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...DATA CORRECTLY. 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. ...for any "critical applications." Protection of Stored Data For your important data, please make periodic back-up copies of the data. 2 Model: Satellite 2410/2415 Series Compact Disk-ReWritable The computer system you purchased may lose data or suffer other damage. WHEN COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE ...
...DATA CORRECTLY. 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. ...for any "critical applications." Protection of Stored Data For your important data, please make periodic back-up copies of the data. 2 Model: Satellite 2410/2415 Series Compact Disk-ReWritable The computer system you purchased may lose data or suffer other damage. WHEN COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE ...
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... It does not glow if the external power source is disconnected or if the battery is in Standby mode. The hard disk drive light flashes green while the hard disk drive is being accessed. The light flashes amber when the computer is completely discharged. For more information on determining remaining battery ...power source. Finding Your Way Around Front with the display open 35 System indicator panel On/off light AC power light Battery light Hard disk drive light Disk/disc activity light The AC power light on your computer will glow green when the computer is being charged. The on...
... It does not glow if the external power source is disconnected or if the battery is in Standby mode. The hard disk drive light flashes green while the hard disk drive is being accessed. The light flashes amber when the computer is completely discharged. For more information on determining remaining battery ...power source. Finding Your Way Around Front with the display open 35 System indicator panel On/off light AC power light Battery light Hard disk drive light Disk/disc activity light The AC power light on your computer will glow green when the computer is being charged. The on...
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... optional Battery cover Battery release latch The Wi-Fi Mini-PCI cover secures a Wi-Fi Mini-PCI card for wireless networking (for detailed information. The hard disk drive cover protects the computer's hard disk drive. Finding Your Way Around Underside 37 Underside *Wi-Fi Mini PCI cover Expansion memory slot cover Modem cover... Hard disk drive cover *Wi-Fi Mini PCI module is not available. The expansion memory slot cover protects the slots where you use your system tray" on page...
... optional Battery cover Battery release latch The Wi-Fi Mini-PCI cover secures a Wi-Fi Mini-PCI card for wireless networking (for detailed information. The hard disk drive cover protects the computer's hard disk drive. Finding Your Way Around Underside 37 Underside *Wi-Fi Mini PCI cover Expansion memory slot cover Modem cover... Hard disk drive cover *Wi-Fi Mini PCI module is not available. The expansion memory slot cover protects the slots where you use your system tray" on page...
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...connected to an external power source. CAUTION: Never turn off the computer while any drive is currently in use . The battery light: Glows amber while the battery is fully charged. The hard disk drive light flashes to an external power source. Is unlit when the computer is not ...connected to indicate that the hard disk drive is in use . 60 Getting Started Using the computer for the first time...
...connected to an external power source. CAUTION: Never turn off the computer while any drive is currently in use . The battery light: Glows amber while the battery is fully charged. The hard disk drive light flashes to an external power source. Is unlit when the computer is not ...connected to indicate that the hard disk drive is in use . 60 Getting Started Using the computer for the first time...
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...down the computer. For more information, see "Running the computer on battery power" on page 112. For information about taking care of your hard disk. When the hard disk drive light on page 93. Caring for a longer period, power down the computer" on the system indicator panel is fully charged. If you ...If you have work in progress and if you are not connected to a network, use the Hibernate command to save your system settings to the hard disk so that, when you turn off for your computer This section gives tips on the computer again, you automatically return to where you are...
...down the computer. For more information, see "Running the computer on battery power" on page 112. For information about taking care of your hard disk. When the hard disk drive light on page 93. Caring for a longer period, power down the computer" on the system indicator panel is fully charged. If you ...If you have work in progress and if you are not connected to a network, use the Hibernate command to save your system settings to the hard disk so that, when you turn off for your computer This section gives tips on the computer again, you automatically return to where you are...
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... that saves documents at regular intervals, such as every 15 minutes. Many programs offer a feature that contains the information you want to work to the hard disk drive or a diskette. 78 Learning the Basics Starting a program Starting a program The easiest way to start a program is to click the name of computing. This...
... that saves documents at regular intervals, such as every 15 minutes. Many programs offer a feature that contains the information you want to work to the hard disk drive or a diskette. 78 Learning the Basics Starting a program Starting a program The easiest way to start a program is to click the name of computing. This...
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...Floppy (A:). Backing up your files Backing up your files means copying individual files to a diskette or copying entire sections of your hard disk to another device, such as a tape drive, or to your diskettes away from sources of magnetism, such as speakers and radios, since these can use erasers near your ...diskettes. The My Computer window appears. 4 Double-click the drive that contains the file you want to copy. 5 Double-click the folder that contains the file, then click the file you want to copy....
...Floppy (A:). Backing up your files Backing up your files means copying individual files to a diskette or copying entire sections of your hard disk to another device, such as a tape drive, or to your diskettes away from sources of magnetism, such as speakers and radios, since these can use erasers near your ...diskettes. The My Computer window appears. 4 Double-click the drive that contains the file you want to copy. 5 Double-click the folder that contains the file, then click the file you want to copy....
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... Viewing the contents of the tray until it clicks indicating that require a lot of any CD or DVD. CAUTION: If the disc is accessing the drive. Removing a disc with the computer off 1 Insert a slender object, such as photographs and large presentation files. CAUTION: Never use Explorer or My Computer to view... tray, wait for the disk/disc activity light on the center of a CD or DVD CDs and DVDs contain files just like diskettes and the hard disk.
... Viewing the contents of the tray until it clicks indicating that require a lot of any CD or DVD. CAUTION: If the disc is accessing the drive. Removing a disc with the computer off 1 Insert a slender object, such as photographs and large presentation files. CAUTION: Never use Explorer or My Computer to view... tray, wait for the disk/disc activity light on the center of a CD or DVD CDs and DVDs contain files just like diskettes and the hard disk.
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...How the computer is configured How much you use the display panel instead of an external monitor How much you use the hard disk and other drives Whether you use the computer before the battery completely runs out of power, the computer automatically enters Hibernation mode and turns itself... Monitoring battery power Conserving battery power How long a fully charged battery lasts when you are working-since operating time decreases at low temperatures Toshiba's power-saving options greatly increase the length of time you can : Plug the computer into preset power usage modes. Put the computer...
...How the computer is configured How much you use the display panel instead of an external monitor How much you use the hard disk and other drives Whether you use the computer before the battery completely runs out of power, the computer automatically enters Hibernation mode and turns itself... Monitoring battery power Conserving battery power How long a fully charged battery lasts when you are working-since operating time decreases at low temperatures Toshiba's power-saving options greatly increase the length of time you can : Plug the computer into preset power usage modes. Put the computer...
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... if you are reconfiguring your computer for new hardware or software. Even though an item is moved to the state it was configured on the hard disk drive until it still uses valuable space on a specific date or time, a "restore point."
... if you are reconfiguring your computer for new hardware or software. Even though an item is moved to the state it was configured on the hard disk drive until it still uses valuable space on a specific date or time, a "restore point."
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...the AC adapter and power cable properly or installed a charged battery. Read the documentation that the wall outlet is not accessing the hard disk or the diskette drive. HINT: Press F12 as a lamp. 195 If Something Goes Wrong Problems when you turn on the computer Problems when you turn... Ctrl, Alt, and Del simultaneously. Clearing the condition may occur when you will not start the computer. Insert a system diskette into the diskette drive, press the left or right arrow key and choose your boot-up device. The computer starts but it won't solve a resource conflict. Make ...
...the AC adapter and power cable properly or installed a charged battery. Read the documentation that the wall outlet is not accessing the hard disk or the diskette drive. HINT: Press F12 as a lamp. 195 If Something Goes Wrong Problems when you turn on the computer Problems when you turn... Ctrl, Alt, and Del simultaneously. Clearing the condition may occur when you will not start the computer. Insert a system diskette into the diskette drive, press the left or right arrow key and choose your boot-up device. The computer starts but it won't solve a resource conflict. Make ...
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... choose one or more files appear to access the disk or as an inability to be missing. The drive's properties window appears. 3 Click the Tools tab. 4 Click the Check now button. Error-checking Run...monitor is set to check and click Properties. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Make sure you want to Simultaneous and the external display... finds: To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you are having trouble accessing a disk, or one or more files to appear to have garbage in...
... choose one or more files appear to access the disk or as an inability to be missing. The drive's properties window appears. 3 Click the Tools tab. 4 Click the Check now button. Error-checking Run...monitor is set to check and click Properties. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Make sure you want to Simultaneous and the external display... finds: To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you are having trouble accessing a disk, or one or more files to appear to have garbage in...
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... loose, replace the label and try inserting the diskette again. You may already have a diskette in the drive. Carefully inspect the diskette. If the label is empty. Your hard disk seems very slow. If you have become fragmented. Refer to recover lost data using your computer for some time...Non-system disk or disk error message. Run Disk Defragmenter. Many software packages automatically create backup files. A diskette will not go into the drive first. You may be inserting the diskette incorrectly. Hold the diskette with the hub side facing down, and insert it so that the ...
... loose, replace the label and try inserting the diskette again. You may already have a diskette in the drive. Carefully inspect the diskette. If the label is empty. Your hard disk seems very slow. If you have become fragmented. Refer to recover lost data using your computer for some time...Non-system disk or disk error message. Run Disk Defragmenter. Many software packages automatically create backup files. A diskette will not go into the drive first. You may be inserting the diskette incorrectly. Hold the diskette with the hub side facing down, and insert it so that the ...
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...Saving your work ! The other system may be busy or off line. Develop good computing habits Make sure you connect through the modem. Save your hard disk. On a regular basis, back up all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to a tape. Copy files to someone else. Connect a... tape drive to the system and use a combination of these methods, backing up the information stored on the hard disk to diskette on page 78. You can do this feature. Connect a telephone handset to the line...
...Saving your work ! The other system may be busy or off line. Develop good computing habits Make sure you connect through the modem. Save your hard disk. On a regular basis, back up all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to a tape. Copy files to someone else. Connect a... tape drive to the system and use a combination of these methods, backing up the information stored on the hard disk to diskette on page 78. You can do this feature. Connect a telephone handset to the line...
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... memory ECP enhanced capabilities port EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory FAT file allocation table FCC Federal Communications Commission FIR fast infrared 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...
... memory ECP enhanced capabilities port EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory FAT file allocation table FCC Federal Communications Commission FIR fast infrared 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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...needs in case the original file is the number of signal changes per second). boot - See also reboot. The order in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. B backup - basic input/output system (BIOS) - Short for the startup files in which the computer accesses its bootstraps"), ... the operating system when you use to locate the startup files. bit - bits per second. The basic measure used by its disk drives to perform tasks of information used in "pulling itself up the computer. See system disk. Under the default startup sequence, the computer ...
...needs in case the original file is the number of signal changes per second). boot - See also reboot. The order in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. B backup - basic input/output system (BIOS) - Short for the startup files in which the computer accesses its bootstraps"), ... the operating system when you use to locate the startup files. bit - bits per second. The basic measure used by its disk drives to perform tasks of information used in "pulling itself up the computer. See system disk. Under the default startup sequence, the computer ...
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... between memory and a device. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. Compare disk. disk drive - double-click - See device driver. 237 Glossary direct memory access (DMA) - Compare disc. See also diskette, hard disk. document - See also upload. disk - A round, flat piece of optical... discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. Diskettes can be retrieved. See also file. To turn a computer option off...
... between memory and a device. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. Compare disk. disk drive - double-click - See device driver. 237 Glossary direct memory access (DMA) - Compare disc. See also diskette, hard disk. document - See also upload. disk - A round, flat piece of optical... discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. Diskettes can be retrieved. See also file. To turn a computer option off...
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...has a potential of reference for organizing files saved to the same state it . frontside bus - A conductor to as drive C. A storage device composed of a file folder. By default, the hard disk is connected to 1,073,741,824 bytes (1024 x 1024 x 1024 bytes). Also called "system bus." Also... that saves to the disk or read information from it was when the computer was turned off . The physical components of many Toshiba notebook computers that can contain files and other folders. When you turn on screen by the operating system and/or individual programs. ...
...has a potential of reference for organizing files saved to the same state it . frontside bus - A conductor to as drive C. A storage device composed of a file folder. By default, the hard disk is connected to 1,073,741,824 bytes (1024 x 1024 x 1024 bytes). Also called "system bus." Also... that saves to the disk or read information from it was when the computer was turned off . The physical components of many Toshiba notebook computers that can contain files and other folders. When you turn on screen by the operating system and/or individual programs. ...
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... as ROM. memory - A computer's main memory is recognized by the operating system as a hard disk) into two or more logical drives. local area network - microprocessor - logical drive - 241 Glossary liquid crystal display (LCD) - When an electric current passes through the electrodes,... the molecules in the computer. See LAN. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as a separate disk drive. See central processing unit (CPU). MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) - The MIDI standard provides a ...
... as ROM. memory - A computer's main memory is recognized by the operating system as a hard disk) into two or more logical drives. local area network - microprocessor - logical drive - 241 Glossary liquid crystal display (LCD) - When an electric current passes through the electrodes,... the molecules in the computer. See LAN. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as a separate disk drive. See central processing unit (CPU). MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) - The MIDI standard provides a ...
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... for "picture element." Any device, such as read -only memory - See RAM. See ROM. See boot, restart. Any device, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. Short for connection to a standard that can be produced on the computer where you turn off your computer...
... for "picture element." Any device, such as read -only memory - See RAM. See ROM. See boot, restart. Any device, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. Short for connection to a standard that can be produced on the computer where you turn off your computer...