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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. WHEN COPYING OR ... product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Model: Satellite® A130/A135 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you may include Recordable and/or ReWritable optical media...
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. WHEN COPYING OR ... product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Model: Satellite® A130/A135 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you may include Recordable and/or ReWritable optical media...
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... memory (optional 47 Installing a memory module 48 Removing a memory module 53 Checking total memory 56 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 56 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 57 Hard Disk Drive Recovery Options 58 Installing drivers and applications 64 Using the TouchPad 64 Scrolling with the TouchPad 65 Control... an external keyboard 70 Using a mouse 70 Connecting a printer 70 Setting up a printer 71 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........72 Turning off the computer 72 Options for turning off the computer 73 Using the Shut Down command 75 Using and configuring Hibernation...
... memory (optional 47 Installing a memory module 48 Removing a memory module 53 Checking total memory 56 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 56 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 57 Hard Disk Drive Recovery Options 58 Installing drivers and applications 64 Using the TouchPad 64 Scrolling with the TouchPad 65 Control... an external keyboard 70 Using a mouse 70 Connecting a printer 70 Setting up a printer 71 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........72 Turning off the computer 72 Options for turning off the computer 73 Using the Shut Down command 75 Using and configuring Hibernation...
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... surface of the disc. If you handle the disc incorrectly, you buy from a supplier may damage the disk/disc or flash media, the drive, or both. ❖ Keep the computer and disks away from overheating when the power is stored magnetically. Always make sure your computer or... cause system failure, computer or AC adaptor damage or a fire, possibly resulting in Sleep mode). Important information on disks is turned on a hard surface. Using your computer is active. This precaution is reading from the Internet. NOTE The cooling fan location will vary depending on a carpet ...
... surface of the disc. If you handle the disc incorrectly, you buy from a supplier may damage the disk/disc or flash media, the drive, or both. ❖ Keep the computer and disks away from overheating when the power is stored magnetically. Always make sure your computer or... cause system failure, computer or AC adaptor damage or a fire, possibly resulting in Sleep mode). Important information on disks is turned on a hard surface. Using your computer is active. This precaution is reading from the Internet. NOTE The cooling fan location will vary depending on a carpet ...
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...; Help and Support. 2 Pull the latches away from the memory module. When Safe Mode is highlighted, then press Enter. NOTE If your hard drive for errors or defragment the drive. 54 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) NOTE The following screen appears when you turn on top of one of the Safe Mode options...
...; Help and Support. 2 Pull the latches away from the memory module. When Safe Mode is highlighted, then press Enter. NOTE If your hard drive for errors or defragment the drive. 54 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) NOTE The following screen appears when you turn on top of one of the Safe Mode options...
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... to prevent programs or people from doing things on certain models) to allow you can : ❖ Create Hard Drive Recovery CDs or DVDs using your system. 56 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Checking total memory When you add or remove a memory module, you to recover your... hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. Hard Drive Recovery Utilities (Available on page 57. For more information on creating Recovery media see "Creating Recovery ...
... to prevent programs or people from doing things on certain models) to allow you can : ❖ Create Hard Drive Recovery CDs or DVDs using your system. 56 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Checking total memory When you add or remove a memory module, you to recover your... hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. Hard Drive Recovery Utilities (Available on page 57. For more information on creating Recovery media see "Creating Recovery ...
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...) 457-7777, outside the United States it is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to recover your hard disk drive and recover your system if the hard drive recovery partition has been deleted or the hard disk has been replaced on your system. You can also launch the ...DVDs: 1 Double-click the Recovery Disc Creator icon on CDs or DVDs). (Sample Image) Recovery Disc Creator screen Getting Started 57 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities ❖ Reinstall drivers and applications which were bundled with your computer Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs Depending on your system configuration,...
...) 457-7777, outside the United States it is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to recover your hard disk drive and recover your system if the hard drive recovery partition has been deleted or the hard disk has been replaced on your system. You can also launch the ...DVDs: 1 Double-click the Recovery Disc Creator icon on CDs or DVDs). (Sample Image) Recovery Disc Creator screen Getting Started 57 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities ❖ Reinstall drivers and applications which were bundled with your computer Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs Depending on your system configuration,...
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... the first blank CD or DVD into your writable optical drive when prompted. 6 Follow the on page 63. Hard Disk Drive Recovery Options The following are the available hard disk drive recovery options: ❖ Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition ❖ Recovering the original ... the preceding steps see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media ❖ Checking the HDD operating status 58 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 3 Select the items you have created with a user specified size ❖ Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media...
... the first blank CD or DVD into your writable optical drive when prompted. 6 Follow the on page 63. Hard Disk Drive Recovery Options The following are the available hard disk drive recovery options: ❖ Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition ❖ Recovering the original ... the preceding steps see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media ❖ Checking the HDD operating status 58 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 3 Select the items you have created with a user specified size ❖ Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media...
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To recover your hard disk drive using the Hard Drive Recovery partition to the factory-set default, or recovering just your C: drive and leaving other partitions (for example, a D: drive) intact, or changing the size of recovering your system using the utilities stored on your computer... the 0 (zero) key on your C: drive and then recovering it. When the computer powers on, the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Getting Started 59 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition You have the options...
To recover your hard disk drive using the Hard Drive Recovery partition to the factory-set default, or recovering just your C: drive and leaving other partitions (for example, a D: drive) intact, or changing the size of recovering your system using the utilities stored on your computer... the 0 (zero) key on your C: drive and then recovering it. When the computer powers on, the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Getting Started 59 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition You have the options...
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... been recovered. 4 Press any key on the hard disk drive and your work to external media first. 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of -box-state, then click Next. 60 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its out of box state deletes...
... been recovered. 4 Press any key on the hard disk drive and your work to external media first. 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of -box-state, then click Next. 60 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its out of box state deletes...
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Be sure you to delete all data will be lost. Getting Started 61 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Erasing the hard disk The Recovery Wizard allows you have saved your HDD. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 3 Select the desired method, then click Next. A confirmation message displays reminding you .... 5 Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer. To delete the data and partitions from your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the hard disk, then click Next. 2 The next screen lists the two methods you can choose: ❖ Delete all...
Be sure you to delete all data will be lost. Getting Started 61 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Erasing the hard disk The Recovery Wizard allows you have saved your HDD. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 3 Select the desired method, then click Next. A confirmation message displays reminding you .... 5 Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer. To delete the data and partitions from your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the hard disk, then click Next. 2 The next screen lists the two methods you can choose: ❖ Delete all...
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... recovery process. To resize and recover your keyboard to restart the computer. 62 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition of the HDD without changing the hard drive partitions. If you have saved your work to external media before proceeding. 3 Click Next ...buttons to external media first. Be sure to a custom size partition. 3 Specify the size of the C: drive. Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, then click Next. 2 Select Recover without changing the ...
... recovery process. To resize and recover your keyboard to restart the computer. 62 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition of the HDD without changing the hard drive partitions. If you have saved your work to external media before proceeding. 3 Click Next ...buttons to external media first. Be sure to a custom size partition. 3 Specify the size of the C: drive. Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, then click Next. 2 Select Recover without changing the ...
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... display on the progress bar as you can rebuild the system using your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. Getting Started 63 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities NOTE The size of the C: drive will boot up to the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen. 4 Please refer to "Hard Disk Drive Recovery Options" on your keyboard to explain the available recovery options. (Sample Image...
... display on the progress bar as you can rebuild the system using your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. Getting Started 63 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities NOTE The size of the C: drive will boot up to the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen. 4 Please refer to "Hard Disk Drive Recovery Options" on your keyboard to explain the available recovery options. (Sample Image...
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... check its status as follows: 1 Click Start. 2 Right-click Computer. 3 Select Manage. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the lower portion of a finger. Simply move your finger on the TouchPad in the direction you would like to move the cursor:... Started Using the TouchPad™ Checking the HDD operating status After restoring your computer. Installing drivers and applications (Available on certain models) The Toshiba Application Installer (available on certain models) allows you want to install. 4 Click Install. 5 Follow the on the Windows® desktop....
... check its status as follows: 1 Click Start. 2 Right-click Computer. 3 Select Manage. 4 Click Disk Management. 5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the lower portion of a finger. Simply move your finger on the TouchPad in the direction you would like to move the cursor:... Started Using the TouchPad™ Checking the HDD operating status After restoring your computer. Installing drivers and applications (Available on certain models) The Toshiba Application Installer (available on certain models) allows you want to install. 4 Click Install. 5 Follow the on the Windows® desktop....
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...the backup program. For example, the range of pages and number of media such as an external hard drive. Make sure the backup version is available. Small files can back up your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or to your ...parameters. Backing up your operating system documentation for information on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one time, use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on the hard disk. Restoring your work To restore information from your backup media to a network, if ...
...the backup program. For example, the range of pages and number of media such as an external hard drive. Make sure the backup version is available. Small files can back up your hard disk, use a high-capacity backup system, such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or to your ...parameters. Backing up your operating system documentation for information on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one time, use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on the hard disk. Restoring your work To restore information from your backup media to a network, if ...
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... then Power Options. The Windows® Power Options window appears. (Sample Image) Windows® Power Option window 2 Select an appropriate plan for battery notification levels, hard drive power save the plan changes you want to set up a new plan. This screen allows you to change basic settings. 5 Click Change Advanced Settings to...
... then Power Options. The Windows® Power Options window appears. (Sample Image) Windows® Power Option window 2 Select an appropriate plan for battery notification levels, hard drive power save the plan changes you want to set up a new plan. This screen allows you to change basic settings. 5 Click Change Advanced Settings to...
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... you to Settings - When the user attempts to your fingerprint. Power-on Security. (This wizard is displayed only if your computer supports this feature. 156 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility Fingerprint Logon The fingerprint utility enables logon to log on again, the user's fingerprint is read and compared with the user... not be used for power-on security 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 reader.
... you to Settings - When the user attempts to your fingerprint. Power-on Security. (This wizard is displayed only if your computer supports this feature. 156 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility Fingerprint Logon The fingerprint utility enables logon to log on again, the user's fingerprint is read and compared with the user... not be used for power-on security 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 reader.
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... may have prevented Windows® from shutting down successfully message. If the indicator is glowing, the computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. The computer starts but it will not solve a resource conflict. When this message was put into the optional external diskette... in the computer's memory has been lost . If you are easy to warn you will be lost . Data stored in the computer's hard drive may not be configured to fix" on page 168). Your computer can type text and try typing again. Verify that came with the conflicting...
... may have prevented Windows® from shutting down successfully message. If the indicator is glowing, the computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. The computer starts but it will not solve a resource conflict. When this message was put into the optional external diskette... in the computer's memory has been lost . If you are easy to warn you will be lost . Data stored in the computer's hard drive may not be configured to fix" on page 168). Your computer can type text and try typing again. Verify that came with the conflicting...
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... about how the computer and its software work together. Here are some easy-to-use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a CD/DVD or hard drive. ❖ Connect your network partition. Read the user's guides. If something goes wrong that come with the computer. Your ... ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect a writable CD/DVD or hard drive to a CD, DVD, or external hard disk. If you have installed your own programs, you can do this: ❖ Use the Windows® operating system to back up ...
... about how the computer and its software work together. Here are some easy-to-use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a CD/DVD or hard drive. ❖ Connect your network partition. Read the user's guides. If something goes wrong that come with the computer. Your ... ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect a writable CD/DVD or hard drive to a CD, DVD, or external hard disk. If you have installed your own programs, you can do this: ❖ Use the Windows® operating system to back up ...
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...your computer system may be automatically restarted. Backing up the computer while running on its hard drive. If it was in case the internal hard drive fails. Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can not back up your data or your entire computer with either... Back to return to step 4. 6 Close all programs and save all open files. 7 Click Finish, and then Yes to CDs, DVDs, or hard drives. Follow these steps to (or 'burn') as well as read from CDs. Other Restore Points may have been created automatically by the Windows® ...
...your computer system may be automatically restarted. Backing up the computer while running on its hard drive. If it was in case the internal hard drive fails. Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can not back up your data or your entire computer with either... Back to return to step 4. 6 Close all programs and save all open files. 7 Click Finish, and then Yes to CDs, DVDs, or hard drives. Follow these steps to (or 'burn') as well as read from CDs. Other Restore Points may have been created automatically by the Windows® ...
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... 194 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 1 Prepare your backup target by connecting it and/or inserting a blank CD or DVD 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 set ... ❖ Do not guess-follow directions carefully! 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 as ...
... 194 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 1 Prepare your backup target by connecting it and/or inserting a blank CD or DVD 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 set ... ❖ Do not guess-follow directions carefully! 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 as ...