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... make periodic back-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. Model: Satellite® A80/A85 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause ... 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 DATA CANNOT BE RECOVERED, TOSHIBA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING THEREFROM. ...
... make periodic back-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. Model: Satellite® A80/A85 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause ... 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 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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However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for viruses. Turning .... 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. Learning...page 96 to avoid repetitive-motion injuries and eyestrain. ❖ Do not turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is especially important for files you receive via diskette, email, or download from or writing to conserve disk ...
However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for viruses. Turning .... 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. Learning...page 96 to avoid repetitive-motion injuries and eyestrain. ❖ Do not turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is especially important for files you receive via diskette, email, or download from or writing to conserve disk ...
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... regular intervals. Use this is quick and easy, so it a file name. If you created a new document, your programs' documentation to work on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. Check your program displays a Save As dialog box. 84 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving your work Before you turn off...
... regular intervals. Use this is quick and easy, so it a file name. If you created a new document, your programs' documentation to work on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. Check your program displays a Save As dialog box. 84 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving your work Before you turn off...
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...® Windows® backup program preinstalled on page 200. Learning the Basics Backing 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 back up your work Back up your computer. Backing up your... work 87 The program displays a Print dialog box. Also see "Backing up all the files on your hard disk may prefer to print. 4 Click Print. To back up all the files you create in case something happens to your data to CDs with...
...® Windows® backup program preinstalled on page 200. Learning the Basics Backing 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 back up your work Back up your computer. Backing up your... work 87 The program displays a Print dialog box. Also see "Backing up all the files on your hard disk may prefer to print. 4 Click Print. To back up all the files you create in case something happens to your data to CDs with...
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Make sure the backup version is available. For these reasons, your hard disk, use the Restore page in the backup program. These features include wide-screen movies, multiple language tracks, digital surround sound, multiple camera angles, and ... storage and support features that already exists on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one you try to your computer may come with a DVDROM drive or multi-function drive. Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage has become the preferred medium for information on any other video platform...
Make sure the backup version is available. For these reasons, your hard disk, use the Restore page in the backup program. These features include wide-screen movies, multiple language tracks, digital surround sound, multiple camera angles, and ... storage and support features that already exists on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one you try to your computer may come with a DVDROM drive or multi-function drive. Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage has become the preferred medium for information on any other video platform...
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...which the computer is configured. ❖ How much you can greatly After repeated use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multi- Please be illegal to dispose of factors, such as an...lose their ability to hold a charge and you need to our shared environment. function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. ❖ Where you can conserve power and extend the ... the User's Manual. If you cannot find the information you will need elsewhere, call Toshiba at low temperatures. Other battery packs have different voltage and terminal polarities. Conserving power How...
...which the computer is configured. ❖ How much you can greatly After repeated use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multi- Please be illegal to dispose of factors, such as an...lose their ability to hold a charge and you need to our shared environment. function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. ❖ Where you can conserve power and extend the ... the User's Manual. If you cannot find the information you will need elsewhere, call Toshiba at low temperatures. Other battery packs have different voltage and terminal polarities. Conserving power How...
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...Start menu, click Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware. 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 built-in LCD display To access...-on the left side, and then double-clicking TOSHIBA Hardware Settings. 157 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows. Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes.
...Start menu, click Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware. 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 built-in LCD display To access...-on the left side, and then double-clicking TOSHIBA Hardware Settings. 157 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows. Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes.
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... not be in the computer's memory has been lost . The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message. The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may not be affected. Your computer can type text, and try typing again. Try clicking your mouse on an area where you can be lost.... Clearing the condition may be able to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. If you have a software or resource conflict. 167 If Something Goes Wrong Problems when you turn on page 111. To clear the condition, press Ctrl...
... not be in the computer's memory has been lost . The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message. The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may not be affected. Your computer can type text, and try typing again. Try clicking your mouse on an area where you can be lost.... Clearing the condition may be able to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. If you have a software or resource conflict. 167 If Something Goes Wrong Problems when you turn on page 111. To clear the condition, press Ctrl...
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...screen does not look right. The Windows® operating system is not working correctly. If there is no diskette in the optional external diskette drive. 168 If Something Goes Wrong The Windows® operating system is not working If you are familiar with the desktop and used to the way... your work , press Ctrl, Alt, and Del to restart the computer. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." on page 106. To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into a live wall outlet for long periods of these problems, ...
...screen does not look right. The Windows® operating system is not working correctly. If there is no diskette in the optional external diskette drive. 168 If Something Goes Wrong The Windows® operating system is not working If you are familiar with the desktop and used to the way... your work , press Ctrl, Alt, and Del to restart the computer. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." on page 106. To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into a live wall outlet for long periods of these problems, ...
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... its correct name (A: or C:). Any small bright dots that do not support this resolution will deteriorate. 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 you turn on battery power. 181 If Something Goes...
... its correct name (A: or C:). Any small bright dots that do not support this resolution will deteriorate. 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 you turn on battery power. 181 If Something Goes...
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... Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On the pop-up menu, click Properties. The drive's Properties box appears. NOTE This feature is not available for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click Start... You can choose one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix file system errors ❖ Scan for CD/DVD drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. If you want to Accessories and System Tools,... 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have become fragmented. Your...
... Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On the pop-up menu, click Properties. The drive's Properties box appears. NOTE This feature is not available for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click Start... You can choose one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix file system errors ❖ Scan for CD/DVD drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. If you want to Accessories and System Tools,... 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have become fragmented. Your...
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... The disc will not come out of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. Press the button on page 184. This is with a data CD or DVD, refer to your computer. on the DVD-ROM drive itself. Adjust the volume control. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched...or speakers, check that the hardware configuration meets the program's needs. PC Card problems PC Cards (PCMCIA-compatible) include many types of the drive when you are having trouble getting one or more of new cards. Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of Check the ...
... The disc will not come out of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. Press the button on page 184. This is with a data CD or DVD, refer to your computer. on the DVD-ROM drive itself. Adjust the volume control. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched...or speakers, check that the hardware configuration meets the program's needs. PC Card problems PC Cards (PCMCIA-compatible) include many types of the drive when you are having trouble getting one or more of new cards. Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of Check the ...
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... computer and its software work frequently. Read the user's guides. See "Computing tips" on your hard disk. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to reformat your computer will save time. If something goes wrong that requires you to your...
... computer and its software work frequently. Read the user's guides. See "Computing tips" on your hard disk. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to reformat your computer will save time. If something goes wrong that requires you to your...
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... with either hardware or software can write to one or more CDs: 1 Put a blank CD-R (CD-recordable) disc into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of options will appear. Follow these steps to back up your important data files to CDs, a relatively high-capacity storage media. This window...XP For most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. Fortunately, Windows XP offers a convenient way to back up files in the CD window, press F5...
... with either hardware or software can write to one or more CDs: 1 Put a blank CD-R (CD-recordable) disc into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of options will appear. Follow these steps to back up your important data files to CDs, a relatively high-capacity storage media. This window...XP For most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. Fortunately, Windows XP offers a convenient way to back up files in the CD window, press F5...
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... enter a new (more descriptive) name. Visit the vendors' Web sites for Outlook Express, or other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files you do not find an application's data files in the My Documents folder. You may also wish to... back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for the CD. 201 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits NOTE Documents and other data...
... enter a new (more descriptive) name. Visit the vendors' Web sites for Outlook Express, or other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files you do not find an application's data files in the My Documents folder. You may also wish to... back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for the CD. 201 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits NOTE Documents and other data...
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... in the Select Bookmark file window, and then click Next. 6 Click Finish. 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 the My Documents folder. For more information, click Start, Help and Support, or...
... in the Select Bookmark file window, and then click Next. 6 Click Finish. 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 the My Documents folder. For more information, click Start, Help and Support, or...
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..., it may be able to easily restore Windows to the state it much easier to determine the origin 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 web browser). ❖...
..., it may be able to easily restore Windows to the state it much easier to determine the origin 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 web browser). ❖...
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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. A computer program that you start the computer. bit: - The speed at which a communication device, such as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. BIOS (basic input/output system) - See also bus speed, frontside bus. A group of information used in "pulling itself up the ... printer or modem, transmits information. Basic instructions, stored in readonly memory (ROM), containing the information the computer needs in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also byte. B backup - See also reboot. bus - See also baud rate.
... operating system. A computer program that you start the computer. bit: - The speed at which a communication device, such as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. BIOS (basic input/output system) - See also bus speed, frontside bus. A group of information used in "pulling itself up the ... printer or modem, transmits information. Basic instructions, stored in readonly memory (ROM), containing the information the computer needs in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also byte. B backup - See also reboot. bus - See also baud rate.
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disk drive - A thin, flexible disk in a protective jacket that can be magnetically influenced to the primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. Your ... button rapidly twice without moving the cursor to a printer. See also diskette, high-density diskette. An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. See also diskette, hard disk. download - (1) In communications, to disk, given a name by which it can be retrieved. driver - See also file. Compare disc. Any file created with an...
disk drive - A thin, flexible disk in a protective jacket that can be magnetically influenced to the primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. Your ... button rapidly twice without moving the cursor to a printer. See also diskette, high-density diskette. An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. See also diskette, hard disk. download - (1) In communications, to disk, given a name by which it can be retrieved. driver - See also file. Compare disc. Any file created with an...