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... available. IF YOUR DATA IS ALTERED OR LOST DUE TO ANY TROUBLE, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AND THE DATA CANNOT BE RECOVERED, TOSHIBA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING THEREFROM... ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. WHEN COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. Model: Satellite® A300 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s)...
... available. IF YOUR DATA IS ALTERED OR LOST DUE TO ANY TROUBLE, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AND THE DATA CANNOT BE RECOVERED, TOSHIBA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING THEREFROM... ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. WHEN COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. Model: Satellite® A300 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s)...
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... 50 Installing a memory module 51 Removing a memory module 56 Checking total memory 58 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 59 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 59 Hard Disk Drive Recovery options 60 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 65 Installing drivers and applications 66 Using the TouchPad 66 Scrolling... an external keyboard 71 Using a mouse 71 Connecting a printer 71 Setting up a printer 72 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........73 Turning off the computer 73 Options for turning off the computer 74 Using the Shut Down command 76 Using and configuring ...
... 50 Installing a memory module 51 Removing a memory module 56 Checking total memory 58 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 59 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 59 Hard Disk Drive Recovery options 60 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 65 Installing drivers and applications 66 Using the TouchPad 66 Scrolling... an external keyboard 71 Using a mouse 71 Connecting a printer 71 Setting up a printer 72 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........73 Turning off the computer 73 Options for turning off the computer 74 Using the Shut Down command 76 Using and configuring ...
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..., then shut down and restart the system, at which time Windows® should boot back up slightly. 3 Gently lift the memory module to scan your hard drive for errors or defragment the...
..., then shut down and restart the system, at which time Windows® should boot back up slightly. 3 Gently lift the memory module to scan your hard drive for errors or defragment the...
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... Recovery Disc Creator. If your optical disc drive is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to the factory-set default. ❖ Recover just your C: drive, leaving any other partitions you may be able to copy the hard drive recovery to CD or DVD which were bundled with a hard disk partition to allow you the ability to...
... Recovery Disc Creator. If your optical disc drive is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to the factory-set default. ❖ Recover just your C: drive, leaving any other partitions you may be able to copy the hard drive recovery to CD or DVD which were bundled with a hard disk partition to allow you the ability to...
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... files and applications. 4 Click Create. 5 Insert the first blank CD or DVD into your writable optical drive when prompted. 6 Follow the on page 65. 60 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Select CD or DVD (to create Recovery media on CDs or DVDs). (Sample Image) Recovery... Disc Creator screen 3 Select the items you have created with the preceding steps see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition ❖...
... files and applications. 4 Click Create. 5 Insert the first blank CD or DVD into your writable optical drive when prompted. 6 Follow the on page 65. 60 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Select CD or DVD (to create Recovery media on CDs or DVDs). (Sample Image) Recovery... Disc Creator screen 3 Select the items you have created with the preceding steps see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition ❖...
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... is turned off. 2 Press and hold the 0 (zero) key on your C: drive and then recovering it. When the computer powers on, the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen 3 Select one of Factory Default Software ❖ Erase the hard disk The options are: ❖ Recovery of the options, and then...
... is turned off. 2 Press and hold the 0 (zero) key on your C: drive and then recovering it. When the computer powers on, the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen 3 Select one of Factory Default Software ❖ Erase the hard disk The options are: ❖ Recovery of the options, and then...
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... partitions on the keyboard to external media first. 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of -box-state, and then click Next. 62 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its out of box state deletes all data will be lost... to save your work to restart the computer. A confirmation message displays reminding you that the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any key on the hard disk drive and your information will be lost during the recovery process.
... partitions on the keyboard to external media first. 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of -box-state, and then click Next. 62 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its out of box state deletes all data will be lost... to save your work to restart the computer. A confirmation message displays reminding you that the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any key on the hard disk drive and your information will be lost during the recovery process.
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... HDD has been deleted. 5 Press any key on the hard disk-This option deletes all data and partitions from the hard disk. Getting Started 63 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Erasing the hard disk The Recovery Wizard allows you can choose: ❖ ...Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk-This option deletes all of your work to external media before proceeding. 4 Click Next to restart the computer. To delete the data and partitions from your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba...
... HDD has been deleted. 5 Press any key on the hard disk-This option deletes all data and partitions from the hard disk. Getting Started 63 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Erasing the hard disk The Recovery Wizard allows you can choose: ❖ ...Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk-This option deletes all of your work to external media before proceeding. 4 Click Next to restart the computer. To delete the data and partitions from your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba...
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... arrows to external media first. Be sure to save your work to increase/decrease the C: drive size in 1 GB increments. To recover only your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. 2 Select ... (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on your C: drive to external media first. To resize and recover your information will be lost . 64 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition of the HDD without changing the hard drive partitions. Once complete, a message...
... arrows to external media first. Be sure to save your work to increase/decrease the C: drive size in 1 GB increments. To recover only your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. 2 Select ... (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on your C: drive to external media first. To resize and recover your information will be lost . 64 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition of the HDD without changing the hard drive partitions. Once complete, a message...
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Getting Started 65 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities NOTE The size of the C: drive will boot up to the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen. 4 Please refer to "Hard Disk Drive Recovery options" on page 60, to explain the available recovery options. (Sample Image) Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility screen The boot menu appears. 3 ...Using the arrow keys, select the CD/DVD option and press Enter. To recover your hard disk drive using the utilities burned to CDs or DVDs (refer to ...
Getting Started 65 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities NOTE The size of the C: drive will boot up to the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen. 4 Please refer to "Hard Disk Drive Recovery options" on page 60, to explain the available recovery options. (Sample Image) Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility screen The boot menu appears. 3 ...Using the arrow keys, select the CD/DVD option and press Enter. To recover your hard disk drive using the utilities burned to CDs or DVDs (refer to ...
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... page, drag your finger toward yourself. 66 Getting Started Using the TouchPad™ Checking the HDD operating status After restoring your hard disk drive, you can check its status as follows: 1 Click Start. 2 Right-click My Computer. 3 Select Manage. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight ... your finger on the TouchPad in the direction you to complete the installation process. Installing drivers and applications (Available on certain models) The Toshiba Application Installer (available on certain models) allows you would like to move the cursor: ❖ To move the cursor to the top ...
... page, drag your finger toward yourself. 66 Getting Started Using the TouchPad™ Checking the HDD operating status After restoring your hard disk drive, you can check its status as follows: 1 Click Start. 2 Right-click My Computer. 3 Select Manage. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight ... your finger on the TouchPad in the direction you to complete the installation process. Installing drivers and applications (Available on certain models) The Toshiba Application Installer (available on certain models) allows you would like to move the cursor: ❖ To move the cursor to the top ...
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...desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. If you do not let the Windows® operating system shut down normally, details such as your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for files you have a separate backup copy. See "Using and configuring Sleep mode" ...The Windows® operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from the Internet. ❖ Take frequent breaks to disks (or other removable media) on ...
...desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. If you do not let the Windows® operating system shut down normally, details such as your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for files you have a separate backup copy. See "Using and configuring Sleep mode" ...The Windows® operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from the Internet. ❖ Take frequent breaks to disks (or other removable media) on ...
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... work Before you type, all matching files and programs are displayed in the Start Search field. 92 Learning the Basics Saving your work on the hard disk drive, diskette, flash media, or optical disc. Check your program's documentation to see if it has an automatic save your work Starting a program using the...
... work Before you type, all matching files and programs are displayed in the Start Search field. 92 Learning the Basics Saving your work on the hard disk drive, diskette, flash media, or optical disc. Check your program's documentation to see if it has an automatic save your work Starting a program using the...
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... surround sound, multiple camera angles, and interactive menus. Small files can back up your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. Learning the Basics 95 Backing up your work To restore information from your backup media to a network, if available. To back up on ...diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one time, use the Restore page in data storage and support features that already exists on any other video platform. You may...
... surround sound, multiple camera angles, and interactive menus. Small files can back up your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. Learning the Basics 95 Backing up your work To restore information from your backup media to a network, if available. To back up on ...diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one time, use the Restore page in data storage and support features that already exists on any other video platform. You may...
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Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 109 HINT: Be careful not to confuse the battery light ( ) with the on/off light flashes amber, it indicates that the system is suspended (using the Windows® operating system Sleep command). When the on certain models (Sample Illustration) Power and battery light locations Power button System Indicator Lights AC power light On/off light Battery light Bridge media indicator light* Hard disk drive light *Available on /off light ( ).
Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 109 HINT: Be careful not to confuse the battery light ( ) with the on/off light flashes amber, it indicates that the system is suspended (using the Windows® operating system Sleep command). When the on certain models (Sample Illustration) Power and battery light locations Power button System Indicator Lights AC power light On/off light Battery light Bridge media indicator light* Hard disk drive light *Available on /off light ( ).
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... battery time, but the highest performance from your own custom plan. 3 Click Create a Power Plan to see what settings are satisfactory for battery notification levels, hard drive power save the plan changes you have performed. To set the Power Plan.
... battery time, but the highest performance from your own custom plan. 3 Click Create a Power Plan to see what settings are satisfactory for battery notification levels, hard drive power save the plan changes you have performed. To set the Power Plan.
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...solve a resource conflict. Your computer may be able to start the computer. When this message was put into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to warn you will be affected. Then shut down successfully message...., or follow the steps if your battery fully discharges, information that the computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Data stored in the computer's hard drive may have a software or resource conflict. Always save your mouse on page 170. Try clicking your ...
...solve a resource conflict. Your computer may be able to start the computer. When this message was put into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to warn you will be affected. Then shut down successfully message...., or follow the steps if your battery fully discharges, information that the computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Data stored in the computer's hard drive may have a software or resource conflict. Always save your mouse on page 170. Try clicking your ...
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...saver runs while you are watching. You can do this feature. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to an optical disc or hard drive. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Develop ...up these methods, backing up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect a writable optical drive or hard drive to the system and use a combination of any movie or title you are some ways ...
...saver runs while you are watching. You can do this feature. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to an optical disc or hard drive. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Develop ...up these methods, backing up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect a writable optical drive or hard drive to the system and use a combination of any movie or title you are some ways ...
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...to optical discs, or a hard drive: NOTE You cannot back up your computer or just your entire computer, you choose to complete your backup target by connecting it , the next most valuable component of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make ...the data inaccessible or even destroy it and/or inserting a blank optical disc in case the internal hard drive fails. Fortunately, the Windows® operating system offers a...
...to optical discs, or a hard drive: NOTE You cannot back up your computer or just your entire computer, you choose to complete your backup target by connecting it , the next most valuable component of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make ...the data inaccessible or even destroy it and/or inserting a blank optical disc in case the internal hard drive fails. Fortunately, the Windows® operating system offers a...
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... does not prompt you have several new items to add to your computer system, install just one item of new hardware (printers, pointing devices, external hard drives, DVD writers, scanners, etc.) and software (applications like Microsoft® Office and Adobe® Photoshop®, or utility software such as special toolbars for installing...
... does not prompt you have several new items to add to your computer system, install just one item of new hardware (printers, pointing devices, external hard drives, DVD writers, scanners, etc.) and software (applications like Microsoft® Office and Adobe® Photoshop®, or utility software such as special toolbars for installing...