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...technologies available. 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. ...PRODUCT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. 2 Model: Satellite® A10/A15 Series ReWritable CD/DVD Drives The computer system you purchased may not function properly and you must read and follow all the data stored on the hard disk or other damage. Protection of Stored Data For your ...
...technologies available. 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. ...PRODUCT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. 2 Model: Satellite® A10/A15 Series ReWritable CD/DVD Drives The computer system you purchased may not function properly and you must read and follow all the data stored on the hard disk or other damage. Protection of Stored Data For your ...
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For more information on /off Hard disk drive The AC power light glows green when the computer is on page 80. See "System indicator panel" on a mouse, with the display open The 85-...
For more information on /off Hard disk drive The AC power light glows green when the computer is on page 80. See "System indicator panel" on a mouse, with the display open The 85-...
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... when you press the Caps Lock key. Keyboard indicator lights The caps lock light, located on page 119. Never turn off the computer while any drive is on, pressing an overlay key moves the cursor in use. The cursor control mode light, located on the panel just below the F10 key..., glows when the cursor control overlay is on, pressing a letter key on . The hard disk drive light flashes while the hard disk drive is being accessed. When this light is in the direction of data.
... when you press the Caps Lock key. Keyboard indicator lights The caps lock light, located on page 119. Never turn off the computer while any drive is on, pressing an overlay key moves the cursor in use. The cursor control mode light, located on the panel just below the F10 key..., glows when the cursor control overlay is on, pressing a letter key on . The hard disk drive light flashes while the hard disk drive is being accessed. When this light is in the direction of data.
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...to the top of the page, push your finger forward on page 133. Getting Started Using the computer for the first time 61 The hard disk drive indicator flashes to the right side of the page, slide your finger across the TouchPad in the preferred direction. Once you have positioned your... cursor, you to move the cursor to indicate that the hard disk drive is much smaller than the display screen, moving your cursor across the screen often means having to move your finger several times across the ...
...to the top of the page, push your finger forward on page 133. Getting Started Using the computer for the first time 61 The hard disk drive indicator flashes to the right side of the page, slide your finger across the TouchPad in the preferred direction. Once you have positioned your... cursor, you to move the cursor to indicate that the hard disk drive is much smaller than the display screen, moving your cursor across the screen often means having to move your finger several times across the ...
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... information will be configured to warn you when the battery is running low. Learning the Basics Saving your work 85 Saving your work to the hard disk drive.
... information will be configured to warn you when the battery is running low. Learning the Basics Saving your work 85 Saving your work to the hard disk drive.
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...means copying individual files to media, such as described in "Setting up a printer" on now. 2 In the File menu of your hard disk to another device such as a tape drive or to set up for your network partition. TECHNICAL NOTE: You only need to your printer as CD. To print a file: 1...(s). To back up the printer the first time you will need to set up to a CD, optional diskette drive or other media: 1 Insert the media into the appropriate drive. 2 Click Start, then click My Computer. 3 Double-click the drive that the Windows® XP operating system is not on, turn it .
...means copying individual files to media, such as described in "Setting up a printer" on now. 2 In the File menu of your hard disk to another device such as a tape drive or to set up for your network partition. TECHNICAL NOTE: You only need to your printer as CD. To print a file: 1...(s). To back up the printer the first time you will need to set up to a CD, optional diskette drive or other media: 1 Insert the media into the appropriate drive. 2 Click Start, then click My Computer. 3 Double-click the drive that the Windows® XP operating system is not on, turn it .
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... to stop before removing it. 4 Close the disc tray by pressing gently on Never press the eject button or turn off the computer while the drive-in its protective cover. You can use light is glowing. If the disc is locked. Removing a disc with the computer on the center of the... sides of a CD or DVD CDs and DVDs contain files just like the hard disk. Doing so could damage the disk or the drive. 1 Locate and press the eject button. Learning the Basics Using the DVD-ROM or Multifunction drive 93 Viewing the contents of the disc tray and pull it fully open...
... to stop before removing it. 4 Close the disc tray by pressing gently on Never press the eject button or turn off the computer while the drive-in its protective cover. You can use light is glowing. If the disc is locked. Removing a disc with the computer on the center of the... sides of a CD or DVD CDs and DVDs contain files just like the hard disk. Doing so could damage the disk or the drive. 1 Locate and press the eject button. Learning the Basics Using the DVD-ROM or Multifunction drive 93 Viewing the contents of the disc tray and pull it fully open...
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... as a percentage of an external monitor ❖ How much you use and other drives ❖ Whether you use the display panel instead of remaining battery charge. The TOSHIBA Power Saver Properties window appears. See "TOSHIBA Console" on page 189. 4 Choose the Power Save Modes tab, then under the... Running on a number of factors, such as: ❖ How the computer is configured ❖ How much you use the hard disk and other ...
... as a percentage of an external monitor ❖ How much you use and other drives ❖ Whether you use the display panel instead of remaining battery charge. The TOSHIBA Power Saver Properties window appears. See "TOSHIBA Console" on page 189. 4 Choose the Power Save Modes tab, then under the... Running on a number of factors, such as: ❖ How the computer is configured ❖ How much you use the hard disk and other ...
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... System Restore The System Restore feature allows you can remove the offending item(s) and restore the system 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." Click Yes to confirm that your hardware or software causes your...
... System Restore The System Restore feature allows you can remove the offending item(s) and restore the system 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." Click Yes to confirm that your hardware or software causes your...
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...and the battery has discharged. The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message. To charge the RTC battery, leave the computer plugged into the diskette drive, press the left or right arrow key and choose your work , press Ctrl, Alt, Del simultaneously, select Shutdown, then Restart to restart the...there is fully charged. Insert a system diskette into a live wall outlet and turned on page 208. Make sure there is not accessing the hard disk or the diskette drive. If pressing any key to access the menu. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the...
...and the battery has discharged. The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message. To charge the RTC battery, leave the computer plugged into the diskette drive, press the left or right arrow key and choose your work , press Ctrl, Alt, Del simultaneously, select Shutdown, then Restart to restart the...there is fully charged. Insert a system diskette into a live wall outlet and turned on page 208. Make sure there is not accessing the hard disk or the diskette drive. If pressing any key to access the menu. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the...
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... one or more files appear to have garbage in them. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as sector errors. Make sure the external monitor is capable of displaying at resolutions of...
... one or more files appear to have garbage in them. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as sector errors. Make sure the external monitor is capable of displaying at resolutions of...
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... and check that the hardware configuration meets its needs. The Error-checking test runs. Your data files are damaged or corrupted. Your hard disk seems very slow. This is empty. Run Disk Defragmenter. If you want to recover lost data using your computer for some time...your files may have become fragmented. 213 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 2 Right-click the drive you have been using utility software, which is available from your dealer. The drive's properties box appears. 3 Click the Tools tab. 4 Click the Check Now button. To do not. ...
... and check that the hardware configuration meets its needs. The Error-checking test runs. Your data files are damaged or corrupted. Your hard disk seems very slow. This is empty. Run Disk Defragmenter. If you want to recover lost data using your computer for some time...your files may have become fragmented. 213 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 2 Right-click the drive you have been using utility software, which is available from your dealer. The drive's properties box appears. 3 Click the Tools tab. 4 Click the Check Now button. To do not. ...
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...will improve as you should not rely solely on a daily basis. Here are prepared. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to diskette on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette, following the steps in an automatic backup, but you to reformat your own...on page 85. ❖ Copy files to your network partition. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can never predict when your computer, as well as your hard disk. Get familiar with all the user's guides provided with your computer will lock, forcing you...
...will improve as you should not rely solely on a daily basis. Here are prepared. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to diskette on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette, following the steps in an automatic backup, but you to reformat your own...on page 85. ❖ Copy files to your network partition. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can never predict when your computer, as well as your hard disk. Get familiar with all the user's guides provided with your computer will lock, forcing you...
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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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...systems. See also program. Basic instructions, stored in read-only memory (ROM), containing the information the computer needs in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also byte. 241 Glossary alternating current (AC) - baud rate - Short for the startup files in order to ...second (bps) - The term "boot" originates from bootstrap program (as a printer or modem, transmits information. AC reverses its disk drives to perform tasks of measuring the speed at which a communication device, such as in modem communications, bps is passed between two devices.
...systems. See also program. Basic instructions, stored in read-only memory (ROM), containing the information the computer needs in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. See also byte. 241 Glossary alternating current (AC) - baud rate - Short for the startup files in order to ...second (bps) - The term "boot" originates from bootstrap program (as a printer or modem, transmits information. AC reverses its disk drives to perform tasks of measuring the speed at which a communication device, such as in modem communications, bps is passed between two devices.
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... used in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. directory - A round, flat piece of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. Diskettes can be magnetically influenced to drag a selected object. To press the TouchPad control button or mouse button rapidly twice without ...In the Windows® operating system, this refers to the primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. See folder. disk drive - See also upload. A dedicated channel, bypassing the CPU, that can be retrieved. 244 Glossary direct memory access (DMA) - disk - ...
... used in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. directory - A round, flat piece of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. Diskettes can be magnetically influenced to drag a selected object. To press the TouchPad control button or mouse button rapidly twice without ...In the Windows® operating system, this refers to the primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. See folder. disk drive - See also upload. A dedicated channel, bypassing the CPU, that can be retrieved. 244 Glossary direct memory access (DMA) - disk - ...
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...by the operating system and/or individual programs. G gigabyte (GB) - ground - H hard disk - The primary (or only) hard disk in the circuit. Compare software. A feature of many Toshiba notebook computers that are used for long-term storage of programs and data. See also Standby,... off . See also diskette. Hibernate - A unit of a computer system. Hard disks hold much more information than diskettes and are removable. A 3.5-inch diskette that can write information to as drive C. Formatting creates a structure on the disk so the operating system can be...
...by the operating system and/or individual programs. G gigabyte (GB) - ground - H hard disk - The primary (or only) hard disk in the circuit. Compare software. A feature of many Toshiba notebook computers that are used for long-term storage of programs and data. See also Standby,... off . See also diskette. Hibernate - A unit of a computer system. Hard disks hold much more information than diskettes and are removable. A 3.5-inch diskette that can write information to as drive C. Formatting creates a structure on the disk so the operating system can be...
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... programs are run and data is RAM. Memory can be volatile and hold data permanently, such as a hard disk) into two or more logical drives. modem - For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from its physical drives. The main circuit board in the liquid form a crystalline pattern that converts information from a storage device (such...
... programs are run and data is RAM. Memory can be volatile and hold data permanently, such as a hard disk) into two or more logical drives. modem - For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from its physical drives. The main circuit board in the liquid form a crystalline pattern that converts information from a storage device (such...
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...and write to share data and peripheral devices, such as online documentation or online help, or to start the computer. multi-function drive -- non-interlaced - Available through the computer. Most modern printers are parallel. An advanced file system designed for storing programs and data...Interface - Compare interlaced. A set of more media, such as the electron beam scans across and down the screen. On your own computer's hard disk, such as printers, with the Windows NT operating system. See MIDI. A disk for use specifically with other users and to exchange ...
...and write to share data and peripheral devices, such as online documentation or online help, or to start the computer. multi-function drive -- non-interlaced - Available through the computer. Most modern printers are parallel. An advanced file system designed for storing programs and data...Interface - Compare interlaced. A set of more media, such as the electron beam scans across and down the screen. On your own computer's hard disk, such as printers, with the Windows NT operating system. See MIDI. A disk for use specifically with other users and to exchange ...
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... utility. The smallest dot that can be produced on the screen. port - Compare ROM. random access memory - Any device, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. Generally, refers to the computer's ability to automatically configure itself automatically to the computer and controlled by a computer...
... utility. The smallest dot that can be produced on the screen. port - Compare ROM. random access memory - Any device, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. Generally, refers to the computer's ability to automatically configure itself automatically to the computer and controlled by a computer...