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... available. 2 Handling the cord on the hard disk or other damage. Wash hands after handling. 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® A210/A215 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer...
... available. 2 Handling the cord on the hard disk or other damage. Wash hands after handling. 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® A210/A215 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer...
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... 49 Installing a memory module 49 Removing a memory module 55 Checking total memory 56 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 57 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 58 Hard Disk Drive Recovery options 59 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 64 Installing drivers and applications 65 Using the TouchPad 65 Scrolling... an external keyboard 71 Using a mouse 72 Connecting a printer 72 Setting up a printer 73 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........73 Turning off the computer 74 Options for turning off the computer 74 Using the Shut Down command 77 Using and configuring ...
... 49 Installing a memory module 49 Removing a memory module 55 Checking total memory 56 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 57 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 58 Hard Disk Drive Recovery options 59 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 64 Installing drivers and applications 65 Using the TouchPad 65 Scrolling... an external keyboard 71 Using a mouse 72 Connecting a printer 72 Setting up a printer 73 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........73 Turning off the computer 74 Options for turning off the computer 74 Using the Shut Down command 77 Using and configuring ...
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... if your computer or AC adaptor could damage the disc and possibly lose data. ❖ Scan all new files for viruses. Information on a hard surface. Grasp it is reading from or writing to a disk/disc or flash media may damage the disk/disc or flash media, the... magnetic fields, such as large stereo speakers. Placing a magnet too close to a disk can block the vents. Turning off the computer if a drive light indicates a drive is active. Getting Started 41 Selecting a place to work ❖ Never turn off the computer while it by drawing outside air into the computer....
... if your computer or AC adaptor could damage the disc and possibly lose data. ❖ Scan all new files for viruses. Information on a hard surface. Grasp it is reading from or writing to a disk/disc or flash media may damage the disk/disc or flash media, the... magnetic fields, such as large stereo speakers. Placing a magnet too close to a disk can block the vents. Turning off the computer if a drive light indicates a drive is active. Getting Started 41 Selecting a place to work ❖ Never turn off the computer while it by drawing outside air into the computer....
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... bottom module. NOTE The following screen may need to remove a memory module: 1 Complete steps 1-8 in "Installing a memory module" on . NOTE If your hard drive for errors or defragment the drive. Do not remove the memory module while the computer is suggested, this could hang up slightly. In either of the Safe Mode options...
... bottom module. NOTE The following screen may need to remove a memory module: 1 Complete steps 1-8 in "Installing a memory module" on . NOTE If your hard drive for errors or defragment the drive. Do not remove the memory module while the computer is suggested, this could hang up slightly. In either of the Safe Mode options...
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... programs or people from doing things on page 58. This is strongly recommended that says, "Windows® needs your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. If you to recover your permission to continue." otherwise, click Cancel.... For more information on creating Recovery media see "Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs" on your computer without your computer Hard Drive Recovery Utilities (Available on certain models) Your computer has been configured with your permission. If unsure, cancel and try again. NOTE...
... programs or people from doing things on page 58. This is strongly recommended that says, "Windows® needs your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. If you to recover your permission to continue." otherwise, click Cancel.... For more information on creating Recovery media see "Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs" on your computer without your computer Hard Drive Recovery Utilities (Available on certain models) Your computer has been configured with your permission. If unsure, cancel and try again. NOTE...
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... contact Toshiba Customer Support to obtain the Recovery media for your system. You can also launch the application by clicking Start, All Programs, and then Recovery Disc Creator. 2 Select CD or DVD (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 computer. If your optical disc drive is (949) 859-4273. 58 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs ...
... contact Toshiba Customer Support to obtain the Recovery media for your system. You can also launch the application by clicking Start, All Programs, and then Recovery Disc Creator. 2 Select CD or DVD (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 computer. If your optical disc drive is (949) 859-4273. 58 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs ...
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... the first blank CD or DVD into your writable optical drive when prompted. 6 Follow the on page 64. 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" on -screen prompts for completing the copy process. Getting Started 59 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 3 Select the items you have created with a user specified size ❖ Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery...
... the first blank CD or DVD into your writable optical drive when prompted. 6 Follow the on page 64. 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" on -screen prompts for completing the copy process. Getting Started 59 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 3 Select the items you have created with a user specified size ❖ Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery...
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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 your keyboard while powering on , the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen 3 Select one of Factory Default Software ❖...
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 your keyboard while powering on , the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen 3 Select one of Factory Default Software ❖...
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...to restart the computer. A confirmation message displays reminding you that the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any key on the hard disk drive and your information will be lost during the recovery process. Be sure to save your work to external media before proceeding. 3...to external media first. 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. Getting Started 61 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its out of box state deletes all...
...to restart the computer. A confirmation message displays reminding you that the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any key on the hard disk drive and your information will be lost during the recovery process. Be sure to save your work to external media before proceeding. 3...to external media first. 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. Getting Started 61 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its out of box state deletes all...
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...partitions from your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the hard disk, and then click Next. 2 The next screen lists the two methods you can choose: ❖ Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk. This may take several hours, depending on the hard disk-This ...you that all data will be lost. 62 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Erasing the hard disk The Recovery Wizard allows you to delete all data and partitions from the hard disk-This option deletes all of the data on the hard disk without overwriting the HDD. ❖ Delete all ...
...partitions from your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the hard disk, and then click Next. 2 The next screen lists the two methods you can choose: ❖ Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk. This may take several hours, depending on the hard disk-This ...you that all data will be lost. 62 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Erasing the hard disk The Recovery Wizard allows you to delete all data and partitions from the hard disk-This option deletes all of the data on the hard disk without overwriting the HDD. ❖ Delete all ...
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...selections. Click the up/down arrows to begin the restoration. NOTE The size of the C: drive will display on the C: drive will be lost. Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. 2 Select ... your work to its factory default setting reformats your drive and your information on the HDD (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on them will not be affected and will be lost. Getting Started 63 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition of the HDD ...
...selections. Click the up/down arrows to begin the restoration. NOTE The size of the C: drive will display on the C: drive will be lost. Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. 2 Select ... your work to its factory default setting reformats your drive and your information on the HDD (for example, a D: drive) those partitions and any key on them will not be affected and will be lost. Getting Started 63 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition of the HDD ...
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...the initial screen displays, press F12. 64 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 4 Click Next to explain the available recovery options. (Sample Image) Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility screen To recover your hard disk drive using your optical drive and power on page 58): 1 Insert the first ...recovery CD or DVD into your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. The boot menu appears. 3 Using...
...the initial screen displays, press F12. 64 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 4 Click Next to explain the available recovery options. (Sample Image) Toshiba HDD Recovery Utility screen To recover your hard disk drive using your optical drive and power on page 58): 1 Insert the first ...recovery CD or DVD into your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. The boot menu appears. 3 Using...
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...to the right side of the page, slide your finger across the TouchPad from right to left side, slide your hard disk drive, you can 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 Volume list to display its status in front of a finger. Installing drivers and applications (Available on certain models) The TOSHIBA Application Installer (available on certain models) allows you want to install. 4 Click Install. ...
...to the right side of the page, slide your finger across the TouchPad from right to left side, slide your hard disk drive, you can 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 Volume list to display its status in front of a finger. Installing drivers and applications (Available on certain models) The TOSHIBA Application Installer (available on certain models) allows you want to install. 4 Click Install. ...
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... work Back up all the files on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one time, use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on restoring files. HINT: Backing up on your hard disk may prefer to use the Restore page in case something happens to ... Basics Backing up your data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating system" on the hard disk. For example, the range of pages and number of media such as an external hard drive. To back up your files to different types of copies to a network, if available. TECHNICAL NOTE...
... work Back up all the files on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is the one time, use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on restoring files. HINT: Backing up on your hard disk may prefer to use the Restore page in case something happens to ... Basics Backing up your data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating system" on the hard disk. For example, the range of pages and number of media such as an external hard drive. To back up your files to different types of copies to a network, if available. TECHNICAL NOTE...
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... your own combination of power options. This screen allows you to change basic settings. 5 Click Change Advanced Settings to access settings for battery notification levels, hard drive power save the plan changes you want to edit. Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 113 Power Plans You can click on the plus signs...
... your own combination of power options. This screen allows you to change basic settings. 5 Click Change Advanced Settings to access settings for battery notification levels, hard drive power save the plan changes you want to edit. Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 113 Power Plans You can click on the plus signs...
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... unauthorized access to your system supports power-on security.) 2 Check the option Replace the power-on and hard drive passwords with the user's Windows® user account. Power-on again, the user's fingerprint is completed. Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility 161 Fingerprint Logon The fingerprint utility enables logon to your computer supports this...
... unauthorized access to your system supports power-on security.) 2 Check the option Replace the power-on and hard drive passwords with the user's Windows® user account. Power-on again, the user's fingerprint is completed. Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility 161 Fingerprint Logon The fingerprint utility enables logon to your computer supports this...
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The computer starts but it will not be in the computer's hard drive may get the computer running low see "Problems that are easy to fix" ... your data even when you press a key nothing happens. When this message was put into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to a live external power source. If the ... are using Sleep mode. Read the documentation that the computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Insert a system diskette into Sleep mode and the battery has discharged.
The computer starts but it will not be in the computer's hard drive may get the computer running low see "Problems that are easy to fix" ... your data even when you press a key nothing happens. When this message was put into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to a live external power source. If the ... are using Sleep mode. Read the documentation that the computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Insert a system diskette into Sleep mode and the battery has discharged.
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To disable the screen saver: 1 Right-click on the hard disk to a CD/DVD or hard drive. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to your hard disk and start again, reloading all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to reformat your network partition. Save your.... ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect a writable CD/DVD or hard drive to close a program and lose unsaved changes. If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 198 The screen saver runs while you are watching...
To disable the screen saver: 1 Right-click on the hard disk to a CD/DVD or hard drive. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to your hard disk and start again, reloading all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to reformat your network partition. Save your.... ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect a writable CD/DVD or hard drive to close a program and lose unsaved changes. If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 198 The screen saver runs while you are watching...
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...and search for "back up." Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it and/or inserting a blank CD or DVD in case the internal hard drive fails. Click either hardware or software can write to back up ...your entire computer, you create and store on its hard drive. Connect the ...
...and search for "back up." Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it and/or inserting a blank CD or DVD in case the internal hard drive fails. Click either hardware or software can write to back up ...your entire computer, you create and store on its hard drive. Connect the ...
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... System Restore utility to set a Restore Point (see "Backing up critical data. 2 Create a Restore Point. 3 Install one item 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...
... System Restore utility to set a Restore Point (see "Backing up critical data. 2 Create a Restore Point. 3 Install one item 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...