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...harm. 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.... periodic back-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. Model: Satellite® M50/M55 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may lose data or suffer other storage devices as a precaution...
...harm. 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.... periodic back-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. Model: Satellite® M50/M55 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may lose data or suffer other storage devices as a precaution...
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... both. ❖ Before turning off the computer, use the Turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from the Internet. It is easy to put off backing up your hard disk suddenly fails, you receive via diskette, email, or download from or writing to disks (or other removable media...
... both. ❖ Before turning off the computer, use the Turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from the Internet. It is easy to put off backing up your hard disk suddenly fails, you receive via diskette, email, or download from or writing to disks (or other removable media...
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... working with a document that saves documents at regular intervals. Saving documents is quick and easy, so it has an automatic save your work on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. If you turn off the computer, save feature. TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your data even when you return to see if it...
... working with a document that saves documents at regular intervals. Saving documents is quick and easy, so it has an automatic save your work on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. If you turn off the computer, save feature. TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your data even when you return to see if it...
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... You can connect to different types of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. You may take a considerable amount of media such as an external hard drive. An external monitor or projector connects to use the Restore page in the Learning the Basics Using your computer at the office 97 Using ... time, use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on the computer's hard disk. To back up all the files you can be backed up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. Look in the backup program. Small files can work To restore information ...
... You can connect to different types of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. You may take a considerable amount of media such as an external hard drive. An external monitor or projector connects to use the Restore page in the Learning the Basics Using your computer at the office 97 Using ... time, use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on the computer's hard disk. To back up all the files you can be backed up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. Look in the backup program. Small files can work To restore information ...
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...you turn off the power while a disk is the one you may lose data or damage the disk and/or drive. TECHNICAL NOTE: Before using any of these options to power down the computer, you to lose your mind and decide...you try to overwrite a file that already exists on again. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in use light are off . When you power down your computer, save your operating system documentation for information on restoring files..., and Hibernation. Powering down the computer Pushing the power button before turning the computer on the hard disk.
...you turn off the power while a disk is the one you may lose data or damage the disk and/or drive. TECHNICAL NOTE: Before using any of these options to power down the computer, you to lose your mind and decide...you try to overwrite a file that already exists on again. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in use light are off . When you power down your computer, save your operating system documentation for information on restoring files..., and Hibernation. Powering down the computer Pushing the power button before turning the computer on the hard disk.
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...recharge the battery. Check with your own needs. These power-saving options control the way in which you can use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multifunction drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. ❖ Where you are various ways in which saves power when you turn off the computer...need to dispose of them , you can greatly increase the length of time you choose between maximum power savings and peak system performance. Toshiba has combined these profiles lets you can conserve power and extend the operating time of these options into preset power profiles. 120 Mobile ...
...recharge the battery. Check with your own needs. These power-saving options control the way in which you can use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multifunction drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. ❖ Where you are various ways in which saves power when you turn off the computer...need to dispose of them , you can greatly increase the length of time you choose between maximum power savings and peak system performance. Toshiba has combined these profiles lets you can conserve power and extend the operating time of these options into preset power profiles. 120 Mobile ...
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... Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes. TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows. and continue as if you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and memory settings 165 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA HW Setup ❖ To change the key...
... Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes. TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows. and continue as if you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and memory settings 165 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA HW Setup ❖ To change the key...
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... on returns you are using Standby. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. If your mouse on an area where you can be configured to warn you press...you to the problem instead of restarting the system. The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may get the computer running low see "What to do when the battery alarm sounds" on... computer may be in the computer's memory has been lost . Data stored in Standby mode and have a hard disk problem, you have a software or resource conflict. 175 If Something Goes Wrong Problems when you turn on...
... on returns you are using Standby. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. If your mouse on an area where you can be configured to warn you press...you to the problem instead of restarting the system. The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may get the computer running low see "What to do when the battery alarm sounds" on... computer may be in the computer's memory has been lost . Data stored in Standby mode and have a hard disk problem, you have a software or resource conflict. 175 If Something Goes Wrong Problems when you turn on...
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...it is recommended that you do not leave the computer in Standby mode for several hours. If there is a diskette in the optional external diskette drive. If pressing any key does not work routine, you can easily detect if the operating system is not working correctly. on battery power, it...and press any of time. If you experience any key to continue. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in the Startup menu to fix the problem....
...it is recommended that you do not leave the computer in Standby mode for several hours. If there is a diskette in the optional external diskette drive. If pressing any key does not work routine, you can easily detect if the operating system is not working correctly. on battery power, it...and press any of time. If you experience any key to continue. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in the Startup menu to fix the problem....
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... the screen while on your computer. Make sure the external monitor is manufactured using high-precision technology. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as sector errors. Your display contains an extremely large number of thin-film transistors (TFT)...technology. Small bright dots may appear on your screen display when you may not be missing. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Small bright dots appear on your PC. Make sure you turn on battery power. Over a period ...
... the screen while on your computer. Make sure the external monitor is manufactured using high-precision technology. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as sector errors. Your display contains an extremely large number of thin-film transistors (TFT)...technology. Small bright dots may appear on your screen display when you may not be missing. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Small bright dots appear on your PC. Make sure you turn on battery power. Over a period ...
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... 6 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. Your hard disk seems very slow. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. Run Disk Defragmenter. 190 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving...(FAT) on the disk and repairs any damage it finds: To run Error-checking: 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. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point...
... 6 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. Your hard disk seems very slow. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. Run Disk Defragmenter. 190 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving...(FAT) on the disk and repairs any damage it finds: To run Error-checking: 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. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point...
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...input from the computer. Press the button on the screen. Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. This is disabled. It occurs in any sound from a microphone is fed to the speakers and the ... or speakers, check that they are securely connected to the software's documentation and check that the hardware configuration meets the program's needs. The DVD-ROM drive supports the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) formats DVDROM, DVD-R (read-only), plus CD-ROM, CD-R (readonly), and CD-RW (read-only). ...
...input from the computer. Press the button on the screen. Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. This is disabled. It occurs in any sound from a microphone is fed to the speakers and the ... or speakers, check that they are securely connected to the software's documentation and check that the hardware configuration meets the program's needs. The DVD-ROM drive supports the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) formats DVDROM, DVD-R (read-only), plus CD-ROM, CD-R (readonly), and CD-RW (read-only). ...
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...as you to your own programs, you should not rely solely on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to diskette on the hard disk to a tape. ❖ Connect your work frequently. You can do this feature. Here are some ways you can never predict when ...software programs build in an automatic backup, but you experience a problem with the computer. If something goes wrong that requires you to reformat your hard disk and start again, reloading all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to the system and use a combination of steps you can...
...as you to your own programs, you should not rely solely on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to diskette on the hard disk to a tape. ❖ Connect your work frequently. You can do this feature. Here are some ways you can never predict when ...software programs build in an automatic backup, but you experience a problem with the computer. If something goes wrong that requires you to reformat your hard disk and start again, reloading all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to the system and use a combination of steps you can...
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...Documents folder 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 the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it, the next most valuable component of your important data...Windows to CDs, a relatively high-capacity storage media. No additional software is the data we have created with it, and stored on its hard disk drive. Follow these steps to back up your computer system may be referred to as read from this second window, browse to the files you ...
...Documents folder 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 the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it, the next most valuable component of your important data...Windows to CDs, a relatively high-capacity storage media. No additional software is the data we have created with it, and stored on its hard disk drive. Follow these steps to back up your computer system may be referred to as read from this second window, browse to the files you ...
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... easily verify this operation, so as not to the CD. It is best not to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for any of the folders within the My Documents folder, check the application's options or preferences ... files. You may also wish to use the computer for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files. 7 When you have selected, but you work are typically stored in any other e-mail apps. 209 If ...
... easily verify this operation, so as not to the CD. It is best not to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for any of the folders within the My Documents folder, check the application's options or preferences ... files. You may also wish to use the computer for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files. 7 When you have selected, but you work are typically stored in any other e-mail apps. 209 If ...
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... of files to as many CDs as is required to hold them. 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 CDs. 210 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits Favorites (bookmarks) for...
... of files to as many CDs as is required to hold them. 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 CDs. 210 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits Favorites (bookmarks) for...
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... (see the section titled Restore Points). Before installing anything, use the System Restore utility 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). ❖...
... (see the section titled Restore Points). Before installing anything, use the System Restore utility 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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... the operating system. baud rate - A way of measuring the speed at which data flows from bootstrap program (as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. boot disk - boot priority (startup sequence) - bus - Baud rate is the pathway through which the central processing unit (CPU...) communicates with other parts of a specific type. A bit is the smallest unit of the computer, such as in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also byte. See also baud rate. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for "binary digit." The speed...
... the operating system. baud rate - A way of measuring the speed at which data flows from bootstrap program (as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. boot disk - boot priority (startup sequence) - bus - Baud rate is the pathway through which the central processing unit (CPU...) communicates with other parts of a specific type. A bit is the smallest unit of the computer, such as in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also byte. See also baud rate. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for "binary digit." The speed...
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...mouse button, unless otherwise stated. DVD - 255 Glossary disk - disk drive - drag - document - See also DVDROM. A round, flat piece of material that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. The device that can hold up to hold down the TouchPad ...in a protective jacket that can be magnetically influenced to 720 KB of information (half the capacity of magnetic disks, such as diskettes and hard disks. A thin, flexible disk in the production of a high-density diskette). See also upload. See device driver. diskette - Diskettes ...
...mouse button, unless otherwise stated. DVD - 255 Glossary disk - disk drive - drag - document - See also DVDROM. A round, flat piece of material that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. The device that can hold up to hold down the TouchPad ...in a protective jacket that can be magnetically influenced to 720 KB of information (half the capacity of magnetic disks, such as diskettes and hard disks. A thin, flexible disk in the production of a high-density diskette). See also upload. See device driver. diskette - Diskettes ...