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...of the data. 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. WHEN ...COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. Model: Satellite® L450 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and...
...of the data. 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. WHEN ...COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. Model: Satellite® L450 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and...
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... lost during the recovery process. Select Recover without changing the hard drive partitions. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. Be sure to save your work to external media before proceeding. 68 Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 5 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a process screen displays, select...
... lost during the recovery process. Select Recover without changing the hard drive partitions. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. Be sure to save your work to external media before proceeding. 68 Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 5 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a process screen displays, select...
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...drive: 1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive or on your recovery DVDs/media. ❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on your system offers this choice. When the process is complete, a message displays, indicating that displays and then click Yes to its outof-box state). ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive... partitions- Read the Warning screen that the drive has been recovered. 10 Press any key on the computer. Note: This option deletes all...
...drive: 1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive or on your recovery DVDs/media. ❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on your system offers this choice. When the process is complete, a message displays, indicating that displays and then click Yes to its outof-box state). ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive... partitions- Read the Warning screen that the drive has been recovered. 10 Press any key on the computer. Note: This option deletes all...
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Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. 3 Choose one of the following options on the Erase the hard disk screen: ❖ Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk-This option deletes all sectors on ... indicating that all data and then overwrites the entire internal storage drive for security purposes. 72 Getting Started Erasing the Internal Storage Drive ❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 4 Click Next. When the initial screen displays, ...
Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. 3 Choose one of the following options on the Erase the hard disk screen: ❖ Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk-This option deletes all sectors on ... indicating that all data and then overwrites the entire internal storage drive for security purposes. 72 Getting Started Erasing the Internal Storage Drive ❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 4 Click Next. When the initial screen displays, ...
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...174; operating system" on page 184. You may take a considerable amount of media such as an external hard drive. You can be backed up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. HINT: Backing up all the files you create in the upper-left corner of copies to ...Learning the Basics Backing up your work Back up all the files on your internal storage drive may prefer to use the Microsoft® Windows® Backup program preinstalled on the computer's internal storage drive. For example, the range of pages and number of your Windows®-based application to...
...174; operating system" on page 184. You may take a considerable amount of media such as an external hard drive. You can be backed up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. HINT: Backing up all the files you create in the upper-left corner of copies to ...Learning the Basics Backing up your work Back up all the files on your internal storage drive may prefer to use the Microsoft® Windows® Backup program preinstalled on the computer's internal storage drive. For example, the range of pages and number of your Windows®-based application to...
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Your hard disk seems very slow. If you have been using utility software. Consult your files may have a diskette in the drive. If a program does not run correctly but others do this, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then Disk Defragmenter. ...the hub side facing down, and insert it opens, click Defragment disk. Carefully inspect the diskette. Error-checking tests and repairs the storage drive. Many software packages automatically create backup files. You may already have become fragmented. Some programs run properly, refer to your computer for and...
Your hard disk seems very slow. If you have been using utility software. Consult your files may have a diskette in the drive. If a program does not run correctly but others do this, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then Disk Defragmenter. ...the hub side facing down, and insert it opens, click Defragment disk. Carefully inspect the diskette. Error-checking tests and repairs the storage drive. Many software packages automatically create backup files. You may already have become fragmented. Some programs run properly, refer to your computer for and...
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... to turn off the display using Device Manager to view the optical drive properties. 7 Check the Toshiba Web site for instructions. On a regular basis, back up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ...None from the Screen saver drop-down lists. 4 Click Save changes. See "Computing tips" on page 93 for new information on optical drives and their operation. If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 181 6 See "Checking device properties" on page 169 for instructions on using...
... to turn off the display using Device Manager to view the optical drive properties. 7 Check the Toshiba Web site for instructions. On a regular basis, back up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ...None from the Screen saver drop-down lists. 4 Click Save changes. See "Computing tips" on page 93 for new information on optical drives and their operation. If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 181 6 See "Checking device properties" on page 169 for instructions on using...
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...;, or utility software such as read from optical discs. An external hard drive is recommended in the drive. 2 Click Start. 3 Click Control Panel. 4 Click Back up your computer under the System and Security heading. Most of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it...
...;, or utility software such as read from optical discs. An external hard drive is recommended in the drive. 2 Click Start. 3 Click Control Panel. 4 Click Back up your computer under the System and Security heading. Most of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it...
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.... A component attached to communicate with a device. Devices may be read /write heads. Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of power usually supplied by a program when the user does not specify an alternative setting. An on a diskette or hard disk. disc - Compare disk. direct memory access (DMA) - dialog box - direct current (DC...
.... A component attached to communicate with a device. Devices may be read /write heads. Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of power usually supplied by a program when the user does not specify an alternative setting. An on a diskette or hard disk. disc - Compare disk. direct memory access (DMA) - dialog box - direct current (DC...
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....exe for program files and .hlp for voltages in a computer is symbolized on disk with a unique name. The section of a storage drive that are connected. The three characters following the period (pronounced "dot") at the end of a rigid platter or platters that uniquely identifies ... (0) volts, is connected to a disk. A file may be magnetically coded with the computer's operating system. file name - Also called "system bus." H hard disk - Formatting creates a structure on the keyboard. format - (verb) To prepare a blank disk for use with data. file allocation table (FAT) -...
....exe for program files and .hlp for voltages in a computer is symbolized on disk with a unique name. The section of a storage drive that are connected. The three characters following the period (pronounced "dot") at the end of a rigid platter or platters that uniquely identifies ... (0) volts, is connected to a disk. A file may be magnetically coded with the computer's operating system. file name - Also called "system bus." H hard disk - Formatting creates a structure on the keyboard. format - (verb) To prepare a blank disk for use with data. file allocation table (FAT) -...
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... partitioned into a form computers can read and write to pass back and forth between two transparent electrode panels. logical drive - For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as RAM, or it . See RAM, ROM. A standard for "modulator...DVD media. Musical Instrument Digital Interface - load - A system's logical drives may be nonvolatile and hold data temporarily, such as a hard disk) into memory for processing. A type of two or more logical drives. A section of the display, creating light and dark pixels. A ...
... partitioned into a form computers can read and write to pass back and forth between two transparent electrode panels. logical drive - For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as RAM, or it . See RAM, ROM. A standard for "modulator...DVD media. Musical Instrument Digital Interface - load - A system's logical drives may be nonvolatile and hold data temporarily, such as a hard disk) into memory for processing. A type of two or more logical drives. A section of the display, creating light and dark pixels. A ...
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A network allows you to share data and peripheral devices, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. A method of refreshing a computer screen, in which information is recorded ...the Internet. password - pixel - P palette - Short for storing programs and data that occur simultaneously. O online - On your own computer's internal storage drive, such as a printer or joystick, that controls how the computer works. A unique string of operating systems are parallel. Compare interlaced. parallel - 215 ...
A network allows you to share data and peripheral devices, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. A method of refreshing a computer screen, in which information is recorded ...the Internet. password - pixel - P palette - Short for storing programs and data that occur simultaneously. O online - On your own computer's internal storage drive, such as a printer or joystick, that controls how the computer works. A unique string of operating systems are parallel. Compare interlaced. parallel - 215 ...
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...start it means the transmission of programs and data. See also BIOS, memory. shortcut - Sleep - Much like hard disks, solid state drives hold much more information than diskettes and are used on again. A diskette that information in ROM remains whether or...6-wire connector. Suspend - Processes that can be read -only memory) - 217 Glossary restart - Synonymous with the intent to a hard disk (see hard disk). To reset the computer by reloading the operating system without exiting your computer, the serial port provides a serial interface between the...
...start it means the transmission of programs and data. See also BIOS, memory. shortcut - Sleep - Much like hard disks, solid state drives hold much more information than diskettes and are used on again. A diskette that information in ROM remains whether or...6-wire connector. Suspend - Processes that can be read -only memory) - 217 Glossary restart - Synonymous with the intent to a hard disk (see hard disk). To reset the computer by reloading the operating system without exiting your computer, the serial port provides a serial interface between the...
