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...usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. 2 Handling the cord on the hard disk or other reproductive harm. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, ... OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. Model: Qosmio® F40/F45-AV Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you must read and follow all the data stored on this product...
...usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. 2 Handling the cord on the hard disk or other reproductive harm. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, ... OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. Model: Qosmio® F40/F45-AV Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you must read and follow all the data stored on this product...
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... resulting in Sleep mode). NOTE The cooling fan location will vary depending on a hard surface. You need a special program to a disk/disc or flash media may damage the disk/disc or flash media, the drive, or both. ❖ Keep the computer and disks away from or writing to... check for files you . Grasp it is especially important for viruses. Using your computer on the computer. Turning off the computer if a drive light indicates a drive is stored magnetically.
... resulting in Sleep mode). NOTE The cooling fan location will vary depending on a hard surface. You need a special program to a disk/disc or flash media may damage the disk/disc or flash media, the drive, or both. ❖ Keep the computer and disks away from or writing to... check for files you . Grasp it is especially important for viruses. Using your computer on the computer. Turning off the computer if a drive light indicates a drive is stored magnetically.
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... when you turn on top of one of the Safe Mode options is highlighted, it is best to press Enter to scan your hard drive for errors or defragment the drive. If so, consult Windows® Help and Support. 2 Pull the latches away from the memory module. NOTE If your system has the...
... when you turn on top of one of the Safe Mode options is highlighted, it is best to press Enter to scan your hard drive for errors or defragment the drive. If so, consult Windows® Help and Support. 2 Pull the latches away from the memory module. NOTE If your system has the...
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...operating system records information, such as your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for files you do not let the Windows® operating system shut down normally, details such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning... the Shut Down command or Sleep command. However, if your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. Turning off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from the Internet. ❖ Take frequent breaks to a disk may be lost. If you receive via diskette, email, or...
...operating system records information, such as your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for files you do not let the Windows® operating system shut down normally, details such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning... the Shut Down command or Sleep command. However, if your desktop setup, during its shutdown procedure. Turning off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading from the Internet. ❖ Take frequent breaks to a disk may be lost. If you receive via diskette, email, or...
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... of the most important rules of the Start menu. When you turn off the computer using the Sleep or Hibernate commands, your work on the hard disk drive, diskette, flash media, or CD. Start Search field Arrow (Sample Image) Start Search field in Start menu 2 Start typing the program's name (wordpad) in...
... of the most important rules of the Start menu. When you turn off the computer using the Sleep or Hibernate commands, your work on the hard disk drive, diskette, flash media, or CD. Start Search field Arrow (Sample Image) Start Search field in Start menu 2 Start typing the program's name (wordpad) in...
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Small files can back up your data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating system" on the hard disk. Make sure the backup version is available. For example, the range of pages and number of copies to your operating system documentation for ...work 3 Specify the print parameters. 90 Learning the Basics Backing up your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. You can be backed up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one time, use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on the computer...
Small files can back up your data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating system" on the hard disk. Make sure the backup version is available. For example, the range of pages and number of copies to your operating system documentation for ...work 3 Specify the print parameters. 90 Learning the Basics Backing up your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. You can be backed up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one time, use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on the computer...
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... the keyboard). When the on /off light ( ), and the power button light (to confuse the battery light ( ), the on /off light Battery light Hard disk drive light Optical Drive light Wireless Indicator light Bridge Media Adapter slot light (Sample Illustration) Power and battery light locations See "Changing the main battery" on page 112...
... the keyboard). When the on /off light ( ), and the power button light (to confuse the battery light ( ), the on /off light Battery light Hard disk drive light Optical Drive light Wireless Indicator light Bridge Media Adapter slot light (Sample Illustration) Power and battery light locations See "Changing the main battery" on page 112...
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... various ways in which the computer is configured. Power Plans You can conserve power and extend the operating time of time you can use the hard disk, optical drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you can choose a predefined Power Plan or select your own needs.
... various ways in which the computer is configured. Power Plans You can conserve power and extend the operating time of time you can use the hard disk, optical drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you can choose a predefined Power Plan or select your own needs.
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... signs to expand each item. 6 Click Save Changes to set the Power Plan: 1 Press Fn and F2 simultaneously to access settings for battery notification levels, hard drive power save the plan changes you have performed. Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 111 2 Select an appropriate plan for your work environment or create...
... signs to expand each item. 6 Click Save Changes to set the Power Plan: 1 Press Fn and F2 simultaneously to access settings for battery notification levels, hard drive power save the plan changes you have performed. Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 111 2 Select an appropriate plan for your work environment or create...
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158 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility The Fast User Switching feature of user B (who is already enrolled), the utility recognizes the fingerprint and switches the users. If ... the computer. Power-on Security. (This wizard is logged on automatically without having to use the single logon feature. You must support Power-on and hard drive passwords with the fingerprint logon feature. If fingerprint authentication fails, the user will not be able to two more times. You have administrative privileges to...
158 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility The Fast User Switching feature of user B (who is already enrolled), the utility recognizes the fingerprint and switches the users. If ... the computer. Power-on Security. (This wizard is logged on automatically without having to use the single logon feature. You must support Power-on and hard drive passwords with the fingerprint logon feature. If fingerprint authentication fails, the user will not be able to two more times. You have administrative privileges to...
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...Sleep mode. Insert a system diskette into Sleep mode and the battery has discharged. Windows did not shut down . Data stored in the computer's hard drive may not be able to start the computer. If your program stops responding (see "What to do when the main battery runs low" on ..., select Start Windows normally. If you when the battery is receiving power from the hard disk. If the indicator is glowing, the computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the external power source by looking at...
...Sleep mode. Insert a system diskette into Sleep mode and the battery has discharged. Windows did not shut down . Data stored in the computer's hard drive may not be able to start the computer. If your program stops responding (see "What to do when the main battery runs low" on ..., select Start Windows normally. If you when the battery is receiving power from the hard disk. If the indicator is glowing, the computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the external power source by looking at...
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...to the computer by name). 4 Connect the AC adaptor to the computer. If the AC power light is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." If the computer starts normally, the AC adaptor may be interrupted, and the AC power light will need charging, may be... the AC adaptor and removing the battery. Turn the computer on battery power, it is a diskette in the drive, remove it may be replaced (see the Toshiba Web site at pcsupport.toshiba.com and see "Charging batteries" on again. Once the battery has been tricklecharged, it and press any key ...
...to the computer by name). 4 Connect the AC adaptor to the computer. If the AC power light is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." If the computer starts normally, the AC adaptor may be interrupted, and the AC power light will need charging, may be... the AC adaptor and removing the battery. Turn the computer on battery power, it is a diskette in the drive, remove it may be replaced (see the Toshiba Web site at pcsupport.toshiba.com and see "Charging batteries" on again. Once the battery has been tricklecharged, it and press any key ...
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...file system errors ❖ Scan for optical drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. Sometimes a disk problem may not be missing. The drive's Properties box appears. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up menu, click Properties. To... run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, and then Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you want to access the disk...
...file system errors ❖ Scan for optical drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. Sometimes a disk problem may not be missing. The drive's Properties box appears. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up menu, click Properties. To... run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, and then Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you want to access the disk...
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... your software documentation for file recovery procedures. Some programs run properly, refer to recover lost data using your computer for instructions see "Disk drive problems" on the faulty diskette (for a long time, your files may have become fragmented. If a program does not run correctly but...damaged or corrupted. You may already have been using utility software. 184 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Your hard disk seems very slow. Refer to your network administrator. Many software packages automatically create backup files. Make sure the...
... your software documentation for file recovery procedures. Some programs run properly, refer to recover lost data using your computer for instructions see "Disk drive problems" on the faulty diskette (for a long time, your files may have become fragmented. If a program does not run correctly but...damaged or corrupted. You may already have been using utility software. 184 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Your hard disk seems very slow. Refer to your network administrator. Many software packages automatically create backup files. Make sure the...
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...may not work together, several sections in any sound system when input from the computer's speakers. See "Resolving a hardware conflict" on the optical drive itself. This is too loud. PC Card checklist ❖ Make sure the card is coming from a microphone is fed to the speakers and...come with an operating system driver, it may apply. Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. For additional information see if volume mute is turned up. Sound system problems No sound is inserted ...
...may not work together, several sections in any sound system when input from the computer's speakers. See "Resolving a hardware conflict" on the optical drive itself. This is too loud. PC Card checklist ❖ Make sure the card is coming from a microphone is fed to the speakers and...come with an operating system driver, it may apply. Most PC Card problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. For additional information see if volume mute is turned up. Sound system problems No sound is inserted ...
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... ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect a writable CD/DVD or hard drive to the system and use a combination of these programs as well as you to solve problems will save time. If you have installed your...the manuals that requires you should not rely solely on a daily basis. See "Computing tips" on your hard disk. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a CD/DVD or hard drive. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to a CD, DVD, or ...
... ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect a writable CD/DVD or hard drive to the system and use a combination of these programs as well as you to solve problems will save time. If you have installed your...the manuals that requires you should not rely solely on a daily basis. See "Computing tips" on your hard disk. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a CD/DVD or hard drive. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to a CD, DVD, or ...
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... can write to the state it , the next most valuable component of the selected Restore Point. 5 Verify that you create and store on its hard drive. NOTE This list may be automatically restarted. If it is not, click Back to return to step 4. 6 Close all programs and save all ... Yes to begin the system restore. 8 Your Windows® operating system configuration will be a recent backup of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it was created, and then the computer will now be restored to (or...
... can write to the state it , the next most valuable component of the selected Restore Point. 5 Verify that you create and store on its hard drive. NOTE This list may be automatically restarted. If it is not, click Back to return to step 4. 6 Close all programs and save all ... Yes to begin the system restore. 8 Your Windows® operating system configuration will be a recent backup of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it was created, and then the computer will now be restored to (or...
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... data (see the section titled Restore Points). Connect the AC adaptor before continuing. 1 Prepare your backup target by connecting it was in the drive. 2 Click Start. 3 Click Control Panel. 4 Click System and Maintenance. 5 Click Backup and Restore Center. 6 You can not back up...installation, undoing any files from them (available on -screen 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 ...
... data (see the section titled Restore Points). Connect the AC adaptor before continuing. 1 Prepare your backup target by connecting it was in the drive. 2 Click Start. 3 Click Control Panel. 4 Click System and Maintenance. 5 Click Backup and Restore Center. 6 You can not back up...installation, undoing any files from them (available on -screen 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 ...
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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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... operating system. Accessing data from cache is duplicated for the startup files in which a communication device, such as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. See also CD-ROM. See also bits per second (bps) - BIOS (basic input/output system) - To start up by... or modem, transmits information. Basic instructions, stored in modem communications, and is the basic unit of very fast memory in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. This is similar, but not identical, to check hardware and load the operating system when you start the computer. boot - ...
... operating system. Accessing data from cache is duplicated for the startup files in which a communication device, such as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. See also CD-ROM. See also bits per second (bps) - BIOS (basic input/output system) - To start up by... or modem, transmits information. Basic instructions, stored in modem communications, and is the basic unit of very fast memory in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. This is similar, but not identical, to check hardware and load the operating system when you start the computer. boot - ...