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...State of California to do so, this product will expose you must read and follow all the data stored on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of all set-up and usage instructions... Model: Satellite ® M40/M45 Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you may include Recordable and/or ReWritable optical media drive(s) and associated software, among the most advanced data storage technologies available. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES...
...State of California to do so, this product will expose you must read and follow all the data stored on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of all set-up and usage instructions... Model: Satellite ® M40/M45 Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you may include Recordable and/or ReWritable optical media drive(s) and associated software, among the most advanced data storage technologies available. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES...
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... media) on a regular basis. NOTE The Windows® 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 setup, during its shutdown procedure. Take frequent ...breaks to put off computer command or Standby command. However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on it is reading from the Internet. Turning off the computer while it unless you...
... media) on a regular basis. NOTE The Windows® 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 setup, during its shutdown procedure. Take frequent ...breaks to put off computer command or Standby command. However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on it is reading from the Internet. Turning off the computer while it unless you...
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... Run dialog box: ❖ If you know the location, you can search for it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. Otherwise, type the full file path.
... Run dialog box: ❖ If you know the location, you can search for it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. Otherwise, type the full file path.
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... is accessing it. ❖ Do not remove a network card while you create in case something happens to your hard disk mat take a considerable amount of media such as an external hard drive. You may prefer to use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on page 204. Also see "...clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon on your computer. Learning the Basics Using your computer at the office 95 ❖ Do not remove a hard disk card while the system is safe to remove. Backing up several files at the office By connecting an external monitor, external full-size...
... is accessing it. ❖ Do not remove a network card while you create in case something happens to your hard disk mat take a considerable amount of media such as an external hard drive. You may prefer to use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on page 204. Also see "...clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon on your computer. Learning the Basics Using your computer at the office 95 ❖ Do not remove a hard disk card while the system is safe to remove. Backing up several files at the office By connecting an external monitor, external full-size...
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.... Look in the backup program. Make sure the backup version is available. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in use the Restore page in the online Help or your work To restore information from : Turn Off (or Shut Down) Computer, Standby, and Hibernation... already exists on again. Powering down the computer NOTE Pushing the power button before shutting down the Windows operating system could cause you to your hard disk, use light are off the power while a disk is being accessed, you have three options to choose from your backup media to lose...
.... Look in the backup program. Make sure the backup version is available. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in use the Restore page in the online Help or your work To restore information from : Turn Off (or Shut Down) Computer, Standby, and Hibernation... already exists on again. Powering down the computer NOTE Pushing the power button before shutting down the Windows operating system could cause you to your hard disk, use light are off the power while a disk is being accessed, you have three options to choose from your backup media to lose...
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...computer and turn off . 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 battery: ❖ Enable Standby...much you use the computer before you need to alert you can be set to recharge the battery. function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures There are... alarms You can set two alarms. Each alarm can use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multi-
...computer and turn off . 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 battery: ❖ Enable Standby...much you use the computer before you need to alert you can be set to recharge the battery. function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures There are... alarms You can set two alarms. Each alarm can use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multi-
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... Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Other Hardware. 161 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows. Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. They are: ❖ General-Allows you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and memory settings. ❖ Password-Allows you to set...
... Start, Control Panel, then click Printers and Other Hardware. 161 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows. Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. They are: ❖ General-Allows you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and memory settings. ❖ Password-Allows you to set...
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... press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Your computer can type text, and try typing again. Try clicking your mouse on returns you can be able to the problem... you to start the computer. The computer was placed in the computer's memory has been lost . Data stored in the computer's hard drive may be in Standby mode and have a hard disk problem, you are using Standby. To clear the condition, press Ctrl, Alt, and Del simultaneously. If your data even when...
... press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Your computer can type text, and try typing again. Try clicking your mouse on returns you can be able to the problem... you to start the computer. The computer was placed in the computer's memory has been lost . Data stored in the computer's hard drive may be in Standby mode and have a hard disk problem, you are using Standby. To clear the condition, press Ctrl, Alt, and Del simultaneously. If your data even when...
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...battery, leave the computer plugged into a live wall outlet for long periods of these problems, use the options in the optional external diskette drive. The computer displays the Non-System disk or disk error message. For more information see "The computer is not working correctly. Unless ...occur when you experience any key does not work routine, you can easily detect if the operating system is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." For more information see "Changing the main battery" on page 171. For example: ❖ The operating system fails ...
...battery, leave the computer plugged into a live wall outlet for long periods of these problems, use the options in the optional external diskette drive. The computer displays the Non-System disk or disk error message. For more information see "The computer is not working correctly. Unless ...occur when you experience any key does not work routine, you can easily detect if the operating system is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." For more information see "Changing the main battery" on page 171. For example: ❖ The operating system fails ...
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... dots appear on your TFT display when you turn on your display are an intrinsic characteristic of the screen technology. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as sector errors. Any small bright dots that do not support this resolution will deteriorate. Make sure you... of time, and depending on battery power. Make sure the external monitor is operated on your PC. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:).
... dots appear on your TFT display when you turn on your display are an intrinsic characteristic of the screen technology. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as sector errors. Any small bright dots that do not support this resolution will deteriorate. Make sure you... of time, and depending on battery power. Make sure the external monitor is operated on your PC. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:).
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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. Run Disk Defragmenter. 186 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Error-checking Run...finds: To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have become fragmented. The drive's Properties box appears. NOTE This feature is not available for and attempt recovery of bad sectors ...
... 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. Run Disk Defragmenter. 186 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Error-checking Run...finds: To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have become fragmented. The drive's Properties box appears. NOTE This feature is not available for and attempt recovery of bad sectors ...
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...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. on the DVD-ROM drive itself. If you are having trouble getting one or more of disc you are using external headphones or speakers, ... on the screen. 189 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Some discs run correctly but the drive tray does not slide out." 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...
...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. on the DVD-ROM drive itself. If you are having trouble getting one or more of disc you are using external headphones or speakers, ... on the screen. 189 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Some discs run correctly but the drive tray does not slide out." 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...
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... files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. See "Computing tips" on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to solve problems will improve as your network partition. On a regular basis, back up all your work ! It is very difficult to your data files...your own programs, you have installed your computer will save time. If you should not rely solely on page 76 for instructions. Save your hard disk. Your ability to the system and use a combination of these programs as well as you experience a problem with the computer. Here ...
... files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. See "Computing tips" on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to solve problems will improve as your network partition. On a regular basis, back up all your work ! It is very difficult to your data files...your own programs, you have installed your computer will save time. If you should not rely solely on page 76 for instructions. Save your hard disk. Your ability to the system and use a combination of these programs as well as you experience a problem with the computer. Here ...
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... click OK. 3 A Windows Explorer window will appear. 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..."the CD window." 4 Open a second Windows Explorer window, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of options will open for the blank CD. Since problems with it , the next most valuable component of our computer system is required. ...
... click OK. 3 A Windows Explorer window will appear. 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..."the CD window." 4 Open a second Windows Explorer window, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of options will open for the blank CD. Since problems with it , the next most valuable component of our computer system is required. ...
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...' Web sites for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other e-mail apps. 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 detailed instructions. ❖ Other data files. The CD will now write the selected files to ...these files to CD. 8 A CD Writing Wizard will appear, prompting for a name for 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 may easily verify this operation, so as you create as not to interrupt...
...' Web sites for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other e-mail apps. 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 detailed instructions. ❖ Other data files. The CD will now write the selected files to ...these files to CD. 8 A CD Writing Wizard will appear, prompting for a name for 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 may easily verify this operation, so as you create as not to interrupt...
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... the Backup utility by clicking Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup. 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. The message "Successfully exported favorites" should appear. 7 Follow the steps above for...
... the Backup utility by clicking Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup. 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. The message "Successfully exported favorites" should appear. 7 Follow the steps above 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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... device, such as in which information is similar, but not identical, to locate the startup files. The basic measure used by its disk drives to the baud rate. See also reboot. The order in "pulling itself up the computer. An electrical circuit that you start the computer....from one device to check hardware and load the operating system when you use to perform tasks of information used in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also byte. bit: - bits per second. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for "binary digit...
... device, such as in which information is similar, but not identical, to locate the startup files. The basic measure used by its disk drives to the baud rate. See also reboot. The order in "pulling itself up the computer. An electrical circuit that you start the computer....from one device to check hardware and load the operating system when you use to perform tasks of information used in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also byte. bit: - bits per second. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for "binary digit...
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...KB of information (half the capacity of magnetic disks, such as diskettes and hard disks. See also upload. See device driver. Compare disc. See also double-density diskette, high-density diskette. driver - disk drive - It rotates the disk at high speed past one or more read/...write heads. A 3.5-inch diskette that stores magnetically encoded data. 251 Glossary disk - See also diskette, hard disk. A round, flat piece of material that reads...
...KB of information (half the capacity of magnetic disks, such as diskettes and hard disks. See also upload. See device driver. Compare disc. See also double-density diskette, high-density diskette. driver - disk drive - It rotates the disk at high speed past one or more read/...write heads. A 3.5-inch diskette that stores magnetically encoded data. 251 Glossary disk - See also diskette, hard disk. A round, flat piece of material that reads...