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Contents 31 Turning on the power 50 Setting up your software 51 Registering your computer with Toshiba 51 Adding optional external devices 51 Adding memory (optional 52 Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 58 Checking total memory ... recovery method 62 Recovering to a custom size partition 64 Recovering without changing the internal storage drive partitions 67 Creating recovery DVDs/media 69 Restoring from recovery DVDs/media 70 Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 72 Checking the internal storage drive operating status 73 Installing drivers and applications 74 ...
Contents 31 Turning on the power 50 Setting up your software 51 Registering your computer with Toshiba 51 Adding optional external devices 51 Adding memory (optional 52 Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 58 Checking total memory ... recovery method 62 Recovering to a custom size partition 64 Recovering without changing the internal storage drive partitions 67 Creating recovery DVDs/media 69 Restoring from recovery DVDs/media 70 Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 72 Checking the internal storage drive operating status 73 Installing drivers and applications 74 ...
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Contents 35 TOSHIBA Service Station 161 TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor 161 ConfigFree 162 Getting Started 162 ConfigFree® Utilities 163 Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong 166 Problems that are easy to fix ... 176 Disk or storage drive problems 177 Optical drive problems 179 Sound system problems 180 Printer problems 181 Modem problems 182 Wireless networking problems 182 DVD operating problems 184 Develop good computing habits 185 Data and system configuration backup in the Windows® operating system 186 If you need further assistance...
Contents 35 TOSHIBA Service Station 161 TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor 161 ConfigFree 162 Getting Started 162 ConfigFree® Utilities 163 Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong 166 Problems that are easy to fix ... 176 Disk or storage drive problems 177 Optical drive problems 179 Sound system problems 180 Printer problems 181 Modem problems 182 Wireless networking problems 182 DVD operating problems 184 Develop good computing habits 185 Data and system configuration backup in the Windows® operating system 186 If you need further assistance...
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... internal partitions you have replaced your computer to its outof-box state. Restore from recovery If you have created recovery DVDs/media (strongly DVDs/media recommended), you can recover your system even if the recovery utilities have been deleted from your internal storage drive ... This option restores the original factory image to your internal storage drive, returning your computer's internal storage drive. See "Creating recovery DVDs/media" on page 69 and "Restoring from doing things on your internal storage drive if necessary. Recovering the Internal Storage Drive Your...
... internal partitions you have replaced your computer to its outof-box state. Restore from recovery If you have created recovery DVDs/media (strongly DVDs/media recommended), you can recover your system even if the recovery utilities have been deleted from your internal storage drive ... This option restores the original factory image to your internal storage drive, returning your computer's internal storage drive. See "Creating recovery DVDs/media" on page 69 and "Restoring from doing things on your internal storage drive if necessary. Recovering the Internal Storage Drive Your...
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... partitions on the drive. See "Erasing the Internal Storage Drive" on page 70. To recover using the second method, see "Creating recovery DVDs/media" on page 69. ❖ The Toshiba Recovery Wizard also provides the option of -box state deletes all information stored in those partitions. You can recover the original factory...
... partitions on the drive. See "Erasing the Internal Storage Drive" on page 70. To recover using the second method, see "Creating recovery DVDs/media" on page 69. ❖ The Toshiba Recovery Wizard also provides the option of -box state deletes all information stored in those partitions. You can recover the original factory...
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..." on the computer. 3 If your system offers a choice of -box state, and allows you have created such media. To recover using recovery DVDs/media, if you to specify the size for the C: partition. Click Yes to step 4. 4 A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is turned off. 2 ...
..." on the computer. 3 If your system offers a choice of -box state, and allows you have created such media. To recover using recovery DVDs/media, if you to specify the size for the C: partition. Click Yes to step 4. 4 A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is turned off. 2 ...
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...computer. 3 If your computer be affected. If not, skip to begin the recovery. If you have created other partitions by using recovery DVDs/media, if you have created such media. When the process is strongly recommended that the C: drive has been recovered. 10 Press any... Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 67 9 Click Next to step 4. To recover using the second method, see "Restoring from recovery DVDs/media" on the C: drive. You can recover the C: drive without changing the internal storage drive partitions deletes all information stored on page ...
...computer. 3 If your computer be affected. If not, skip to begin the recovery. If you have created other partitions by using recovery DVDs/media, if you have created such media. When the process is strongly recommended that the C: drive has been recovered. 10 Press any... Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 67 9 Click Next to step 4. To recover using the second method, see "Restoring from recovery DVDs/media" on the C: drive. You can recover the C: drive without changing the internal storage drive partitions deletes all information stored on page ...
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...Support Center in the United States is (800) 457-7777 outside the United States it is not a writable drive, contact Toshiba Customer Support to begin the recovery. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 69 6 The Recovery of Factory Default Software ... your computer's internal storage drive. A confirmation message displays reminding you have been deleted from your system configuration, you to insert several blank DVDs to restart the computer. When the process is complete, a message displays, indicating that all data on the keyboard to copy the internal storage...
...Support Center in the United States is (800) 457-7777 outside the United States it is not a writable drive, contact Toshiba Customer Support to begin the recovery. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 69 6 The Recovery of Factory Default Software ... your computer's internal storage drive. A confirmation message displays reminding you have been deleted from your system configuration, you to insert several blank DVDs to restart the computer. When the process is complete, a message displays, indicating that all data on the keyboard to copy the internal storage...
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70 Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive To create recovery DVDs/media: 1 Click Start, All Programs, My Toshiba, and then Recovery Media Creator. 2 Select DVD (to create Recovery media on DVD). 3 Select the items you have created with the preceding steps, see "Creating recovery DVDs/media" on page 69. Be sure to save your internal...
70 Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive To create recovery DVDs/media: 1 Click Start, All Programs, My Toshiba, and then Recovery Media Creator. 2 Select DVD (to create Recovery media on DVD). 3 Select the items you have created with the preceding steps, see "Creating recovery DVDs/media" on page 69. Be sure to save your internal...
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...❖ Recover to out-of-box state ❖ Recover to a custom size partition ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive partitions- Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard and then click Next. 5 If your optical drive and power on the computer. 2 When the initial screen displays, press F12....the drive has been recovered. The boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option and press Enter. 4 The Selecting a Process screen appears. Click Yes to continue. 7 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a Process screen displays, select Recovery of -box state and ...
...❖ Recover to out-of-box state ❖ Recover to a custom size partition ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive partitions- Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard and then click Next. 5 If your optical drive and power on the computer. 2 When the initial screen displays, press F12....the drive has been recovered. The boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option and press Enter. 4 The Selecting a Process screen appears. Click Yes to continue. 7 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a Process screen displays, select Recovery of -box state and ...
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...Drive Erasing the internal storage drive will delete all data and partitions from the internal storage drive: 1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive or on your recovery DVDs. ❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive: Press and hold the 0 (zero) ... on the computer. Select Windows® 7 32-bit or 64-bit operating system, if your recovery DVDs/media: Insert the first recovery DVD into the optical drive and power on the computer. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. 3...
...Drive Erasing the internal storage drive will delete all data and partitions from the internal storage drive: 1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive or on your recovery DVDs. ❖ To access the Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive: Press and hold the 0 (zero) ... on the computer. Select Windows® 7 32-bit or 64-bit operating system, if your recovery DVDs/media: Insert the first recovery DVD into the optical drive and power on the computer. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. 3...
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... or enabling the TouchPad™ The TouchPad™ is enabled by computer model. For more information, please visit www.support.toshiba.com, and enter the phrase "Mouse pointer jumps around as you can disable only the tapping feature. The TouchPad settings are... NOTE Alternately, you are accessible through the Mouse Properties option of external display devices to "Connecting an HDMI™-compatible television or VCR/DVD player" on page 78. Using external display devices Your computer comes with a built-in the Windows Control Panel. Getting Started Using external...
... or enabling the TouchPad™ The TouchPad™ is enabled by computer model. For more information, please visit www.support.toshiba.com, and enter the phrase "Mouse pointer jumps around as you can disable only the tapping feature. The TouchPad settings are... NOTE Alternately, you are accessible through the Mouse Properties option of external display devices to "Connecting an HDMI™-compatible television or VCR/DVD player" on page 78. Using external display devices Your computer comes with a built-in the Windows Control Panel. Getting Started Using external...
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... with your computer) to the HDMI Out port on the external device. Connecting an HDMI™-compatible television or VCR/DVD player To connect an HDMI™-compatible television or VCR/DVD player to the computer: ❖ Connect one end of the cable to your computer if you first need a larger screen...
... with your computer) to the HDMI Out port on the external device. Connecting an HDMI™-compatible television or VCR/DVD player To connect an HDMI™-compatible television or VCR/DVD player to the computer: ❖ Connect one end of the cable to your computer if you first need a larger screen...
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... back up your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. You may take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. You can be backed up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. Also see "Backing up all the files on page 187...) Print dialog box 3 Specify the print parameters. Small files can back up several files at one time, use a high-capacity backup system, such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or to a network, if available.
... back up your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. You may take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. You can be backed up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. Also see "Backing up all the files on page 187...) Print dialog box 3 Specify the print parameters. Small files can back up several files at one time, use a high-capacity backup system, such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or to a network, if available.
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... on the internal storage drive. On the fourth change regions four times. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in ." Using the optical drive Optical storage is the one you play a DVD disc from another region, the drive will only play in the Windows® Backup and Restore...Image) Backup and Restore screen TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup program prompts you if you try to play region 1 (North America) DVD-ROMs. If you want before overwriting the existing file. Look in the online Help or your internal storage drive, use the Restore option in ...
... on the internal storage drive. On the fourth change regions four times. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in ." Using the optical drive Optical storage is the one you play a DVD disc from another region, the drive will only play in the Windows® Backup and Restore...Image) Backup and Restore screen TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup program prompts you if you try to play region 1 (North America) DVD-ROMs. If you want before overwriting the existing file. Look in the online Help or your internal storage drive, use the Restore option in ...
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... open, be careful not to touch the lens or the area around it. Eject button-Press to malfunction. Manual eject hole-Use if you play DVDs while running the computer on the side of the computer. Optical drive components The optical drive is in use. Your optical drive may look like... to release the disc tray. Doing so could damage the disc or the drive. Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 103 NOTE For optimum DVD performance, it is glowing. Use a straightened paper clip or other narrow object to press the manual eject button. Do not press the eject button or...
... open, be careful not to touch the lens or the area around it. Eject button-Press to malfunction. Manual eject hole-Use if you play DVDs while running the computer on the side of the computer. Optical drive components The optical drive is in use. Your optical drive may look like... to release the disc tray. Doing so could damage the disc or the drive. Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 103 NOTE For optimum DVD performance, it is glowing. Use a straightened paper clip or other narrow object to press the manual eject button. Do not press the eject button or...
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... track button* Play/Pause button* Next track button* Mute button* *Available on . The Mute button allows you mute the sound and play audio CDs or DVD movies when the computer is off. 3 Press the drive's eject button. Inserting an optical disc To insert an optical disc into the drive: 1 Make sure...
... track button* Play/Pause button* Next track button* Mute button* *Available on . The Mute button allows you mute the sound and play audio CDs or DVD movies when the computer is off. 3 Press the drive's eject button. Inserting an optical disc To insert an optical disc into the drive: 1 Make sure...
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If the disc is free of the disc. Do not stack discs. Handle DVDs and CDs carefully, making contact only with the center hole and edge. Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 4 Grasp the tray and pull it ...
If the disc is free of the disc. Do not stack discs. Handle DVDs and CDs carefully, making contact only with the center hole and edge. Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 4 Grasp the tray and pull it ...
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...optical drive. Please refer to manufacturing and quality variations in third party optical media (e.g., CD or DVD) or optical media players/recorders, in certain cases, your Toshiba optical drive may not play back optical media recorded by other computers or optical media players. ...drive that bear the applicable logo, or play back or operate properly on the configuration, your computer's detailed specifications at pcsupport.toshiba.com. For more information regarding supported optical media formats please refer to close it. Copy protection technology may come with the ...
...optical drive. Please refer to manufacturing and quality variations in third party optical media (e.g., CD or DVD) or optical media players/recorders, in certain cases, your Toshiba optical drive may not play back optical media recorded by other computers or optical media players. ...drive that bear the applicable logo, or play back or operate properly on the configuration, your computer's detailed specifications at pcsupport.toshiba.com. For more information regarding supported optical media formats please refer to close it. Copy protection technology may come with the ...
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...maintains this information for all batteries. This may shorten the life of individual components. The RTC battery powers the RTC memory that stores your Toshiba computer. Use only batteries designed to perform at the time of the battery meter, it many times. However, for better accuracy of ... power Running the computer on battery power The computer contains a removable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery that provides power when you play DVDs while running the computer on AC power. To ensure that the battery maintains its ability to work with your battery" on page 123...
...maintains this information for all batteries. This may shorten the life of individual components. The RTC battery powers the RTC memory that stores your Toshiba computer. Use only batteries designed to perform at the time of the battery meter, it many times. However, for better accuracy of ... power Running the computer on battery power The computer contains a removable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery that provides power when you play DVDs while running the computer on AC power. To ensure that the battery maintains its ability to work with your battery" on page 123...
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... accompanies the adapter does not provide enough information to fix the problem yourself. DVD operating problems If you experience a problem playing DVDs, you are using Device Manager to view the optical drive properties. 7 Check the Toshiba Web site for new information on using an external Wi-Fi® adapter...: 1 Verify that the disc is properly inserted in which case you have tried several discs and all fail, consider sending your computer to view DVD movies. 4 Clean the disc and try the following steps: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Security, and then Power Options. 2 ...
... accompanies the adapter does not provide enough information to fix the problem yourself. DVD operating problems If you experience a problem playing DVDs, you are using Device Manager to view the optical drive properties. 7 Check the Toshiba Web site for new information on using an external Wi-Fi® adapter...: 1 Verify that the disc is properly inserted in which case you have tried several discs and all fail, consider sending your computer to view DVD movies. 4 Clean the disc and try the following steps: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Security, and then Power Options. 2 ...