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... cannot be exposed to disassemble, adjust or repair a HD DVD, CD/DVD drive, CD-RW drive, Multi-drive or any repair or adjustment is copyrighted by Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. Never attempt to laser light or other optical drive. You could damage the drive. Always contact an authorized Toshiba service provider, if any other safety hazards, resulting in...
... cannot be exposed to disassemble, adjust or repair a HD DVD, CD/DVD drive, CD-RW drive, Multi-drive or any repair or adjustment is copyrighted by Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. Never attempt to laser light or other optical drive. You could damage the drive. Always contact an authorized Toshiba service provider, if any other safety hazards, resulting in...
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... Installing a memory module 51 Removing a memory module 56 Checking total memory 58 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 59 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 59 Hard Disk Drive Recovery options 60 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 65 Installing drivers and applications 66 Using the TouchPad 66 ...Using an external keyboard 71 Using a mouse 71 Connecting a printer 71 Setting up a printer 72 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........73 Turning off the computer 73 Options for turning off the computer 74 Using the Shut Down command 76 Using and configuring Hibernation...
... Installing a memory module 51 Removing a memory module 56 Checking total memory 58 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 59 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 59 Hard Disk Drive Recovery options 60 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 65 Installing drivers and applications 66 Using the TouchPad 66 ...Using an external keyboard 71 Using a mouse 71 Connecting a printer 71 Setting up a printer 72 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........73 Turning off the computer 73 Options for turning off the computer 74 Using the Shut Down command 76 Using and configuring Hibernation...
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... Setting passwords 142 Using an instant password 142 Using a supervisor password 143 Using a user password 144 Deleting a user password 145 TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool Utility 146 TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Card Format Utility .........147 Mouse Utility 148 TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 149 TOSHIBA Zooming Utility 153 TOSHIBA Button Support 154 CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer 155 TOSHIBA Accessibility 156
... Setting passwords 142 Using an instant password 142 Using a supervisor password 143 Using a user password 144 Deleting a user password 145 TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool Utility 146 TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Card Format Utility .........147 Mouse Utility 148 TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 149 TOSHIBA Zooming Utility 153 TOSHIBA Button Support 154 CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer 155 TOSHIBA Accessibility 156
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... A plan of action 170 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........171 Memory problems 172 Power and the batteries 173 Keyboard problems 174 Display problems 175 Disk drive problems 177 Optical drive problems 178 Sound system problems 179 ExpressCard® problems 180 Printer problems 182 Modem problems 183 Wireless networking problems 183...
... A plan of action 170 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........171 Memory problems 172 Power and the batteries 173 Keyboard problems 174 Display problems 175 Disk drive problems 177 Optical drive problems 178 Sound system problems 179 ExpressCard® problems 180 Printer problems 182 Modem problems 183 Wireless networking problems 183...
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...on creating Recovery media see "Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs" on the Windows® desktop. Using the HDD Recovery, you may have created intact, for your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. The Toshiba Global Support Centre in the United States is... (800) 457-7777, outside the United States it is strongly recommended that you create recovery CDs/DVDs before using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default ...
...on creating Recovery media see "Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs" on the Windows® desktop. Using the HDD Recovery, you may have created intact, for your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. The Toshiba Global Support Centre in the United States is... (800) 457-7777, outside the United States it is strongly recommended that you create recovery CDs/DVDs before using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default ...
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... files and applications. 4 Click Create. 5 Insert the first blank CD or DVD into your writable optical drive when prompted. 6 Follow the on page 65. Hard Disk Drive Recovery options The following are the available hard disk drive recovery options: ❖ Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media" on -screen prompts for completing the copy...
... files and applications. 4 Click Create. 5 Insert the first blank CD or DVD into your writable optical drive when prompted. 6 Follow the on page 65. Hard Disk Drive Recovery options The following are the available hard disk drive recovery options: ❖ Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media" on -screen prompts for completing the copy...
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... page 59): 1 Insert the first recovery CD or DVD into your selections. 4 Click Next to begin the restoration. Getting Started 65 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities NOTE The size of the C: drive will boot up to the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen. 4 Please refer to "Hard Disk Drive Recovery options" on page 60, to explain the available...
... page 59): 1 Insert the first recovery CD or DVD into your selections. 4 Click Next to begin the restoration. Getting Started 65 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities NOTE The size of the C: drive will boot up to the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen. 4 Please refer to "Hard Disk Drive Recovery options" on page 60, to explain the available...
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...print. 4 Click Print. HINT: Backing up all the files you try to different types of media such as an external hard drive. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in data storage and support features that already exists on restoring files. Restoring your work 3 Specify the print... on the computer's hard disk. Backing up your files to overwrite a file that are not available on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one time, use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on page 190. You may take a considerable amount of...
...print. 4 Click Print. HINT: Backing up all the files you try to different types of media such as an external hard drive. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in data storage and support features that already exists on restoring files. Restoring your work 3 Specify the print... on the computer's hard disk. Backing up your files to overwrite a file that are not available on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one time, use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on page 190. You may take a considerable amount of...
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...play in use indicator light-Indicates when the drive is glowing. Your optical drive may come with an optical drive. 96 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive For these reasons, your computer. NOTE When viewing DVD movies use the DVD Player software that last region. Eject button-...on AC power. Use a straightened paper clip or other region. The drive will allow you play DVDs while running the computer on the side of the other narrow object to malfunction. NOTE For optimum DVD performance, it . On the fourth change regions four times. TECHNICAL NOTE...
...play in use indicator light-Indicates when the drive is glowing. Your optical drive may come with an optical drive. 96 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive For these reasons, your computer. NOTE When viewing DVD movies use the DVD Player software that last region. Eject button-...on AC power. Use a straightened paper clip or other region. The drive will allow you play DVDs while running the computer on the side of the other narrow object to malfunction. NOTE For optimum DVD performance, it . On the fourth change regions four times. TECHNICAL NOTE...
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... application that is turned on. The Play/Pause button starts playing the disc or makes it . The disc tray slides partially out of the drive (about 1 inch). Play/Pause button* Media button* Mute button* Stop button* Previous track button* Next track button* *Available on certain ...drive's eject button. Media control buttons (Available on certain models) The media control buttons located on the system control panel above the keyboard let you to press the manual eject button. Learning the Basics 97 Using the optical drive Never use indicator light is on and play audio CDs or DVD...
... application that is turned on. The Play/Pause button starts playing the disc or makes it . The disc tray slides partially out of the drive (about 1 inch). Play/Pause button* Media button* Mute button* Stop button* Previous track button* Next track button* *Available on certain ...drive's eject button. Media control buttons (Available on certain models) The media control buttons located on the system control panel above the keyboard let you to press the manual eject button. Learning the Basics 97 Using the optical drive Never use indicator light is on and play audio CDs or DVD...
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... partially out of certain optical media. Additionally, certain optical media recorded on your Toshiba computer or optical drive. Copy protection technology may also prevent or limit recording or viewing of the drive (about 1 inch). For details on certain optical media that bear the applicable ...use a pencil to manufacturing and quality variations in third party optical media (e.g., CD or DVD) or optical media players/recorders, in -use the software, please refer to your Toshiba optical drive may not play back optical media recorded by other computers or optical media players.
... partially out of certain optical media. Additionally, certain optical media recorded on your Toshiba computer or optical drive. Copy protection technology may also prevent or limit recording or viewing of the drive (about 1 inch). For details on certain optical media that bear the applicable ...use a pencil to manufacturing and quality variations in third party optical media (e.g., CD or DVD) or optical media players/recorders, in -use the software, please refer to your Toshiba optical drive may not play back optical media recorded by other computers or optical media players.
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... desktop. ❖ Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then TOSHIBA Assist. To access TOSHIBA Assist, do one of options: ❖ Connect ❖ Secure ❖ Protect & Fix ❖ Optimize 136 Utilities TOSHIBA Assist ❖ CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer ❖ TOSHIBA Accessibility ❖ Fingerprint Authentication Utility ❖ ConfigFree® TOSHIBA Assist The TOSHIBA Assist provides quick access to computer...
... desktop. ❖ Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then TOSHIBA Assist. To access TOSHIBA Assist, do one of options: ❖ Connect ❖ Secure ❖ Protect & Fix ❖ Optimize 136 Utilities TOSHIBA Assist ❖ CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer ❖ TOSHIBA Accessibility ❖ Fingerprint Authentication Utility ❖ ConfigFree® TOSHIBA Assist The TOSHIBA Assist provides quick access to computer...
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140 Utilities TOSHIBA Assist Optimize The features available in this category are: ❖ TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Card Format Utility ❖ Mouse Utility ❖ TOSHIBA Hardware Setup ❖ TOSHIBA Zooming Utility ❖ TOSHIBA Button Support ❖ CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer ❖ TOSHIBA Accessibility (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Assist window - Optimize tab
140 Utilities TOSHIBA Assist Optimize The features available in this category are: ❖ TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Card Format Utility ❖ Mouse Utility ❖ TOSHIBA Hardware Setup ❖ TOSHIBA Zooming Utility ❖ TOSHIBA Button Support ❖ CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer ❖ TOSHIBA Accessibility (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Assist window - Optimize tab
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... Silencer screen appears. 2 Click Silence Mode to make listening to Normal speed. Utilities CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer 155 CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer This utility can slow the speed of TOSHIBA Assist. You can use this utility to make the drive run more slowly and quietly for listening to music or audio files on a CD...
... Silencer screen appears. 2 Click Silence Mode to make listening to Normal speed. Utilities CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer 155 CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer This utility can slow the speed of TOSHIBA Assist. You can use this utility to make the drive run more slowly and quietly for listening to music or audio files on a CD...
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... a wireless connection. If the documentation that accompanies the adapter does not provide enough information to view the optical drive properties. 7 Check the Toshiba Web site for instructions on optical drives and their operation. DVD operating problems If you experience a problem playing DVDs, you are using the following steps: 1 Verify that the disc is in the...
... a wireless connection. If the documentation that accompanies the adapter does not provide enough information to view the optical drive properties. 7 Check the Toshiba Web site for instructions on optical drives and their operation. DVD operating problems If you experience a problem playing DVDs, you are using the following steps: 1 Verify that the disc is in the...
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... tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to help ensure 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 critical...
... tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to help ensure 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 critical...
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213 Glossary DOS disk operating system DPI dots per inch DSTN dual supertwist nematic DVD digital versatile (or video) disc DVD-ROM digital versatile (or video) 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 ...
213 Glossary DOS disk operating system DPI dots per inch DSTN dual supertwist nematic DVD digital versatile (or video) disc DVD-ROM digital versatile (or video) 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 ...
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...system. bus speed - C cache - CD - See also CD-ROM. To start up by its disk drives to another. The term "boot" originates from bootstrap program (as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. boot disk - See also CD. A way of measuring the speed at which the computer ...the startup files. A form of highcapacity storage that uses laser optics instead of the computer, such as in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. Compare DVD-ROM. The order in which the central processing unit (CPU) communicates with other parts of signal changes per second (...
...system. bus speed - C cache - CD - See also CD-ROM. To start up by its disk drives to another. The term "boot" originates from bootstrap program (as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. boot disk - See also CD. A way of measuring the speed at which the computer ...the startup files. A form of highcapacity storage that uses laser optics instead of the computer, such as in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. Compare DVD-ROM. The order in which the central processing unit (CPU) communicates with other parts of signal changes per second (...
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... and hold data temporarily, such as a separate disk drive. See central processing unit (CPU). The computer's main circuit board that uses a liquid substance between digital computers and analog telephone lines. MS-DOS prompt - A DVD drive that is RAM. load - To move information from digital... to analog, and back to digital, enabling information to CD and DVD media. See LAN. A computer's main memory is recognized by the operating...
... and hold data temporarily, such as a separate disk drive. See central processing unit (CPU). The computer's main circuit board that uses a liquid substance between digital computers and analog telephone lines. MS-DOS prompt - A DVD drive that is RAM. load - To move information from digital... to analog, and back to digital, enabling information to CD and DVD media. See LAN. A computer's main memory is recognized by the operating...
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with respect to the use this guide cannot be exposed to disassemble, adjust or repair a HD DVD, CD/DVD drive, CD-RW drive, Multi-drive or any repair or adjustment is assumed, however, with all rights reserved. No patent liability is required. You would ...safety hazards, resulting in any form without the prior written permission of the information contained herein. ©2008 by Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. You could damage the drive. Location of the label and manufacturing information may vary.) Copyright This guide is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT...
with respect to the use this guide cannot be exposed to disassemble, adjust or repair a HD DVD, CD/DVD drive, CD-RW drive, Multi-drive or any repair or adjustment is assumed, however, with all rights reserved. No patent liability is required. You would ...safety hazards, resulting in any form without the prior written permission of the information contained herein. ©2008 by Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. You could damage the drive. Location of the label and manufacturing information may vary.) Copyright This guide is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT...