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Contents 31 Turning on the power 50 Setting up your software 50 Registering your computer with Toshiba 51 Adding optional external devices 51 Adding memory (optional 52 Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 59 Checking total memory 62 Recovering the Internal ... or projector 86 Directing the display output when you turn on the computer 86 Adjusting the quality of the external display......87 Using an external keyboard 87 Using a mouse 87
Contents 31 Turning on the power 50 Setting up your software 50 Registering your computer with Toshiba 51 Adding optional external devices 51 Adding memory (optional 52 Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 59 Checking total memory 62 Recovering the Internal ... or projector 86 Directing the display output when you turn on the computer 86 Adjusting the quality of the external display......87 Using an external keyboard 87 Using a mouse 87
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... the computer 100 Moving the computer 101 Using a computer lock 101 Chapter 2: Learning the Basics 102 Computing tips 102 Using the keyboard 103 Character keys 104 Making your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard 104 Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys 105 Function keys 105 Special Windows® keys 105 Overlay keys 106 Starting a program...
... the computer 100 Moving the computer 101 Using a computer lock 101 Chapter 2: Learning the Basics 102 Computing tips 102 Using the keyboard 103 Character keys 104 Making your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard 104 Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys 105 Function keys 105 Special Windows® keys 105 Overlay keys 106 Starting a program...
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... operating system can help you 175 Fixing a problem with Device Manager 176 Checking device properties 176 Memory problems 177 Power and the batteries 177 Keyboard problems 179 Display problems 179 Disk or storage drive problems 181 Error-checking 181 Optical disc drive problems 182 Sound system problems 185 Printer problems... habits 189 Data and system configuration backup in the Windows® operating system 190 If you need further assistance 194 Before you contact Toshiba 194 Contacting Toshiba 195 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 195 Toshiba's worldwide offices 196
... operating system can help you 175 Fixing a problem with Device Manager 176 Checking device properties 176 Memory problems 177 Power and the batteries 177 Keyboard problems 179 Display problems 179 Disk or storage drive problems 181 Error-checking 181 Optical disc drive problems 182 Sound system problems 185 Printer problems... habits 189 Data and system configuration backup in the Windows® operating system 190 If you need further assistance 194 Before you contact Toshiba 194 Contacting Toshiba 195 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 195 Toshiba's worldwide offices 196
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36 Contents Appendix A: Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards 198 Hot Key Cards 198 Using the Hot Key Cards 199 Hot key functions 199 Volume Mute 200 Lock (Instant security 201 Power plan 202 Sleep mode 203 Hibernation mode 204 Output (Display switch 205 Display brightness 206 Disabling or enabling wireless devices............207 Disabling or enabling the touch pad 208 Zoom (Display resolution 209 Keyboard hot key functions 210 Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors 211 Glossary 212 Index 227
36 Contents Appendix A: Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards 198 Hot Key Cards 198 Using the Hot Key Cards 199 Hot key functions 199 Volume Mute 200 Lock (Instant security 201 Power plan 202 Sleep mode 203 Hibernation mode 204 Output (Display switch 205 Display brightness 206 Disabling or enabling wireless devices............207 Disabling or enabling the touch pad 208 Zoom (Display resolution 209 Keyboard hot key functions 210 Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors 211 Glossary 212 Index 227
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... Started 45 Setting up your computer Important information on your computer's cooling fan Your computer may have adequate ventilation and are not limited to, a mouse, keyboard, printer, and memory. These components include, but are protected from overheating when the power is turned on or when an AC adaptor is connected to...
... Started 45 Setting up your computer Important information on your computer's cooling fan Your computer may have adequate ventilation and are not limited to, a mouse, keyboard, printer, and memory. These components include, but are protected from overheating when the power is turned on or when an AC adaptor is connected to...
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... on and begin using high-precision technology. Any small bright dots that may not be careful to remove any pens or other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel, place one hand on the usage of the computer, the brightness of the screen will deteriorate. Your display contains...
... on and begin using high-precision technology. Any small bright dots that may not be careful to remove any pens or other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel, place one hand on the usage of the computer, the brightness of the screen will deteriorate. Your display contains...
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...with Toshiba Registering your computer with Toshiba Product registration is strongly recommended, and allows Toshiba to send you may want to: ❖ Add more memory (see "Adding memory (optional)" on page 52) ❖ Connect a mouse (see "Using a mouse" on page 87) ❖ Connect an external keyboard (...see "Using an external keyboard" on page 87) ❖...
...with Toshiba Registering your computer with Toshiba Product registration is strongly recommended, and allows Toshiba to send you may want to: ❖ Add more memory (see "Adding memory (optional)" on page 52) ❖ Connect a mouse (see "Using a mouse" on page 87) ❖ Connect an external keyboard (...see "Using an external keyboard" on page 87) ❖...
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... 5 A warning screen appears, stating that you created are not restored during this process. Click Yes to continue. 6 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the "Selecting a process" screen displays, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. When the initial... first recovery DVD into your optical disc drive. ❖ If your computer. For more information on these options, see "Backing up your keyboard. Getting Started 77 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive With recovery media, you can: ❖ Recover to out-of-box state (recommended recovery ...
... 5 A warning screen appears, stating that you created are not restored during this process. Click Yes to continue. 6 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the "Selecting a process" screen displays, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. When the initial... first recovery DVD into your optical disc drive. ❖ If your computer. For more information on these options, see "Backing up your keyboard. Getting Started 77 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive With recovery media, you can: ❖ Recover to out-of-box state (recommended recovery ...
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... enable the following features may need to be enabled before they can use the touch pad (the small, touch-sensitive area in front of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to: ❖ Move the pointer on the screen ❖ Select an item on the screen ❖ Open or activate an... for specific instructions on the screen when you slide your computer. Using the touch pad Getting Started 81 Using the touch pad NOTE Some of Toshiba Assist. NOTE The pointer is the icon (usually an arrow) that moves on performing each operation.
... enable the following features may need to be enabled before they can use the touch pad (the small, touch-sensitive area in front of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to: ❖ Move the pointer on the screen ❖ Select an item on the screen ❖ Open or activate an... for specific instructions on the screen when you slide your computer. Using the touch pad Getting Started 81 Using the touch pad NOTE Some of Toshiba Assist. NOTE The pointer is the icon (usually an arrow) that moves on performing each operation.
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See the video device documentation for additional configuration steps. The computer's USB ports support most USB-compatible keyboards. You can use an external keyboard, you can attach one to your television (or other external video device) ❖ External monitor and TV ❖ Built-in display...need to use a mouse instead of the external display To obtain the best picture quality from your computer. Getting Started 87 Using an external keyboard ❖ Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) ❖ TV (or other video display device), you may want to...
See the video device documentation for additional configuration steps. The computer's USB ports support most USB-compatible keyboards. You can use an external keyboard, you can attach one to your television (or other external video device) ❖ External monitor and TV ❖ Built-in display...need to use a mouse instead of the external display To obtain the best picture quality from your computer. Getting Started 87 Using an external keyboard ❖ Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) ❖ TV (or other video display device), you may want to...
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... mode To start it again by closing the display panel, you can choose. Caring for details. To keep dust and dirt out of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Never spray cleaner directly onto the computer and/or display.
... mode To start it again by closing the display panel, you can choose. Caring for details. To keep dust and dirt out of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Never spray cleaner directly onto the computer and/or display.
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... or writing to a disk may be lost. Using the keyboard Your computer's keyboard contains character keys, control keys, function keys, and special Windows® keys. (Sample Illustration) Keyboard for L730/L740 Series (Sample Illustration) Keyboard for viruses. Turning off the computer while it is reading ... normally, details such as your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. This precaution is active. Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 103 ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to check and optimize disk space and improve performance. ❖ Scan...
... or writing to a disk may be lost. Using the keyboard Your computer's keyboard contains character keys, control keys, function keys, and special Windows® keys. (Sample Illustration) Keyboard for L730/L740 Series (Sample Illustration) Keyboard for viruses. Turning off the computer while it is reading ... normally, details such as your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. This precaution is active. Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 103 ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to check and optimize disk space and improve performance. ❖ Scan...
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... keys allows you can simulate the separate key, as follows: Press Fn and Enter simultaneously to emulate a full-size keyboard. A standard full-size keyboard includes two Enter, Ctrl, and Alt keys; cursor positioning keys; Pressing the Fn key simultaneously in combination with one ...1 are not interchangeable. ❖ The uppercase letter O and the number 0 are not interchangeable. 104 Learning the Basics Using the keyboard NOTE L750, L770 series keyboards To capture a print screen of the time, this does not matter. However, some programs assign separate functions to the L730/L740 ...
... keys allows you can simulate the separate key, as follows: Press Fn and Enter simultaneously to emulate a full-size keyboard. A standard full-size keyboard includes two Enter, Ctrl, and Alt keys; cursor positioning keys; Pressing the Fn key simultaneously in combination with one ...1 are not interchangeable. ❖ The uppercase letter O and the number 0 are not interchangeable. 104 Learning the Basics Using the keyboard NOTE L750, L770 series keyboards To capture a print screen of the time, this does not matter. However, some programs assign separate functions to the L730/L740 ...
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For example, Fn + F9 turns the touch pad ON/OFF. Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 105 (Sample Illustration) Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys The Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys do different things depending on the program you are called function ... information, see "Hot key functions" on the computer. Special Windows® keys Windows® key Application key (Sample Illustration) Special Windows® keys Your computer's keyboard has one key and one button that have special functions in combination with the Fn key, function keys marked with the Fn key) are the...
For example, Fn + F9 turns the touch pad ON/OFF. Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 105 (Sample Illustration) Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys The Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys do different things depending on the program you are called function ... information, see "Hot key functions" on the computer. Special Windows® keys Windows® key Application key (Sample Illustration) Special Windows® keys Your computer's keyboard has one key and one button that have special functions in combination with the Fn key, function keys marked with the Fn key) are the...
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106 Learning the Basics Using the keyboard Overlay keys NOTE This section applies to the L730/L740 series. The numeric overlay light glows when the numeric overlay is on their right front ... and cursor overlay. To disable the numeric overlay, hold down the Fn key and press F11 again. To turn the numeric overlay on a desktop computer's keyboard. (Sample Illustration) Numeric and cursor control overlay Using the overlay to type numeric data NOTE This section applies to the L730/L740 series. This overlay...
106 Learning the Basics Using the keyboard Overlay keys NOTE This section applies to the L730/L740 series. The numeric overlay light glows when the numeric overlay is on their right front ... and cursor overlay. To disable the numeric overlay, hold down the Fn key and press F11 again. To turn the numeric overlay on a desktop computer's keyboard. (Sample Illustration) Numeric and cursor control overlay Using the overlay to type numeric data NOTE This section applies to the L730/L740 series. This overlay...
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... names and require file names limited to 260 characters and can include spaces. 110 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving files 1 Click on the keyboard, except for these characters File names are working with a document that can contain up to no more than eight characters.
... names and require file names limited to 260 characters and can include spaces. 110 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving files 1 Click on the keyboard, except for these characters File names are working with a document that can contain up to no more than eight characters.
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... ❖ If you want to use the internal speakers, click on the Speakers tab and click Set Default. ❖ Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate within the Blu-ray Disc™ player.
... ❖ If you want to use the internal speakers, click on the Speakers tab and click Set Default. ❖ Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to navigate within the Blu-ray Disc™ player.
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... appear on the display you to enable or disable USB Legacy Emulation Utilities TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 161 ❖ Display-Allows you to change certain settings back to their default values ❖ Keyboard-Allows you to access the wake-on keyboard function ❖ LAN-Allows you to set networking functions ❖ Panel open/Power...
... appear on the display you to enable or disable USB Legacy Emulation Utilities TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 161 ❖ Display-Allows you to change certain settings back to their default values ❖ Keyboard-Allows you to access the wake-on keyboard function ❖ LAN-Allows you to set networking functions ❖ Panel open/Power...
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... connected to the USB bus power (DC 5V) function that does not have the USB Sleep and Charge function-compatible icon ( ), attach the mouse or keyboard to Enabled, the "USB Wakeup function" does not work , but the "USB Sleep and Charge function" will be depleted even when the power of the...; When there is a current overflow of the computer is turned OFF. In that case, if there is a USB port that interfaces with USB ports. Utilities TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 163 NOTE ❖ When "USB Sleep and Charge function" is set to it.
... connected to the USB bus power (DC 5V) function that does not have the USB Sleep and Charge function-compatible icon ( ), attach the mouse or keyboard to Enabled, the "USB Wakeup function" does not work , but the "USB Sleep and Charge function" will be depleted even when the power of the...; When there is a current overflow of the computer is turned OFF. In that case, if there is a USB port that interfaces with USB ports. Utilities TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 163 NOTE ❖ When "USB Sleep and Charge function" is set to it.
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...display priority is not remapping the keyboard. Display Auto Off may be defective or incompatible with the keyboard or to the keyboard manufacturer's Web site. Keyboard problems If Something Goes Wrong Keyboard problems 179 NOTE L750/L770 series keyboard To capture a print screen of keyboard. To capture only the active ..., or Fn + F11 to activate the screen. If you are using is not set for an external monitor. Refer to the keyboard itself. Display problems Here are using a different make sure the software you are some typical display problems and their solutions: The screen...
...display priority is not remapping the keyboard. Display Auto Off may be defective or incompatible with the keyboard or to the keyboard manufacturer's Web site. Keyboard problems If Something Goes Wrong Keyboard problems 179 NOTE L750/L770 series keyboard To capture a print screen of keyboard. To capture only the active ..., or Fn + F11 to activate the screen. If you are using is not set for an external monitor. Refer to the keyboard itself. Display problems Here are using a different make sure the software you are some typical display problems and their solutions: The screen...