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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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... and including "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. Always make sure your computer and AC adaptor have a CPU cooling fan that is in Sleep mode).
... and including "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. Always make sure your computer and AC adaptor have a CPU cooling fan that is in Sleep mode).
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... an intrinsic characteristic of the screen 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 palm rest to hold the computer in place and use the other hand to...
... an intrinsic characteristic of the screen 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 palm rest to hold the computer in place and use the other hand to...
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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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...USB Flash option, depending on which type of media you are not restored during this process. When the initial TOSHIBA screen displays, press the F12 key on your keyboard. Be sure to separately save the files you restore your system, only the operating system files, applications, and...Recover to a custom size partition For more information, see "Recovering the Internal Storage Drive" on page 62. Click Yes to continue. 6 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the "Selecting a process" screen displays, select Recovery of the following: ❖ If your recovery files are on DVDs, ...
...USB Flash option, depending on which type of media you are not restored during this process. When the initial TOSHIBA screen displays, press the F12 key on your keyboard. Be sure to separately save the files you restore your system, only the operating system files, applications, and...Recover to a custom size partition For more information, see "Recovering the Internal Storage Drive" on page 62. Click Yes to continue. 6 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the "Selecting a process" screen displays, select Recovery of the following: ❖ If your recovery files are on DVDs, ...
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... click Settings. Some of the following features, click on the Mouse icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. Using the touch pad Getting Started 81 Using the touch pad NOTE Some of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to: ❖ Move the pointer on the screen ❖ Select an item...
... click Settings. Some of the following features, click on the Mouse icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. Using the touch pad Getting Started 81 Using the touch pad NOTE Some of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to: ❖ Move the pointer on the screen ❖ Select an item...
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... may 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 can use a USB-... (Sample Image) Display options window 3 Release the Fn key. Adjusting the quality of the computer's built-in touch pad. Using an external keyboard If you prefer to use an external keyboard, you may want to adjust the video settings. The computer's USB ports support most USB-compatible...
... may 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 can use a USB-... (Sample Image) Display options window 3 Release the Fn key. Adjusting the quality of the computer's built-in touch pad. Using an external keyboard If you prefer to use an external keyboard, you may want to adjust the video settings. The computer's USB ports support most USB-compatible...
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... the computer from Sleep mode, press the power button until the ON/OFF light glows white. To keep dust and dirt out of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings.
... the computer from Sleep mode, press the power button until the ON/OFF light glows white. To keep dust and dirt out of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings.
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... Windows® operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 103 ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to a disk may be lost. Turning off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates ... let the Windows® operating system shut down normally, details such as your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. Using the keyboard Your computer's keyboard contains character keys, control keys, function keys, and special Windows® keys. (Sample Illustration...
... Windows® operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 103 ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to a disk may be lost. Turning off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates ... let the Windows® operating system shut down normally, details such as your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. Using the keyboard Your computer's keyboard contains character keys, control keys, function keys, and special Windows® keys. (Sample Illustration...
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... letter O and the number 0 are not interchangeable. However, some programs assign separate functions to emulate a full-size keyboard. Pressing the Fn key simultaneously in combination with a standard full-size keyboard, it includes fewer keys. Most of the entire screen, press the Fn + PRTSC key. Using the Fn key,... capture only the active window displayed, press Fn + ALT while simultaneously pressing the PRTSC key. (Sample Illustration) PRTSC key on the keyboard Character keys Typing with the character keys is compatible with one Enter key. 104 Learning the Basics Using the...
... letter O and the number 0 are not interchangeable. However, some programs assign separate functions to emulate a full-size keyboard. Pressing the Fn key simultaneously in combination with a standard full-size keyboard, it includes fewer keys. Most of the entire screen, press the Fn + PRTSC key. Using the Fn key,... capture only the active window displayed, press Fn + ALT while simultaneously pressing the PRTSC key. (Sample Illustration) PRTSC key on the keyboard Character keys Typing with the character keys is compatible with one Enter key. 104 Learning the Basics Using the...
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... the secondary mouse button For more information, see "Hot key functions" on page 199. 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 ...Fn + F9 turns the touch pad ON/OFF. 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...
... the secondary mouse button For more information, see "Hot key functions" on page 199. 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 ...Fn + F9 turns the touch pad ON/OFF. 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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...overlay keys. This overlay lets you enter numeric data or control the cursor as you would using the 10-key keypad 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. The... numeric overlay light goes out. 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 the front...
...overlay keys. This overlay lets you enter numeric data or control the cursor as you would using the 10-key keypad 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. The... numeric overlay light goes out. 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 the front...
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...®-based application to display the drop-down menu, and then click Save. 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 260 characters and can include spaces. If you want your...
...®-based application to display the drop-down menu, and then click Save. 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 260 characters and can include spaces. If you want your...
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... more information on your computer's display settings, see "Directing the display output when you turn on the computer" on an external monitor, even though your keyboard to navigate within the Blu-ray Disc™ player. NOTE Use of the audio signal, use the internal speakers, click on the Speakers tab and...
... more information on your computer's display settings, see "Directing the display output when you turn on the computer" on an external monitor, even though your keyboard to navigate within the Blu-ray Disc™ player. NOTE Use of the audio signal, use the internal speakers, click on the Speakers tab and...
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Utilities TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 161 ❖ Display-Allows you to enable or disable USB Legacy Emulation If data does not appear on the display 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 ❖...
Utilities TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 161 ❖ Display-Allows you to enable or disable USB Legacy Emulation If data does not appear on the display 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 ❖...
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... USB bus power (DC 5V). As such, we recommend that does not have the USB Sleep and Charge function-compatible icon ( ), attach the mouse or keyboard to the computer, the battery of the computer will be supplied 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 computer is turned OFF. Utilities TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 163 NOTE ❖ When "USB Sleep and Charge function" is set to the compatible port even when the power of the computer is...
... USB bus power (DC 5V). As such, we recommend that does not have the USB Sleep and Charge function-compatible icon ( ), attach the mouse or keyboard to the computer, the battery of the computer will be supplied 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 computer is turned OFF. Utilities TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 163 NOTE ❖ When "USB Sleep and Charge function" is set to the compatible port even when the power of the computer is...
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...for an external monitor. If no password is blank. If you are off the numlock light. You may be defective or incompatible with the keyboard or to the keyboard itself. Display Auto Off may be on , press Fn + F10 to turn off , make sure the software you are some typical ... press the Fn + PRTSC key. To do this does not correct the problem, press Press any key, type the password and press Enter. The keyboard you connected may have activated the instant password feature by pressing Fn and F1 simultaneously. You have registered a password, press any key to update your...
...for an external monitor. If no password is blank. If you are off the numlock light. You may be defective or incompatible with the keyboard or to the keyboard itself. Display Auto Off may be on , press Fn + F10 to turn off , make sure the software you are some typical ... press the Fn + PRTSC key. To do this does not correct the problem, press Press any key, type the password and press Enter. The keyboard you connected may have activated the instant password feature by pressing Fn and F1 simultaneously. You have registered a password, press any key to update your...