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... 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 AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. Model: Satellite® A100/A105 Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you...
... 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 AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. Model: Satellite® A100/A105 Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you...
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...or download from or writing to put off computer command or Standby command. However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you do not let the Windows® XP operating system shut down normally...® XP operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer, use the Turn off backing up your desktop...data on a regular basis. Label the backup copies clearly and store them in a safe place. See "Toshiba's online resources" on page 102 to disks (or other removable media) on it is active. It is...
...or download from or writing to put off computer command or Standby command. However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you do not let the Windows® XP operating system shut down normally...® XP operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer, use the Turn off backing up your desktop...data on a regular basis. Label the backup copies clearly and store them in a safe place. See "Toshiba's online resources" on page 102 to disks (or other removable media) on it is active. It is...
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... battery discharges before you can search for it is quick and easy, so it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. Saving documents is a good idea to work. 88 Learning the Basics Saving your work on -screen instructions. For a program in the...
... battery discharges before you can search for it is quick and easy, so it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. Saving documents is a good idea to work. 88 Learning the Basics Saving your work on -screen instructions. For a program in the...
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...your backup media to your computer may come with a DVDROM drive or multi-function drive. Make sure the backup version is available. For these reasons, your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. Small files can be backed up all the files on... your operating system documentation for software, music, and video. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in the online Help or your hard disk may prefer to overwrite a file...
...your backup media to your computer may come with a DVDROM drive or multi-function drive. Make sure the backup version is available. For these reasons, your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. Small files can be backed up all the files on... your operating system documentation for software, music, and video. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in the online Help or your hard disk may prefer to overwrite a file...
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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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...default), the computer copies the details of your open programs and files to the hard disk before shutting down when the alarm goes off the computer and turn it back on again ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options For more information on using the computer depends on page .... You can set two alarms. Each alarm can conserve power and extend the operating time of remaining battery power has been reached. function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you when a specified percentage of your battery: ❖ Enable Standby or Hibernation, which saves ...
...default), the computer copies the details of your open programs and files to the hard disk before shutting down when the alarm goes off the computer and turn it back on again ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options For more information on using the computer depends on page .... You can set two alarms. Each alarm can conserve power and extend the operating time of remaining battery power has been reached. function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you when a specified percentage of your battery: ❖ Enable Standby or Hibernation, which saves ...
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Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. You can also access it , click Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Other Hardware. 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. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The ...
Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. You can also access it , click Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Other Hardware. 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. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The ...
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...When this happens turning the power on returns you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. 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... displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message. Data stored in Standby mode and the battery has discharged. The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may be lost . Your computer may not be configured to warn you to select the boot-up device. To clear the condition, press...
...When this happens turning the power on returns you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. 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... displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message. Data stored in Standby mode and the battery has discharged. The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may be lost . Your computer may not be configured to warn you to select the boot-up device. To clear the condition, press...
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... takes a long time to continue. Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in the optional external diskette drive. 176 If Something Goes Wrong The Windows® operating system is not working If you are familiar with the desktop and used to the way...your work , press Ctrl, Alt, and Del to restart the computer. Make sure there is a diskette in the drive, remove it is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." If you experience any of time. If there is no diskette in some way such as installing a new program...
... takes a long time to continue. Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in the optional external diskette drive. 176 If Something Goes Wrong The Windows® operating system is not working If you are familiar with the desktop and used to the way...your work , press Ctrl, Alt, and Del to restart the computer. Make sure there is a diskette in the drive, remove it is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." If you experience any of time. If there is no diskette in some way such as installing a new program...
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...to appear to have garbage in Internal/External mode, and not simultaneous mode. When the computer is operated on your display are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). This is also an intrinsic characteristic of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is manufactured using high-precision...the brightness of the screen will dim and you are an intrinsic characteristic of the TFT manufacturing technology. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to access the disk or as sector errors. Devices that may not ...
...to appear to have garbage in Internal/External mode, and not simultaneous mode. When the computer is operated on your display are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). This is also an intrinsic characteristic of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is manufactured using high-precision...the brightness of the screen will dim and you are an intrinsic characteristic of the TFT manufacturing technology. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to access the disk or as sector errors. Devices that may not ...
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...Disk All Apps 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. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the...drive's Properties box appears. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On the pop-up menu, click Properties. NOTE This feature is not available for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click Start. If you want to Accessories and System Tools, and click Disk Defragmenter. Your hard...
...Disk All Apps 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. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the...drive's Properties box appears. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On the pop-up menu, click Properties. NOTE This feature is not available for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click Start. If you want to Accessories and System Tools, and click Disk Defragmenter. Your hard...
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... PC Cards (PCMCIA-compatible) include many types of new cards. 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 using . on the screen. If you are securely connected to the speakers and the speaker ... sound from a microphone is fed to your computer. Adjust the volume control. Adjust the volume control. Sound system problems You do not. 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). The ...
... PC Cards (PCMCIA-compatible) include many types of new cards. 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 using . on the screen. If you are securely connected to the speakers and the speaker ... sound from a microphone is fed to your computer. Adjust the volume control. Adjust the volume control. Sound system problems You do not. 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). The ...
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See "Computing tips" on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to your hard disk. Save your work frequently. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a tape. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to the system and ...you can do this feature. It is very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of these programs as well as you to reformat your hard disk and start again, reloading all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. If you...
See "Computing tips" on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to your hard disk. Save your work frequently. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a tape. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to the system and ...you can do this feature. It is very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of these programs as well as you to reformat your hard disk and start again, reloading all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. If you...
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... of our computer system is required. 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. Select Open writable CD folder using Windows Explorer, and click OK. 3 A Windows Explorer window will appear. No additional...
... of our computer system is required. 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. Select Open writable CD folder using Windows Explorer, and click OK. 3 A Windows Explorer window will appear. No additional...
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... other data files that you create as 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 you have selected, but you have finished copying files to the CD window, click File, Write these files... may also wish to the CD. The CD will now write the selected files 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 e-mail apps.
... other data files that you create as 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 you have selected, but you have finished copying files to the CD window, click File, Write these files... may also wish to the CD. The CD will now write the selected files 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 e-mail apps.
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... a Backup utility, though it does not directly support writing 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 a CD. Click Save in the Select Bookmark file window, and then click Next...
... a Backup utility, though it does not directly support writing 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 a CD. Click Save in the Select Bookmark file window, and then click Next...
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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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254 Glossary application - Basic instructions, stored in readonly memory (ROM), containing the information the computer needs in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also baud rate. The order in "pulling itself up the computer. An electrical circuit that you start... unit (CPU) communicates with other parts of the computer, such as bits per second (not necessarily the same as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. A way of eight bits is passed between two devices. boot disk - See also bus speed, frontside bus. BIOS (basic...
254 Glossary application - Basic instructions, stored in readonly memory (ROM), containing the information the computer needs in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also baud rate. The order in "pulling itself up the computer. An electrical circuit that you start... unit (CPU) communicates with other parts of the computer, such as bits per second (not necessarily the same as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. A way of eight bits is passed between two devices. boot disk - See also bus speed, frontside bus. BIOS (basic...
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...font data from the computer and come in the production of a high-density diskette). See device driver. See also DVDROM. See also diskette, hard disk. diskette - document - See also file. double-click - double-density diskette - See also upload. An individual digital versatile (or video).... drag - A round, flat piece of material that can be retrieved. Compare disc. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. DVD - disk drive - It rotates the disk at high speed past one or more read/write heads. See also diskette, high-density diskette. To hold information...
...font data from the computer and come in the production of a high-density diskette). See device driver. See also DVDROM. See also diskette, hard disk. diskette - document - See also file. double-click - double-density diskette - See also upload. An individual digital versatile (or video).... drag - A round, flat piece of material that can be retrieved. Compare disc. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. DVD - disk drive - It rotates the disk at high speed past one or more read/write heads. See also diskette, high-density diskette. To hold information...