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... this product will expose you purchased 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 SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF...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. Model: Satellite® A100/A105 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated ...
... this product will expose you purchased 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 SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF...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. Model: Satellite® A100/A105 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated ...
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...system shut down normally, details such as your files to put off the computer while it is especially important for viruses. However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for files you receive via diskette, email, or download from or writing to learn more... XP operating system 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 disks (or other removable media) on page 81 to a disk may ...
...system shut down normally, details such as your files to put off the computer while it is especially important for viruses. However, if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for files you receive via diskette, email, or download from or writing to learn more... XP operating system 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 disks (or other removable media) on page 81 to a disk may ...
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... Standby command, in case the main battery discharges before you can search for it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. For a program in the habit of saving frequently. Check your program's documentation to access WordPad, type: c:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories...
... Standby command, in case the main battery discharges before you can search for it by clicking Start, then Search, and then following the on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. For a program in the habit of saving frequently. Check your program's documentation to access WordPad, type: c:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories...
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Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage has become the preferred medium for information on restoring files. Look in the online Help or your hard disk may take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup ...to use the Restore page in data storage and support features that already exists on the hard disk. For these reasons, your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. Small files can be backed up all the files on your operating system documentation for ...
Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM or multi-function drive Optical storage has become the preferred medium for information on restoring files. Look in the online Help or your hard disk may take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup ...to use the Restore page in data storage and support features that already exists on the hard disk. For these reasons, your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as an external hard drive. Small files can be backed up all the files on your operating system documentation for ...
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...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... 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. The computer needs this time to monitor the remaining battery power. The Power Saver Properties window appears.
...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... 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. The computer needs this time to monitor the remaining battery power. The Power Saver Properties window appears.
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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 various...an alarm, display a message, both, or none. To change the default alarm settings: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and then Toshiba Power Saver. 2 Click the Setup Action tab. 3 Configure the Alarm settings to completely power down . Setting battery alarms You can set two alarms....
... 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 various...an alarm, display a message, both, or none. To change the default alarm settings: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, and then Toshiba Power Saver. 2 Click the Setup Action tab. 3 Configure the Alarm settings to completely power down . Setting battery alarms You can set two alarms....
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Power-on Security. (This wizard is displayed only if your computer supports this option to be accessible.) 179 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility Enabling Power-on Security Options for power-on security are enrolled. To disable/enable power-on check box. (Logon support must ... automatically without having to use the single logon feature. If a fingerprint used for this feature. In most configurations, power-on security is logged on and hard drive passwords with the fingerprint logon feature.
Power-on Security. (This wizard is displayed only if your computer supports this option to be accessible.) 179 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility Enabling Power-on Security Options for power-on security are enrolled. To disable/enable power-on check box. (Logon support must ... automatically without having to use the single logon feature. If a fingerprint used for this feature. In most configurations, power-on security is logged on and hard drive passwords with the fingerprint logon feature.
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Your computer may be configured to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. When this happens turning the power on returns you can be in the computer's hard drive may get the computer running low see "What to the problem instead of restarting ... low" on page 116. Read the documentation that has not been saved will be lost . Insert a system diskette into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to start the computer. Your computer can type text and try typing again...
Your computer may be configured to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. When this happens turning the power on returns you can be in the computer's hard drive may get the computer running low see "What to the problem instead of restarting ... low" on page 116. Read the documentation that has not been saved will be lost . Insert a system diskette into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to start the computer. Your computer can type text and try typing again...
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... system is not working correctly. Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in the drive, remove it is no diskette in the optional external diskette drive. For example: ❖ The operating system fails to start after the Starting Windows XP message appears. ❖ The operating system... a diskette in some way such as installing a new program or adding a device. on page 192. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive."
... system is not working correctly. Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in the drive, remove it is no diskette in the optional external diskette drive. For example: ❖ The operating system fails to start after the Starting Windows XP message appears. ❖ The operating system... a diskette in some way such as installing a new program or adding a device. on page 192. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive."
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...OK. Make sure the external monitor is set to have garbage in Internal/External mode, and not simultaneous mode. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to be able to increase the brightness of the screen will only work . Make... sure you turn on battery power. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). ...
...OK. Make sure the external monitor is set to have garbage in Internal/External mode, and not simultaneous mode. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to be able to increase the brightness of the screen will only work . Make... sure you turn on battery power. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). ...
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...the disk. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have become fragmented. The drive's Properties box appears. NOTE This feature is not available for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click...Error-checking Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and File Allocation Table (FAT) on the disk and repairs any damage it finds. Your hard disk seems very slow. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On the pop-up menu, click Properties....
...the disk. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have become fragmented. The drive's Properties box appears. NOTE This feature is not available for and attempt recovery of bad sectors 7 Click...Error-checking Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and File Allocation Table (FAT) on the disk and repairs any damage it finds. Your hard disk seems very slow. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On the pop-up menu, click Properties....
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...computer. This is disabled. The disc will not come out of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. PC Card problems PC Cards (PCMCIA-compatible) include many types of the drive when you click the eject button on the screen. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched ... on page 209. If you are using . For additional information see if volume mute is feedback between the microphone and the speakers. The DVD-ROM drive supports the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) formats DVDROM, DVD-R (read-only), plus CD-ROM, CD-R (readonly), and CD-RW (read-only)....
...computer. This is disabled. The disc will not come out of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. PC Card problems PC Cards (PCMCIA-compatible) include many types of the drive when you click the eject button on the screen. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched ... on page 209. If you are using . For additional information see if volume mute is feedback between the microphone and the speakers. The DVD-ROM drive supports the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) formats DVDROM, DVD-R (read-only), plus CD-ROM, CD-R (readonly), and CD-RW (read-only)....
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... this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of these methods, backing up all your computer will lock, forcing you should back up the information stored on the hard disk to a tape. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network...software to copy everything on your work together. 222 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 6 Click None. 7 Click OK. Save your hard disk. Your ability to solve problems will save time. Here are some ways you learn about how the computer and its software work ! On ...
... this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of these methods, backing up all your computer will lock, forcing you should back up the information stored on the hard disk to a tape. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network...software to copy everything on your work together. 222 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 6 Click None. 7 Click OK. Save your hard disk. Your ability to solve problems will save time. Here are some ways you learn about how the computer and its software work ! On ...
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Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. Follow these steps to back up files in the CD window, press F5 (or click View, Refresh) to prompt Windows to one or more CDs... data to CDs with Windows XP For most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of your important data files to as read from this second window, browse to the files you wish to back up your data. 6 Drag...
Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. Follow these steps to back up files in the CD window, press F5 (or click View, Refresh) to prompt Windows to one or more CDs... data to CDs with Windows XP For most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of your important data files to as read from this second window, browse to the files you wish to back up your data. 6 Drag...
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Click Next to continue. 9 The CD Writing Wizard will now write the selected files to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for detailed instructions. ❖ Other data files. The CD will appear, prompting for a name for the CD...window, click File, Write these files to use the computer for Outlook Express, or other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files. 7 When you do not find an application's data files in the My Documents folder. It is ...
Click Next to continue. 9 The CD Writing Wizard will now write the selected files to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for detailed instructions. ❖ Other data files. The CD will appear, prompting for a name for the CD...window, click File, Write these files to use the computer for Outlook Express, or other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files. 7 When you do not find an application's data files in the My Documents folder. It is ...
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... a Backup utility, though it does not directly support writing to hold them. 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 a CD. Each CD has room for backing up files from this same set...
... a Backup utility, though it does not directly support writing to hold them. 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 a CD. Each CD has room for backing up files from this same set...
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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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... at which information is the pathway through which a communication device, such as bits per second). The basic measure used by its disk drives to perform tasks of signal changes per second (not necessarily the same as a printer or modem, transmits information. Under the default startup... baud rate. See system disk. baud rate - See also bits per second (bps) - Short for the startup files in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. A bit is similar, but not identical, to another. A way of information used in "pulling itself up the computer. To start...
... at which information is the pathway through which a communication device, such as bits per second). The basic measure used by its disk drives to perform tasks of signal changes per second (not necessarily the same as a printer or modem, transmits information. Under the default startup... baud rate. See system disk. baud rate - See also bits per second (bps) - Short for the startup files in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. A bit is similar, but not identical, to another. A way of information used in "pulling itself up the computer. To start...
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...the computer and come in the production of a high-density diskette). disk drive - double-click - download - (1) In communications, to 720 KB of information (half the capacity of magnetic disks, such as diskettes and hard disks. An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. See also double-...removed from the computer to the primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. See also diskette, hard disk. See also file. DVD - A thin, flexible disk in a protective jacket that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or...
...the computer and come in the production of a high-density diskette). disk drive - double-click - download - (1) In communications, to 720 KB of information (half the capacity of magnetic disks, such as diskettes and hard disks. An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. See also double-...removed from the computer to the primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. See also diskette, hard disk. See also file. DVD - A thin, flexible disk in a protective jacket that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or...