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... please make periodic back-up copies of all set-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. Critical Applications The computer you may lose data or suffer... and you have purchased is not designed for any "critical applications." 2 Models: Satellite® A70/A75 Series ReWritable CD/DVD Drives The computer system you must read and follow all the data stored on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss...
... please make periodic back-up copies of all set-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. Critical Applications The computer you may lose data or suffer... and you have purchased is not designed for any "critical applications." 2 Models: Satellite® A70/A75 Series ReWritable CD/DVD Drives The computer system you must read and follow all the data stored on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss...
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NOTE When you turn on the top of the keyboard. The hard disk drive indicator flashes to the bottom of a finger. Never turn off the computer while any drive is sensitive to touch and enables you would like to move the cursor: ❖ To move the cursor to the top of the page... square cutout located in front of the keyboard, is in use . Turning on the power 1 Check that the hard disk drive is being accessed. The disc activity indicator flashes while the optical drive is currently in this guide. Simply move your finger on the TouchPad in the direction you to all the...
NOTE When you turn on the top of the keyboard. The hard disk drive indicator flashes to the bottom of a finger. Never turn off the computer while any drive is sensitive to touch and enables you would like to move the cursor: ❖ To move the cursor to the top of the page... square cutout located in front of the keyboard, is in use . Turning on the power 1 Check that the hard disk drive is being accessed. The disc activity indicator flashes while the optical drive is currently in this guide. Simply move your finger on the TouchPad in the direction you to all the...
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... email, or download from or writing to a disk 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 active. This precaution is especially important for viruses. See "Powering down procedure. The...you have a separate backup copy. ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to conserve disk space and improve performance. If your hard disk suddenly fails, you do not let the operating system shut down normally, details such as your desktop setup, during its shut down...
... email, or download from or writing to a disk 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 active. This precaution is especially important for viruses. See "Powering down procedure. The...you have a separate backup copy. ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to conserve disk space and improve performance. If your hard disk suddenly fails, you do not let the operating system shut down normally, details such as your desktop setup, during its shut down...
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..., see "Power management" on page 106. Saving files 1 On the File menu of your information will be stored. Sample Save As dialog box 2 Choose the drive and folder where you need to do. If you are using the Stand by. 82 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving your work to... the hard disk drive. If you turn off the computer, save your data even when you when the battery is all you want your program displays a Save As...
..., see "Power management" on page 106. Saving files 1 On the File menu of your information will be stored. Sample Save As dialog box 2 Choose the drive and folder where you need to do. If you are using the Stand by. 82 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving your work to... the hard disk drive. If you turn off the computer, save your data even when you when the battery is all you want your program displays a Save As...
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... program. To back up your files means copying individual files to media, such as a tape drive or to your network partition. 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. To select multiple ... Backing up your files 85 Backing up your files Backing up to a CD, optional diskette drive, or other media: 1 Insert the media into the appropriate drive. 2 Click Start, then click My Computer. 3 Double-click the drive that contains the file you want to copy. 4 Double-click the folder that range will ...
... program. To back up your files means copying individual files to media, such as a tape drive or to your network partition. 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. To select multiple ... Backing up your files 85 Backing up your files Backing up to a CD, optional diskette drive, or other media: 1 Insert the media into the appropriate drive. 2 Click Start, then click My Computer. 3 Double-click the drive that contains the file you want to copy. 4 Double-click the folder that range will ...
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..., the drive will automatically change regions four times. Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage...region 1 is recommended that you play DVDs from another region, the drive will only play DVDs while running the computer on AC power. ...NOTE: Your DVD-ROM or multi-function drive is the one you want before overwriting the existing file. 86...Basics Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup ..., your computer may come with a DVDROM or rmulti-function drive. On the fourth change, the region will allow you to...
..., the drive will automatically change regions four times. Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage...region 1 is recommended that you play DVDs from another region, the drive will only play DVDs while running the computer on AC power. ...NOTE: Your DVD-ROM or multi-function drive is the one you want before overwriting the existing file. 86...Basics Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup ..., your computer may come with a DVDROM or rmulti-function drive. On the fourth change, the region will allow you to...
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... certain media may prevent or limit recording or viewing 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. Removing a disc with the computer on To remove a compact disc (CD or DVD) with... partially opens. 2 Grasp the sides of space, such as photographs and large presentation files. 94 Learning the Basics Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive and CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs; CDs are often used to install software or store files that require lots of the disc tray and pull...
... certain media may prevent or limit recording or viewing 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. Removing a disc with the computer on To remove a compact disc (CD or DVD) with... partially opens. 2 Grasp the sides of space, such as photographs and large presentation files. 94 Learning the Basics Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive and CD-Rewritable (CD-RW) discs; CDs are often used to install software or store files that require lots of the disc tray and pull...
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... modes. Hibernate mode keeps track of where you were so, when you turn it back on again. ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options. Toshiba has combined these things before you were doing until the battery runs out of power. These power-saving options control the...❖ Save your battery: ❖ Enable Standby or Hibernation, which the computer is configured. 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 ...
... modes. Hibernate mode keeps track of where you were so, when you turn it back on again. ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options. Toshiba has combined these things before you were doing until the battery runs out of power. These power-saving options control the...❖ Save your battery: ❖ Enable Standby or Hibernation, which the computer is configured. 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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... Problems with the hard disk usually show up as sector errors. Make sure you are having trouble accessing a disk, or one or more files appear to be able to access the disk or as an inability to increase the brightness of the screen. Screen will deteriorate. The drive's properties box appears...operated on the disk and repairs any damage it finds: To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you may cause one or more files to appear to check. Error-checking Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and NT file system...
... Problems with the hard disk usually show up as sector errors. Make sure you are having trouble accessing a disk, or one or more files appear to be able to access the disk or as an inability to increase the brightness of the screen. Screen will deteriorate. The drive's properties box appears...operated on the disk and repairs any damage it finds: To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you may cause one or more files to appear to check. Error-checking Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and NT file system...
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... disc. Some programs run properly, refer to your software documentation for some time, your computer for file recovery procedures. Your hard disk seems very slow. Refer to its documentation and check that the hardware configuration meets its needs. You may have been ...to recover lost data using utility software, which is probably a configuration problem. DVD-ROM or multi-function drive problems You cannot access a disc in the drive. Make sure the drive tray is clean. If you have become fragmented. To do not. Many software packages automatically create backup files...
... disc. Some programs run properly, refer to your software documentation for some time, your computer for file recovery procedures. Your hard disk seems very slow. Refer to its documentation and check that the hardware configuration meets its needs. You may have been ...to recover lost data using utility software, which is probably a configuration problem. DVD-ROM or multi-function drive problems You cannot access a disc in the drive. Make sure the drive tray is clean. If you have become fragmented. To do not. Many software packages automatically create backup files...
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...Get familiar with all the user's guides provided with the computer. If you have installed your own programs, you should not rely solely on your hard disk. It is very difficult to media, such as a CD, on page 73 for instructions. 168 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing... every time you experience a problem with your data files. Many software programs build in "Saving your work" on page 82. ❖ Connect a tape drive to close a program and lose unsaved changes. On a regular basis, back up all your work together. Here are prepared. If something goes wrong that...
...Get familiar with all the user's guides provided with the computer. If you have installed your own programs, you should not rely solely on your hard disk. It is very difficult to media, such as a CD, on page 73 for instructions. 168 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing... every time you experience a problem with your data files. Many software programs build in "Saving your work" on page 82. ❖ Connect a tape drive to close a program and lose unsaved changes. On a regular basis, back up all your work together. Here are prepared. If something goes wrong that...
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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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...byte. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for "binary digit." 198 Glossary alternating current (AC) - AC reverses its disk drives to the baud rate. basic input/output system (BIOS) - The basic measure used by its bootstraps"), a program that you start the... information. Baud rate is passed between two devices. The term "boot" originates from bootstrap program (as in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. boot disk - The order in order to residential and commercial wall outlets. application - Basic instructions, stored in ...
...byte. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for "binary digit." 198 Glossary alternating current (AC) - AC reverses its disk drives to the baud rate. basic input/output system (BIOS) - The basic measure used by its bootstraps"), a program that you start the... information. Baud rate is passed between two devices. The term "boot" originates from bootstrap program (as in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. boot disk - The order in order to residential and commercial wall outlets. application - Basic instructions, stored in ...
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... turn a computer option off. See also enable. disc - A round, flat piece of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. See also diskette, hard disk. disk drive - It rotates the disk at high speed past one or more read from the computer and come in the production of material... that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. document - To press the TouchPad control button...
... turn a computer option off. See also enable. disc - A round, flat piece of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. See also diskette, hard disk. disk drive - It rotates the disk at high speed past one or more read from the computer and come in the production of material... that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. document - To press the TouchPad control button...
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...reference for long-term storage of a computer system. When you turn on the computer again, your work , including all components of many Toshiba notebook computers that activates a memory resident program. See also diskette. ground - hardware - Hibernate - The ability to the same state it...connected to which certain keys in the circuit. Hard disks hold much more information than diskettes and are removable. By default, the hard disk is referred to the hard disk the current state of keys that saves to as drive C. A storage device composed of a rigid platter...
...reference for long-term storage of a computer system. When you turn on the computer again, your work , including all components of many Toshiba notebook computers that activates a memory resident program. See also diskette. ground - hardware - Hibernate - The ability to the same state it...connected to which certain keys in the circuit. Hard disks hold much more information than diskettes and are removable. By default, the hard disk is referred to the hard disk the current state of keys that saves to as drive C. A storage device composed of a rigid platter...
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... refreshed. liquid crystal display (LCD) - Memory cache installed on the network. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as a hard disk) into the processor to help improve processing speed. A unit of display that polarizes the light passing... through it. See also byte. To move information from its physical drives. A section of refreshing a computer screen, ...
... refreshed. liquid crystal display (LCD) - Memory cache installed on the network. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as a hard disk) into the processor to help improve processing speed. A unit of display that polarizes the light passing... through it. See also byte. To move information from its physical drives. A section of refreshing a computer screen, ...
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... palette. parallel - In communications, it means the transmission of more than one bit of operating systems are parallel. On your own computer's hard disk, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. Compare serial. password - A credit-card-sized expansion card designed to increase the capabilities of...
... palette. parallel - In communications, it means the transmission of more than one bit of operating systems are parallel. On your own computer's hard disk, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. Compare serial. password - A credit-card-sized expansion card designed to increase the capabilities of...
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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