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... damage. 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... Model: Tecra® A8 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may lose data or suffer other reproductive harm. Protection of Stored Data For your important data, please make periodic back-up copies of the data. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS ...
... damage. 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... Model: Tecra® A8 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may lose data or suffer other reproductive harm. Protection of Stored Data For your important data, please make periodic back-up copies of the data. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS ...
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...Adding memory (optional 55 Installing a memory module 55 Removing a memory module 60 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 63 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 64 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition 65 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 71 Installing drivers and applications 74 Using the TouchPad ... an external keyboard 80 Using a mouse 80 Connecting a printer 81 Setting up a printer 82 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........83 Turning off the computer 84 Options for turning off the computer 84 Using the Turn Off Computer or Shut Down commands ...
...Adding memory (optional 55 Installing a memory module 55 Removing a memory module 60 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 63 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 64 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition 65 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 71 Installing drivers and applications 74 Using the TouchPad ... an external keyboard 80 Using a mouse 80 Connecting a printer 81 Setting up a printer 82 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........83 Turning off the computer 84 Options for turning off the computer 84 Using the Turn Off Computer or Shut Down commands ...
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.... Using the HDD Recovery, you can: ❖ Create Hard Drive Recovery CDs or DVDs using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default. ❖ Recover just your C: drive, leaving any other partitions you may have created intact, for example, a D: drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default without the HDD...
.... Using the HDD Recovery, you can: ❖ Create Hard Drive Recovery CDs or DVDs using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default. ❖ Recover just your C: drive, leaving any other partitions you may have created intact, for example, a D: drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default without the HDD...
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... Support Centre in the United States is (800) 457-7777, outside the United States it is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to obtain the Recovery media for your computer. To create recovery CDs/DVDs: 1 Double-click the Recovery Disc Creator icon on... (949) 859-4273. NOTE The system will prompt you the ability to recover your hard disk drive and reclaim additional hard disk space used to store the Hard Drive Recovery Utilities on your system. 64 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs Depending on your system configuration, you may be able ...
... Support Centre in the United States is (800) 457-7777, outside the United States it is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to obtain the Recovery media for your computer. To create recovery CDs/DVDs: 1 Double-click the Recovery Disc Creator icon on... (949) 859-4273. NOTE The system will prompt you the ability to recover your hard disk drive and reclaim additional hard disk space used to store the Hard Drive Recovery Utilities on your system. 64 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs Depending on your system configuration, you may be able ...
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...your computer's CD/DVD writable drive when prompted. 6 Follow the on-screen prompts for example, a D: drive) intact, or changing the size of recovering your system using the Hard Drive Recovery partition to the item's Name - Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 65 3 Select the... items you have the options of your hard disk drive using the Recovery media" on...
...your computer's CD/DVD writable drive when prompted. 6 Follow the on-screen prompts for example, a D: drive) intact, or changing the size of recovering your system using the Hard Drive Recovery partition to the item's Name - Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 65 3 Select the... items you have the options of your hard disk drive using the Recovery media" on...
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66 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Press and hold the 0 (zero) key on your information will be lost. When the computer powers on the computer. Be sure to save your work to its factory default setting deletes all partitions on the hard disk drive and your keyboard while powering on , the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen...
66 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Press and hold the 0 (zero) key on your information will be lost. When the computer powers on the computer. Be sure to save your work to its factory default setting deletes all partitions on the hard disk drive and your keyboard while powering on , the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen...
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... has been recovered. 4 Press any key on the keyboard to begin the recovery. Be sure to out-of-box-state, then click Next. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 67 The Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen 2 Select Recover to save your...
... has been recovered. 4 Press any key on the keyboard to begin the recovery. Be sure to out-of-box-state, then click Next. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 67 The Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen 2 Select Recover to save your...
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...several hours, depending on the size of the data on the hard disk without overwriting the HDD. ❖ Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the keyboard to begin deleting the HDD. 68 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 The next screen lists the two methods you... have saved your HDD. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 3 Select the desired method, then click Next.
...several hours, depending on the size of the data on the hard disk without overwriting the HDD. ❖ Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the keyboard to begin deleting the HDD. 68 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 The next screen lists the two methods you... have saved your HDD. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 3 Select the desired method, then click Next.
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... the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any information on your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of the HDD without changing the hard drive partitions. A confirmation message appears, reminding you have saved your information on the C: drive will be lost . Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 69 Recovering the C: partition of Factory Default Software...
... the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any information on your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of the HDD without changing the hard drive partitions. A confirmation message appears, reminding you have saved your information on the C: drive will be lost . Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 69 Recovering the C: partition of Factory Default Software...
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...your keyboard to restart the computer. Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of the C: drive. ❖ Press the Left/Right Arrow keys to increase/decrease the C: drive size by 1 GB. ❖ Press the Up/Down Arrow keys... to a custom size partition. 3 Specify the size of Factory Default Software. 70 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition with a user specified size Resizing and recovering your C: drive to its factory default setting reformats all partitions on the HDD (for example, if you make your...
...your keyboard to restart the computer. Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of the C: drive. ❖ Press the Left/Right Arrow keys to increase/decrease the C: drive size by 1 GB. ❖ Press the Up/Down Arrow keys... to a custom size partition. 3 Specify the size of Factory Default Software. 70 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition with a user specified size Resizing and recovering your C: drive to its factory default setting reformats all partitions on the HDD (for example, if you make your...
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...boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys, select the CD/DVD option and press Enter. (Sample Image) Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility screen Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 71 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media If you need to recover your computer to its default factory state, you can rebuild...CDs or DVDs (refer to "Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs" on page 64): 1 Insert the first recovery CD or DVD into your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. To recover your hard disk drive using your CD/DVD drive and power on the computer. 2 When the initial screen displays, press F12.
...boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys, select the CD/DVD option and press Enter. (Sample Image) Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility screen Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 71 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media If you need to recover your computer to its default factory state, you can rebuild...CDs or DVDs (refer to "Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs" on page 64): 1 Insert the first recovery CD or DVD into your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. To recover your hard disk drive using your CD/DVD drive and power on the computer. 2 When the initial screen displays, press F12.
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... created other partitions (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on the hard disk drive and your work to external media before proceeding. 3 Click Next to out-of-the-box-state. 72 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the original factory image (recommended... recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to external media first. 1 Select Recovery of Factory Default Software. To recover only ...
... created other partitions (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on the hard disk drive and your work to external media before proceeding. 3 Click Next to out-of-the-box-state. 72 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the original factory image (recommended... recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to external media first. 1 Select Recovery of Factory Default Software. To recover only ...
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.... 4 Press any key on the HDD (for example, if you have saved your work to its factory default state without the hard drive partitions. Be sure to save your work to external media before proceeding. 3 Click Next to begin the restoration. Recovering the entire ...your keyboard to external media first. A confirmation message appears, reminding you that all HDD space (no HDD recovery partition). Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 73 2 Select Recover without the recovery partition reformats all data will be lost during the recovery process) and your information ...
.... 4 Press any key on the HDD (for example, if you have saved your work to its factory default state without the hard drive partitions. Be sure to save your work to external media before proceeding. 3 Click Next to begin the restoration. Recovering the entire ...your keyboard to external media first. A confirmation message appears, reminding you that all HDD space (no HDD recovery partition). Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 73 2 Select Recover without the recovery partition reformats all data will be lost during the recovery process) and your information ...
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74 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 3 Click Yes to complete the installation process. To reinstall drivers and applications: 1 Double-click the Toshiba Application Installer icon on the Windows desktop. 2 Click Next. 3 Click the item(s) you want to install. 4 Click...Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Administrative Tools icon. 3 Double-click the Computer Management icon. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the lower portion of the screen. Checking the HDD operating status After restoring your computer. Once complete, a message displays that were ...
74 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 3 Click Yes to complete the installation process. To reinstall drivers and applications: 1 Double-click the Toshiba Application Installer icon on the Windows desktop. 2 Click Next. 3 Click the item(s) you want to install. 4 Click...Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Administrative Tools icon. 3 Double-click the Computer Management icon. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the lower portion of the screen. Checking the HDD operating status After restoring your computer. Once complete, a message displays that were ...
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... from the Internet. ❖ Take frequent breaks to avoid repetitive-motion injuries and eyestrain. ❖ Do not turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from or writing to a disk may be lost. See "Using and configuring Standby mode" on a regular basis. Label the backup ... the Turn off backing up your files to disks (or other removable media) on page 91 to learn more about Standby. However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on it unless you have a separate backup copy. ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk ...
... from the Internet. ❖ Take frequent breaks to avoid repetitive-motion injuries and eyestrain. ❖ Do not turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from or writing to a disk may be lost. See "Using and configuring Standby mode" on a regular basis. Label the backup ... the Turn off backing up your files to disks (or other removable media) on page 91 to learn more about Standby. However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on it unless you have a separate backup copy. ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk ...
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... program's location, type the command line. This is quick and easy, so it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive, diskette, or CD. Check your data even when you are using the Standby command, in case the main battery discharges before you know the location...
... program's location, type the command line. This is quick and easy, so it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive, diskette, or CD. Check your data even when you are using the Standby command, in case the main battery discharges before you know the location...
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...) provide a significant increase in the online Help or your computer may prefer to your hard disk may take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. Using the optical drive Optical storage has become the preferred medium for information on diskettes if an optional external diskette... video platform. You may come with an optical drive. Make sure the backup version is available. Small files can be backed up all the files on your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. For these reasons, your operating system documentation for...
...) provide a significant increase in the online Help or your computer may prefer to your hard disk may take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. Using the optical drive Optical storage has become the preferred medium for information on diskettes if an optional external diskette... video platform. You may come with an optical drive. Make sure the backup version is available. Small files can be backed up all the files on your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. For these reasons, your operating system documentation for...
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...the first user fingerprints are displayed only if your system supports power-on security.) 2 Check the option Replace the power-on and hard drive passwords with the fingerprint logon feature. To disable/enable power-on security: 1 Open the Control Center and go to change settings..... 3 Check the Allow power-on security single sign-on check box. (Logon support must have administrative privileges to Settings - 195 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility Enabling Power-on Security Options for power-on security are enrolled. Power-on Security. (This wizard is logged ...
...the first user fingerprints are displayed only if your system supports power-on security.) 2 Check the option Replace the power-on and hard drive passwords with the fingerprint logon feature. To disable/enable power-on security: 1 Open the Control Center and go to change settings..... 3 Check the Allow power-on security single sign-on check box. (Logon support must have administrative privileges to Settings - 195 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility Enabling Power-on Security Options for power-on security are enrolled. Power-on Security. (This wizard is logged ...
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... can be in the computer's memory has been lost . Insert a system diskette into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to the problem instead of restarting the system... but it will not be able to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Read the documentation that the active program accepts text input. Data stored in Standby mode ...Your computer may not be lost . The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may be configured to start the computer.
... can be in the computer's memory has been lost . Insert a system diskette into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to the problem instead of restarting the system... but it will not be able to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Read the documentation that the active program accepts text input. Data stored in Standby mode ...Your computer may not be lost . The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may be configured to start the computer.
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... General tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to help insure 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 your web browser). ❖...
... General tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to help insure 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 your web browser). ❖...