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...cord on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of California to do so, this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of the data. Model: Satellite® A100/A105 Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated ...important data, please make periodic back-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. WHEN COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE ...
...cord on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of California to do so, this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of the data. Model: Satellite® A100/A105 Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated ...important data, please make periodic back-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. WHEN COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE ...
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However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you do not let the Windows® XP operating system shut down normally, details such as your files to disks (or other ... if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from the Internet. It is especially important for files you have a separate backup copy. ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to conserve disk space and improve performance. ❖ Scan all the data on page 102 to a disk may be lost. See "Toshiba's online...
However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you do not let the Windows® XP operating system shut down normally, details such as your files to disks (or other ... if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from the Internet. It is especially important for files you have a separate backup copy. ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to conserve disk space and improve performance. ❖ Scan all the data on page 102 to a disk may be lost. See "Toshiba's online...
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... in the habit of saving frequently. 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 example, to work. TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your data even when you are using the Standby command, in the Windows®...
... in the habit of saving frequently. 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 example, to work. TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your data even when you are using the Standby command, in the Windows®...
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...and interactive menus. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in the online Help or your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. For these reasons, your hard disk may take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. Small files can be backed up... Look in data storage and support features that already exists on the hard disk. 92 Learning the Basics Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive HINT: Backing up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one you try to use the Restore page in the ...
...and interactive menus. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in the online Help or your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. For these reasons, your hard disk may take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. Small files can be backed up... Look in data storage and support features that already exists on the hard disk. 92 Learning the Basics Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive HINT: Backing up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one you try to use the Restore page in the ...
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...window appears. 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...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. The computer needs this time to monitor the remaining battery power.
...window appears. 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...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. The computer needs this time to monitor the remaining battery power.
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...battery power How long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are various ways in which saves power when you turn off . function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures There are using Hibernation, see "... 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 the hard disk before shutting down when the alarm goes off the computer and turn it back on page 64...
...battery power How long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are various ways in which saves power when you turn off . function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures There are using Hibernation, see "... 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 the hard disk before shutting down when the alarm goes off the computer and turn it back on page 64...
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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 security. ❖...; Display-Allows you to change various default settings for the built-in LCD display. To access it from the TOSHIBA Assist screen by...
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 security. ❖...; Display-Allows you to change various default settings for the built-in LCD display. To access it from the TOSHIBA Assist screen by...
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Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. The computer was placed in the computer's memory has been lost . 175...affected. Try clicking your mouse on returns you are using Standby. Insert a system diskette into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to do when the main battery runs low"... and "Resolving a hardware conflict" on page 111. Your computer may be in the computer's hard drive may get the computer running low see "What to select the boot-up device. Data stored in Standby mode and ...
Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. The computer was placed in the computer's memory has been lost . 175...affected. Try clicking your mouse on returns you are using Standby. Insert a system diskette into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to do when the main battery runs low"... and "Resolving a hardware conflict" on page 111. Your computer may be in the computer's hard drive may get the computer running low see "What to select the boot-up device. Data stored in Standby mode and ...
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...disk error message. For more information see "The computer is recommended that you change the system in the drive, remove it is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." If pressing any of time. If you can easily detect if the operating system is no diskette ...in the optional external diskette drive. The Windows® operating system is not working correctly. Make sure there is not...
...disk error message. For more information see "The computer is recommended that you change the system in the drive, remove it is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." If pressing any of time. If you can easily detect if the operating system is no diskette ...in the optional external diskette drive. The Windows® operating system is not working correctly. Make sure there is not...
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... cause one or more files to appear to have garbage in Internal/External mode, and not simultaneous mode. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to Simultaneous and the external display device does not work in them. Small bright... dots may appear on your display are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). This is capable of displaying ...
... cause one or more files to appear to have garbage in Internal/External mode, and not simultaneous mode. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to Simultaneous and the external display device does not work in them. Small bright... dots may appear on your display are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). This is capable of displaying ...
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Your hard disk seems very slow. Run Disk Defragmenter. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have become fragmented. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point ... one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix file system errors ❖ Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click Start. The drive's Properties box appears. 190 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Error-checking Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and File ...
Your hard disk seems very slow. Run Disk Defragmenter. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have become fragmented. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point ... one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix file system errors ❖ Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click Start. The drive's Properties box appears. 190 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Error-checking Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and File ...
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...(read-only), plus CD-ROM, CD-R (readonly), and CD-RW (read-only). Press the button on page 192. on the DVD-ROM drive itself. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched noise. Adjust the volume control. Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of devices, ...such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. For additional information see if volume mute is feedback between the microphone and the speakers. Sound system ...
...(read-only), plus CD-ROM, CD-R (readonly), and CD-RW (read-only). Press the button on page 192. on the DVD-ROM drive itself. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched noise. Adjust the volume control. Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of devices, ...such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. For additional information see if volume mute is feedback between the microphone and the speakers. Sound system ...
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...rely solely on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can follow every time you can never predict when your hard disk and start again, reloading all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to diskette... stored on a daily basis. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on page 80 for instructions. Develop good computing habits Save your hard disk. Save your computer to the office network and copy files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Read the user's guides. See...
...rely solely on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can follow every time you can never predict when your hard disk and start again, reloading all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to diskette... stored on a daily basis. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on page 80 for instructions. Develop good computing habits Save your hard disk. Save your computer to the office network and copy files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Read the user's guides. See...
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.... External CD and DVD writers are also widely available. Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. Follow these steps to back up files in the CD window, press F5 (or click... wish to CDs with Windows XP For most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of the Go button) to one or more CDs: 1 Put a blank CD-R (CD-recordable) disc into the CD window. No additional software is the...
.... External CD and DVD writers are also widely available. Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. Follow these steps to back up files in the CD window, press F5 (or click... wish to CDs with Windows XP For most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of the Go button) to one or more CDs: 1 Put a blank CD-R (CD-recordable) disc into the CD window. No additional software is the...
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... create as not to interrupt it. 10 Finally, click Finish. You may also wish to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-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 do not find an application's data files in the My Documents folder. ...
... create as not to interrupt it. 10 Finally, click Finish. You may also wish to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-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 do not find an application's data files in the My Documents folder. ...
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... Import/Export Wizard will appear, with the toplevel Favorites folder selected (highlighted). 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 a CD. Each CD has room for 650-700 megabytes of files to as...
... Import/Export Wizard will appear, with the toplevel Favorites folder selected (highlighted). 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 a CD. Each CD has room for 650-700 megabytes of files to as...
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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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... as bits per second (not necessarily the same as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. A way of a file, usually on a removable disk, kept in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. The basic measure used by its disk drives to the baud rate. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for...
... as bits per second (not necessarily the same as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. A way of a file, usually on a removable disk, kept in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. The basic measure used by its disk drives to the baud rate. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for...
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257 Glossary disk - disk drive - double-click - double-density diskette - download - (1) In communications, to receive... form, and used in a protective jacket that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. driver - diskette - Diskettes can hold down the TouchPad control button or mouse button while moving... the cursor or mouse. See also upload. See also diskette, hard disk. An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. See also double-density...
257 Glossary disk - disk drive - double-click - double-density diskette - download - (1) In communications, to receive... form, and used in a protective jacket that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. driver - diskette - Diskettes can hold down the TouchPad control button or mouse button while moving... the cursor or mouse. See also upload. See also diskette, hard disk. An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. See also double-density...