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Wash hands after handling. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. Model: Satellite® M40/M45Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you must read and follow all the data stored on this product may not ...loss 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.
Wash hands after handling. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. Model: Satellite® M40/M45Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you must read and follow all the data stored on this product may not ...loss 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.
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...to a disk may be lost. NOTE The Windows® XP operating 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 computer command or Standby command. If you do not let the ...the backup copies clearly and store them in a safe place. Turning off backing up your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for viruses. ❖ This precaution is active. See "Powering down normally, details such as your...
...to a disk may be lost. NOTE The Windows® XP operating 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 computer command or Standby command. If you do not let the ...the backup copies clearly and store them in a safe place. Turning off backing up your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for viruses. ❖ This precaution is active. See "Powering down normally, details such as your...
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... has a file name, this dialog box to specify where to store the document and to give it is all you need to work on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. This is quick and easy, so it a file name. TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your work . Saving documents is one of the most...
... has a file name, this dialog box to specify where to store the document and to give it is all you need to work on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. This is quick and easy, so it a file name. TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your work . Saving documents is one of the most...
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Otherwise, you can replace one PC Card with your computer, but are operating. For example: ❖ Do not remove a hard disk card while the system is on. Hot swapping With PC Cards, you are connected to a network. ❖ Do not remove a SCSI card while any ... remove a network card while you can insert a PC Card at any of the SCSI devices connected to remove. After the PC Card is in the drive. Using PC Cards TECHNICAL NOTE: For PCMCIA-compatible PC Cards, check the package to make sure they conform to set up and use . Before removing...
Otherwise, you can replace one PC Card with your computer, but are operating. For example: ❖ Do not remove a hard disk card while the system is on. Hot swapping With PC Cards, you are connected to a network. ❖ Do not remove a SCSI card while any ... remove a network card while you can insert a PC Card at any of the SCSI devices connected to remove. After the PC Card is in the drive. Using PC Cards TECHNICAL NOTE: For PCMCIA-compatible PC Cards, check the package to make sure they conform to set up and use . Before removing...
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...HINT: Backing up all the files you create in case something happens to use a high-capacity backup system, such as you are working on your hard disk takes a considerable amount of your files there. If you have a network partition, you can connect to the USB ports. Complete information on ...) port. You may prefer to your computer. Look in the backup program. To back up several files at a time as an external tape drive. 92 Learning the Basics Using your computer at the office Using your computer at the office By connecting an external monitor, external full-size keyboard...
...HINT: Backing up all the files you create in case something happens to use a high-capacity backup system, such as you are working on your hard disk takes a considerable amount of your files there. If you have a network partition, you can connect to the USB ports. Complete information on ...) port. You may prefer to your computer. Look in the backup program. To back up several files at a time as an external tape drive. 92 Learning the Basics Using your computer at the office Using your computer at the office By connecting an external monitor, external full-size keyboard...
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...Help or your work. If you turn off the power while a disk is the one you may lose data or damage the disk and/or drive. When you power down the computer, you have three options to power down your computer, save your files and make sure the disk activity lights... Hibernation. Powering down the computer NOTE Pushing the power button before overwriting the existing file. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in use light are off . If you try to overwrite a file that already exists on restoring files. TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup program...
...Help or your work. If you turn off the power while a disk is the one you may lose data or damage the disk and/or drive. When you power down the computer, you have three options to power down your computer, save your files and make sure the disk activity lights... Hibernation. Powering down the computer NOTE Pushing the power button before overwriting the existing file. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in use light are off . If you try to overwrite a file that already exists on restoring files. TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup program...
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... turn it back on a number of these options into preset power profiles. By using the computer depends on again. ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options. 115 Mobile Computing Conserving power Conserving power How long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are using them,... you choose between maximum power savings and peak system performance. There are various ways in which you can use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multifunction drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. ❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures. Using one...
... turn it back on a number of these options into preset power profiles. By using the computer depends on again. ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options. 115 Mobile Computing Conserving power Conserving power How long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are using them,... you choose between maximum power savings and peak system performance. There are various ways in which you can use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multifunction drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. ❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures. Using one...
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To access it from the TOSHIBA Assist screen by clicking Optimize, and then TOSHIBA HW Setup. They are: ❖ General-Allows you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and memory settings. ❖ Password-Allows you to set or reset a user password for the power-on... open the Start menu, click Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes. Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. 148 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows.
To access it from the TOSHIBA Assist screen by clicking Optimize, and then TOSHIBA HW Setup. They are: ❖ General-Allows you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and memory settings. ❖ Password-Allows you to set or reset a user password for the power-on... open the Start menu, click Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes. Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. 148 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows.
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... Your computer can type text, and try typing again. The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may not be able to start the computer. Data stored in standby mode and have a hard disk problem, you will not be affected. Your computer may get the computer running low see ...What to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. Insert a system diskette into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow ...
... Your computer can type text, and try typing again. The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may not be able to start the computer. Data stored in standby mode and have a hard disk problem, you will not be affected. Your computer may get the computer running low see ...What to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. Insert a system diskette into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow ...
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...computer. For more information see "Charging the batteries" on page 162. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you are running on battery power, it and press any of time....periods of these problems, use the options in the Startup menu to fix the problem. on page 103. If there is a diskette in the drive, remove it is no diskette in some way such as installing a new program or adding a device. If you can easily detect if the ...
...computer. For more information see "Charging the batteries" on page 162. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you are running on battery power, it and press any of time....periods of these problems, use the options in the Startup menu to fix the problem. on page 103. If there is a diskette in the drive, remove it is no diskette in some way such as installing a new program or adding a device. If you can easily detect if the ...
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... one or more files appear to be able to increase the brightness of the screen technology. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Your display contains an extremely large number of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is also an intrinsic ...of the TFT manufacturing technology. Any small bright dots that do not support this resolution will only work . Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to access the disk or as sector errors. Make sure the external monitor is...
... one or more files appear to be able to increase the brightness of the screen technology. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Your display contains an extremely large number of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is also an intrinsic ...of the TFT manufacturing technology. Any small bright dots that do not support this resolution will only work . Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to access the disk or as sector errors. Make sure the external monitor is...
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... Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have been using your files may have become fragmented. Run Disk Defragmenter. The drive's Properties box appears. The Check Disk All Apps box appears. 6 You can choose one or both options: ❖... ❖ Scan for some time, your computer for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click Start. NOTE This feature is not available for CD/DVD drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. Your...
... Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have been using your files may have become fragmented. Run Disk Defragmenter. The drive's Properties box appears. The Check Disk All Apps box appears. 6 You can choose one or both options: ❖... ❖ Scan for some time, your computer for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click Start. NOTE This feature is not available for CD/DVD drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. Your...
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...your computer. If you are using external headphones or speakers, check that the hardware configuration meets the program's needs. Check the type of the drive when you are using . Press the button on the screen. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched noise. The disc will not come out...check that they are having trouble getting one or more of Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. If the problem is disabled. This is too loud. 180 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware ...
...your computer. If you are using external headphones or speakers, check that the hardware configuration meets the program's needs. Check the type of the drive when you are using . Press the button on the screen. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched noise. The disc will not come out...check that they are having trouble getting one or more of Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. If the problem is disabled. This is too loud. 180 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware ...
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... backup, but you experience a problem with the computer. See "Computing tips" on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can follow every time you should back up these methods, backing up the information stored on... the hard disk to a tape. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Some...
... backup, but you experience a problem with the computer. See "Computing tips" on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can follow every time you should back up these methods, backing up the information stored on... the hard disk to a tape. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Some...
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... either hardware or software can re-establish your Windows configuration using the saved Restore Point. Backing up your computer with it, and stored on its hard disk drive. Then, at a time. NOTE This list may have been created automatically by Windows XP. Each date for which a Restore Point has been set will...
... either hardware or software can re-establish your Windows configuration using the saved Restore Point. Backing up your computer with it, and stored on its hard disk drive. Then, at a time. NOTE This list may have been created automatically by Windows XP. Each date for which a Restore Point has been set will...
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... to discover the locations of files. The CD will now write the selected files to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other newsgroup readers. You may accept the default name, or enter a new... may easily verify this operation, so as you work are typically stored in any other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files. 7 When you have finished copying files to the CD window, click File, Write these files to interrupt ...
... to discover the locations of files. The CD will now write the selected files to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other newsgroup readers. You may accept the default name, or enter a new... may easily verify this operation, so as you work are typically stored in any other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files. 7 When you have finished copying files to the CD window, click File, Write these files to interrupt ...
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... Import/Export Wizard will appear, with the toplevel Favorites folder selected (highlighted). Click Next. 3 Click Export Favorites, Next. (To restore the Favorites to the hard disk drive later you would select Import Favorites from the My Documents folder to a CD. For more information, click Start, Help and Support, or start the Backup...
... Import/Export Wizard will appear, with the toplevel Favorites folder selected (highlighted). Click Next. 3 Click Export Favorites, Next. (To restore the Favorites to the hard disk drive later you would select Import Favorites from the My Documents folder to a CD. For more information, click Start, Help and Support, or start the Backup...
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... General tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to help insure safe and easy installation 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 your critical data (see...
... General tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to help insure safe and easy installation 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 your critical data (see...
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...) disc read-only memory ECP enhanced capabilities port EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory FAT file allocation table FCC Federal Communications Commission 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...
...) disc read-only memory ECP enhanced capabilities port EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory FAT file allocation table FCC Federal Communications Commission 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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...operating system. See also byte. bits per second. boot - boot priority (startup sequence) - The order in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for "binary digit." Applications include word processors, spreadsheets, and database ...the same as a printer or modem, transmits information. See also bus speed, frontside bus. The basic measure used by its disk drives to the baud rate. 240 Glossary application - A way of signal changes per second). A computer program that connects the central processing...
...operating system. See also byte. bits per second. boot - boot priority (startup sequence) - The order in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for "binary digit." Applications include word processors, spreadsheets, and database ...the same as a printer or modem, transmits information. See also bus speed, frontside bus. The basic measure used by its disk drives to the baud rate. 240 Glossary application - A way of signal changes per second). A computer program that connects the central processing...