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.../ or ReWritable optical disc drive(s) and associated software, among the most advanced data storage technologies available. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. 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...
.../ or ReWritable optical disc drive(s) and associated software, among the most advanced data storage technologies available. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. 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...
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... your computer in Sleep mode 31 Adding optional external devices 31 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 32 Creating recovery media 33 Restoring from recovery media 35 Refresh your PC (with user's data 37 Reset your PC 39 Installing drivers and applications 41 Connecting an external device 42 Using external display devices 43 Using the HDMI™ In port 43 Using the HDMI™ Out port 43 Selecting video cables 44 Connecting an HDMI™-compatible television or display device 44 Customizing your computer's settings 44 Caring for...
... your computer in Sleep mode 31 Adding optional external devices 31 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 32 Creating recovery media 33 Restoring from recovery media 35 Refresh your PC (with user's data 37 Reset your PC 39 Installing drivers and applications 41 Connecting an external device 42 Using external display devices 43 Using the HDMI™ In port 43 Using the HDMI™ Out port 43 Selecting video cables 44 Connecting an HDMI™-compatible television or display device 44 Customizing your computer's settings 44 Caring for...
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... a user password 85 System Settings 86 Sleep Utilities 88 USB Sleep and Charge 88 Enabling/Disabling USB Sleep and Charge 89 Power supply mode settings 90 Sleep and Music 90 TOSHIBA function key 92 Recovery Media Creator 93 Service Station 93 TOSHIBA Application Installer 94 Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong 95 Problems that are easy to fix 95 Problems when you turn on the computer .......... 96 The Windows® operating system is not working 97 Using Startup options to fix problems 97 Internet problems 100...
... a user password 85 System Settings 86 Sleep Utilities 88 USB Sleep and Charge 88 Enabling/Disabling USB Sleep and Charge 89 Power supply mode settings 90 Sleep and Music 90 TOSHIBA function key 92 Recovery Media Creator 93 Service Station 93 TOSHIBA Application Installer 94 Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong 95 Problems that are easy to fix 95 Problems when you turn on the computer .......... 96 The Windows® operating system is not working 97 Using Startup options to fix problems 97 Internet problems 100...
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..., product specifications, configurations, prices, system/component/options availability are designed for a product Series. Your particular model may not have all subject to change without notice. This guide This guide introduces the computer's features as well as some basic procedures needed to perform tasks in Windows 8. Introduction This guide 19 NOTE The product specifications and configuration information are all the features and specifications listed or illustrated...
..., product specifications, configurations, prices, system/component/options availability are designed for a product Series. Your particular model may not have all subject to change without notice. This guide This guide introduces the computer's features as well as some basic procedures needed to perform tasks in Windows 8. Introduction This guide 19 NOTE The product specifications and configuration information are all the features and specifications listed or illustrated...
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... Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive Recovering the Internal Storage Drive Your computer includes recovery utilities to allow you to a new internal storage drive from your recovery media. See "Refresh your PC (with user's data) Reset your PC Description This option allows you to create the recovery media you can be restored by running the recovery utilities directly from your data. The following internal storage drive recovery options are deleted, you will use to refresh...
... Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive Recovering the Internal Storage Drive Your computer includes recovery utilities to allow you to a new internal storage drive from your recovery media. See "Refresh your PC (with user's data) Reset your PC Description This option allows you to create the recovery media you can be restored by running the recovery utilities directly from your data. The following internal storage drive recovery options are deleted, you will use to refresh...
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... power button. The Boot menu displays. 4 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option or the USB Flash option, depending on which type of the following: ❖ If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first recovery DVD into your optical disc drive. ❖ If your recovery files are using Windows® or another backup program. Click Yes to continue. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions to restart the computer. To recover your internal storage drive from recovery media: 1 Make...
... power button. The Boot menu displays. 4 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option or the USB Flash option, depending on which type of the following: ❖ If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first recovery DVD into your optical disc drive. ❖ If your recovery files are using Windows® or another backup program. Click Yes to continue. 6 Follow the on-screen instructions to restart the computer. To recover your internal storage drive from recovery media: 1 Make...
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... steps: 1 Press the ( ) + E keys. 2 Double-click the optical disc drive icon. The drive will run using this method, try launching the optical disc manually. If you insert an optical disc into place. For example, if it clicks into the optical disc drive and the Auto-Run feature does not automatically start your computer's detailed specifications at support.toshiba.com. Recording optical media Depending on the configuration, your disc does not run the optical disc. You are ready...
... steps: 1 Press the ( ) + E keys. 2 Double-click the optical disc drive icon. The drive will run using this method, try launching the optical disc manually. If you insert an optical disc into place. For example, if it clicks into the optical disc drive and the Auto-Run feature does not automatically start your computer's detailed specifications at support.toshiba.com. Recording optical media Depending on the configuration, your disc does not run the optical disc. You are ready...
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... Computer's Features Exploring audio features 71 Accessing a network To access a network, connect an Ethernet cable to the Network port (RJ45) on your selection. Recording sounds You may record sounds using the built-in speakers, headphones, or external speakers. Using a microphone 1 If you want to use your network administrator. Many hotels, airports, and offices offer Wi-Fi® access. Start Recording/Stop Recording button (Sample Image) Sound Recorder screen 3 Click or touch the Start Recording button. 4 Speak normally...
... Computer's Features Exploring audio features 71 Accessing a network To access a network, connect an Ethernet cable to the Network port (RJ45) on your selection. Recording sounds You may record sounds using the built-in speakers, headphones, or external speakers. Using a microphone 1 If you want to use your network administrator. Many hotels, airports, and offices offer Wi-Fi® access. Start Recording/Stop Recording button (Sample Image) Sound Recorder screen 3 Click or touch the Start Recording button. 4 Speak normally...
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... be used to return your system to its best by notifying you when updated software, firmware, documentation or other information is available for your new computer running at its out-of-box state, if necessary. Utilities Recovery Media Creator 93 Recovery Media Creator The Recovery Media Creator utility enables you to create recovery media that can then choose to create recovery media, see "Creating recovery media" on using the utility to install the updates if...
... be used to return your system to its best by notifying you when updated software, firmware, documentation or other information is available for your new computer running at its out-of-box state, if necessary. Utilities Recovery Media Creator 93 Recovery Media Creator The Recovery Media Creator utility enables you to create recovery media that can then choose to create recovery media, see "Creating recovery media" on using the utility to install the updates if...
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... working 97 The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE/Windows Error Recovery - If you experience any of your work routine, you can easily detect if the operating system is not working correctly. Using Startup options to fix problems If the operating system fails to troubleshoot the operating system and/or its settings. If you performed a shutdown before this message was displayed, a program or driver may need to start properly twice, the Windows Boot menu...
... working 97 The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE/Windows Error Recovery - If you experience any of your work routine, you can easily detect if the operating system is not working correctly. Using Startup options to fix problems If the operating system fails to troubleshoot the operating system and/or its settings. If you performed a shutdown before this message was displayed, a program or driver may need to start properly twice, the Windows Boot menu...
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... list of a device. This tab also provides options for advanced users who understand configuration parameters and the ramifications of tabs. For more devices unusable. Changing the default settings using resources. ❖ The Driver tab, which displays the drivers being used by the device. They may include: ❖ The General tab, which provides basic information about Device Manager, refer to Windows® online Help. To check a device's properties: 1 From the Start screen, type Device...
... list of a device. This tab also provides options for advanced users who understand configuration parameters and the ramifications of tabs. For more devices unusable. Changing the default settings using resources. ❖ The Driver tab, which displays the drivers being used by the device. They may include: ❖ The General tab, which provides basic information about Device Manager, refer to Windows® online Help. To check a device's properties: 1 From the Start screen, type Device...
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... entire computer to an optical disc, USB drive, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Use Windows® to back up all your programs and data files from the Screen saver drop-down list. 4 Click or touch OK. Save your work frequently. You can...
... entire computer to an optical disc, USB drive, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Use Windows® to back up all your programs and data files from the Screen saver drop-down list. 4 Click or touch OK. Save your work frequently. You can...
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... user's guides. It is very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of these steps to the installation. Data and system configuration backup in just prior to create a restore point using the System Restore utility: 1 From the Start screen, type Control. documents and other important files. If you experience problems after installing some new hardware or software, you can use to -use features for later recall. Click or touch Control Panel from the list...
... user's guides. It is very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of these steps to the installation. Data and system configuration backup in just prior to create a restore point using the System Restore utility: 1 From the Start screen, type Control. documents and other important files. If you experience problems after installing some new hardware or software, you can use to -use features for later recall. Click or touch Control Panel from the list...
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... make it was in case you need any files from them. ❖ Do not guess - Before installing anything goes wrong, you to the computer. follow the installation instructions that the installation process introduced. ❖ Back up critical data. 2 Create a restore point. This will then be very difficult to determine the origin of new hardware (printers, pointing devices, external hard drives, optical disc drive writers, scanners, etc.) and software...
... make it was in case you need any files from them. ❖ Do not guess - Before installing anything goes wrong, you to the computer. follow the installation instructions that the installation process introduced. ❖ Back up critical data. 2 Create a restore point. This will then be very difficult to determine the origin of new hardware (printers, pointing devices, external hard drives, optical disc drive writers, scanners, etc.) and software...
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... displays are viewable from the software and translates it into images on the screen. This type of display works well with computers because of its simplest form there is capable of liquid crystal cells using active-matrix technology. For example, the computer's internal display adapter receives information from wider angles than most passive-matrix displays. An adapter can take a number of power usually supplied to a simple connector...
... displays are viewable from the software and translates it into images on the screen. This type of display works well with computers because of its simplest form there is capable of liquid crystal cells using active-matrix technology. For example, the computer's internal display adapter receives information from wider angles than most passive-matrix displays. An adapter can take a number of power usually supplied to a simple connector...
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... when you to turn the computer on it up. Sleep-A feature of memory is receiving power. This type of some operation on again. Compare hardware. Start screen-Displays the new Windows® operating system look and feel. See also BIOS, memory. shortcut-See keyboard shortcut. software-See application. To reset the computer by mixing red, green, and blue light in ROM remains whether or not the computer is used for content...
... when you to turn the computer on it up. Sleep-A feature of memory is receiving power. This type of some operation on again. Compare hardware. Start screen-Displays the new Windows® operating system look and feel. See also BIOS, memory. shortcut-See keyboard shortcut. software-See application. To reset the computer by mixing red, green, and blue light in ROM remains whether or not the computer is used for content...
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... Desktop Assist 77 Media & Entertainment tab 78 Support & Recovery tab 80 Tools & Utilities tab 79 Device Manager fixing a problem 101 display devices external 43 disposal information 11 DVD removing with computer off 60 removing with computer on 59 DVD player troubleshooting 111 DVDs using 55 E eco power plan 64 eco Utility® 81 eject button optical disc drive 56 eject, optical disc drive 56 exploring desktop 67 Start screen 65 F files backing up 48, 54 saving 54 Function keys disabling or enabling wireless devices 123 display...
... Desktop Assist 77 Media & Entertainment tab 78 Support & Recovery tab 80 Tools & Utilities tab 79 Device Manager fixing a problem 101 display devices external 43 disposal information 11 DVD removing with computer off 60 removing with computer on 59 DVD player troubleshooting 111 DVDs using 55 E eco power plan 64 eco Utility® 81 eject button optical disc drive 56 eject, optical disc drive 56 exploring desktop 67 Start screen 65 F files backing up 48, 54 saving 54 Function keys disabling or enabling wireless devices 123 display...
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... troubleshooting 103 keys function keys 51 L LEDs system indicator lights ON/OFF light 28 Web Camera light 72 Licenses 10 lock computer, using 46 M manual eject hole optical disc drive 56 Memory card reader inserting memory media 73 removing memory media 74 using 73 microphone using 71 moving the computer 45 N network accessing 71 connecting your computer 70 networking wireless 70 Notification area 69 notifications 69 O online resources Toshiba 60 optical disc Auto-Run feature 58 handling 57 inserting 56 playing optical media...
... troubleshooting 103 keys function keys 51 L LEDs system indicator lights ON/OFF light 28 Web Camera light 72 Licenses 10 lock computer, using 46 M manual eject hole optical disc drive 56 Memory card reader inserting memory media 73 removing memory media 74 using 73 microphone using 71 moving the computer 45 N network accessing 71 connecting your computer 70 networking wireless 70 Notification area 69 notifications 69 O online resources Toshiba 60 optical disc Auto-Run feature 58 handling 57 inserting 56 playing optical media...
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Index 145 power plans selecting power plan options 63 precautions safety 23 printer troubleshooting 108 problem solving contacting Toshiba 118 Startup options 97 R recording sounds 71 recovery creating recovery media 33 installing drivers and applications 41 internal storage drive 32 refresh your PC 37 reset your PC 39 restoring from recovery media 35 Recovery Media Creator 93 recycle bin icon 68 refresh your PC with user's data 37 registering computer 29 removing an optical disc with computer...
Index 145 power plans selecting power plan options 63 precautions safety 23 printer troubleshooting 108 problem solving contacting Toshiba 118 Startup options 97 R recording sounds 71 recovery creating recovery media 33 installing drivers and applications 41 internal storage drive 32 refresh your PC 37 reset your PC 39 restoring from recovery media 35 Recovery Media Creator 93 recycle bin icon 68 refresh your PC with user's data 37 registering computer 29 removing an optical disc with computer...
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... battery 103 printer 108 restore points 113 screen does not look correct/ flickers 104 slow Internet connection 100 sound system 108 trouble running discs 107 trouble running programs 106 URL address not found 100 USB Sleep and Charge cannot use 117 Windows® operating system not working 97 wireless networking 109 turning on power 28 U USB Sleep and Charge cannot use 117 user password, deleting 85 user password, setting 84 using a microphone 71 computer lock 46 DVDs 55 eco power plan 64 Memory card reader...
... battery 103 printer 108 restore points 113 screen does not look correct/ flickers 104 slow Internet connection 100 sound system 108 trouble running discs 107 trouble running programs 106 URL address not found 100 USB Sleep and Charge cannot use 117 Windows® operating system not working 97 wireless networking 109 turning on power 28 U USB Sleep and Charge cannot use 117 user password, deleting 85 user password, setting 84 using a microphone 71 computer lock 46 DVDs 55 eco power plan 64 Memory card reader...