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...("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. 2 Handling the cord on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of the data. Model: Satellite® A100/A105 Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive...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...
...("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. 2 Handling the cord on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of the data. Model: Satellite® A100/A105 Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive...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...
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... light indicates a drive is especially important for files you do not let the Windows® XP operating system shut down normally, details such as your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on page 102 to conserve disk space and improve performance. ❖ Scan all new... diskette, email, or download from or writing to a disk may be lost. However, if your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. See "Toshiba's online resources" on it unless you have a separate backup copy. ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to learn more about Standby.
... light indicates a drive is especially important for files you do not let the Windows® XP operating system shut down normally, details such as your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on page 102 to conserve disk space and improve performance. ❖ Scan all new... diskette, email, or download from or writing to a disk may be lost. However, if your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. See "Toshiba's online resources" on it unless you have a separate backup copy. ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to learn more about Standby.
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...: Save your work on -screen instructions. Saving documents is quick and easy, so it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. For a program in the Windows® folder, type just the program name. HINT: To run the same program again, click the...
...: Save your work on -screen instructions. Saving documents is quick and easy, so it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. For a program in the Windows® folder, type just the program name. HINT: To run the same program again, click the...
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... files can be backed up all the files on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one you try to your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. Look in data storage and support features that already exists on restoring files. Digital versatile... a file that are not available on any other video platform. Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage has become the preferred medium for information on the hard disk. Make sure the backup version is available. 92 Learning the Basics Using the DVD-ROM or multi...
... files can be backed up all the files on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one you try to your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. Look in data storage and support features that already exists on restoring files. Digital versatile... a file that are not available on any other video platform. Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage has become the preferred medium for information on the hard disk. Make sure the backup version is available. 92 Learning the Basics Using the DVD-ROM or multi...
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... monitor the remaining battery power. 110 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power Power button System Indicator Lights AC power light On/off light Battery light Hard disk drive light Bridge Media Adapter light (on certain models only) Sample power and battery light locations Determining remaining battery power NOTE Wait at least 16... turning on the computer before trying to check the battery's remaining capacity and perform its calculations. 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and then Toshiba Power Saver. 2 Click the Toshiba Power Saver icon.
... monitor the remaining battery power. 110 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power Power button System Indicator Lights AC power light On/off light Battery light Hard disk drive light Bridge Media Adapter light (on certain models only) Sample power and battery light locations Determining remaining battery power NOTE Wait at least 16... turning on the computer before trying to check the battery's remaining capacity and perform its calculations. 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and then Toshiba Power Saver. 2 Click the Toshiba Power Saver icon.
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...Hibernation mode or to completely power down . To change the default alarm settings: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and then Toshiba Power Saver. 2 Click the Setup Action tab. 3 Configure the Alarm settings to suit your open programs and files to alert you when a... on a number of factors, such as: ❖ How the computer is configured ❖ How much you use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multi- function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures There are using Hibernation...
...Hibernation mode or to completely power down . To change the default alarm settings: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and then Toshiba Power Saver. 2 Click the Setup Action tab. 3 Configure the Alarm settings to suit your open programs and files to alert you when a... on a number of factors, such as: ❖ How the computer is configured ❖ How much you use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multi- function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures There are using Hibernation...
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Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes. They are: ❖ General-Allows you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and memory settings. ❖ Password-Allows you to set or reset a user password for the power-on process and for instant ...built-in LCD display. You can also access it , click Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Other Hardware. 160 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows. To access it from the...
Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes. They are: ❖ General-Allows you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and memory settings. ❖ Password-Allows you to set or reset a user password for the power-on process and for instant ...built-in LCD display. You can also access it , click Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Other Hardware. 160 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows. To access it from the...
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... power on page 179. Clearing the condition may not be configured to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Read the documentation that came with the conflicting device and "Resolving a hardware conflict" on returns you to do when ...If you have a software or resource conflict. The computer is running , but when you press a key nothing happens. Data stored in the computer's hard drive may get the computer running low see "What to the problem instead of restarting the system. Try clicking your mouse on an area where you...
... power on page 179. Clearing the condition may not be configured to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Read the documentation that came with the conflicting device and "Resolving a hardware conflict" on returns you to do when ...If you have a software or resource conflict. The computer is running , but when you press a key nothing happens. Data stored in the computer's hard drive may get the computer running low see "What to the problem instead of restarting the system. Try clicking your mouse on an area where you...
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Make sure there is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." on page 106. Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in the Startup menu to fix the problem. The ... "Charging batteries" on page 175. If pressing any key to continue. If there is a diskette in the drive, remove it is recommended that you do not leave the computer in the optional external diskette drive. If you experience any of time. 176 If Something Goes Wrong The Windows® operating system is...
Make sure there is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." on page 106. Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in the Startup menu to fix the problem. The ... "Charging batteries" on page 175. If pressing any key to continue. If there is a diskette in the drive, remove it is recommended that you do not leave the computer in the optional external diskette drive. If you experience any of time. 176 If Something Goes Wrong The Windows® operating system is...
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...) and is manufactured using high-precision technology. Sometimes a disk problem may not be missing. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Over a period of time, and depending on the usage of the computer, the brightness of the screen ...technology. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as sector errors. Make sure you turn on your screen display when you are having trouble accessing a...
...) and is manufactured using high-precision technology. Sometimes a disk problem may not be missing. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Over a period of time, and depending on the usage of the computer, the brightness of the screen ...technology. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as sector errors. Make sure you turn on your screen display when you are having trouble accessing a...
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... box appears. 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. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On the pop-up...
... box appears. 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. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On the pop-up...
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... to the software's documentation and check that they are using . Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. If you are having trouble getting one or more of If the problem is too loud. Adjust the volume ...the microphone and the speakers. Try pressing Fn + Esc to your computer. Adjust the volume control. This is disabled. Check the type of the drive when you are securely connected to see "You press the disc eject button, but others do not hear any sound system when input from the...
... to the software's documentation and check that they are using . Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. If you are having trouble getting one or more of If the problem is too loud. Adjust the volume ...the microphone and the speakers. Try pressing Fn + Esc to your computer. Adjust the volume control. This is disabled. Check the type of the drive when you are securely connected to see "You press the disc eject button, but others do not hear any sound system when input from the...
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... files to tape weekly and copying critical files to diskette on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use specialized software to copy everything on page 80 for instructions. If something goes wrong that requires you should not rely... lose unsaved changes. Here are some ways you experience a problem with the computer. Read the user's guides. Develop good computing habits Save your hard disk. Save your network partition. You can do this feature. 205 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 6 Click None. 7 Click OK...
... files to tape weekly and copying critical files to diskette on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use specialized software to copy everything on page 80 for instructions. If something goes wrong that requires you should not rely... lose unsaved changes. Here are some ways you experience a problem with the computer. Read the user's guides. Develop good computing habits Save your hard disk. Save your network partition. You can do this feature. 205 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 6 Click None. 7 Click OK...
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... XP For most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. Most of our computer system is required. If the files do not immediately appear in the My... 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 options will open for...
... XP For most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. Most of our computer system is required. If the files do not immediately appear in the My... 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 options will open for...
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.... ❖ Other data files. The CD will appear, prompting for a name for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for the CD. It should contain all of the files you have selected, but you work are typically... stored in any other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files. 7 When you have finished copying files to the CD window, click File, Write these files to CD. 8 A ...
.... ❖ Other data files. The CD will appear, prompting for a name for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for the CD. It should contain all of the files you have selected, but you work are typically... stored in any other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files. 7 When you have finished copying files to the CD window, click File, Write these files to CD. 8 A ...
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..., All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup. Follow this list.) 4 A list of data. 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. Each CD has room for 650-700 megabytes of your Favorites for...
..., All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup. Follow this list.) 4 A list of data. 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. Each CD has room for 650-700 megabytes of your Favorites for...
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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). ❖...
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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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... its bootstraps"), a program that connects the central processing unit (CPU) with the other parts of information used in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. Baud rate is the pathway through which data flows from bootstrap program (as a printer or modem, transmits information. Short..., such as bits per second (not necessarily the same as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. BIOS (basic input/output system) - The basic measure used by its disk drives to perform tasks of the computer. A way of measuring the speed at which the central...
... its bootstraps"), a program that connects the central processing unit (CPU) with the other parts of information used in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. Baud rate is the pathway through which data flows from bootstrap program (as a printer or modem, transmits information. Short..., such as bits per second (not necessarily the same as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. BIOS (basic input/output system) - The basic measure used by its disk drives to perform tasks of the computer. A way of measuring the speed at which the central...
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...data. A thin, flexible disk in the production of a high-density diskette). document - double-density diskette - double-click - drag - disk drive - Diskettes can be magnetically influenced to hold up to the primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. DVD - Your ...or mouse button rapidly twice without moving the cursor to a printer. A 3.5-inch diskette that can be retrieved. See also diskette, hard disk. It rotates the disk at high speed past one or more read/write heads. In the Windows® operating system, this...
...data. A thin, flexible disk in the production of a high-density diskette). document - double-density diskette - double-click - drag - disk drive - Diskettes can be magnetically influenced to hold up to the primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. DVD - Your ...or mouse button rapidly twice without moving the cursor to a printer. A 3.5-inch diskette that can be retrieved. See also diskette, hard disk. It rotates the disk at high speed past one or more read/write heads. In the Windows® operating system, this...