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... first time 47 Opening the display panel 47 Your computer's features and specifications ....48 Turning on the power 48 Adding memory (optional 49 Installing a memory module 50 Removing a memory module 54 Checking total memory 56 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 56 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 57 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition 58...
... first time 47 Opening the display panel 47 Your computer's features and specifications ....48 Turning on the power 48 Adding memory (optional 49 Installing a memory module 50 Removing a memory module 54 Checking total memory 56 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 56 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 57 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition 58...
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... assign a key 151 Viewing existing key assignments 153 Changing or removing existing key assignments 153 TOSHIBA Hotkey Utility 153 TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Card Format Utility .........154 TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Boot Utility 155 Booting from a bootable SD card 156 TOSHIBA Power Saver 157 Preset Power Profiles 158 Quickly creating a new power profile 158 Customizing a power...
... assign a key 151 Viewing existing key assignments 153 Changing or removing existing key assignments 153 TOSHIBA Hotkey Utility 153 TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Card Format Utility .........154 TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Boot Utility 155 Booting from a bootable SD card 156 TOSHIBA Power Saver 157 Preset Power Profiles 158 Quickly creating a new power profile 158 Customizing a power...
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...conflict 174 A plan of action 175 Resolving hardware conflicts on your own .....175 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........176 Memory problems 178 Power and the batteries 179 Keyboard problems 180 Display problems 181 Disk drive problems 183 Optical drive problems 184 Sound... backup in the Windows® operating system 195 If you need further assistance 200 Before you contact Toshiba 200 Contacting Toshiba 200 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 201 Toshiba's worldwide offices 201 Appendix A: Hot Keys 203 Volume Mute 203 Password security 204 Without a password ...
...conflict 174 A plan of action 175 Resolving hardware conflicts on your own .....175 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........176 Memory problems 178 Power and the batteries 179 Keyboard problems 180 Display problems 181 Disk drive problems 183 Optical drive problems 184 Sound... backup in the Windows® operating system 195 If you need further assistance 200 Before you contact Toshiba 200 Contacting Toshiba 200 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 201 Toshiba's worldwide offices 201 Appendix A: Hot Keys 203 Volume Mute 203 Password security 204 Without a password ...
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These components include, but are not limited to a power source" on page 44. See "Connecting to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC Cards. To use it. NOTE The names of Microsoft's End User License Agreement and click Next. 3 Select the appropriate option from the Help ...
These components include, but are not limited to a power source" on page 44. See "Connecting to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC Cards. To use it. NOTE The names of Microsoft's End User License Agreement and click Next. 3 Select the appropriate option from the Help ...
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...or go to the Toshiba Web site at www.register.toshiba.com at that time, you can be connected to the Internet. If you decide not to register at a later time. Adding optional external devices NOTE Before adding external devices or memory, Toshiba recommends setting up your... computer for the first time you may want to: ❖ Add more memory (see "Adding memory (optional)" on page 49) ❖ Connect a mouse (see "Using a mouse" on ...
...or go to the Toshiba Web site at www.register.toshiba.com at that time, you can be connected to the Internet. If you decide not to register at a later time. Adding optional external devices NOTE Before adding external devices or memory, Toshiba recommends setting up your... computer for the first time you may want to: ❖ Add more memory (see "Adding memory (optional)" on page 49) ❖ Connect a mouse (see "Using a mouse" on ...
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When you use complex software or process large amounts of today's popular applications. Your computer comes with your system or visit accessories.toshiba.com. You may want to run most of data. Getting Started 49 Adding memory (optional) 3 Press and hold the power button in until the operating system has loaded completely. Adding...) Turning on page 42. See "Setting up your software" on the power The preinstalled operating system will load automatically. NOTE Before adding external devices or memory, Toshiba recommends setting up your software.
When you use complex software or process large amounts of today's popular applications. Your computer comes with your system or visit accessories.toshiba.com. You may want to run most of data. Getting Started 49 Adding memory (optional) 3 Press and hold the power button in until the operating system has loaded completely. Adding...) Turning on page 42. See "Setting up your software" on the power The preinstalled operating system will load automatically. NOTE Before adding external devices or memory, Toshiba recommends setting up your software.
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... from the computer" on may also be hot. The Turn off computer or Shut Down (depending on , begin at step 1; Installing a memory module with the computer's power on page 111. The operating system turns off the computer using the Start menu. 50 Getting Started Adding... memory (optional) Installing a memory module A memory module can be installed in minor bodily injury. If the computer is in Standby or Hibernation mode, data will need a small...
... from the computer" on may also be hot. The Turn off computer or Shut Down (depending on , begin at step 1; Installing a memory module with the computer's power on page 111. The operating system turns off the computer using the Start menu. 50 Getting Started Adding... memory (optional) Installing a memory module A memory module can be installed in minor bodily injury. If the computer is in Standby or Hibernation mode, data will need a small...
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Memory module slot cover Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module slot cover 7 Remove the memory module slot cover. 8 Place the screws and the cover in a safe place so that secure the memory module slot cover. Getting Started 51 Adding memory (optional) 5 Close the display panel and turn the computer upside down to locate the memory module slot cover. Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Locating the memory module slot cover 6 Using a small Phillips screwdriver, loosen the captive screws that you can retrieve them later.
Memory module slot cover Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module slot cover 7 Remove the memory module slot cover. 8 Place the screws and the cover in a safe place so that secure the memory module slot cover. Getting Started 51 Adding memory (optional) 5 Close the display panel and turn the computer upside down to locate the memory module slot cover. Front of computer (Sample Illustration) Locating the memory module slot cover 6 Using a small Phillips screwdriver, loosen the captive screws that you can retrieve them later.
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... before removing/ installing the bottom module. 11 Pick up . Grease or dust on the connector may have built up the memory module by its sides, avoiding any static electricity you handle the module, touch a grounded metal surface to discharge any contact ... module by performing steps 2-3 of "Removing a memory module" on top of the computer. 52 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) Static electricity can damage the memory module. Before you may cause memory access problems. 9 Carefully remove the new memory module from its antistatic packaging, without touching its ...
... before removing/ installing the bottom module. 11 Pick up . Grease or dust on the connector may have built up the memory module by its sides, avoiding any static electricity you handle the module, touch a grounded metal surface to discharge any contact ... module by performing steps 2-3 of "Removing a memory module" on top of the computer. 52 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) Static electricity can damage the memory module. Before you may cause memory access problems. 9 Carefully remove the new memory module from its antistatic packaging, without touching its ...
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...module. These latches should be completely inserted into place securely with the corresponding cutouts in place. Getting Started 53 Adding memory (optional) 12 Firmly press the memory module into the memory slot's socket at the sides of the socket. latch latch (Sample Illustration) Pressing down on the top edge of...seat the module into the latches at approximately a 30-degree angle (to the horizontal surface of the computer). (Sample Illustration) Inserting the memory module into the socket 13 Once the module's connector is fully inserted into the socket, press downward on the...
...module. These latches should be completely inserted into place securely with the corresponding cutouts in place. Getting Started 53 Adding memory (optional) 12 Firmly press the memory module into the memory slot's socket at the sides of the socket. latch latch (Sample Illustration) Pressing down on the top edge of...seat the module into the latches at approximately a 30-degree angle (to the horizontal surface of the computer). (Sample Illustration) Inserting the memory module into the socket 13 Once the module's connector is fully inserted into the socket, press downward on the...
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... battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 112. 16 Turn the computer right side up the computer, verify that the computer has recognized the additional memory module. When the operating system has loaded, you can now continue setting up the computer. If you need to shut down the computer and open...
... battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 112. 16 Turn the computer right side up the computer, verify that the computer has recognized the additional memory module. When the operating system has loaded, you can now continue setting up the computer. If you need to shut down the computer and open...
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... again. 2 Pull the latches away from the memory module. You can damage the computer and the memory module. Front of the above cases, the Standby configuration will be saved. The memory module pops up slightly. 3 Gently lift the memory module to remove a memory module with the computer turned on. The following ... least ten seconds, then turn it out of the slot. Do not remove the memory module while the computer is in memory will not be lost. In either of computer (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module The computer could hang up when you turn the power on and data in...
... again. 2 Pull the latches away from the memory module. You can damage the computer and the memory module. Front of the above cases, the Standby configuration will be saved. The memory module pops up slightly. 3 Gently lift the memory module to remove a memory module with the computer turned on. The following ... least ten seconds, then turn it out of the slot. Do not remove the memory module while the computer is in memory will not be lost. In either of computer (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module The computer could hang up when you turn the power on and data in...
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... any other partitions you can check that the computer has recognized the change. 56 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 4 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default without the... is inserted completely into the socket and lined up . 7 Reconnect the cables. 8 Restart the computer. Checking total memory When you add or remove a memory module, you to recover your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. For more information ...
... any other partitions you can check that the computer has recognized the change. 56 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 4 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default without the... is inserted completely into the socket and lined up . 7 Reconnect the cables. 8 Restart the computer. Checking total memory When you add or remove a memory module, you to recover your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. For more information ...
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... consumes less main battery power than restarting from turning off the computer. ❖ Since information is being retrieved from the hard disk rather than from memory, restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power to start up than when restarting from Standby. ❖ When starting up...
... consumes less main battery power than restarting from turning off the computer. ❖ Since information is being retrieved from the hard disk rather than from memory, restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power to start up than when restarting from Standby. ❖ When starting up...
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... Standby command does not store unsaved information on page 78. 74 Getting Started Turning off . Standby holds the current state of the computer in system memory (RAM) so that, when you restart the computer, you can continue working from turning off the computer or using Hibernation mode. ❖ When starting up...
... Standby command does not store unsaved information on page 78. 74 Getting Started Turning off . Standby holds the current state of the computer in system memory (RAM) so that, when you restart the computer, you can continue working from turning off the computer or using Hibernation mode. ❖ When starting up...
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... the Basics This chapter gives some computing tips and provides important information about basic features. This feature saves your work stays in the computer's temporary memory until you must restart your computer to the hard disk at preset intervals. See "Saving your battery runs out of charge while you are using...
... the Basics This chapter gives some computing tips and provides important information about basic features. This feature saves your work stays in the computer's temporary memory until you must restart your computer to the hard disk at preset intervals. See "Saving your battery runs out of charge while you are using...
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... addition, your system), for DVD playback. The RTC battery powers the RTC memory that the battery maintains its ability to perform at maximum capacity and will lose its maximum capacity, operate the computer on battery power at accessories.toshiba.com. The RTC battery charges only while the computer is turned off . This...
... addition, your system), for DVD playback. The RTC battery powers the RTC memory that the battery maintains its ability to perform at maximum capacity and will lose its maximum capacity, operate the computer on battery power at accessories.toshiba.com. The RTC battery charges only while the computer is turned off . This...
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... completely. Charging the RTC battery Your computer has an internal real-time clock (RTC) battery. The RTC battery powers the System Time Clock and BIOS memory used to select a power level setting that you operate your computer is almost completely discharged. The RTC battery may not start charging immediately under the...
... completely. Charging the RTC battery Your computer has an internal real-time clock (RTC) battery. The RTC battery powers the System Time Clock and BIOS memory used to select a power level setting that you operate your computer is almost completely discharged. The RTC battery may not start charging immediately under the...
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...unable to stop or eject your computer by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon in use the Toshiba SD Memory Card Format utility. Exploring Your Computer's Features Using an SD™ card 131 When inserting memory media, do not select Standby or Hibernation mode while an SD card is in the system... it . If you do not touch the metal contacts. If the system is unable to try restarting the computer. Click on Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then click on page 131), you to prepare the card for at least four seconds. NOTE MultiMediaCards™ (MMC™s) are not...
...unable to stop or eject your computer by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon in use the Toshiba SD Memory Card Format utility. Exploring Your Computer's Features Using an SD™ card 131 When inserting memory media, do not select Standby or Hibernation mode while an SD card is in the system... it . If you do not touch the metal contacts. If the system is unable to try restarting the computer. Click on Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then click on page 131), you to prepare the card for at least four seconds. NOTE MultiMediaCards™ (MMC™s) are not...
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Do not remove memory media while data is on the side of data in progress and your computer. disappears, writing to connect and disconnect devices while the computer is ...
Do not remove memory media while data is on the side of data in progress and your computer. disappears, writing to connect and disconnect devices while the computer is ...