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....reuse.toshiba.com. The European Union WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive Information The European Union WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive is already working with design engineers, suppliers, and other countries such as the United States. If the product's battery or ... to discard this product, it must be sent to appropriate facilities for CE-Marking is carrying the CE-Mark in Europe, Toshiba is intended to protect the quality of the environment and human health through the responsible use of natural resources and the adoption ...
....reuse.toshiba.com. The European Union WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive Information The European Union WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive is already working with design engineers, suppliers, and other countries such as the United States. If the product's battery or ... to discard this product, it must be sent to appropriate facilities for CE-Marking is carrying the CE-Mark in Europe, Toshiba is intended to protect the quality of the environment and human health through the responsible use of natural resources and the adoption ...
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Contents Introduction 37 This guide 39 Safety icons 40 Other icons used 40 Your computer's features and specifications 41 Other documentation 41 Service options 41 Chapter 1: Getting Started 42 Selecting a place to work 42 Setting up a work environment 42 Keeping yourself comfortable 43 Precautions 43 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 45 Setting up your computer 45 Connecting to a power source 46 Charging the main battery 48 29
Contents Introduction 37 This guide 39 Safety icons 40 Other icons used 40 Your computer's features and specifications 41 Other documentation 41 Service options 41 Chapter 1: Getting Started 42 Selecting a place to work 42 Setting up a work environment 42 Keeping yourself comfortable 43 Precautions 43 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 45 Setting up your computer 45 Connecting to a power source 46 Charging the main battery 48 29
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... Caring for optical discs 117 Toshiba's online resources 117 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 118 Toshiba's energy-saver design 118 Running the computer on battery power 118 Battery Notice 119 Power management 120 Using additional batteries 120 Charging batteries 120 Charging the main battery 121 Charging the RTC battery 121 Monitoring main battery power 122 Determining remaining battery power 124 What to...
... Caring for optical discs 117 Toshiba's online resources 117 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 118 Toshiba's energy-saver design 118 Running the computer on battery power 118 Battery Notice 119 Power management 120 Using additional batteries 120 Charging batteries 120 Charging the main battery 121 Charging the RTC battery 121 Monitoring main battery power 122 Determining remaining battery power 124 What to...
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Contents 33 Inserting a charged battery 131 Taking care of your battery 132 Safety precautions 132 Maintaining your battery 133 Disposing of used batteries 133 Traveling tips 135 Chapter 4: Exploring Your Computer's Features 136 Exploring the desktop 136 Finding your way around the... 146 Using the eSATA/USB combo port 147 Using the Ambient Light Sensor (ALS 148 Chapter 5: Utilities 149 TOSHIBA Assist 150 Connect 151 Secure 152 Protect & Fix 153 Optimize 154 TOSHIBA Application Installer 155 Setting passwords 156 Using an instant password 156 Using a supervisor password 157
Contents 33 Inserting a charged battery 131 Taking care of your battery 132 Safety precautions 132 Maintaining your battery 133 Disposing of used batteries 133 Traveling tips 135 Chapter 4: Exploring Your Computer's Features 136 Exploring the desktop 136 Finding your way around the... 146 Using the eSATA/USB combo port 147 Using the Ambient Light Sensor (ALS 148 Chapter 5: Utilities 149 TOSHIBA Assist 150 Connect 151 Secure 152 Protect & Fix 153 Optimize 154 TOSHIBA Application Installer 155 Setting passwords 156 Using an instant password 156 Using a supervisor password 157
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Contents 35 Fixing a problem with Device Manager 185 Checking device properties 185 Memory problems 186 Power and the batteries 186 Keyboard problems 188 Display problems 188 Disk or storage drive problems 190 Error-checking 190 Optical disc drive problems 191 ...in the Windows® operating system 201 If you need further assistance 206 Before you contact Toshiba 206 Contacting Toshiba 206 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 207 Toshiba's worldwide offices 208 Appendix A: Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards 210 Hot Key Cards 210 Using the Hot Key Cards 211 Application Cards 212 Using the...
Contents 35 Fixing a problem with Device Manager 185 Checking device properties 185 Memory problems 186 Power and the batteries 186 Keyboard problems 188 Display problems 188 Disk or storage drive problems 190 Error-checking 190 Optical disc drive problems 191 ...in the Windows® operating system 201 If you need further assistance 206 Before you contact Toshiba 206 Contacting Toshiba 206 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 207 Toshiba's worldwide offices 208 Appendix A: Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards 210 Hot Key Cards 210 Using the Hot Key Cards 211 Application Cards 212 Using the...
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..., your computer will provide the most stable operating environment and optimum system performance for both AC power and battery modes. Toshiba is labeled with the power management options preset to enter the low-power Sleep mode which shuts down the system and display within ...15 minutes of powerful, portable, multimedia computing. See the "Mobile Computing" section of the Toshiba User's Guide for energy efficiency. Your computer ships with the ENERGY STAR® logo on using power management settings to meet the latest ENERGY ...
..., your computer will provide the most stable operating environment and optimum system performance for both AC power and battery modes. Toshiba is labeled with the power management options preset to enter the low-power Sleep mode which shuts down the system and display within ...15 minutes of powerful, portable, multimedia computing. See the "Mobile Computing" section of the Toshiba User's Guide for energy efficiency. Your computer ships with the ENERGY STAR® logo on using power management settings to meet the latest ENERGY ...
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... the rigors of temperature change such as stereo speakers (other than speakers that are connected to rain, water, seawater or moisture. Keeping yourself comfortable The Toshiba Instruction Manual for setting up your computer, and never expose the computer to the computer) or speakerphones. ❖ Rapid changes in damage or serious injury... part of use, and to liquid or moisture can cause electric shock or fire, resulting in temperature or humidity and sources of travel. Remove the battery pack.
... the rigors of temperature change such as stereo speakers (other than speakers that are connected to rain, water, seawater or moisture. Keeping yourself comfortable The Toshiba Instruction Manual for setting up your computer, and never expose the computer to the computer) or speakerphones. ❖ Rapid changes in damage or serious injury... part of use, and to liquid or moisture can cause electric shock or fire, resulting in temperature or humidity and sources of travel. Remove the battery pack.
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... TECHNICAL NOTE: You must attach the AC adaptor. Using your computer on a carpet or other soft material can use external power or to charge the battery you must complete all setup steps up to and including "Setting up your software" on page 50 before you can block the vents located at...'s cooling fan Your computer may have adequate ventilation and are not limited to, a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and ExpressCard®. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that is in serious injury.
... TECHNICAL NOTE: You must attach the AC adaptor. Using your computer on a carpet or other soft material can use external power or to charge the battery you must complete all setup steps up to and including "Setting up your software" on page 50 before you can block the vents located at...'s cooling fan Your computer may have adequate ventilation and are not limited to, a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and ExpressCard®. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that is in serious injury.
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...the cord/cable, and/or result in a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Use of an incompatible AC adaptor or Battery Charger could cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. AC adaptor Power cord/cable AC adaptor cord (Sample Illustration) ... cause fire or damage to the computer possibly resulting in serious injury. Always confirm that may have been provided with your computer and the TOSHIBA Battery Charger (that the power plug (and extension cable plug if used) has been fully inserted into the socket, to ensure a secure electrical...
...the cord/cable, and/or result in a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Use of an incompatible AC adaptor or Battery Charger could cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. AC adaptor Power cord/cable AC adaptor cord (Sample Illustration) ... cause fire or damage to the computer possibly resulting in serious injury. Always confirm that may have been provided with your computer and the TOSHIBA Battery Charger (that the power plug (and extension cable plug if used) has been fully inserted into the socket, to ensure a secure electrical...
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... adaptor cord into the DC-IN on the side of the main battery's current charge: ❖ Glows amber while the main battery is being charged (AC adaptor connected) ❖ Glows white when the main battery is fully charged The computer's main battery light gives you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California...
... adaptor cord into the DC-IN on the side of the main battery's current charge: ❖ Glows amber while the main battery is being charged (AC adaptor connected) ❖ Glows white when the main battery is fully charged The computer's main battery light gives you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California...
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...time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in the AC adaptor NOTE If the AC power light flashes amber during charging, either the main battery is malfunctioning, or it is time to run applications, features, and devices. Continuing to power the computer. TECHNICAL NOTE: The recharging...ready to charge a fully charged battery can damage the battery. Charging the main battery Before using all of the battery cannot occur when your computer is using the battery to recharge. Disconnect the AC power cord/cable and remove the main battery pack. NOTE Battery life and charge time may ...
...time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in the AC adaptor NOTE If the AC power light flashes amber during charging, either the main battery is malfunctioning, or it is time to run applications, features, and devices. Continuing to power the computer. TECHNICAL NOTE: The recharging...ready to charge a fully charged battery can damage the battery. Charging the main battery Before using all of the battery cannot occur when your computer is using the battery to recharge. Disconnect the AC power cord/cable and remove the main battery pack. NOTE Battery life and charge time may ...
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... panel. Over a period of time, and depending on the usage of the computer, the brightness of the TFT manufacturing technology. This is operated on battery power, the screen will deteriorate. Any small bright dots that may appear on your screen display when you turn it on and begin using high... the display panel, do not force it beyond the point where it . When the computer is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen while on battery power. Opening the display panel 1 Facing the front of the computer, locate the center of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is now ready for...
... panel. Over a period of time, and depending on the usage of the computer, the brightness of the TFT manufacturing technology. This is operated on battery power, the screen will deteriorate. Any small bright dots that may appear on your screen display when you turn it on and begin using high... the display panel, do not force it beyond the point where it . When the computer is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen while on battery power. Opening the display panel 1 Facing the front of the computer, locate the center of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is now ready for...
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... power To turn on the computer: 1 Make sure any external devices (such as the AC adaptor, if you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are empty. 3 Press and release the power button. The ON/OFF light glows white. (Sample Illustration) Turning on the computer for the first time...
... power To turn on the computer: 1 Make sure any external devices (such as the AC adaptor, if you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are empty. 3 Press and release the power button. The ON/OFF light glows white. (Sample Illustration) Turning on the computer for the first time...
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... scratching the top cover of the Start menu. Slot B is on the cloth. 5 Remove the main battery. otherwise, skip to be installed, it must be lost. For information on removing the main battery, see "Removing the battery from the computer" on the work surface to the computer, including the AC adaptor. 4 Place a soft...
... scratching the top cover of the Start menu. Slot B is on the cloth. 5 Remove the main battery. otherwise, skip to be installed, it must be lost. For information on removing the main battery, see "Removing the battery from the computer" on the work surface to the computer, including the AC adaptor. 4 Place a soft...
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...memory (optional) Back of the computer. ❖ Always operate your computer on a hard flat surface. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on a carpet or other soft material can block the vents located at the base of computer Slot B Slot A (Sample Illustration) Inserting ... Slot A. 14 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it must be installed, it using the screw. 15 Re-insert the main battery. In this model, Slot A is in Sleep mode). Overheating your computer is the bottom slot. Make sure to remove the soft cloth ...
...memory (optional) Back of the computer. ❖ Always operate your computer on a hard flat surface. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on a carpet or other soft material can block the vents located at the base of computer Slot B Slot A (Sample Illustration) Inserting ... Slot A. 14 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it must be installed, it using the screw. 15 Re-insert the main battery. In this model, Slot A is in Sleep mode). Overheating your computer is the bottom slot. Make sure to remove the soft cloth ...
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... and AC adaptor have adequate ventilation and are protected from the work surface before restarting the computer. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on a carpet or other soft material can block the vents located at the base of the computer. Always make sure your computer is... computer Slot B Slot A (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module 4 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it using the screw. 5 Re-insert the main battery. Back of the slot.
... and AC adaptor have adequate ventilation and are protected from the work surface before restarting the computer. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on a carpet or other soft material can block the vents located at the base of the computer. Always make sure your computer is... computer Slot B Slot A (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module 4 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it using the screw. 5 Re-insert the main battery. Back of the slot.
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... into a power source (even though the computer is off) to turn off the power while a disk/disc is a good idea to fully charge the main battery. Turning off the computer Pressing the power button before completing the following procedure. It is being accessed, you are not using the computer for the...
... into a power source (even though the computer is off) to turn off the power while a disk/disc is a good idea to fully charge the main battery. Turning off the computer Pressing the power button before completing the following procedure. It is being accessed, you are not using the computer for the...
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...than one option available for turning off the computer: Shut down command. ❖ Restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power than restarting after all, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on the computer again, you will not be using the computer for ... indefinitely. Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation: ❖ While in order to upgrade your computer in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the system is stored to the internal storage drive, no data is lost if the main...
...than one option available for turning off the computer: Shut down command. ❖ Restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power than restarting after all, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on the computer again, you will not be using the computer for ... indefinitely. Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation: ❖ While in order to upgrade your computer in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the system is stored to the internal storage drive, no data is lost if the main...
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... and then shuts down the computer. Sleep saves the current state of the system is stored in memory, you will lose data if the main battery discharges completely while the computer is in Sleep mode. ❖ Restarting from where you were using the Hibernation or Shut down using Sleep, see ... you left it, including all open documents and programs to consider when choosing Sleep: ❖ While in Sleep mode, the computer uses some main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the computer to memory so that, when you restart the computer, you can continue working from Sleep takes ...
... and then shuts down the computer. Sleep saves the current state of the system is stored in memory, you will lose data if the main battery discharges completely while the computer is in Sleep mode. ❖ Restarting from where you were using the Hibernation or Shut down using Sleep, see ... you left it, including all open documents and programs to consider when choosing Sleep: ❖ While in Sleep mode, the computer uses some main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the computer to memory so that, when you restart the computer, you can continue working from Sleep takes ...
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... power button until the ON/OFF light glows white. Restarting your computer To start it off the computer by closing the display panel, depending on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Shut down if you want the computer to shut down...
... power button until the ON/OFF light glows white. Restarting your computer To start it off the computer by closing the display panel, depending on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Shut down if you want the computer to shut down...