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...through the responsible use of natural resources and the adoption of waste management strategies that focus on the battery. 7 EU Declaration of Conformity TOSHIBA declares that this product conforms to the following Standards: Supplementary *The product complies with the related European... Equipment) Directive Information The European Union WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive is TOSHIBA Europe GmbH, Hammfelddamm 8, 41460 Neuss, Germany. If the product's battery or accumulator contains more than the specified values of -life strategies for lead (Pb), mercury ...
...through the responsible use of natural resources and the adoption of waste management strategies that focus on the battery. 7 EU Declaration of Conformity TOSHIBA declares that this product conforms to the following Standards: Supplementary *The product complies with the related European... Equipment) Directive Information The European Union WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive is TOSHIBA Europe GmbH, Hammfelddamm 8, 41460 Neuss, Germany. If the product's battery or accumulator contains more than the specified values of -life strategies for lead (Pb), mercury ...
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...'s cooling fan 35 Setting up your computer 36 Connecting to a power source 36 Charging the main battery 39 Using the computer for the first time 39 Setting up your software 40 Registering your computer with Toshiba 40 Adding optional external devices 40 Adding memory (optional 41 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 41...
...'s cooling fan 35 Setting up your computer 36 Connecting to a power source 36 Charging the main battery 39 Using the computer for the first time 39 Setting up your software 40 Registering your computer with Toshiba 40 Adding optional external devices 40 Adding memory (optional 41 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 41...
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... 3: Mobile Computing 73 Toshiba's energy-saver design 73 Running the computer on battery power 74 Battery Notice 74 Power management 75 Charging the main battery 75 Charging the RTC battery 76 Monitoring main battery power 77 Determining remaining battery power 78 What to do when the main battery runs low .....79 Setting battery notifications 79 Conserving battery power 80 Power...
... 3: Mobile Computing 73 Toshiba's energy-saver design 73 Running the computer on battery power 74 Battery Notice 74 Power management 75 Charging the main battery 75 Charging the RTC battery 76 Monitoring main battery power 77 Determining remaining battery power 78 What to do when the main battery runs low .....79 Setting battery notifications 79 Conserving battery power 80 Power...
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20 Contents Safety precautions 84 Maintaining your battery 85 Disposing of your computer 85 Traveling tips 86 Chapter 4: Exploring Your Computer's Features 87 Exploring the desktop 87 Finding your way around the ...Using an instant password 102 Using a supervisor password 102 Using a user password 104 TOSHIBA Face Recognition Utility 106 TOSHIBA Security Assist 107 TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool Utility 109 Mouse Utility 110 TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 111 TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 113 Starting the TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 113 USB Sleep and Charge 113 Enabling/Disabling USB Sleep and Charge...
20 Contents Safety precautions 84 Maintaining your battery 85 Disposing of your computer 85 Traveling tips 86 Chapter 4: Exploring Your Computer's Features 87 Exploring the desktop 87 Finding your way around the ...Using an instant password 102 Using a supervisor password 102 Using a user password 104 TOSHIBA Face Recognition Utility 106 TOSHIBA Security Assist 107 TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool Utility 109 Mouse Utility 110 TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 111 TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 113 Starting the TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 113 USB Sleep and Charge 113 Enabling/Disabling USB Sleep and Charge...
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...Authentication Utility.....118 Fingerprint Logon 119 Care and maintenance of your fingerprint reader 119 Fingerprint reader limitations 121 TOSHIBA eco Utility 121 TOSHIBA Service Station 122 TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor 122 ConfigFree 123 Getting Started 124 ConfigFree® Utilities 124 Chapter 6: If Something ...can help you 132 Fixing a problem with Device Manager 132 Checking device properties 132 Memory problems 133 Power and the batteries 133 Keyboard problems 134 Display problems 135 Disk or storage drive problems 137 Error-checking 137 Sound system problems 138 Wireless...
...Authentication Utility.....118 Fingerprint Logon 119 Care and maintenance of your fingerprint reader 119 Fingerprint reader limitations 121 TOSHIBA eco Utility 121 TOSHIBA Service Station 122 TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor 122 ConfigFree 123 Getting Started 124 ConfigFree® Utilities 124 Chapter 6: If Something ...can help you 132 Fixing a problem with Device Manager 132 Checking device properties 132 Memory problems 133 Power and the batteries 133 Keyboard problems 134 Display problems 135 Disk or storage drive problems 137 Error-checking 137 Sound system problems 138 Wireless...
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...; guidelines for both AC power and battery modes. Your computer is set to a configuration that you go. To conserve energy, your computer will provide the most stable operating environment and optimum system performance for energy efficiency. We recommend that will operate at its maximum energy efficiency. Toshiba is a partner in AC power...
...; guidelines for both AC power and battery modes. Your computer is set to a configuration that you go. To conserve energy, your computer will provide the most stable operating environment and optimum system performance for energy efficiency. We recommend that will operate at its maximum energy efficiency. Toshiba is a partner in AC power...
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... damage the cord/cable, and/or result in a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that the power plug (and extension cable plug if used) has been fully inserted into the socket, to charge the computer...'s battery. To use a multiple connector. Always grasp the plug directly. Failure to charge the battery you use external power or to follow this instruction may result in a fire or electric shock, possibly ...
... damage the cord/cable, and/or result in a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that the power plug (and extension cable plug if used) has been fully inserted into the socket, to charge the computer...'s battery. To use a multiple connector. Always grasp the plug directly. Failure to charge the battery you use external power or to follow this instruction may result in a fire or electric shock, possibly ...
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... light on the side of the main battery's current charge: ❖ Glows amber while the main battery is being charged (AC adaptor connected) ❖ Glows green when the main battery is fully charged ❖ Is unlit when the main battery has discharged, the battery is not charging, or the AC adaptor... not plugged into the computer or AC outlet ❖ Flashes amber when the main battery charge is low and it is not receiving correct input from the AC power supply. The computer's main battery light gives you an indication of the computer. (Sample Illustration) Connecting the AC adaptor...
... light on the side of the main battery's current charge: ❖ Glows amber while the main battery is being charged (AC adaptor connected) ❖ Glows green when the main battery is fully charged ❖ Is unlit when the main battery has discharged, the battery is not charging, or the AC adaptor... not plugged into the computer or AC outlet ❖ Flashes amber when the main battery charge is low and it is not receiving correct input from the AC power supply. The computer's main battery light gives you an indication of the computer. (Sample Illustration) Connecting the AC adaptor...
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...hand to hold the computer in place and use the other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel, place one hand on battery power. NOTE When opening or closing the display panel. Your display contains an extremely large number of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is also...you to power the computer, you may appear on the display panel and be able to power the computer. This is manufactured using the battery to turn on battery power, the screen will be completely charged and ready to increase the brightness of the TFT manufacturing technology.
...hand to hold the computer in place and use the other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel, place one hand on battery power. NOTE When opening or closing the display panel. Your display contains an extremely large number of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is also...you to power the computer, you may appear on the display panel and be able to power the computer. This is manufactured using the battery to turn on battery power, the screen will be completely charged and ready to increase the brightness of the TFT manufacturing technology.
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... pick up the computer by its display panel or by the back. Cleaning the computer Keep liquids, including cleaning fluid, out of your battery" on cleaning and moving your computer, even across the room, make sure all drive activity has ended (the internal storage drive) and ...all external peripheral cables are disconnected. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Getting Started 65 Caring for your computer Caring for your computer ...
... pick up the computer by its display panel or by the back. Cleaning the computer Keep liquids, including cleaning fluid, out of your battery" on cleaning and moving your computer, even across the room, make sure all drive activity has ended (the internal storage drive) and ...all external peripheral cables are disconnected. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Getting Started 65 Caring for your computer Caring for your computer ...
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... the backup copies clearly and store them in the Windows® operating system" on a regular basis. This feature saves your file to reconnect, or your battery runs out of charge while you are using goes down and you must restart your internal storage drive suddenly fails, you have an automatic save...
... the backup copies clearly and store them in the Windows® operating system" on a regular basis. This feature saves your file to reconnect, or your battery runs out of charge while you are using goes down and you must restart your internal storage drive suddenly fails, you have an automatic save...
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...conditions other than a month), the battery may not be available on a particular Toshiba computer depending on the model selected. See easyguard.toshiba.com for comparison purposes only, and does not indicate the battery life that the battery maintains its ability to perform at maximum... as the natural performance variations produced by Toshiba under any individual user. Actual battery life may vary considerably from an AC outlet. Battery may cause the battery meter to be inaccurate. 74 Mobile Computing Running the computer on battery power ❖ EasyGuard Connect-to help ...
...conditions other than a month), the battery may not be available on a particular Toshiba computer depending on the model selected. See easyguard.toshiba.com for comparison purposes only, and does not indicate the battery life that the battery maintains its ability to perform at maximum... as the natural performance variations produced by Toshiba under any individual user. Actual battery life may vary considerably from an AC outlet. Battery may cause the battery meter to be inaccurate. 74 Mobile Computing Running the computer on battery power ❖ EasyGuard Connect-to help ...
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...configuration. Changes to recharge. TECHNICAL NOTE: The recharging of the battery cannot occur when your computer is using all of the system ...on or off . The RTC battery powers the RTC memory that stores your system, the RTC battery may result in system performance ... battery charges whether the computer is on AC power. It maintains this information for both AC power and battery modes. Charging the main battery The battery needs...Running the computer on battery power NOTE For optimum optical media performance, it to a configuration that will allow the battery to these settings ...
...configuration. Changes to recharge. TECHNICAL NOTE: The recharging of the battery cannot occur when your computer is using all of the system ...on or off . The RTC battery powers the RTC memory that stores your system, the RTC battery may result in system performance ... battery charges whether the computer is on AC power. It maintains this information for both AC power and battery modes. Charging the main battery The battery needs...Running the computer on battery power NOTE For optimum optical media performance, it to a configuration that will allow the battery to these settings ...
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... your computer's configuration settings. To ensure that you operate your system, the RTC battery may not start charging immediately under the following conditions: ❖ The battery is almost completely discharged. HINT: Once the battery is turned on for up your computer was shipped, resulting in a CMOS error... startup. When fully charged, it reaches room temperature (50 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, 10 to external media before discharging the battery. The RTC battery powers the System Time Clock and BIOS memory used to store your data to 26 degrees Celsius). ❖ The...
... your computer's configuration settings. To ensure that you operate your system, the RTC battery may not start charging immediately under the following conditions: ❖ The battery is almost completely discharged. HINT: Once the battery is turned on for up your computer was shipped, resulting in a CMOS error... startup. When fully charged, it reaches room temperature (50 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, 10 to external media before discharging the battery. The RTC battery powers the System Time Clock and BIOS memory used to store your data to 26 degrees Celsius). ❖ The...
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... may vary, depending upon power management settings, applications and features used. ❖ Flashes amber when the main battery charge is low and it is time to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC adaptor NOTE If the AC power light flashes amber during charging, either the... battery is malfunctioning, or it charges while the computer is on. Monitoring main battery power The computer's main battery light gives you to charge the RTC battery because it is not receiving correct input from the AC power supply...
... may vary, depending upon power management settings, applications and features used. ❖ Flashes amber when the main battery charge is low and it is time to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC adaptor NOTE If the AC power light flashes amber during charging, either the... battery is malfunctioning, or it charges while the computer is on. Monitoring main battery power The computer's main battery light gives you to charge the RTC battery because it is not receiving correct input from the AC power supply...
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...With repeated discharges and recharges, the battery's capacity gradually decreases. The computer needs this time to confuse the battery light ( ) with the ON/OFF light ( ). 78 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power HINT: Be careful not to check the battery's remaining capacity and perform its ...on page 88 for as long as a percentage. A pop-up message displays the remaining battery power as a new battery, even when both are fully charged. A frequently used older battery does not power the computer for more information on the computer before trying to monitor the ...
...With repeated discharges and recharges, the battery's capacity gradually decreases. The computer needs this time to confuse the battery light ( ) with the ON/OFF light ( ). 78 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power HINT: Be careful not to check the battery's remaining capacity and perform its ...on page 88 for as long as a percentage. A pop-up message displays the remaining battery power as a new battery, even when both are fully charged. A frequently used older battery does not power the computer for more information on the computer before trying to monitor the ...
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... enabled (the default), the computer copies the details of power, the computer automatically enters Hibernation mode and turns itself off . Setting battery notifications You can also set two notifications. Check your current rate of power use and other factors such as the age of where ...frequently if you when a specified percentage of these things before shutting down when the notification goes off . Hibernation mode keeps track of the battery. The Power Options window appears. 2 Click Change plan settings under the power plan to alert you are working in the Search field, ...
... enabled (the default), the computer copies the details of power, the computer automatically enters Hibernation mode and turns itself off . Setting battery notifications You can also set two notifications. Check your current rate of power use and other factors such as the age of where ...frequently if you when a specified percentage of these things before shutting down when the notification goes off . Hibernation mode keeps track of the battery. The Power Options window appears. 2 Click Change plan settings under the power plan to alert you are working in the Search field, ...
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... computer before you turn off the computer and turn it back on a number of Power Options screen 5 Configure the alarm settings to suit your battery: ❖ Enable Sleep or Hibernation, which the computer is configured. By using the computer depends on again ❖ Use the Windows®...power-saving option plans These power-saving options control the way in which saves power when you need to recharge the battery. Conserving battery power How long a fully charged battery lasts when you are various ways in which you can use the internal storage drive, optical disc drive, or other...
... computer before you turn off the computer and turn it back on a number of Power Options screen 5 Configure the alarm settings to suit your battery: ❖ Enable Sleep or Hibernation, which the computer is configured. By using the computer depends on again ❖ Use the Windows®...power-saving option plans These power-saving options control the way in which saves power when you need to recharge the battery. Conserving battery power How long a fully charged battery lasts when you are various ways in which you can use the internal storage drive, optical disc drive, or other...
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... power-saving options to suit your own custom plan. 3 Click Create a power plan in the Search field, type Power Options. Mobile Computing 81 Monitoring main battery power Microsoft® has combined these power plans lets you want to edit.
... power-saving options to suit your own custom plan. 3 Click Create a power plan in the Search field, type Power Options. Mobile Computing 81 Monitoring main battery power Microsoft® has combined these power plans lets you want to edit.
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...) Power Plan hot key card 2 While continuing to press Fn, press F2 until you have performed. The Power Plan options are satisfactory for maximum battery time. The Balanced plan is the best used for most people and do not need to be edited. The hot key card disappears. You can... click on the plus signs to expand each item. 6 Click OK to save time, etc. You are available for battery notification levels, internal storage drive power save the plan changes you select the desired Power Plan. To set the Power Plan. 82 Mobile Computing Monitoring...
...) Power Plan hot key card 2 While continuing to press Fn, press F2 until you have performed. The Power Plan options are satisfactory for maximum battery time. The Balanced plan is the best used for most people and do not need to be edited. The hot key card disappears. You can... click on the plus signs to expand each item. 6 Click OK to save time, etc. You are available for battery notification levels, internal storage drive power save the plan changes you select the desired Power Plan. To set the Power Plan. 82 Mobile Computing Monitoring...