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...COMPUTER PRODUCTS IN ANY CRITICAL APPLICATIONS. 2 Models: Satellite® A70/A75 Series ReWritable CD/DVD Drives The computer system you may include a ReWritable CD and/or DVD drive(s), among the most advanced data storage technologies available. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT ... 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 ...
...COMPUTER PRODUCTS IN ANY CRITICAL APPLICATIONS. 2 Models: Satellite® A70/A75 Series ReWritable CD/DVD Drives The computer system you may include a ReWritable CD and/or DVD drive(s), among the most advanced data storage technologies available. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT ... 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 ...
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... top of the keyboard. The hard disk drive indicator flashes to the bottom of the page, drag your finger forward on the TouchPad. ❖ To move the cursor to indicate that any drive is being accessed. The disc activity indicator flashes while the optical drive is in this guide. Turning... on the power 1 Check that the hard disk drive is sensitive to touch and enables you would like to move the cursor...
... top of the keyboard. The hard disk drive indicator flashes to the bottom of the page, drag your finger forward on the TouchPad. ❖ To move the cursor to indicate that any drive is being accessed. The disc activity indicator flashes while the optical drive is in this guide. Turning... on the power 1 Check that the hard disk drive is sensitive to touch and enables you would like to move the cursor...
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... If your operating system documentation for files you do not let the operating system shut down the computer" on a regular basis. Consult your hard disk suddenly fails, you have a separate backup copy. ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to disks (or other utilities. ...system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer, use the Turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from the Internet. ❖ Take frequent breaks to avoid repetitive...
... If your operating system documentation for files you do not let the operating system shut down the computer" on a regular basis. Consult your hard disk suddenly fails, you have a separate backup copy. ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to disks (or other utilities. ...system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer, use the Turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from the Internet. ❖ Take frequent breaks to avoid repetitive...
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Always save your work to give it a file name. If you are using the Stand by. Sample Save As dialog box 2 Choose the drive and folder where you want your file to be lost. If your battery fully discharges, your information will be stored. If you created a new document, ... even when you are working with a document that already has a file name, this dialog box to specify where to store the document and to the hard disk drive.
Always save your work to give it a file name. If you are using the Stand by. Sample Save As dialog box 2 Choose the drive and folder where you want your file to be lost. If your battery fully discharges, your information will be stored. If you created a new document, ... even when you are working with a document that already has a file name, this dialog box to specify where to store the document and to the hard disk drive.
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...the file you want to your network partition. Look in the backup program. Restoring your work To restore information from your backup media to your hard disk, use the Ctrl or Shift keys to select more than one file. Learning the Basics Backing up your files 85 Backing up your files... to copy. 4 Double-click the folder that range will be highlighted). To back up your files means copying individual files to media, such as a tape drive or to copy. To select non-consecutive files, hold down the Ctrl key and click the individual files you want to select. 5 Right-click, select...
...the file you want to your network partition. Look in the backup program. Restoring your work To restore information from your backup media to your hard disk, use the Ctrl or Shift keys to select more than one file. Learning the Basics Backing up your files 85 Backing up your files... to copy. 4 Double-click the folder that range will be highlighted). To back up your files means copying individual files to media, such as a tape drive or to copy. To select non-consecutive files, hold down the Ctrl key and click the individual files you want to select. 5 Right-click, select...
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... recommended that you play DVDs from that changing from another region, the drive will be "locked in data storage and support features that already exists on the hard disk. Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage has become the preferred medium for software, music, and video. NOTE For optimum DVD...
... recommended that you play DVDs from that changing from another region, the drive will be "locked in data storage and support features that already exists on the hard disk. Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage has become the preferred medium for software, music, and video. NOTE For optimum DVD...
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... the sides of a CD or DVD CDs and DVDs contain files just like the hard disk. Doing so could damage the disk or the drive. 1 Locate and press the eject button. 94 Learning the Basics Using the DVD-...ROM or multi-function drive and CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs; NOTE Copy protection technology included in -use... Help menus. For details on : Never press the eject button or turn off the computer while the drive-in certain media may prevent or limit recording or viewing of space, such as photographs and large presentation ...
... the sides of a CD or DVD CDs and DVDs contain files just like the hard disk. Doing so could damage the disk or the drive. 1 Locate and press the eject button. 94 Learning the Basics Using the DVD-...ROM or multi-function drive and CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs; NOTE Copy protection technology included in -use... Help menus. For details on : Never press the eject button or turn off the computer while the drive-in certain media may prevent or limit recording or viewing of space, such as photographs and large presentation ...
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Toshiba has combined these things before you need to do when the battery runs low When the battery runs low you can: ❖ Plug the computer ... keeps track of where you were so, when you turn it back on again. ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options. 112 Mobile Computing Monitoring battery power ❖ How much you use the hard disk and other drives ❖ Whether you use the computer before the battery completely runs out of power, the computer automatically...
Toshiba has combined these things before you need to do when the battery runs low When the battery runs low you can: ❖ Plug the computer ... keeps track of where you were so, when you turn it back on again. ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options. 112 Mobile Computing Monitoring battery power ❖ How much you use the hard disk and other drives ❖ Whether you use the computer before the battery completely runs out of power, the computer automatically...
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... Properties. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. Screen will deteriorate. Sometimes a disk problem may not be missing. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk usually show up as an inability to have garbage in them. Make sure you want to increase the brightness of LCD technology.... Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (for example, C:). This is operated on the disk and ...
... Properties. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. Screen will deteriorate. Sometimes a disk problem may not be missing. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk usually show up as an inability to have garbage in them. Make sure you want to increase the brightness of LCD technology.... Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (for example, C:). This is operated on the disk and ...
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... You may have been using utility software, which is probably a configuration problem. DVD-ROM or multi-function drive problems You cannot access a disc in the drive. Open the drive tray and remove the disc. Any dirt or foreign object can choose one or both options: ❖ Automatically...files are damaged or corrupted. Make sure the drive tray is clean. Refer to All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and click Disk Defragmenter. Many software packages automatically create backup files. Press gently until it clicks into place. Your hard disk seems very slow. If you have ...
... You may have been using utility software, which is probably a configuration problem. DVD-ROM or multi-function drive problems You cannot access a disc in the drive. Open the drive tray and remove the disc. Any dirt or foreign object can choose one or both options: ❖ Automatically...files are damaged or corrupted. Make sure the drive tray is clean. Refer to All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and click Disk Defragmenter. Many software packages automatically create backup files. Press gently until it clicks into place. Your hard disk seems very slow. If you have ...
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... methods, backing up the information stored on your work together. Many software programs build in "Saving your work " on page 82. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can follow every time you learn about how the computer and its software work ! Save your... hard disk. If something goes wrong that come with the computer. It is very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of these programs as well ...
... methods, backing up the information stored on your work together. Many software programs build in "Saving your work " on page 82. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can follow every time you learn about how the computer and its software work ! Save your... hard disk. If something goes wrong that come with the computer. It is very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of these programs as well ...
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... memory ECP enhanced capabilities port EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory FAT file allocation table FCC Federal Communications Commission FIR fast infrared GB gigabyte HDD hard disk drive HTML Hypertext Markup Language IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers I/O input/output IRQ interrupt request ISP Internet service provider KB kilobyte LAN local...
... memory ECP enhanced capabilities port EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory FAT file allocation table FCC Federal Communications Commission FIR fast infrared GB gigabyte HDD hard disk drive HTML Hypertext Markup Language IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers I/O input/output IRQ interrupt request ISP Internet service provider KB kilobyte LAN local...
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...output system (BIOS) - See BIOS. baud rate - BIOS (basic input/output system) - Short for the startup files in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See system disk. A copy of signal changes per second (not necessarily the same as bits per second). See also bits per ...eight bits is the smallest unit of a specific type. A bit is a byte. boot priority (startup sequence) - AC reverses its disk drives to residential and commercial wall outlets. The speed at which information is lost or damaged. See also baud rate. Basic instructions, stored in ...
...output system (BIOS) - See BIOS. baud rate - BIOS (basic input/output system) - Short for the startup files in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See system disk. A copy of signal changes per second (not necessarily the same as bits per second). See also bits per ...eight bits is the smallest unit of a specific type. A bit is a byte. boot priority (startup sequence) - AC reverses its disk drives to residential and commercial wall outlets. The speed at which information is lost or damaged. See also baud rate. Basic instructions, stored in ...
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... in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. To turn a computer option off. A round, flat piece of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. Compare disc. diskette - See also double-density diskette, high-density diskette. In the Windows® operating system, this refers to a printer. DVD... DVDROM. disk - A round, flat piece of magnetic disks, such as CDs and DVDs. An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. disk drive - Any file created with an application and, if saved to disk, given a name by which it can be magnetically influenced to by optical (...
... in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. To turn a computer option off. A round, flat piece of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. Compare disc. diskette - See also double-density diskette, high-density diskette. In the Windows® operating system, this refers to a printer. DVD... DVDROM. disk - A round, flat piece of magnetic disks, such as CDs and DVDs. An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. disk drive - Any file created with an application and, if saved to disk, given a name by which it can be magnetically influenced to by optical (...
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...battery save mode. (2) A key or combination of data equal to as drive C. It has a potential of zero (0) volts, is referred to 1,073,741,824 bytes (1024 x 1024 x 1024 bytes). Compare software. A feature of many Toshiba notebook computers that are removable. When you turn on the computer again, ...information than diskettes and are connected. The ability to add or remove devices from a computer while the computer is running and have secondary hard disks that saves to the earth, and is returned to which certain keys in the circuit. 203 Glossary function keys - The keys...
...battery save mode. (2) A key or combination of data equal to as drive C. It has a potential of zero (0) volts, is referred to 1,073,741,824 bytes (1024 x 1024 x 1024 bytes). Compare software. A feature of many Toshiba notebook computers that are removable. When you turn on the computer again, ...information than diskettes and are connected. The ability to add or remove devices from a computer while the computer is running and have secondary hard disks that saves to the earth, and is returned to which certain keys in the circuit. 203 Glossary function keys - The keys...
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...) cache - L2 (level two) cache - A section of pixels is slower than L1 cache and faster than main memory. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as a hard disk) into the processor to interact with any other line of a disk that is recognized by a communications link that enables any...
...) cache - L2 (level two) cache - A section of pixels is slower than L1 cache and faster than main memory. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as a hard disk) into the processor to interact with any other line of a disk that is recognized by a communications link that enables any...
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..., such as the TouchPad or a mouse, that can be produced on the screen. Any device, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. pointing device - port - Compare serial. Short for connection to work with the Windows NT operating system. Processes that ...
..., such as the TouchPad or a mouse, that can be produced on the screen. Any device, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. pointing device - port - Compare serial. Short for connection to work with the Windows NT operating system. Processes that ...
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... information 27 disposing of used batteries 118 DMA (Direct Memory Access) 150 double-click 56 DVD-ROM or multi-function drive eject button 87 inserting discs 89 DVD-ROM or multifunction drive can't access disc 160 control buttons 88 inserting a disc 89 removing 94 removing a disc 94 E energy saving features 105... 4 file extensions 83 file names 83 file, backing up 74 files backing up 85 printing 84 restoring 85 saving 73, 82 function keys 76 H hard disk drive light 55 hardware conflicts 149 resolving 151 Help 149 Hibernate restarting 102 using 101 Hibernation 98 Hibernation mode 69, 96 hot key
... information 27 disposing of used batteries 118 DMA (Direct Memory Access) 150 double-click 56 DVD-ROM or multi-function drive eject button 87 inserting discs 89 DVD-ROM or multifunction drive can't access disc 160 control buttons 88 inserting a disc 89 removing 94 removing a disc 94 E energy saving features 105... 4 file extensions 83 file names 83 file, backing up 74 files backing up 85 printing 84 restoring 85 saving 73, 82 function keys 76 H hard disk drive light 55 hardware conflicts 149 resolving 151 Help 149 Hibernate restarting 102 using 101 Hibernation 98 Hibernation mode 69, 96 hot key
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... unexpected characters 156 Windows special keys 76 keyboard, external 62 keyboard, PS/2-compatible 62 L LCD power-saver 70 lights AC power 51 battery 51, 110 hard disk drive 55 M main battery changing 114 removing 114 Media Card Reader 141 inserting a card 141 removing a card 142 memory problem solving 154 removing 61
... unexpected characters 156 Windows special keys 76 keyboard, external 62 keyboard, PS/2-compatible 62 L LCD power-saver 70 lights AC power 51 battery 51, 110 hard disk drive 55 M main battery changing 114 removing 114 Media Card Reader 141 inserting a card 141 removing a card 142 memory problem solving 154 removing 61