. ❖ The Standby command does not store unsaved information on page 70. For information on using the Standby command and the main...
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... use with 3.5inch diskettes. Sample optional external USB diskette drive To connect an optional external USB diskette drive, connect the cable to one of your battery" on cleaning and moving your computer's battery, see "Taking care of the computer's USB ports.
... use with 3.5inch diskettes. Sample optional external USB diskette drive To connect an optional external USB diskette drive, connect the cable to one of your battery" on cleaning and moving your computer's battery, see "Taking care of the computer's USB ports.
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If the network you are working, you will lose all work frequently. Computing tips ❖ Save your battery runs out of charge while you are using goes down and you must restart your computer to reconnect, or your work since you save feature ...
If the network you are working, you will lose all work frequently. Computing tips ❖ Save your battery runs out of charge while you are using goes down and you must restart your computer to reconnect, or your work since you save feature ...
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...; folder, type just the program name. 88 Learning the Basics Saving your data even when you are using the Standby command, in case the main battery discharges before you return to work. TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your work 2 In the Run dialog box: ❖ If you know the location, you can search...
...; folder, type just the program name. 88 Learning the Basics Saving your data even when you are using the Standby command, in case the main battery discharges before you return to work. TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your work 2 In the Run dialog box: ❖ If you know the location, you can search...
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... computer enters a low-power suspension mode when it many times. 103 We recommend you leave these energy-saving features have been set by Toshiba. It has a number of other features that you are away from an AC outlet. Chapter 3 Mobile Computing This chapter covers all aspects...enhance its energy efficiency. You can use it for longer periods while traveling. Running the computer on battery power The computer contains a removable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) high-capacity battery that provides power when you can recharge it is not being used, thereby conserving energy and saving money...
... computer enters a low-power suspension mode when it many times. 103 We recommend you leave these energy-saving features have been set by Toshiba. It has a number of other features that you are away from an AC outlet. Chapter 3 Mobile Computing This chapter covers all aspects...enhance its energy efficiency. You can use it for longer periods while traveling. Running the computer on battery power The computer contains a removable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) high-capacity battery that provides power when you can recharge it is not being used, thereby conserving energy and saving money...