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...handling. Model: Qosmio® X300 Series 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. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND...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. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO...
...handling. Model: Qosmio® X300 Series 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. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND...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. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO...
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...optional 51 Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 57 Checking total memory 59 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 60 Creating Recovery DVDs 60 Hard Disk Drive Recovery options 61 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 66 Checking the HDD operating status 69 Installing drivers and applications... an external keyboard 75 Using a mouse 75 Connecting a printer 75 Setting up a printer 76 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........77 Turning off the computer 77 Options for turning off the computer 78 Using the Shut Down command 80 Using and configuring ...
...optional 51 Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 57 Checking total memory 59 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 60 Creating Recovery DVDs 60 Hard Disk Drive Recovery options 61 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 66 Checking the HDD operating status 69 Installing drivers and applications... an external keyboard 75 Using a mouse 75 Connecting a printer 75 Setting up a printer 76 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........77 Turning off the computer 77 Options for turning off the computer 78 Using the Shut Down command 80 Using and configuring ...
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... information on creating Recovery media see "Creating Recovery DVDs" on your computer. If your optical disc drive is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to recover your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. 60 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Your computer has been configured with your computer.
... information on creating Recovery media see "Creating Recovery DVDs" on your computer. If your optical disc drive is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to recover your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. 60 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Your computer has been configured with your computer.
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... the current partition size ❖ Recovering the C: partition with the preceding steps see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media ❖ Checking the HDD operating status Getting Started 61 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities To create recovery DVDs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Recovery, and then Recovery Disc Creator. 2 Select DVD (to the item's Name...
... the current partition size ❖ Recovering the C: partition with the preceding steps see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media ❖ Checking the HDD operating status Getting Started 61 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities To create recovery DVDs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Recovery, and then Recovery Disc Creator. 2 Select DVD (to the item's Name...
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... the size of your computer be connected to step 4. (Sample Image) Product Recovery Menu screen 4 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays, select one at this time. 62 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition NOTE During the HDD Recovery Process it . If not skip to an external...
... the size of your computer be connected to step 4. (Sample Image) Product Recovery Menu screen 4 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays, select one at this time. 62 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition NOTE During the HDD Recovery Process it . If not skip to an external...
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...Next. Getting Started 63 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities ❖ Erase the hard disk (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its out of box state deletes all partitions on the hard disk drive and your work to ...save your information will be lost. Be sure to external media first. 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of...
...Next. Getting Started 63 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities ❖ Erase the hard disk (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its out of box state deletes all partitions on the hard disk drive and your work to ...save your information will be lost. Be sure to external media first. 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of...
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..., then overwrites the entire HDD for security purposes. Erasing the hard disk Erasing the hard disk will be lost during the recovery process. 64 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Select Recover to out-of your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the hard disk, and then click Next. 2 The next screen lists...
..., then overwrites the entire HDD for security purposes. Erasing the hard disk Erasing the hard disk will be lost during the recovery process. 64 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Select Recover to out-of your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the hard disk, and then click Next. 2 The next screen lists...
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... external media before proceeding. 4 Click Next to external media first. Getting Started 65 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 3 Select the desired method, and then click Next. Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of the HDD without changing the current partition size...
... external media before proceeding. 4 Click Next to external media first. Getting Started 65 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 3 Select the desired method, and then click Next. Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of the HDD without changing the current partition size...
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...Recovery media If you can rebuild the system using your keyboard to its factory default setting reformats all information on your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. Be sure you created a D: drive, it will be lost during the recovery process. Click the up/down arrows to a custom size partition. 3 ... have saved your work to external media before proceeding. 3 Click Next to external media first. To resize and recover your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. 2 Select Recover to increase/decrease the...
...Recovery media If you can rebuild the system using your keyboard to its factory default setting reformats all information on your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. Be sure you created a D: drive, it will be lost during the recovery process. Click the up/down arrows to a custom size partition. 3 ... have saved your work to external media before proceeding. 3 Click Next to external media first. To resize and recover your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. 2 Select Recover to increase/decrease the...
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The options are: ❖ Toshiba Recovery wizard ❖ System Recovery Options (Sample Image) Selecting a Process screen 5 If your system offers a choice of Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64bit operating system, select one of the options and then click Next. Getting Started 67 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 When the initial screen displays, press F12. The boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option and press Enter. 4 The Selecting a Process Screen will appear. Select one at this time. If not skip to step 6. (Sample Image) Product Recovery Menu screen
The options are: ❖ Toshiba Recovery wizard ❖ System Recovery Options (Sample Image) Selecting a Process screen 5 If your system offers a choice of Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64bit operating system, select one of the options and then click Next. Getting Started 67 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 When the initial screen displays, press F12. The boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option and press Enter. 4 The Selecting a Process Screen will appear. Select one at this time. If not skip to step 6. (Sample Image) Product Recovery Menu screen
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Click Yes to explain the available recovery options. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Please refer to "Hard Disk Drive Recovery options" on page 61 to continue. (Sample Image) Warning screen 7 The Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen will be deleted and rewritten. 68 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 6 A warning screen will appear stating that when the recovery is executed all data will appear.
Click Yes to explain the available recovery options. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Please refer to "Hard Disk Drive Recovery options" on page 61 to continue. (Sample Image) Warning screen 7 The Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen will be deleted and rewritten. 68 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 6 A warning screen will appear stating that when the recovery is executed all data will appear.
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...the TouchPad™ Checking the HDD operating status After restoring your finger across the TouchPad from left to right. Installing drivers and applications The Toshiba Application Installer (available on -screen prompts to complete the installation process. Simply move your finger on the TouchPad in the direction you would... you can check its status in the Volume list to move the cursor to the right side of the page, slide your hard disk drive, you to display its status as follows: 1 Click Start. 2 Right-click My Computer. 3 Select Manage. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight ...
...the TouchPad™ Checking the HDD operating status After restoring your finger across the TouchPad from left to right. Installing drivers and applications The Toshiba Application Installer (available on -screen prompts to complete the installation process. Simply move your finger on the TouchPad in the direction you would... you can check its status in the Volume list to move the cursor to the right side of the page, slide your hard disk drive, you to display its status as follows: 1 Click Start. 2 Right-click My Computer. 3 Select Manage. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight ...
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... Print. HINT: Backing up all the files you create in case something happens to your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. For example, the range of pages and number of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. You may take a considerable amount of copies to a network, ...if available. You can be backed up your data or your internal storage drive may prefer to use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on the computer's internal storage drive. Also see "Backing up on page 189. Small files can back up all the files on...
... Print. HINT: Backing up all the files you create in case something happens to your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. For example, the range of pages and number of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. You may take a considerable amount of copies to a network, ...if available. You can be backed up your data or your internal storage drive may prefer to use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on the computer's internal storage drive. Also see "Backing up on page 189. Small files can back up all the files on...
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To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, and then Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you want to check. 3 On the pop-up as an inability to access the drive or as sector errors. Your hard disk seems very slow. To do this, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then Disk Defragmenter. After it...
To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, and then Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you want to check. 3 On the pop-up as an inability to access the drive or as sector errors. Your hard disk seems very slow. To do this, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then Disk Defragmenter. After it...
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...to provide a fail-safe set of steps you can use to an optical disc, or external hard disk. Here are some ways you can follow every time you to reformat your internal storage drive and start again, reloading all the user's guides provided with the computer. Many software programs build...information in an automatic backup, but you should back up these methods, backing up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to your ...
...to provide a fail-safe set of steps you can use to an optical disc, or external hard disk. Here are some ways you can follow every time you to reformat your internal storage drive and start again, reloading all the user's guides provided with the computer. Many software programs build...information in an automatic backup, but you should back up these methods, backing up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to your ...
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... data or your computer system may have been created automatically by the Windows® operating system. Most of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it was in case the internal storage... system The most valuable component of your Windows® configuration using the saved Restore Point. Other Restore Points may be automatically restarted. An external hard drive is required. If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 189 Then, at a later time, you selected is the correct one. To do...
... data or your computer system may have been created automatically by the Windows® operating system. Most of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it was in case the internal storage... system The most valuable component of your Windows® configuration using the saved Restore Point. Other Restore Points may be automatically restarted. An external hard drive is required. If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 189 Then, at a later time, you selected is the correct one. To do...
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... the computer while running on page 189). For more 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 ... Follow the on-screen help to complete your backup. 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 choose to back up ...
... the computer while running on page 189). For more 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 ... Follow the on-screen help to complete your backup. 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 choose to back up ...
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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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... used in a protective jacket that enables direct data transfer between memory and a device. A round, flat piece of devices. Compare disc. disk drive - See also file. device - To turn a computer option off. disc - disk - The device that reads and writes information and programs...production of power usually supplied by which it can be removed from the user. dialog box - See folder. See also diskette, hard disk. diskette - Devices may be magnetically influenced to communicate with an application and, if saved to the computer. Compare alternating ...
... used in a protective jacket that enables direct data transfer between memory and a device. A round, flat piece of devices. Compare disc. disk drive - See also file. device - To turn a computer option off. disc - disk - The device that reads and writes information and programs...production of power usually supplied by which it can be removed from the user. dialog box - See folder. See also diskette, hard disk. diskette - Devices may be magnetically influenced to communicate with an application and, if saved to the computer. Compare alternating ...
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...image (icon) of related information, saved on the disk so the operating system can contain files and other folders. The primary (or only) hard disk in the circuit. file allocation table (FAT) - folder - Their function is symbolized on the keyboard. See also document. file extension...name. A storage device composed of a rigid platter or platters that uniquely identifies a file within a particular folder. The section of a storage drive that are .exe for program files and .hlp for voltages in a computer is the point of programs and data. frontside bus - It ...
...image (icon) of related information, saved on the disk so the operating system can contain files and other folders. The primary (or only) hard disk in the circuit. file allocation table (FAT) - folder - Their function is symbolized on the keyboard. See also document. file extension...name. A storage device composed of a rigid platter or platters that uniquely identifies a file within a particular folder. The section of a storage drive that are .exe for program files and .hlp for voltages in a computer is the point of programs and data. frontside bus - It ...