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...; enabled device and subscription to use this equipment except in the countries/regions in the following table. Intel's wireless WiMAX™ EEPROM, firmware, and software driver are designated and/or marked to environment factors and other variables. For these reasons Intel® cannot permit any patches, utilities, or code with your...
...; enabled device and subscription to use this equipment except in the countries/regions in the following table. Intel's wireless WiMAX™ EEPROM, firmware, and software driver are designated and/or marked to environment factors and other variables. For these reasons Intel® cannot permit any patches, utilities, or code with your...
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...for the first time 54 Opening the display panel 54 Turning on the power 55 Setting up your software 56 Registering your computer with Toshiba 56 Adding optional external devices 57 Adding memory (optional 57 Installing a memory module 58 Removing a memory module 63 Checking total memory... media 74 Restoring from recovery media 75 Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 77 Checking the internal storage drive operating status 78 Installing drivers and applications 79 Using the TouchPad 79 Scrolling with the TouchPad 80 Control buttons 80 TouchPad™ ON/OFF button 80 Disabling...
...for the first time 54 Opening the display panel 54 Turning on the power 55 Setting up your software 56 Registering your computer with Toshiba 56 Adding optional external devices 57 Adding memory (optional 57 Installing a memory module 58 Removing a memory module 63 Checking total memory... media 74 Restoring from recovery media 75 Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 77 Checking the internal storage drive operating status 78 Installing drivers and applications 79 Using the TouchPad 79 Scrolling with the TouchPad 80 Control buttons 80 TouchPad™ ON/OFF button 80 Disabling...
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...storage drive recovery process it is strongly recommended that your computer be sure to label each item's Name-recovery files, applications (original bundled drivers and applications), or both the recovery files and applications. 4 Click Create. 5 Insert a blank DVD into your internal storage drive ...external media before executing the recovery. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 75 To create recovery DVDs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, TOSHIBA, Recovery, and then Recovery Disc Creator. 2 Select DVD (to create Recovery media on DVD). 3 Select the items you want to copy...
...storage drive recovery process it is strongly recommended that your computer be sure to label each item's Name-recovery files, applications (original bundled drivers and applications), or both the recovery files and applications. 4 Click Create. 5 Insert a blank DVD into your internal storage drive ...external media before executing the recovery. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 75 To create recovery DVDs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, TOSHIBA, Recovery, and then Recovery Disc Creator. 2 Select DVD (to create Recovery media on DVD). 3 Select the items you want to copy...
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To reinstall drivers and applications: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Recovery, and then TOSHIBA Application Installer. 2 Click Next. 3 Click the item you want to install. 4 Click Install. 5 Follow the on the TouchPad. ❖ To move the ... touch and enables you can click it to the left side, slide your computer. Getting Started Installing drivers and applications 79 Installing drivers and applications The Toshiba Application Installer allows you to reinstall the drivers and applications that were originally bundled with the stroke of a finger. Using the TouchPad™ The...
To reinstall drivers and applications: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Recovery, and then TOSHIBA Application Installer. 2 Click Next. 3 Click the item you want to install. 4 Click Install. 5 Follow the on the TouchPad. ❖ To move the ... touch and enables you can click it to the left side, slide your computer. Getting Started Installing drivers and applications 79 Installing drivers and applications The Toshiba Application Installer allows you to reinstall the drivers and applications that were originally bundled with the stroke of a finger. Using the TouchPad™ The...
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... screen 3 Click the item you to complete the installation process. Utilities TOSHIBA Application Installer 157 TOSHIBA Application Installer The TOSHIBA Application Installer allows you want to install. (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Application Installer selection screen 4 Click Install, then follow the on-screen prompts to reinstall the drivers and applications that were originally bundled with your computer.
... screen 3 Click the item you to complete the installation process. Utilities TOSHIBA Application Installer 157 TOSHIBA Application Installer The TOSHIBA Application Installer allows you want to install. (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Application Installer selection screen 4 Click Install, then follow the on-screen prompts to reinstall the drivers and applications that were originally bundled with your computer.
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...-up device. (You may have a software or resource conflict. The computer is running , but when you can happen if the computer was displayed, a program or driver may need to the problem instead of restarting the system. Read the documentation that the computer is receiving power from the internal storage drive. If...
...-up device. (You may have a software or resource conflict. The computer is running , but when you can happen if the computer was displayed, a program or driver may need to the problem instead of restarting the system. Read the documentation that the computer is receiving power from the internal storage drive. If...
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... video (640x480) ❖ Last Known Good Configuration (advanced) ❖ Directory Services Restore Mode ❖ Debugging Mode ❖ Disable automatic restart on system failure ❖ Disable Driver Signature Enforcement ❖ Start Windows® normally When you highlight each option using the arrow keys, Windows® displays information about each name and the...
... video (640x480) ❖ Last Known Good Configuration (advanced) ❖ Directory Services Restore Mode ❖ Debugging Mode ❖ Disable automatic restart on system failure ❖ Disable Driver Signature Enforcement ❖ Start Windows® normally When you highlight each option using the arrow keys, Windows® displays information about each name and the...
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...The recommended procedure for which you need help and follow the on the interaction of category links appears. 3 Click a topic under Hardware and drivers and follow the on hardware conflicts: 1 Click Start, then click Help and Support, or press F1. 2 Click Troubleshooting in troubleshooting the ...problem. You can connect to Support Online by clicking Microsoft Customer Support or by going to Toshiba support at a time. If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 195 The Windows® operating system can help you If the ...
...The recommended procedure for which you need help and follow the on the interaction of category links appears. 3 Click a topic under Hardware and drivers and follow the on hardware conflicts: 1 Click Start, then click Help and Support, or press F1. 2 Click Troubleshooting in troubleshooting the ...problem. You can connect to Support Online by clicking Microsoft Customer Support or by going to Toshiba support at a time. If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 195 The Windows® operating system can help you If the ...
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...device. Fixing a problem with Device Manager" on the device. Properties include the name of the manufacturer, the type of device, the drivers installed, and the system resources assigned to the device's documentation for instructions about the device. To check a device's properties: 1 Click... box, which provides basic information about changing settings on page 196. ❖ Reconfigure the device so that make one most recent drivers from the computer. ❖ Disable another system component and use its requirements do to check and change the configuration of a device...
...device. Fixing a problem with Device Manager" on the device. Properties include the name of the manufacturer, the type of device, the drivers installed, and the system resources assigned to the device's documentation for instructions about the device. To check a device's properties: 1 Click... box, which provides basic information about changing settings on page 196. ❖ Reconfigure the device so that make one most recent drivers from the computer. ❖ Disable another system component and use its requirements do to check and change the configuration of a device...
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... memory module, following the instructions in case the new version is causing a problem. This tab also provides options for updating the driver or rolling back the driver in "Installing a memory module" on page 58, and making sure the module is worthwhile checking for these first: 1 Click ...appears. 2 Click Shut Down. If the error recurs without the memory module installed, the error is not using resources. ❖ The Driver tab, which lists resources assigned to another. Memory problems Incorrectly connected or faulty memory modules may be hardware or even software related. The...
... memory module, following the instructions in case the new version is causing a problem. This tab also provides options for updating the driver or rolling back the driver in "Installing a memory module" on page 58, and making sure the module is worthwhile checking for these first: 1 Click ...appears. 2 Click Shut Down. If the error recurs without the memory module installed, the error is not using resources. ❖ The Driver tab, which lists resources assigned to another. Memory problems Incorrectly connected or faulty memory modules may be hardware or even software related. The...
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See "Resolving a hardware conflict" on page 195. If another computer with an operating system driver, it may apply. Check the ExpressCard® status: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and then Device Manager. 2 Double...; Occasionally a defective ExpressCard®slips through quality control. ExpressCard® checklist ❖ Make sure the card is available, try the card in drivers for example: Disk drives, Network adapters, Other, etc. Contact the manufacturer of the categories shown, for your ExpressCard configuration and status. Most ExpressCard...
See "Resolving a hardware conflict" on page 195. If another computer with an operating system driver, it may apply. Check the ExpressCard® status: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and then Device Manager. 2 Double...; Occasionally a defective ExpressCard®slips through quality control. ExpressCard® checklist ❖ Make sure the card is available, try the card in drivers for example: Disk drives, Network adapters, Other, etc. Contact the manufacturer of the categories shown, for your ExpressCard configuration and status. Most ExpressCard...
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... printer cable is firmly connected to a working power outlet, turned on and ready (on . The printer will not print what you installed the proper printer drivers as it will not receive or transmit properly. See if your work exactly as shown in "Setting up a printer" on page 85 or in your...
... printer cable is firmly connected to a working power outlet, turned on and ready (on . The printer will not print what you installed the proper printer drivers as it will not receive or transmit properly. See if your work exactly as shown in "Setting up a printer" on page 85 or in your...
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Toshiba provides a Client Manager utility for setting and managing SSIDs. ❖ Check the Control Panel's Hardware and Sound Device Manager to verify that the Wi-Fi... IP address for example, the other than the private address of 169.254.xxx.xxx assigned by the Windows® operating system, and that the driver is loaded. If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 209 ❖ If another computer is on the same network, verify that it matches the SSID...
Toshiba provides a Client Manager utility for setting and managing SSIDs. ❖ Check the Control Panel's Hardware and Sound Device Manager to verify that the Wi-Fi... IP address for example, the other than the private address of 169.254.xxx.xxx assigned by the Windows® operating system, and that the driver is loaded. If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 209 ❖ If another computer is on the same network, verify that it matches the SSID...
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242 Glossary D default - device driver - A dedicated channel, bypassing the CPU, that stores magnetically encoded data. A round, flat piece of material that can be magnetically influenced to hold information in digital ... which it can be read /write heads. Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. A program (called a "driver") that reads and writes information and programs on -screen window displayed by a program when the user does not specify an alternative setting. DC flows in...
242 Glossary D default - device driver - A dedicated channel, bypassing the CPU, that stores magnetically encoded data. A round, flat piece of material that can be magnetically influenced to hold information in digital ... which it can be read /write heads. Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. A program (called a "driver") that reads and writes information and programs on -screen window displayed by a program when the user does not specify an alternative setting. DC flows in...
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...information (half the capacity of executable files usually end with a .bat or .exe extension. See device. double-density diskette - See device driver. DVD-ROM (digital versatile [or video] disc read-only memory) - executable file - Application programs and batch files are port expander, ... Windows® operating system, this refers to drag a selected object. See also diskette, high-density diskette. See also upload. drag - driver - An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. A very high-capacity storage medium that is ready to the pointing device's left mouse button...
...information (half the capacity of executable files usually end with a .bat or .exe extension. See device. double-density diskette - See device driver. DVD-ROM (digital versatile [or video] disc read-only memory) - executable file - Application programs and batch files are port expander, ... Windows® operating system, this refers to drag a selected object. See also diskette, high-density diskette. See also upload. drag - driver - An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. A very high-capacity storage medium that is ready to the pointing device's left mouse button...
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Index 253 ENERGY STAR® 42 error messages device driver conflict 195 general hardware problem 195 non-system disk or disk error 192 problem with display settings/ current settings not working with hardware 201 warning ...
Index 253 ENERGY STAR® 42 error messages device driver conflict 195 general hardware problem 195 non-system disk or disk error 192 problem with display settings/ current settings not working with hardware 201 warning ...
Maintenance Manual
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... timeout occurs. 0x43 Descriptor type is wrong. 0x44 Descriptor is acquired in spite of the test program. 3-82 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTÉGÉ M500 Maintenance Manual (960-559) 3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program Table 3-8 Common error code Error code Meaning 0x30 BT...0x3b Module exists. (not error) 0x3c Command Line is wrong. 0x3d Side band access driver is not resident. 0x3e Bluetooth driver for DOS is not resident. 0x3f Get Status function of Side band access driver is not normal. 0x40 No reply to 0x40 are wrong. 0x47 BD_ADDR is wrong ...
... timeout occurs. 0x43 Descriptor type is wrong. 0x44 Descriptor is acquired in spite of the test program. 3-82 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTÉGÉ M500 Maintenance Manual (960-559) 3 Tests and Diagnostics 3.28 LAN/Modem/Bluetooth/IEEE1394 Test Program Table 3-8 Common error code Error code Meaning 0x30 BT...0x3b Module exists. (not error) 0x3c Command Line is wrong. 0x3d Side band access driver is not resident. 0x3e Bluetooth driver for DOS is not resident. 0x3f Get Status function of Side band access driver is not normal. 0x40 No reply to 0x40 are wrong. 0x47 BD_ADDR is wrong ...
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... necessary to disassemble and reassemble the computer: • One M2 point size 0 Phillips screwdriver • One M2.5/M3 point size 1 Phillips screwdriver • One screw driver for stud screw • One 4 mm flat-blade screwdriver • Tweezers, to lift out screws that you cannot grasp with your fingers • ESD mats... • Air ionizers in highly static sensitive areas • Plastic card of the size of credit card • Antenna coaxial cable disconnector PORTÉGÉ M500 Maintenance Manual (960-559) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-5
... necessary to disassemble and reassemble the computer: • One M2 point size 0 Phillips screwdriver • One M2.5/M3 point size 1 Phillips screwdriver • One screw driver for stud screw • One 4 mm flat-blade screwdriver • Tweezers, to lift out screws that you cannot grasp with your fingers • ESD mats... • Air ionizers in highly static sensitive areas • Plastic card of the size of credit card • Antenna coaxial cable disconnector PORTÉGÉ M500 Maintenance Manual (960-559) [CONFIDENTIAL] 4-5
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... the screwdriver from slipping out and damaging the screw head. 4-6 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTÉGÉ M500 Maintenance Manual (960-559) 4 Replacement Procedures 4.1 General Screw Tightening Torque When you use an electric screw driver for quick and easy operations. • M2 • M2.5 • M3 0.167 N...183;m (1.7 kgf·cm) 0.294 N·m (3.0 kgf·cm) 0.549 N·m (5.6 kgf·cm) NOTE: The computer contains several flat head screws. NOTE: Toshiba recommends that you...
... the screwdriver from slipping out and damaging the screw head. 4-6 [CONFIDENTIAL] PORTÉGÉ M500 Maintenance Manual (960-559) 4 Replacement Procedures 4.1 General Screw Tightening Torque When you use an electric screw driver for quick and easy operations. • M2 • M2.5 • M3 0.167 N...183;m (1.7 kgf·cm) 0.294 N·m (3.0 kgf·cm) 0.549 N·m (5.6 kgf·cm) NOTE: The computer contains several flat head screws. NOTE: Toshiba recommends that you...