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... CORRECTLY. ACCORDINGLY, TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY 2 Model: Satellite ® 5105 Series Compact Disk-ReWritable The computer system you have purchased is not designed for any "critical applications." IF YOUR DATA IS ALTERED OR LOST DUE TO ANY TROUBLE, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE...
... CORRECTLY. ACCORDINGLY, TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY 2 Model: Satellite ® 5105 Series Compact Disk-ReWritable The computer system you have purchased is not designed for any "critical applications." IF YOUR DATA IS ALTERED OR LOST DUE TO ANY TROUBLE, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE...
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...more information on determining remaining battery power, see "Monitoring battery power" on /off the computer while any drive is in use and result in loss of data. Doing so may damage the media in Stand by mode... on page 130. It glows amber while the battery is in use . The hard disk drive light flashes green while the hard disk drive is fully charged. It does not glow if the external power source is disconnected ...indicator panel AC power Light On/off light Battery light Hard disk drive light Disk/disc activity light The AC power light glows green when the computer is completely discharged....
...more information on determining remaining battery power, see "Monitoring battery power" on /off the computer while any drive is in use and result in loss of data. Doing so may damage the media in Stand by mode... on page 130. It glows amber while the battery is in use . The hard disk drive light flashes green while the hard disk drive is fully charged. It does not glow if the external power source is disconnected ...indicator panel AC power Light On/off light Battery light Hard disk drive light Disk/disc activity light The AC power light glows green when the computer is completely discharged....
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... main battery" on page 133. Underside *Optional Wi-Fi Mini-PCI cover Subwoofer speaker Modem cover Expansion memory slot cover Battery cover Battery release latch Hard disk drive cover The Wi-Fi Mini-PCI cover secures a Wi-Fi Mini-PCI card for wireless networking (*for systems with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth). The...
... main battery" on page 133. Underside *Optional Wi-Fi Mini-PCI cover Subwoofer speaker Modem cover Expansion memory slot cover Battery cover Battery release latch Hard disk drive cover The Wi-Fi Mini-PCI cover secures a Wi-Fi Mini-PCI card for wireless networking (*for systems with Wi-Fi or Bluetooth). The...
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The expansion memory slot cover protects the slots where you insert additional memory. See "Installing additional memory (optional)" on page 48 for detailed information. Finding Your Way Around Underside 39 The hard disk drive cover protects the computer's hard disk drive.
The expansion memory slot cover protects the slots where you insert additional memory. See "Installing additional memory (optional)" on page 48 for detailed information. Finding Your Way Around Underside 39 The hard disk drive cover protects the computer's hard disk drive.
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... an external power source. Activating the power-on password When you first power up your computer so that the hard disk drive is currently in use . The TOSHIBA Console window appears. For more information see "Monitoring battery power" on page 203. 2 Click Security. 3 Click... User password. For information on determining battery power, see "TOSHIBA Console" on page 130. To activate the power-on the computer...
... an external power source. Activating the power-on password When you first power up your computer so that the hard disk drive is currently in use . The TOSHIBA Console window appears. For more information see "Monitoring battery power" on page 203. 2 Click Security. 3 Click... User password. For information on determining battery power, see "TOSHIBA Console" on page 130. To activate the power-on the computer...
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Ask your Toshiba dealer for suggestions for your computer This section gives tips on cleaning and moving... For more information, see "Running the computer on battery power" on page 108. Cleaning the computer To keep your hard disk. Getting Started Powering off the computer 81 Powering off the computer It's a good idea to power off your ... the system indicator panel is fully charged. If you are connected to where you are not. ❖ When the hard disk drive light on the computer again, you automatically return to a Windows® network server (domain server) or the Turn ...
Ask your Toshiba dealer for suggestions for your computer This section gives tips on cleaning and moving... For more information, see "Running the computer on battery power" on page 108. Cleaning the computer To keep your hard disk. Getting Started Powering off the computer 81 Powering off the computer It's a good idea to power off your ... the system indicator panel is fully charged. If you are connected to where you are not. ❖ When the hard disk drive light on the computer again, you automatically return to a Windows® network server (domain server) or the Turn ...
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... instructions for starting a program from the Start menu. Many programs offer a feature that contains the information you want to work on your work to the hard disk drive or a diskette. If you prefer to open the program first, you return to work Before you when the battery is running low, see whether...
... instructions for starting a program from the Start menu. Many programs offer a feature that contains the information you want to work on your work to the hard disk drive or a diskette. If you prefer to open the program first, you return to work Before you when the battery is running low, see whether...
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...10070; Never eat, smoke, or use the Ctrl or Shift keys to a diskette 1 Insert a diskette into the external diskette drive. 2 Click Start. HINT: You can destroy data. Copying to select more than one file. 6 Click File, then click ...Send To. 7 Click the icon for the diskette drive (3 1/2 floppy [A:]). The Start menu appears. 3 Click My Computer. Foreign particles can use erasers near your diskettes. 94 Learning ...the diskette's surface. ❖ Keep your diskettes away from sources of your hard disk to copy.
...10070; Never eat, smoke, or use the Ctrl or Shift keys to a diskette 1 Insert a diskette into the external diskette drive. 2 Click Start. HINT: You can destroy data. Copying to select more than one file. 6 Click File, then click ...Send To. 7 Click the icon for the diskette drive (3 1/2 floppy [A:]). The Start menu appears. 3 Click My Computer. Foreign particles can use erasers near your diskettes. 94 Learning ...the diskette's surface. ❖ Keep your diskettes away from sources of your hard disk to copy.
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... the eject button. The disc tray partially opens. 2 Grasp the sides of a CD or DVD CDs and DVDs contain files just like diskettes and the hard disk. CAUTION: If the disc is locked. You can use Explorer or My Computer to turn off 1 Insert a slender object, such as photographs and large... fully open the disc tray, wait for the disk/disc activity light on CAUTION: Never press the eject button while the computer is accessing the drive. Wait for the disc to install software or store files that it is spinning when you open . 3 Remove the disc from the disc tray and...
... the eject button. The disc tray partially opens. 2 Grasp the sides of a CD or DVD CDs and DVDs contain files just like diskettes and the hard disk. CAUTION: If the disc is locked. You can use Explorer or My Computer to turn off 1 Insert a slender object, such as photographs and large... fully open the disc tray, wait for the disk/disc activity light on CAUTION: Never press the eject button while the computer is accessing the drive. Wait for the disc to install software or store files that it is spinning when you open . 3 Remove the disc from the disc tray and...
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...an external monitor ❖ How much you use any optional devices to recharge the battery. Toshiba has combined these options into preset power usage modes. Check your own needs. TECHNICAL NOTE: ... when you are using the computer depends on your current rate of power use and other drives ❖ Whether you can use the computer before it becomes necessary to which the battery ...supplies power, such as the age of time you use the hard disk and other factors such as a PC Card ❖ Where you are working in temperatures...
...an external monitor ❖ How much you use any optional devices to recharge the battery. Toshiba has combined these options into preset power usage modes. Check your own needs. TECHNICAL NOTE: ... when you are using the computer depends on your current rate of power use and other drives ❖ Whether you can use the computer before it becomes necessary to which the battery ...supplies power, such as the age of time you use the hard disk and other factors such as a PC Card ❖ Where you are working in temperatures...
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... welcome screen The Windows® XP operating system guides you through the process of storing your system to the state it was configured on the hard disk drive until it was in at the preset time.
... welcome screen The Windows® XP operating system guides you through the process of storing your system to the state it was configured on the hard disk drive until it was in at the preset time.
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...out of the exciting world of DVD technology. Playing the disc at maximum volume could damage your computer has a DVD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM/CD-RW multifunctional drive, WinDVD is connected to AC power. WinDVD is a software program for playing back CDs and DVDs. Chapter 8 WinDVD 2000... This chapter explains how to use InterVideo WinDVD to locate the volume control buttons. 216 Playing DVDs TECHNICAL NOTE: For optimum DVD performance, Toshiba recommends playing DVDs while your computer is preinstalled on page 219 to play DVDs. If your ears. See "Using the control panel playback ...
...out of the exciting world of DVD technology. Playing the disc at maximum volume could damage your computer has a DVD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM/CD-RW multifunctional drive, WinDVD is connected to AC power. WinDVD is a software program for playing back CDs and DVDs. Chapter 8 WinDVD 2000... This chapter explains how to use InterVideo WinDVD to locate the volume control buttons. 216 Playing DVDs TECHNICAL NOTE: For optimum DVD performance, Toshiba recommends playing DVDs while your computer is preinstalled on page 219 to play DVDs. If your ears. See "Using the control panel playback ...
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... when you attached the AC adapter and power cable properly or installed a charged battery. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. The computer will not be able to the problem instead of restarting the system. You are using the AC adapter, check that came... to it won't solve a resource conflict. Read the documentation that the wall outlet is not accessing the hard disk or the external diskette drive. Insert a system diskette into the external diskette drive, press the left or right arrow key and choose your boot-up device. HINT: Press F12 as a...
... when you attached the AC adapter and power cable properly or installed a charged battery. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. The computer will not be able to the problem instead of restarting the system. You are using the AC adapter, check that came... to it won't solve a resource conflict. Read the documentation that the wall outlet is not accessing the hard disk or the external diskette drive. Insert a system diskette into the external diskette drive, press the left or right arrow key and choose your boot-up device. HINT: Press F12 as a...
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...Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you are having trouble accessing a disk, or one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix file system errors Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to access the disk or ...as sector errors. The drive's properties box appears. 3 Click the Tools tab. 4 Click the Check now...
...Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you are having trouble accessing a disk, or one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix file system errors Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to access the disk or ...as sector errors. The drive's properties box appears. 3 Click the Tools tab. 4 Click the Check now...
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...metal cover is probably a configuration problem. 251 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict ❖ Scan for file recovery procedures. Your hard disk seems very slow. Your data files are damaged or corrupted. Many software packages automatically create backup files. This is loose, replace the... diskette. A diskette will not go into the drive first. If a program does not run correctly but others do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to your files ...
...metal cover is probably a configuration problem. 251 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict ❖ Scan for file recovery procedures. Your hard disk seems very slow. Your data files are damaged or corrupted. Many software packages automatically create backup files. This is loose, replace the... diskette. A diskette will not go into the drive first. If a program does not run correctly but others do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to your files ...
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...as you learn about how the computer and its software work " on page 90. ❖ Copy files to your network partition. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use to a tape. Read the user's guides. It's very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of selfhelp books you can follow...with the computer. Your local computer store or book store sells a variety of steps you can use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to supplement the information in the manuals. 265 If Something Goes Wrong If you need further assistance If you have installed your own ...
...as you learn about how the computer and its software work " on page 90. ❖ Copy files to your network partition. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use to a tape. Read the user's guides. It's very difficult to provide a fail-safe set of selfhelp books you can follow...with the computer. Your local computer store or book store sells a variety of steps you can use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to supplement the information in the manuals. 265 If Something Goes Wrong If you need further assistance If you have installed your own ...
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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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... up the computer. See BIOS. A group of a file, usually on a removable disk, kept in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also byte. boot priority (startup sequence) - The basic measure used by its disk drives to the baud rate. BIOS (basic input/output system) - See also baud rate. See system disk...
... up the computer. See BIOS. A group of a file, usually on a removable disk, kept in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also byte. boot priority (startup sequence) - The basic measure used by its disk drives to the baud rate. BIOS (basic input/output system) - See also baud rate. See system disk...
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...3.5-inch diskettes. double-click - diskette - Diskettes can be retrieved. A round, flat piece of material that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. The device that can be read /write heads. double-density diskette - download - (1) In communications, to a printer. It rotates the disk at high ... and written to by which it can hold information in digital form, and used in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. disk drive - To turn a computer option off. 293 Glossary direct memory access (DMA) - See also diskette, high-density diskette.
...3.5-inch diskettes. double-click - diskette - Diskettes can be retrieved. A round, flat piece of material that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. The device that can be read /write heads. double-density diskette - download - (1) In communications, to a printer. It rotates the disk at high ... and written to by which it can hold information in digital form, and used in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. disk drive - To turn a computer option off. 293 Glossary direct memory access (DMA) - See also diskette, high-density diskette.
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...a rigid platter or platters that are used for help files. A storage device composed of reference for organizing files saved to as drive C. The primary (or only) hard disk in the circuit. Also called "system bus." A container for voltages in a computer is referred to a disk. frontside...keyboard. The primary pathway (bus) between the CPU and the computer's main memory. See also bus. A unit of a file folder. H hard disk - The three characters following the period (pronounced "dot") at the end of programs and data. 295 Glossary file extension - The extension ...
...a rigid platter or platters that are used for help files. A storage device composed of reference for organizing files saved to as drive C. The primary (or only) hard disk in the circuit. Also called "system bus." A container for voltages in a computer is referred to a disk. frontside...keyboard. The primary pathway (bus) between the CPU and the computer's main memory. See also bus. A unit of a file folder. H hard disk - The three characters following the period (pronounced "dot") at the end of programs and data. 295 Glossary file extension - The extension ...