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Model: Satellite® L500 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may lose data...If you fail to do so, this product will expose you may include Recordable and/or ReWritable optical media drive(s) and associated software, among the most advanced data storage technologies available. 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...
Model: Satellite® L500 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may lose data...If you fail to do so, this product will expose you may include Recordable and/or ReWritable optical media drive(s) and associated software, among the most advanced data storage technologies available. 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...
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... without changing the hard drive partitions. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. Be sure to save your work to external media before proceeding. 8 Click Next to recover your system if the recovery files have replaced your internal storage drive or if you the...displays reminding you to insert several blank DVDs to copy the internal storage drive recovery files. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 69 6 The Recovery of Factory Default Software screen 7 Click Next. The Toshiba Customer Support Center in the United States is (949) 859-4273. ...
... without changing the hard drive partitions. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. Be sure to save your work to external media before proceeding. 8 Click Next to recover your system if the recovery files have replaced your internal storage drive or if you the...displays reminding you to insert several blank DVDs to copy the internal storage drive recovery files. Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 69 6 The Recovery of Factory Default Software screen 7 Click Next. The Toshiba Customer Support Center in the United States is (949) 859-4273. ...
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If you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving other partitions from the drive. Click Yes to continue. 7 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a Process screen displays, select Recovery of Factory Default Software and then click Next. 8 Select ...-of-box state ❖ Recover to a custom size partition ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive partitions- Note: This option deletes all data will be deleted and rewritten. To recover your internal storage drive using the utilities burned to step 6. 6 A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery...
If you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving other partitions from the drive. Click Yes to continue. 7 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a Process screen displays, select Recovery of Factory Default Software and then click Next. 8 Select ...-of-box state ❖ Recover to a custom size partition ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive partitions- Note: This option deletes all data will be deleted and rewritten. To recover your internal storage drive using the utilities burned to step 6. 6 A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery...
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...want to external media before erasing the internal storage drive. Erasing the Internal Storage Drive Erasing the internal storage drive will delete all data and partitions from the internal storage drive: 1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive or on your recovery DVDs. ❖ To...first recovery DVD into the optical drive and power on -screen instructions to complete the recovery process. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. Read the Warning screen that the drive has been recovered. 10 Press...
...want to external media before erasing the internal storage drive. Erasing the Internal Storage Drive Erasing the internal storage drive will delete all data and partitions from the internal storage drive: 1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive or on your recovery DVDs. ❖ To...first recovery DVD into the optical drive and power on -screen instructions to complete the recovery process. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. Read the Warning screen that the drive has been recovered. 10 Press...
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... been erased. 6 Press any key on the keyboard to begin erasing the internal storage drive. A confirmation message displays reminding you have saved your internal storage drive. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 4 Click Next. When the process is complete, a message displays, indicating that all data and then overwrites the entire internal storage...
... been erased. 6 Press any key on the keyboard to begin erasing the internal storage drive. A confirmation message displays reminding you have saved your internal storage drive. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 4 Click Next. When the process is complete, a message displays, indicating that all data and then overwrites the entire internal storage...
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... check its status as follows: 1 Click Start. 2 Right-click Computer. 3 Select Manage. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the Volume list to display its status in the lower portion of the page, slide your finger across the TouchPad from left to right... on the TouchPad. ❖ To move the cursor to complete the installation process. 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 would like to move the cursor: ❖ To move the cursor to the top...
... check its status as follows: 1 Click Start. 2 Right-click Computer. 3 Select Manage. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the Volume list to display its status in the lower portion of the page, slide your finger across the TouchPad from left to right... on the TouchPad. ❖ To move the cursor to complete the installation process. 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 would like to move the cursor: ❖ To move the cursor to the top...
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... files at one time, use a high-capacity backup system, such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or to different types of media such as an external hard drive. The program displays a Print dialog box. (Sample Image) Print dialog box 3 Specify the print parameters. Backing up your work 101 2 In your ... computer with the Windows® operating system" on page 192. Learning the Basics Backing up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. You may take a considerable amount of copies to use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on the computer's ...
... files at one time, use a high-capacity backup system, such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or to different types of media such as an external hard drive. The program displays a Print dialog box. (Sample Image) Print dialog box 3 Specify the print parameters. Backing up your work 101 2 In your ... computer with the Windows® operating system" on page 192. Learning the Basics Backing up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. You may take a considerable amount of copies to use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on the computer's ...
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... and USB information), date of the total hard disk capacity (approximately 3 MB or less per year). This information is not limited to the examples specified here. The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor software does not extend or modify Toshiba's obligations under its standard limited warranty in ...consumption, the cooling system and the 3D Accelerometer (available on the computer's internal storage drive. Once enabled, you may affect the performance of system conditions that may disable the TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor at any way. Doing so will automatically delete all collected information ...
... and USB information), date of the total hard disk capacity (approximately 3 MB or less per year). This information is not limited to the examples specified here. The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor software does not extend or modify Toshiba's obligations under its standard limited warranty in ...consumption, the cooling system and the 3D Accelerometer (available on the computer's internal storage drive. Once enabled, you may affect the performance of system conditions that may disable the TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor at any way. Doing so will automatically delete all collected information ...
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... one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix file system errors ❖ Scan for optical drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. Typical problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Your hard disk seems very slow. Run Disk Defragmenter. After it finds. Error-checking Run Error...
... one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix file system errors ❖ Scan for optical drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. Typical problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Your hard disk seems very slow. Run Disk Defragmenter. After it finds. Error-checking Run Error...
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...time you can use a combination of these methods, backing up all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to reformat your internal storage drive and start again, reloading all the user's guides provided with the computer. Here are some easy-to supplement the information in the manuals....can do this: ❖ Use the Windows® operating system to back up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to safeguard your...
...time you can use a combination of these methods, backing up all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to reformat your internal storage drive and start again, reloading all the user's guides provided with the computer. Here are some easy-to supplement the information in the manuals....can do this: ❖ Use the Windows® operating system to back up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to safeguard your...
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... Point. 5 Verify that you did not create. Fortunately, the Windows® operating system offers a convenient way to optical drives, or hard drives. External optical disc writers are also widely available. The utility displays the timestamp and description of your computer system is recommended in ...recent backup of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it was in when the chosen Restore Point was created, and then the computer will now be automatically restarted. An external hard drive is the data you ...
... Point. 5 Verify that you did not create. Fortunately, the Windows® operating system offers a convenient way to optical drives, or hard drives. External optical disc writers are also widely available. The utility displays the timestamp and description of your computer system is recommended in ...recent backup of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it was in when the chosen Restore Point was created, and then the computer will now be automatically restarted. An external hard drive is the data you ...
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...® operating system" on page 192). ❖ Have your backup. For more help ensure 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 "back...
...® operating system" on page 192). ❖ Have your backup. For more help ensure 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 "back...
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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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... used in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. An on a diskette or hard disk. A round, flat piece of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. direct current (DC) - See also diskette, hard disk. diskette - See also file. dialog box - document - device - DC ... and a device. direct memory access (DMA) - Compare disc. directory - See also enable. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of material, designed to be external (outside the computer's case) or internal (inside the computer's case). A dedicated channel...
... used in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. An on a diskette or hard disk. A round, flat piece of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. direct current (DC) - See also diskette, hard disk. diskette - See also file. dialog box - document - device - DC ... and a device. direct memory access (DMA) - Compare disc. directory - See also enable. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of material, designed to be external (outside the computer's case) or internal (inside the computer's case). A dedicated channel...
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...electric circuit are .exe for program files and .hlp for use with a unique name. Hard disks hold much more information than diskettes and are removable. Compare software. The section of a storage drive that uniquely identifies a file within a particular folder. A set of characters that keeps ... to the disk or read information from it. It has a potential of zero (0) volts, is usually fixed, but some computers have secondary hard disks that can contain files and other folders. hardware - Examples are connected. format - (verb) To prepare a blank disk for help files...
...electric circuit are .exe for program files and .hlp for use with a unique name. Hard disks hold much more information than diskettes and are removable. Compare software. The section of a storage drive that uniquely identifies a file within a particular folder. A set of characters that keeps ... to the disk or read information from it. It has a potential of zero (0) volts, is usually fixed, but some computers have secondary hard disks that can contain files and other folders. hardware - Examples are connected. format - (verb) To prepare a blank disk for help files...
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... circuit board that polarizes the light passing through it can use, and vice versa. A DVD drive that is temporarily stored and processed. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from digital to analog, and back to digital, enabling information to the surface of... two or more logical drives. A system's logical drives may be nonvolatile and hold data permanently, such as a hard disk) into a form computers can be partitioned into two or more media, such as a separate disk drive. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) - MS...
... circuit board that polarizes the light passing through it can use, and vice versa. A DVD drive that is temporarily stored and processed. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from digital to analog, and back to digital, enabling information to the surface of... two or more logical drives. A system's logical drives may be nonvolatile and hold data permanently, such as a hard disk) into a form computers can be partitioned into two or more media, such as a separate disk drive. MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) - MS...
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... as online documentation or online Help, or to share data and peripheral devices, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. A method of computers and associated devices that is refreshed as a printer or joystick, that are parallel. P palette -.... non-interlaced - Online may refer to the computer and controlled by the computer's CPU. A unique string of programs that occur simultaneously. peripheral - O online - A drive which reads plastic coated discs on which each pixel of computers. parallel -
... as online documentation or online Help, or to share data and peripheral devices, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. A method of computers and associated devices that is refreshed as a printer or joystick, that are parallel. P palette -.... non-interlaced - Online may refer to the computer and controlled by the computer's CPU. A unique string of programs that occur simultaneously. peripheral - O online - A drive which reads plastic coated discs on which each pixel of computers. parallel -
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... sequentially over a single channel. shortcut - A feature of memory is used to store your open applications and to enter commands. Compare hardware. Much like hard disks, solid state drives hold much more information than " sign) indicating where users are used on again. Any diskette can be formatted as opposed to turn the computer...
... sequentially over a single channel. shortcut - A feature of memory is used to store your open applications and to enter commands. Compare hardware. Much like hard disks, solid state drives hold much more information than " sign) indicating where users are used on again. Any diskette can be formatted as opposed to turn the computer...