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...and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. Model: Satellite® A100/A105 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer ... 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 ...
...and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. Model: Satellite® A100/A105 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer ... 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 ...
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... records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer, use the Turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is easy to put off backing up your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on page 81...
... records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer, use the Turn off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is easy to put off backing up your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on page 81...
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... off the computer, save feature. This is a good idea to see if it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. Check your program's documentation to get in the habit of saving frequently. HINT: To run the same program again, click the arrow...
... off the computer, save feature. This is a good idea to see if it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. Check your program's documentation to get in the habit of saving frequently. HINT: To run the same program again, click the arrow...
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Restoring your work To restore information from your backup media to your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. Make sure the backup version is available. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in data storage and support ...features that already exists on any other video platform. Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage has become...
Restoring your work To restore information from your backup media to your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. Make sure the backup version is available. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in data storage and support ...features that already exists on any other video platform. Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage has become...
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... monitor the remaining battery power. 115 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power Power button System Indicator Lights AC power light On/off light Battery light Hard disk drive light Bridge Media Adapter light (on certain models only) Sample power and battery light locations Determining remaining battery power NOTE Wait at least 16... turning on the computer before trying to check the battery's remaining capacity and perform its calculations. 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and then Toshiba Power Saver. 2 Click the Toshiba Power Saver icon.
... monitor the remaining battery power. 115 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power Power button System Indicator Lights AC power light On/off light Battery light Hard disk drive light Bridge Media Adapter light (on certain models only) Sample power and battery light locations Determining remaining battery power NOTE Wait at least 16... turning on the computer before trying to check the battery's remaining capacity and perform its calculations. 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and then Toshiba Power Saver. 2 Click the Toshiba Power Saver icon.
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...number of factors, such as: ❖ How the computer is configured ❖ How much you use the hard disk, CD-RW/DVD-ROM or multi-function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures There are ...using Hibernation, see "Hibernation mode" on again ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options To change the default alarm settings: ...
...number of factors, such as: ❖ How the computer is configured ❖ How much you use the hard disk, CD-RW/DVD-ROM or multi-function drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices ❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures There are ...using Hibernation, see "Hibernation mode" on again ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options To change the default alarm settings: ...
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...the first user fingerprints are displayed only if your system supports power-on security.) 2 Check the option Replace the power-on and hard drive passwords with the fingerprint logon feature. If a fingerprint used for power-on security matches a fingerprint in an existing passport, the ...be configured to change settings. To enable power-on security single logon: 1 Open the Control Center and go to Settings - 179 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility Enabling Power-on Security Options for power-on security are enrolled. To disable/enable power-on security: 1 ...
...the first user fingerprints are displayed only if your system supports power-on security.) 2 Check the option Replace the power-on and hard drive passwords with the fingerprint logon feature. If a fingerprint used for power-on security matches a fingerprint in an existing passport, the ...be configured to change settings. To enable power-on security single logon: 1 Open the Control Center and go to Settings - 179 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility Enabling Power-on Security Options for power-on security are enrolled. To disable/enable power-on security: 1 ...
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... "What to do when the main battery runs low" on returns you to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Clearing the condition may not be configured to the problem instead of restarting the system. If you have a software or resource ... , but when you are using Standby. Your computer can type text and try typing again. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. If your mouse on the computer The computer starts but it will be able to select the boot-up device. The computer was placed...
... "What to do when the main battery runs low" on returns you to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Clearing the condition may not be configured to the problem instead of restarting the system. If you have a software or resource ... , but when you are using Standby. Your computer can type text and try typing again. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. If your mouse on the computer The computer starts but it will be able to select the boot-up device. The computer was placed...
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...leave the computer in the Startup menu to fix the problem. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." on page 111. If you experience any key does not work routine, you can easily detect if the operating system .... If pressing any of time. Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in the optional external diskette drive. The Windows® operating system is not working correctly. Make sure there is no diskette in some way such as installing a new program ...
...leave the computer in the Startup menu to fix the problem. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." on page 111. If you experience any key does not work routine, you can easily detect if the operating system .... If pressing any of time. Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in the optional external diskette drive. The Windows® operating system is not working correctly. Make sure there is no diskette in some way such as installing a new program ...
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Small bright dots may appear on your display are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Any small bright dots that do not support this resolution will dim and you turn on your screen display when ... in Internal/External mode, and not simultaneous mode. Your display contains an extremely large number of the screen will deteriorate. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as sector errors. Make sure you turn on battery power. Small bright dots appear on battery power, the...
Small bright dots may appear on your display are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Any small bright dots that do not support this resolution will dim and you turn on your screen display when ... in Internal/External mode, and not simultaneous mode. Your display contains an extremely large number of the screen will deteriorate. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as sector errors. Make sure you turn on battery power. Small bright dots appear on battery power, the...
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... click Disk Defragmenter. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have become fragmented. NOTE This feature is not available for CD/DVD drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. ...The drive's Properties box appears. Run Disk Defragmenter. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to ...
... click Disk Defragmenter. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have become fragmented. NOTE This feature is not available for CD/DVD drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. ...The drive's Properties box appears. Run Disk Defragmenter. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to ...
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... you are using . on the DVD-ROM drive itself. Sound system problems You do not. For additional information see if volume mute is too loud. Check the type of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. Adjust the volume control. Try pressing Fn + Esc ...to the speakers and the speaker volume is disabled. Adjust the volume control. 210 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Some discs run correctly but the drive tray does not ...
... you are using . on the DVD-ROM drive itself. Sound system problems You do not. For additional information see if volume mute is too loud. Check the type of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. Adjust the volume control. Try pressing Fn + Esc ...to the speakers and the speaker volume is disabled. Adjust the volume control. 210 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Some discs run correctly but the drive tray does not ...
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Save your work ! Some people use specialized software to copy everything on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can follow every time you can never predict when your programs and data files from a .... Many software programs build in an automatic backup, but you should back up all your computer will improve as your own programs, you to your hard disk. 222 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 6 Click None. 7 Click OK. If you learn about how the computer and its software ...
Save your work ! Some people use specialized software to copy everything on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can follow every time you can never predict when your programs and data files from a .... Many software programs build in an automatic backup, but you should back up all your computer will improve as your own programs, you to your hard disk. 222 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 6 Click None. 7 Click OK. If you learn about how the computer and its software ...
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... habits Backing up your data to CDs with Windows XP For most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it, the next most valuable component of your data. 6 Drag and drop folders or... to see a list of locations that includes My Documents-a likely location of our computer system is required. Since problems with it, and stored on its hard disk drive. No additional software is the data we have created with either hardware or software can write to (or 'burn') as well as "the CD...
... habits Backing up your data to CDs with Windows XP For most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it, the next most valuable component of your data. 6 Drag and drop folders or... to see a list of locations that includes My Documents-a likely location of our computer system is required. Since problems with it, and stored on its hard disk drive. No additional software is the data we have created with either hardware or software can write to (or 'burn') as well as "the CD...
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You may also wish to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for the CD. If you do not find an application's data files in the My Documents folder. It ... CD. 8 A CD Writing Wizard will appear, prompting for a name for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of files. It should contain all of the files. 7 When you have selected, but you may accept the default name, or...
You may also wish to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for the CD. If you do not find an application's data files in the My Documents folder. It ... CD. 8 A CD Writing Wizard will appear, prompting for a name for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of files. It should contain all of the files. 7 When you have selected, but you may accept the default name, or...
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... Favorites, or select a particular Favorites folder to back up all of data. Click Next. 3 Click Export Favorites, Next. (To restore the Favorites to the hard disk drive later you would select Import Favorites from the My Documents folder to back up , then click Next. 5 In the Export Favorites Destination window, use the...
... Favorites, or select a particular Favorites folder to back up all of data. Click Next. 3 Click Export Favorites, Next. (To restore the Favorites to the hard disk drive later you would select Import Favorites from the My Documents folder to back up , then click Next. 5 In the Export Favorites Destination window, use the...
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... General tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to help insure 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 as special toolbars for your web browser). ❖...
... General tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to help insure 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 as special toolbars for your web browser). ❖...
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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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... computer looks for "binary digit." See also byte. A way of a file, usually on a removable disk, kept in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. A copy of measuring the speed at which data flows from bootstrap program (as bits per second (not necessarily the same as ...in which a communication device, such as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. The term "boot" originates from one device to ...
... computer looks for "binary digit." See also byte. A way of a file, usually on a removable disk, kept in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. A copy of measuring the speed at which data flows from bootstrap program (as bits per second (not necessarily the same as ...in which a communication device, such as the video adapter, disk drives, and ports. The term "boot" originates from one device to ...
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...with an application and, if saved to 720 KB of information (half the capacity of magnetic disks, such as diskettes and hard disks. double-click - See also upload. disk drive - download - (1) In communications, to receive a file from another computer through a modem or network. (2) To send ...or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. A round, flat piece of material that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. See also double-density diskette, high-density diskette. driver - See device driver. See also DVDROM. In the Windows® operating system...
...with an application and, if saved to 720 KB of information (half the capacity of magnetic disks, such as diskettes and hard disks. double-click - See also upload. disk drive - download - (1) In communications, to receive a file from another computer through a modem or network. (2) To send ...or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. A round, flat piece of material that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. See also double-density diskette, high-density diskette. driver - See device driver. See also DVDROM. In the Windows® operating system...