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Contents Introduction 33 This guide 34 Safety icons 35 Other icons used 35 Other documentation 36 Service options 36 Chapter 1: Getting Started 37 Selecting a place to work 37 Creating a computer-friendly environment........37 Keeping yourself comfortable 38 Precautions 38 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 39 Setting up your computer 40 Setting up your software 40 Registering your computer with Toshiba 41 Adding optional external devices 41 Connecting to a power source 42 Charging the main battery 44 25
Contents Introduction 33 This guide 34 Safety icons 35 Other icons used 35 Other documentation 36 Service options 36 Chapter 1: Getting Started 37 Selecting a place to work 37 Creating a computer-friendly environment........37 Keeping yourself comfortable 38 Precautions 38 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 39 Setting up your computer 40 Setting up your software 40 Registering your computer with Toshiba 41 Adding optional external devices 41 Connecting to a power source 42 Charging the main battery 44 25
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... Computing 102 Toshiba's energy-saver design 102 Running the computer on battery power 102 Battery Notice 103 Power management 104 Using additional batteries 104 Charging batteries 104 Charging the main battery 105 Charging the RTC battery 105 Monitoring main battery power 106 Determining remaining battery power 108 What to do when the main battery runs low ...108 Setting battery notifications 109...
... Computing 102 Toshiba's energy-saver design 102 Running the computer on battery power 102 Battery Notice 103 Power management 104 Using additional batteries 104 Charging batteries 104 Charging the main battery 105 Charging the RTC battery 105 Monitoring main battery power 106 Determining remaining battery power 108 What to do when the main battery runs low ...108 Setting battery notifications 109...
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... Support 154 CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer 155 TOSHIBA Accessibility 156 Fingerprint Authentication Utility 157 Fingerprint utility limitations 157 Fingerprint Enrollment 157 Fingerprint Logon 159 Power-on Security 159 Control Center 160 Password Bank ... system can help you 178 Resolving a hardware conflict 178 A plan of action 178 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........179 Memory problems 180 Power and the batteries 181 Keyboard problems 182 Display problems 183 Disk drive problems 185 Optical drive problems 186 Sound system problems 187 PC Card problems 188
... Support 154 CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer 155 TOSHIBA Accessibility 156 Fingerprint Authentication Utility 157 Fingerprint utility limitations 157 Fingerprint Enrollment 157 Fingerprint Logon 159 Power-on Security 159 Control Center 160 Password Bank ... system can help you 178 Resolving a hardware conflict 178 A plan of action 178 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........179 Memory problems 180 Power and the batteries 181 Keyboard problems 182 Display problems 183 Disk drive problems 185 Optical drive problems 186 Sound system problems 187 PC Card problems 188
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..., water, seawater or moisture. Never allow any liquids to drop a heavy object onto the computer. Remove the battery pack. Disconnect the AC adaptor from the power plug socket and computer. 3. Keeping yourself comfortable The Toshiba Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort, that shipped with the underside or surface of travel. Precautions Your...
..., water, seawater or moisture. Never allow any liquids to drop a heavy object onto the computer. Remove the battery pack. Disconnect the AC adaptor from the power plug socket and computer. 3. Keeping yourself comfortable The Toshiba Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort, that shipped with the underside or surface of travel. Precautions Your...
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... your software setup choices. The first time you turn off the power again until the operating system has loaded completely. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that needs to be associated with your user account, and then click Next. 4 Enter the computer name and choose your software When you must complete... Protect Windows Automatically screen. 6 Follow the remaining screen prompts to your computer, the Setup Wizard guides you can use external power or to charge the battery you turn on the computer for the first time, do not turn on page 42.
... your software setup choices. The first time you turn off the power again until the operating system has loaded completely. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that needs to be associated with your user account, and then click Next. 4 Enter the computer name and choose your software When you must complete... Protect Windows Automatically screen. 6 Follow the remaining screen prompts to your computer, the Setup Wizard guides you can use external power or to charge the battery you turn on the computer for the first time, do not turn on page 42.
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... Be careful if you use of fire or other damage to remove a plug from a socket. Always use the TOSHIBA AC adaptor that was provided with your computer and the TOSHIBA Battery Charger (that the power plug (and extension cable plug if used) has been fully inserted into the socket, to... the computer possibly resulting in serious injury. Failure to avoid any risk of an incompatible adaptor or charger. TOSHIBA assumes no liability for ...
... Be careful if you use of fire or other damage to remove a plug from a socket. Always use the TOSHIBA AC adaptor that was provided with your computer and the TOSHIBA Battery Charger (that the power plug (and extension cable plug if used) has been fully inserted into the socket, to... the computer possibly resulting in serious injury. Failure to avoid any risk of an incompatible adaptor or charger. TOSHIBA assumes no liability for ...
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...time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in the AC adaptor NOTE If the AC power light flashes amber during charging, either the main battery is malfunctioning, or it is not receiving correct input from the AC power supply. Before using all of the power provided by ... few hours at a time. Once the battery is charged for information on replacing the main battery. Your computer's Power Options utility can damage the battery. 44 Getting Started Charging the main battery The computer's main battery light gives you an indication of the battery cannot occur when your computer is using the...
...time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in the AC adaptor NOTE If the AC power light flashes amber during charging, either the main battery is malfunctioning, or it is not receiving correct input from the AC power supply. Before using all of the power provided by ... few hours at a time. Once the battery is charged for information on replacing the main battery. Your computer's Power Options utility can damage the battery. 44 Getting Started Charging the main battery The computer's main battery light gives you an indication of the battery cannot occur when your computer is using the...
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...never lift the computer by the display panel. Your display contains an extremely large number of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is operated on battery power, the screen will dim and you may appear on the usage of the computer, the brightness of the TFT manufacturing technology. Any small... on the display panel and be able to increase the brightness of the screen technology. Getting Started Using the computer for you to turn on battery power. Opening the display panel 1 Slide the display latch to the right. 2 Lift the display panel. (Sample Illustration) Opening the display panel ...
...never lift the computer by the display panel. Your display contains an extremely large number of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is operated on battery power, the screen will dim and you may appear on the usage of the computer, the brightness of the TFT manufacturing technology. Any small... on the display panel and be able to increase the brightness of the screen technology. Getting Started Using the computer for you to turn on battery power. Opening the display panel 1 Slide the display latch to the right. 2 Lift the display panel. (Sample Illustration) Opening the display panel ...
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... the system indicator panel glows blue-about one second. (Sample Illustration) Turning on the notebook chassis, unless you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are properly connected and ready. 2 Check to all possible configurations for an entire product Series. Your select model may not have selected all optical...
... the system indicator panel glows blue-about one second. (Sample Illustration) Turning on the notebook chassis, unless you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are properly connected and ready. 2 Check to all possible configurations for an entire product Series. Your select model may not have selected all optical...
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...one or two memory modules. If the computer is in the lower-right corner of the Start menu. For information on removing the main battery, see "Removing the battery from the computer" on , begin at step 1; If you install or remove a memory module, turn off the computer. 3 Unplug and.... otherwise, skip to step 3. 1 Click Start, and then click the arrow next to the computer, including the AC adaptor. 4 Remove the main battery. The operating system turns off the computer using the Start menu. The Shut Down menu appears. 48 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) Installing a memory ...
...one or two memory modules. If the computer is in the lower-right corner of the Start menu. For information on removing the main battery, see "Removing the battery from the computer" on , begin at step 1; If you install or remove a memory module, turn off the computer. 3 Unplug and.... otherwise, skip to step 3. 1 Click Start, and then click the arrow next to the computer, including the AC adaptor. 4 Remove the main battery. The operating system turns off the computer using the Start menu. The Shut Down menu appears. 48 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) Installing a memory ...
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... page 115. 16 Turn the computer right side up. 17 Reconnect the cables. 18 Restart the computer. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 54. If you can now continue setting up the computer, verify that the computer has recognized the additional memory module. When... not force the memory module into position. You can verify that the computer has recognized it using the two screws. 15 Re-insert the main battery.
... page 115. 16 Turn the computer right side up. 17 Reconnect the cables. 18 Restart the computer. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 54. If you can now continue setting up the computer, verify that the computer has recognized the additional memory module. When... not force the memory module into position. You can verify that the computer has recognized it using the two screws. 15 Re-insert the main battery.
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... of computer (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module 4 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it using the screws. 5 Re-insert the main battery. The System window appears. 2 The total memory is inserted completely into the socket and lined up . 7 Reconnect the cables. 8 Restart the computer...., you can check that the module is displayed below the System heading under Memory (RAM). For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 47), and then check that the computer has recognized the change. Front of the slot.
... of computer (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module 4 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it using the screws. 5 Re-insert the main battery. The System window appears. 2 The total memory is inserted completely into the socket and lined up . 7 Reconnect the cables. 8 Restart the computer...., you can check that the module is displayed below the System heading under Memory (RAM). For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 47), and then check that the computer has recognized the change. Front of the slot.
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... the computer for the first time, leave the computer plugged into a power source (even though the computer is a good idea to fully charge the main battery. It is off) to turn off the power while a disk/disc is being accessed, you to upgrade your computer's internal hardware (such as memory). 72...
... the computer for the first time, leave the computer plugged into a power source (even though the computer is a good idea to fully charge the main battery. It is off) to turn off the power while a disk/disc is being accessed, you to upgrade your computer's internal hardware (such as memory). 72...
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.... Hibernation mode Hibernation mode shuts the computer down command. ❖ Restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power than restarting from Sleep. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the state in which you left it first .../disc activity lights are retained indefinitely. Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation: ❖ While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the computer to hard disk. Getting Started Turning off the computer 73 TECHNICAL NOTE: Before using ...
.... Hibernation mode Hibernation mode shuts the computer down command. ❖ Restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power than restarting from Sleep. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the state in which you left it first .../disc activity lights are retained indefinitely. Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation: ❖ While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the computer to hard disk. Getting Started Turning off the computer 73 TECHNICAL NOTE: Before using ...
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...system may save your work first. Sleep saves the current state of the system is stored in memory, you will lose data if the main battery discharges while the computer is in Sleep mode. ❖ Restarting from where you can continue working from Sleep takes less time and consumes less...the Hibernation or Shut down commands. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the mode in Sleep mode, the computer uses some main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the computer to memory so that, when you restart the computer, you left it, including all open documents...
...system may save your work first. Sleep saves the current state of the system is stored in memory, you will lose data if the main battery discharges while the computer is in Sleep mode. ❖ Restarting from where you can continue working from Sleep takes less time and consumes less...the Hibernation or Shut down commands. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the mode in Sleep mode, the computer uses some main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the computer to memory so that, when you restart the computer, you left it, including all open documents...
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... computer is running on the options set. 76 Getting Started Turning off by either pressing the power button or closing the display panel, depending on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Shut down if you want the computer to shut down...
... computer is running on the options set. 76 Getting Started Turning off by either pressing the power button or closing the display panel, depending on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Shut down if you want the computer to shut down...
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... off the computer 2 Click Change plan settings under the power plan to be set separately for how they operate while the computer is running on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Hibernate if you want the computer to go into Hibernation...
... off the computer 2 Click Change plan settings under the power plan to be set separately for how they operate while the computer is running on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Hibernate if you want the computer to go into Hibernation...
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You can place the computer into Sleep mode. To use any of time in both the On battery and Plugged in categories. ❖ To disable the computer from automatically entering Sleep mode, select Never. The Power Options window appears. 2 Click Change plan settings ...
You can place the computer into Sleep mode. To use any of time in both the On battery and Plugged in categories. ❖ To disable the computer from automatically entering Sleep mode, select Never. The Power Options window appears. 2 Click Change plan settings ...
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NOTE These options can place it into Sleep mode by either pressing the power button or closing the display panel, depending on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Sleep if you want the computer to go into Sleep ...
NOTE These options can place it into Sleep mode by either pressing the power button or closing the display panel, depending on battery power or while connected to AC power. ❖ Lid close action Set this option to Sleep if you want the computer to go into Sleep ...
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Closing the display panel After you have turned off light glows blue. There are disconnected. See "Toshiba Utilities" on page 111. Customizing your computer's settings There are several ways in Sleep mode by opening the display panel. For more information, see ... may also wish to your operating system documentation or Help and Support for your computer This section gives tips on cleaning and moving your computer's battery, see "Power Plans" on page 138. For information about taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Never spray cleaner directly ...
Closing the display panel After you have turned off light glows blue. There are disconnected. See "Toshiba Utilities" on page 111. Customizing your computer's settings There are several ways in Sleep mode by opening the display panel. For more information, see ... may also wish to your operating system documentation or Help and Support for your computer This section gives tips on cleaning and moving your computer's battery, see "Power Plans" on page 138. For information about taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Never spray cleaner directly ...