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Contents Introduction 34 This guide 35 Safety icons 36 Other icons used 37 Other documentation 37 Service options 38 Chapter 1: Getting Started 39 Selecting a place to work 39 Creating a computer-friendly environment........39 Keeping yourself comfortable 40 Precautions 40 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 42 Setting up your computer 43 Setting up your software 43 Registering your computer with Toshiba 44 Adding optional external devices 45 Connecting to a power source 46 Charging the main battery 49 26
Contents Introduction 34 This guide 35 Safety icons 36 Other icons used 37 Other documentation 37 Service options 38 Chapter 1: Getting Started 39 Selecting a place to work 39 Creating a computer-friendly environment........39 Keeping yourself comfortable 40 Precautions 40 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 42 Setting up your computer 43 Setting up your software 43 Registering your computer with Toshiba 44 Adding optional external devices 45 Connecting to a power source 46 Charging the main battery 49 26
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... Computing 105 Toshiba's energy-saver design 105 Running the computer on battery power 105 Battery Notice 106 Power management 107 Using additional batteries 107 Charging batteries 108 Charging the main battery 108 Charging the RTC battery 109 Monitoring main battery power 110 Determining remaining battery power 112 What to do when the main battery runs low ...112 Setting battery alarms 113...
... Computing 105 Toshiba's energy-saver design 105 Running the computer on battery power 105 Battery Notice 106 Power management 107 Using additional batteries 107 Charging batteries 108 Charging the main battery 108 Charging the RTC battery 109 Monitoring main battery power 110 Determining remaining battery power 112 What to do when the main battery runs low ...112 Setting battery alarms 113...
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...197 Resolving hardware conflicts on your own .....198 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........200 Memory problems 202 Power and the batteries 202 Keyboard problems 204 Display problems 205 Disk drive problems 208 Optical drive problems 210 Sound system problems 211 PC Card ...Data and system configuration backup in Windows XP 224 If you need further assistance 230 Before you contact Toshiba 230 Contacting Toshiba 231 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 232 Toshiba's worldwide offices 232 Appendix A: Hot Keys 234 Volume Mute 234 Password security 235 Without a password 235...
...197 Resolving hardware conflicts on your own .....198 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........200 Memory problems 202 Power and the batteries 202 Keyboard problems 204 Display problems 205 Disk drive problems 208 Optical drive problems 210 Sound system problems 211 PC Card ...Data and system configuration backup in Windows XP 224 If you need further assistance 230 Before you contact Toshiba 230 Contacting Toshiba 231 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 232 Toshiba's worldwide offices 232 Appendix A: Hot Keys 234 Volume Mute 234 Password security 235 Without a password 235...
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33 Contents Maintaining security when the battery is not fully charged 236 Power profile 237 Standby mode 237 Hibernation mode 238 Display modes 239 Display brightness 239 Disabling or enabling wireless devices ... enabling the TouchPad 240 Zooming applications in/out 241 Keyboard hot keys 241 Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors 242 Appendix C: Using ConfigFree™ with your Toshiba Computer 243 Getting Started 244 Starting ConfigFree 244 ConfigFree Utilities 246 Connectivity Doctor 246 Search for Wireless Devices 249 Profile Settings 254 ConfigFree SUMMIT 257...
33 Contents Maintaining security when the battery is not fully charged 236 Power profile 237 Standby mode 237 Hibernation mode 238 Display modes 239 Display brightness 239 Disabling or enabling wireless devices ... enabling the TouchPad 240 Zooming applications in/out 241 Keyboard hot keys 241 Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors 242 Appendix C: Using ConfigFree™ with your Toshiba Computer 243 Getting Started 244 Starting ConfigFree 244 ConfigFree Utilities 246 Connectivity Doctor 246 Search for Wireless Devices 249 Profile Settings 254 ConfigFree SUMMIT 257...
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..., resulting in damage or serious injury. Disconnect the AC adaptor from the power plug socket and computer. 3. Turn off the computer. 2. Keeping yourself comfortable The Toshiba Instruction Manual for working comfortably throughout the day. Never allow any liquids to spill into any of these instructions could result in serious injury or... Safety and Comfort, that shipped with the underside or surface of your computer, and never expose the computer to an authorized service center. Remove the battery pack.
..., resulting in damage or serious injury. Disconnect the AC adaptor from the power plug socket and computer. 3. Turn off the computer. 2. Keeping yourself comfortable The Toshiba Instruction Manual for working comfortably throughout the day. Never allow any liquids to spill into any of these instructions could result in serious injury or... Safety and Comfort, that shipped with the underside or surface of your computer, and never expose the computer to an authorized service center. Remove the battery pack.
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...an Internet account, you turn off the power again until the operating system has loaded completely. To use external power or to charge the battery you can use it. NOTE The names of windows displayed, and the order in modem (available on certain models) to a telephone line... built-in which windows appear, may vary according to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC Cards. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that needs to be charged before adding external or internal components to your computer. Getting Started Setting up your computer 43 Setting up your computer...
...an Internet account, you turn off the power again until the operating system has loaded completely. To use external power or to charge the battery you can use it. NOTE The names of windows displayed, and the order in modem (available on certain models) to a telephone line... built-in which windows appear, may vary according to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC Cards. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that needs to be charged before adding external or internal components to your computer. Getting Started Setting up your computer 43 Setting up your computer...
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...possibly resulting in serious injury. Be careful if you use of an incompatible adaptor or charger. TOSHIBA assumes no liability for any risk of an incompatible AC adaptor or Battery Charger could cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Failure to the.... Always grasp the plug directly. Always confirm that may have been provided with your computer), or use AC adaptors and battery chargers specified by TOSHIBA to avoid any damage caused by use a multiple connector. 46 Getting Started Connecting to a power source Connecting to a power...
...possibly resulting in serious injury. Be careful if you use of an incompatible adaptor or charger. TOSHIBA assumes no liability for any risk of an incompatible AC adaptor or Battery Charger could cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Failure to the.... Always grasp the plug directly. Always confirm that may have been provided with your computer), or use AC adaptors and battery chargers specified by TOSHIBA to avoid any damage caused by use a multiple connector. 46 Getting Started Connecting to a power source Connecting to a power...
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...wet hands. Never attempt to follow this instruction could result in an electric shock, possibly resulting in the AC adaptor The computer's main battery light gives you an indication of the computer. (Sample Illustration) Connecting the AC adaptor cord to the computer 3 Connect the power cord.../cable to recharge the main battery or plug in serious injury. 48 Getting Started Connecting to a power source _ + 2 Plug the AC adaptor cord into the computer or AC...
...wet hands. Never attempt to follow this instruction could result in an electric shock, possibly resulting in the AC adaptor The computer's main battery light gives you an indication of the computer. (Sample Illustration) Connecting the AC adaptor cord to the computer 3 Connect the power cord.../cable to recharge the main battery or plug in serious injury. 48 Getting Started Connecting to a power source _ + 2 Plug the AC adaptor cord into the computer or AC...
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... the power provided by the AC adaptor to power the computer, you must charge the battery. See "Changing the main battery" on page 117 for more than a few hours at a time. Once the battery is charged for the first time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in and turned off... computer turned off for information on the applications, power management settings, and features used to select a power level setting that , the battery will allow the battery to power the computer. After that reduces the power required for system operation and will be used . Your computer's Power Saver utility ...
... the power provided by the AC adaptor to power the computer, you must charge the battery. See "Changing the main battery" on page 117 for more than a few hours at a time. Once the battery is charged for the first time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in and turned off... computer turned off for information on the applications, power management settings, and features used to select a power level setting that , the battery will allow the battery to power the computer. After that reduces the power required for system operation and will be used . Your computer's Power Saver utility ...
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... first time The computer is now ready for you to increase the brightness of the screen while on battery power. Small bright dots may appear on your screen display when you may appear on battery power, the screen will deteriorate. Your display contains an extremely large number of the screen will dim...
... first time The computer is now ready for you to increase the brightness of the screen while on battery power. Small bright dots may appear on your screen display when you may appear on battery power, the screen will deteriorate. Your display contains an extremely large number of the screen will dim...
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... your computer: (Sample Illustration) System icons Turning on the power To turn on the notebook chassis, unless you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are properly connected and ready. 2 Check to ensure that all possible configurations for the first time 51 Your computer's features and specifications Certain notebook...
... your computer: (Sample Illustration) System icons Turning on the power To turn on the notebook chassis, unless you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are properly connected and ready. 2 Check to ensure that all possible configurations for the first time 51 Your computer's features and specifications Certain notebook...
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For information on removing the main battery, see "Removing the battery from the computer" on page 117. 5 Close the display panel and turn the computer upside down to locate the memory module slot cover. Memory module slot cover Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Unscrewing the memory module slot cover 54 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 4 Remove the main battery. Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Locating the memory module slot cover 6 Using a small Phillips screwdriver, loosen the captive screw that secures the memory module slot cover.
For information on removing the main battery, see "Removing the battery from the computer" on page 117. 5 Close the display panel and turn the computer upside down to locate the memory module slot cover. Memory module slot cover Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Unscrewing the memory module slot cover 54 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 4 Remove the main battery. Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Locating the memory module slot cover 6 Using a small Phillips screwdriver, loosen the captive screw that secures the memory module slot cover.
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You can verify that the computer has recognized it using the screw. 15 Re-insert the main battery. Removing a memory module If you need to remove a memory module: 1 Complete steps 1-8 in "Checking total memory" on page 119. 16 Turn the computer right side ... module slot cover and secure it correctly as described in "Installing a memory module" on page 53 to work. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 61.
You can verify that the computer has recognized it using the screw. 15 Re-insert the main battery. Removing a memory module If you need to remove a memory module: 1 Complete steps 1-8 in "Checking total memory" on page 119. 16 Turn the computer right side ... module slot cover and secure it correctly as described in "Installing a memory module" on page 53 to work. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 61.
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TECHNICAL NOTE: You must have at least one memory module installed for the computer to work. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 119. 4 Turn the computer right side up. 5 Reconnect the cables. 6 Restart the computer. 60 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) Memory slots Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module 2 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it using the screw. 3 Re-insert the main battery.
TECHNICAL NOTE: You must have at least one memory module installed for the computer to work. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 119. 4 Turn the computer right side up. 5 Reconnect the cables. 6 Restart the computer. 60 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) Memory slots Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module 2 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it using the screw. 3 Re-insert the main battery.
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...) and are not using it for a while. It is being accessed, you to lose your computer when you are connected to fully charge the main battery. If you turn off ) to a domain server. Each option has its advantages. Turn Off or Shut Down Factors to consider when choosing either Turn Off...
...) and are not using it for a while. It is being accessed, you to lose your computer when you are connected to fully charge the main battery. If you turn off ) to a domain server. Each option has its advantages. Turn Off or Shut Down Factors to consider when choosing either Turn Off...
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...any of the system is stored on again. Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation: ❖ While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of these options to shut down completely, but it , including all , wait a few seconds before turning the...Since information is being retrieved from the hard disk rather than from memory, restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power to start up than when restarting from Standby. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the hard disk. If you...
...any of the system is stored on again. Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation: ❖ While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of these options to shut down completely, but it , including all , wait a few seconds before turning the...Since information is being retrieved from the hard disk rather than from memory, restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power to start up than when restarting from Standby. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the hard disk. If you...
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...see "Using and configuring Hibernation mode" on page 75. Standby holds the current state of the computer in Standby mode, the computer uses some main battery power. ❖ The Standby command does not store unsaved information on page 77. 72 Getting Started Turning off the computer or using Hibernation mode. ... mode in which you left off. You should save your work before putting your computer on using the Standby command and the main battery discharges fully, your hard disk. For information on Standby. ❖ Restarting from Standby takes less time and consumes less main...
...see "Using and configuring Hibernation mode" on page 75. Standby holds the current state of the computer in Standby mode, the computer uses some main battery power. ❖ The Standby command does not store unsaved information on page 77. 72 Getting Started Turning off the computer or using Hibernation mode. ... mode in which you left off. You should save your work before putting your computer on using the Standby command and the main battery discharges fully, your hard disk. For information on Standby. ❖ Restarting from Standby takes less time and consumes less main...
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... panel and exterior case with a lightly dampened cloth. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Moving the computer Before moving your battery" on cleaning and moving your computer, even across the room, make sure all disk activity has ended...
... panel and exterior case with a lightly dampened cloth. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Moving the computer Before moving your battery" on cleaning and moving your computer, even across the room, make sure all disk activity has ended...
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If the network you are using goes down and you must restart your computer to reconnect, or your battery runs out of charge while you are working, you will lose all work " on page 89 for details. 81 See "Saving your software documentation for ...
If the network you are using goes down and you must restart your computer to reconnect, or your battery runs out of charge while you are working, you will lose all work " on page 89 for details. 81 See "Saving your software documentation for ...
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..., save feature. For a program in the habit of saving frequently. Check your data even when you are using the Standby command, in case the main battery discharges before you can search for it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive, diskette, flash media, or...
..., save feature. For a program in the habit of saving frequently. Check your data even when you are using the Standby command, in case the main battery discharges before you can search for it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive, diskette, flash media, or...