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... applications, If you fail to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. Model: Portégé ® S100 Series ReWritable CD/DVD Drives The computer system you have purchased is not designed for any new technology, you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California... ERROR FREE. 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. Critical ...
... applications, If you fail to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. Model: Portégé ® S100 Series ReWritable CD/DVD Drives The computer system you have purchased is not designed for any new technology, you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California... ERROR FREE. 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. Critical ...
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...58 Removing a memory module 61 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 63 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 64 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition 66 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 69 Deleting the Hard Disk Recovery Utility 72 Installing drivers ...and applications 73 Connecting a mouse 73 Connecting a printer 74 Connecting the modem 76 Connecting other external devices 77 Using the TouchPad 77 Disabling or enabling the TouchPad 78 Using the Toshiba...
...58 Removing a memory module 61 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 63 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 64 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition 66 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 69 Deleting the Hard Disk Recovery Utility 72 Installing drivers ...and applications 73 Connecting a mouse 73 Connecting a printer 74 Connecting the modem 76 Connecting other external devices 77 Using the TouchPad 77 Disabling or enabling the TouchPad 78 Using the Toshiba...
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... Your Computer 168 Network 169 Security 169 TOSHIBA Button Controls 169 TOSHIBA Power Saver 170 TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 172 TOSHIBA Zooming Utility 174 Hard disk drive passwords 175 Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup 176 Deleting or changing a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup....... 177 Setting a hard disk drive master and user password in System...
... Your Computer 168 Network 169 Security 169 TOSHIBA Button Controls 169 TOSHIBA Power Saver 170 TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 172 TOSHIBA Zooming Utility 174 Hard disk drive passwords 175 Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup 176 Deleting or changing a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup....... 177 Setting a hard disk drive master and user password in System...
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34 Contents Changing the master and user passwords in System Setup 179 Deleting the hard disk drive master and user passwords in the System Setup 180 Chapter 7: If Something Goes Wrong 182 Problems that are easy to fix 182 Problems when ... 198 DVD-ROM or multi-function drive problems.. 201 Sound system problems 202 PC Card problems 202 Printer problems 205 Modem problems 206 Develop good computing habits 207 If you need further assistance 208 Before you contact Toshiba 208 Contacting Toshiba 209 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 210 Toshiba's worldwide offices 211 Appendix A: Hot ...
34 Contents Changing the master and user passwords in System Setup 179 Deleting the hard disk drive master and user passwords in the System Setup 180 Chapter 7: If Something Goes Wrong 182 Problems that are easy to fix 182 Problems when ... 198 DVD-ROM or multi-function drive problems.. 201 Sound system problems 202 PC Card problems 202 Printer problems 205 Modem problems 206 Develop good computing habits 207 If you need further assistance 208 Before you contact Toshiba 208 Contacting Toshiba 209 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 210 Toshiba's worldwide offices 211 Appendix A: Hot ...
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... in use . The AC power light glows green when the computer is connected to indicate that the hard disk drive is not plugged into the computer or AC outlet. The hard disk drive light flashes to an external power source. Getting Started Using the computer for the first time 57 Turning on the power...
... in use . The AC power light glows green when the computer is connected to indicate that the hard disk drive is not plugged into the computer or AC outlet. The hard disk drive light flashes to an external power source. Getting Started Using the computer for the first time 57 Turning on the power...
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... Utilities 63 Removing the memory module Do not touch the connectors on the memory module or on page 64 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Your computer has been configured with the screw. NOTE It is strongly recommended that you to recover your system. TECHNICAL NOTE:... You must have at least one memory module installed for the computer to allow you create recovery CDs/ DVDs before using your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. For more information on creating Recovery media, see "Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs" on the...
... Utilities 63 Removing the memory module Do not touch the connectors on the memory module or on page 64 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Your computer has been configured with the screw. NOTE It is strongly recommended that you to recover your system. TECHNICAL NOTE:... You must have at least one memory module installed for the computer to allow you create recovery CDs/ DVDs before using your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. For more information on creating Recovery media, see "Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs" on the...
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... drivers and applications which were bundled with your computer. If your optical disk drive is not writable, contact TOSHIBA Customer Support to store the Hard Drive Recovery Utilities on your computer. You can : ❖ Create Hard Drive Recovery CDs or DVDs using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default. ❖ Recover just your...
... drivers and applications which were bundled with your computer. If your optical disk drive is not writable, contact TOSHIBA Customer Support to store the Hard Drive Recovery Utilities on your computer. You can : ❖ Create Hard Drive Recovery CDs or DVDs using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your hard disk drive to the factory-set default. ❖ Recover just your...
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For more information on using the Recovery media" on page 69. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 65 Sample Recovery Disc Creator screen 3 Select the items you have created with the preceding steps, see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media you want to copy by clicking the checkbox next to the item's Name...
For more information on using the Recovery media" on page 69. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 65 Sample Recovery Disc Creator screen 3 Select the items you have created with the preceding steps, see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media you want to copy by clicking the checkbox next to the item's Name...
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... on the computer. To recover your hard disk drive using the Hard Drive Recovery partition to its original factory setting. Sample TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen Recovering the original factory image (recommended) Recovering a hard disk drive to the factory-set default, or recovering just your C: drive and leaving other partitions (for example, a D: drive) intact, or changing the size of...
... on the computer. To recover your hard disk drive using the Hard Drive Recovery partition to its original factory setting. Sample TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen Recovering the original factory image (recommended) Recovering a hard disk drive to the factory-set default, or recovering just your C: drive and leaving other partitions (for example, a D: drive) intact, or changing the size of...
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... TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen displays. To recover only your C: drive: 1 Press 2 on the keyboard to restart the computer. Recovering the C: partition of the HDD without changing the current partition size Recovering the C: drive to its factory default setting reformats your drive...for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on the recovered drive will be affected and remain intact. A confirmation message appears, reminding you have saved your work before proceeding. 2 Click Yes to begin the recovery. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 67 process....
... TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen displays. To recover only your C: drive: 1 Press 2 on the keyboard to restart the computer. Recovering the C: partition of the HDD without changing the current partition size Recovering the C: drive to its factory default setting reformats your drive...for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on the recovered drive will be affected and remain intact. A confirmation message appears, reminding you have saved your work before proceeding. 2 Click Yes to begin the recovery. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 67 process....
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...TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen displays. Be sure to save your work before proceeding. 2 Click Yes to begin the restoration and to specify the size of the C: drive will display on the progress bar as you make your selections. 3 Click Enter to begin the restoration. 68 Getting Started Hard Drive... Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition with a user specified size Resizing and recovering your C: drive to its factory default setting reformats all information will be lost during the ...
...TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen displays. Be sure to save your work before proceeding. 2 Click Yes to begin the restoration and to specify the size of the C: drive will display on the progress bar as you make your selections. 3 Click Enter to begin the restoration. 68 Getting Started Hard Drive... Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition with a user specified size Resizing and recovering your C: drive to its factory default setting reformats all information will be lost during the ...
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... proceeding. Be sure you have saved your work first. 1 Press 1 on , the TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen displays. To recover your hard disk drive using your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. Sample TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen Recovering the original factory image (recommended) Recovering a hard disk drive to its original factory setting. A confirmation message displays, reminding you that all...
... proceeding. Be sure you have saved your work first. 1 Press 1 on , the TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen displays. To recover your hard disk drive using your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. Sample TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen Recovering the original factory image (recommended) Recovering a hard disk drive to its original factory setting. A confirmation message displays, reminding you that all...
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... Recovering the C: partition of your C: drive without the HDD Recovery Area This option recovers your C: drive. A confirmation message appears, reminding you that the HDD has been recovered. 3 Press any information on the keyboard when the TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen displays. Once complete,...partitions (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on the C: drive will be lost during the recovery process. Be sure you have saved your work before proceeding. 2 Click Yes to begin the restoration. 70 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Click Yes to...
... Recovering the C: partition of your C: drive without the HDD Recovery Area This option recovers your C: drive. A confirmation message appears, reminding you that the HDD has been recovered. 3 Press any information on the keyboard when the TOSHIBA HDD Recovery Utility screen displays. Once complete,...partitions (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on the C: drive will be lost during the recovery process. Be sure you have saved your work before proceeding. 2 Click Yes to begin the restoration. 70 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Click Yes to...
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... status After restoring your information will be lost . Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 71 Recovering your C: drive to its status in the lower portion of the screen. To...2 Click Yes to save your C: drive without the recovery partition reformats all data will be lost during the recovery process) and your hard disk drive, you can check its status as follows...Tools icon. 3 Double-click the Computer Management icon. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the Volume list to display its factory default state without the recovery partition: 1 Press ...
... status After restoring your information will be lost . Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 71 Recovering your C: drive to its status in the lower portion of the screen. To...2 Click Yes to save your C: drive without the recovery partition reformats all data will be lost during the recovery process) and your hard disk drive, you can check its status as follows...Tools icon. 3 Double-click the Computer Management icon. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the Volume list to display its factory default state without the recovery partition: 1 Press ...
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... warning screen displays. 72 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Deleting the Hard Disk Recovery Utility You can delete the HDD recovery partition without losing your data. 1 Click Start, All Programs, Hard Disk Recovery Utilities, then Delete Hard Disk Recovery Partition. Sample Delete Hard Disk Recovery Utility confirmation screen Sample Delete Hard Disk Recovery Utility screen 2 Click...
... warning screen displays. 72 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Deleting the Hard Disk Recovery Utility You can delete the HDD recovery partition without losing your data. 1 Click Start, All Programs, Hard Disk Recovery Utilities, then Delete Hard Disk Recovery Partition. Sample Delete Hard Disk Recovery Utility confirmation screen Sample Delete Hard Disk Recovery Utility screen 2 Click...
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... out of these actions will occur: ❖ If you are not. ❖ When the hard disk drive light on the system indicator panel is on, do not turn off the computer while any drive is still on. (See "TOSHIBA Hardware Setup" on , one of the computer. Doing so may damage the media in use... and result in use. Doing so may damage your hard disk. The Windows® XP Professional operating system uses the Shut...
... out of these actions will occur: ❖ If you are not. ❖ When the hard disk drive light on the system indicator panel is on, do not turn off the computer while any drive is still on. (See "TOSHIBA Hardware Setup" on , one of the computer. Doing so may damage the media in use... and result in use. Doing so may damage your hard disk. The Windows® XP Professional operating system uses the Shut...
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... your hard disk suddenly fails, you may lose all new files for files you receive via diskette, email, or download from the Internet. ❖ Take frequent breaks to avoid repetitive-motion injuries and eyestrain. ❖ Do not turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading...your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. NOTE The 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 the computer while it unless you do not let the ...
... your hard disk suddenly fails, you may lose all new files for files you receive via diskette, email, or download from the Internet. ❖ Take frequent breaks to avoid repetitive-motion injuries and eyestrain. ❖ Do not turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading...your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. NOTE The 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 the computer while it unless you do not let the ...
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...Password section. 6 Press the spacebar, then type a password of the inability to access the hard drive. To register a user only password in your organization or others as well. Toshiba is not responsible for approximately one second. You may occur to you, your password. If you...characters and press Enter. 176 Toshiba Utilities Hard disk drive passwords Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup If you choose to set a hard disk drive user password, we strongly recommend that may use any losses that you set a hard disk drive master password. When the following...
...Password section. 6 Press the spacebar, then type a password of the inability to access the hard drive. To register a user only password in your organization or others as well. Toshiba is not responsible for approximately one second. You may occur to you, your password. If you...characters and press Enter. 176 Toshiba Utilities Hard disk drive passwords Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup If you choose to set a hard disk drive user password, we strongly recommend that may use any losses that you set a hard disk drive master password. When the following...
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...be able to select the boot-up device. If you are using the Stand By. If there is not accessing the hard disk or the external diskette drive. For more information, see "Power and the batteries" on page 63. The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message....data, even when you will be affected. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. If you have a hard disk problem, you are running low. The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may not be lost . For more information, see "Hard Drive Recovery Utilities" on page 194.
...be able to select the boot-up device. If you are using the Stand By. If there is not accessing the hard disk or the external diskette drive. For more information, see "Power and the batteries" on page 63. The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message....data, even when you will be affected. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. If you have a hard disk problem, you are running low. The computer was placed in the computer's hard drive may not be lost . For more information, see "Hard Drive Recovery Utilities" on page 194.
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...168 lock 84 non-system disk or disk error message 186 not accessing disk drives 185 running on battery power 115 setting up 49 warning resume failure message 185 computing tips 85 configuring hard drive passwords 175 connecting printer 74, 138 USB-compatible keyboard 136 monitor 136 mouse ...properties 192 disabling a device 191, 192 digital audio .WAV files 158 Disk Defragmenter 199 disk drive corrupted/damaged data files 200 missing files/trouble accessing a disk 198 running slow 199 diskette drive 94 attaching external USB 135 cannot insert a diskette 200 cannot read a diskette 200 external 94...
...168 lock 84 non-system disk or disk error message 186 not accessing disk drives 185 running on battery power 115 setting up 49 warning resume failure message 185 computing tips 85 configuring hard drive passwords 175 connecting printer 74, 138 USB-compatible keyboard 136 monitor 136 mouse ...properties 192 disabling a device 191, 192 digital audio .WAV files 158 Disk Defragmenter 199 disk drive corrupted/damaged data files 200 missing files/trouble accessing a disk 198 running slow 199 diskette drive 94 attaching external USB 135 cannot insert a diskette 200 cannot read a diskette 200 external 94...