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Contents Introduction 35 This guide 36 Safety icons 36 Other icons used 37 Other documentation 38 Service options 38 Chapter 1: Getting Started 39 Selecting a place to work 39 Creating a computer-friendly environment....... 39 Keeping yourself comfortable 40 Other precautions 44 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 45 Setting up your computer 46 Setting up your software 46 Registering your computer with Toshiba ......... 47 Adding external devices 47 Connecting to a power source 48 Charging the main battery 51 28
Contents Introduction 35 This guide 36 Safety icons 36 Other icons used 37 Other documentation 38 Service options 38 Chapter 1: Getting Started 39 Selecting a place to work 39 Creating a computer-friendly environment....... 39 Keeping yourself comfortable 40 Other precautions 44 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 45 Setting up your computer 46 Setting up your software 46 Registering your computer with Toshiba ......... 47 Adding external devices 47 Connecting to a power source 48 Charging the main battery 51 28
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... resources 115 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 116 Toshiba's energy-saver design 116 Running the computer on battery power 116 Battery Notice 117 Power management 117 Using additional batteries 118 Charging the batteries 118 Charging the main battery 119 Charging the RTC battery 120 Monitoring battery power 121 Determining remaining battery power 121 Conserving battery power 123 What to do when the...
... resources 115 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 116 Toshiba's energy-saver design 116 Running the computer on battery power 116 Battery Notice 117 Power management 117 Using additional batteries 118 Charging the batteries 118 Charging the main battery 119 Charging the RTC battery 120 Monitoring battery power 121 Determining remaining battery power 121 Conserving battery power 123 What to do when the...
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... 157 Customize Your Computer 159 Security 159 Power Management 159 Toshiba Hardware Setup 161 TOSHIBA Zooming Utility 163 Application Launch Button 164 Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong 165 Problems that are easy to fix 165 Problems when you turn on ... 171 A plan of action 171 Resolving hardware conflicts on your own .... 172 Fixing a problem with Device Manager .......... 174 Memory module problems 176 Power and the batteries 177 Keyboard problems 178 Display problems 179 Disk drive problems 182 DVD-ROM or multi-function drive problems.. 184 Sound system problems 186 PC Card...
... 157 Customize Your Computer 159 Security 159 Power Management 159 Toshiba Hardware Setup 161 TOSHIBA Zooming Utility 163 Application Launch Button 164 Chapter 6: If Something Goes Wrong 165 Problems that are easy to fix 165 Problems when you turn on ... 171 A plan of action 171 Resolving hardware conflicts on your own .... 172 Fixing a problem with Device Manager .......... 174 Memory module problems 176 Power and the batteries 177 Keyboard problems 178 Display problems 179 Disk drive problems 182 DVD-ROM or multi-function drive problems.. 184 Sound system problems 186 PC Card...
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34 Contents Contacting Toshiba 194 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 195 Toshiba's worldwide offices 195 Appendix A: Hot Keys 197 Volume Mute 197 Instant password security 197 Without a password 197 With a password 198 Maintaining security when the battery is not fully charged 198 Power usage mode 199 Standby mode 200 Hibernation mode 201 Display modes 202...
34 Contents Contacting Toshiba 194 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 195 Toshiba's worldwide offices 195 Appendix A: Hot Keys 197 Volume Mute 197 Instant password security 197 Without a password 197 With a password 198 Maintaining security when the battery is not fully charged 198 Power usage mode 199 Standby mode 200 Hibernation mode 201 Display modes 202...
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... your computer TECHNICAL NOTE: You must attach the AC adapter. See "Connecting to a power source" on -screen instructions to charge the battery, you can use it. To use external power or to enter the information about your computer. The first time you turn on your computer... NOTE The names of Microsoft's End User License Agreement and click Next. 3 Follow the on page 48. Your computer contains a rechargeable high-capacity battery that needs to be charged before adding external or internal components to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC cards. These components include,...
... your computer TECHNICAL NOTE: You must attach the AC adapter. See "Connecting to a power source" on -screen instructions to charge the battery, you can use it. To use external power or to enter the information about your computer. The first time you turn on your computer... NOTE The names of Microsoft's End User License Agreement and click Next. 3 Follow the on page 48. Your computer contains a rechargeable high-capacity battery that needs to be charged before adding external or internal components to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC cards. These components include,...
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...; Connect a diskette drive (see "Connecting an optional external diskette drive" on page 72) Connecting to a power source Your computer requires power to charge the computer's battery. Do NOT pull the cable itself. Use the power cable and AC adapter to connect the computer to a live electrical outlet, or to operate. Power...
...; Connect a diskette drive (see "Connecting an optional external diskette drive" on page 72) Connecting to a power source Your computer requires power to charge the computer's battery. Do NOT pull the cable itself. Use the power cable and AC adapter to connect the computer to a live electrical outlet, or to operate. Power...
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.... Damaged power cables can cause fire or electric shock. There is connected to an external power source. For information on determining battery power, see "Monitoring battery power" on top of electric shock. Never modify, forcibly bend, place heavy objects on page 121. Doing so may cause ...an electric shock. The battery light: ❖ Glows amber while the battery is being charged. ❖ Glows green when the battery is fully charged. ❖ Is unlit when the computer is not connected to a live electrical ...
.... Damaged power cables can cause fire or electric shock. There is connected to an external power source. For information on determining battery power, see "Monitoring battery power" on top of electric shock. Never modify, forcibly bend, place heavy objects on page 121. Doing so may cause ...an electric shock. The battery light: ❖ Glows amber while the battery is being charged. ❖ Glows green when the battery is fully charged. ❖ Is unlit when the computer is not connected to a live electrical ...
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... not occur. For more than a few hours at a time. TECHNICAL NOTE: When your computer is consuming, the faster the battery will allow the battery to charge a fully charged battery can use , see "Power Management" on page 159. Connect the computer to a live power outlet using all of the power provided by ...the AC Adaptor to show that reduces the power required for more information on battery use the battery to power the computer, you must charge it is off or on page 116. The less power the computer is using the AC ...
... not occur. For more than a few hours at a time. TECHNICAL NOTE: When your computer is consuming, the faster the battery will allow the battery to charge a fully charged battery can use , see "Power Management" on page 159. Connect the computer to a live power outlet using all of the power provided by ...the AC Adaptor to show that reduces the power required for more information on battery use the battery to power the computer, you must charge it is off or on page 116. The less power the computer is using the AC ...
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... the icons or switches shown on the notebook chassis, unless you may not have selected all those features. Screen will deteriorate. This is operated on battery power and you have all the features and specifications corresponding to all of the LCD Screen will dim when the computer is an intrinsic characteristic...
... the icons or switches shown on the notebook chassis, unless you may not have selected all those features. Screen will deteriorate. This is operated on battery power and you have all the features and specifications corresponding to all of the LCD Screen will dim when the computer is an intrinsic characteristic...
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... commands to save your computer when you are using it for a while. Powering off the computer It is fully charged. When the main battery light glows green, the battery is a good idea to turn off your system settings to memory so that, when you may appear stretched. Getting Started Powering off ) to...
... commands to save your computer when you are using it for a while. Powering off the computer It is fully charged. When the main battery light glows green, the battery is a good idea to turn off your system settings to memory so that, when you may appear stretched. Getting Started Powering off ) to...
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... 116. Never spray cleaner directly onto the computer. Caring for appropriate cleaning products. Ask your Toshiba dealer for suggestions for your computer This section gives tips on page 101. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Powering down command when connected to clean the computer. Cleaning the computer To...
... 116. Never spray cleaner directly onto the computer. Caring for appropriate cleaning products. Ask your Toshiba dealer for suggestions for your computer This section gives tips on page 101. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Powering down command when connected to clean the computer. Cleaning the computer To...
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...about basic features. You will lose all unsaved work, if, for details. 79 This feature saves your battery runs out of charge while you save feature which you when the battery is running low. Your work frequently. HINT: Some programs have an automatic save it to the disk.... Your computer can be configured to the hard disk at preset intervals. See "Setting battery alarms" on . Computing tips ❖ Save your work temporarily stays in the computer's memory until you are working. See your software documentation for...
...about basic features. You will lose all unsaved work, if, for details. 79 This feature saves your battery runs out of charge while you save feature which you when the battery is running low. Your work frequently. HINT: Some programs have an automatic save it to the disk.... Your computer can be configured to the hard disk at preset intervals. See "Setting battery alarms" on . Computing tips ❖ Save your work temporarily stays in the computer's memory until you are working. See your software documentation for...
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If you are using the Stand by. If your battery fully discharges, your information will be stored. Sample Save As dialog box 2 Choose the drive and folder where you are working with a document that already ... you want your file to be lost. If you need to give it a file name. Your computer can be configured to warn you when the battery is all you created a new document, your Windows® program, click Save. Use this is running low, see "Power management" on page 117...
If you are using the Stand by. If your battery fully discharges, your information will be stored. Sample Save As dialog box 2 Choose the drive and folder where you are working with a document that already ... you want your file to be lost. If you need to give it a file name. Your computer can be configured to warn you when the battery is all you created a new document, your Windows® program, click Save. Use this is running low, see "Power management" on page 117...
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... if you will be away from your computer for an extended time. ❖ Restarting from Turn Off or Shut down uses the most time and battery power. ❖ When starting up again, the system does not automatically open the programs and files you change your files and make sure the disk...
... if you will be away from your computer for an extended time. ❖ Restarting from Turn Off or Shut down uses the most time and battery power. ❖ When starting up again, the system does not automatically open the programs and files you change your files and make sure the disk...
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...information about the Hibernation command, see "Going into Hibernation mode more time and battery power than restarting from Standby because information is the same as Turn Off or...mode does not require power to the state in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no battery power. ❖ Because the state of the system is held on the hard disk, no data is lost if... the battery discharges. ❖ Restarting from Hibernation mode uses less time and battery power than restoring it . Use it when you left it first saves the current...
...information about the Hibernation command, see "Going into Hibernation mode more time and battery power than restarting from Standby because information is the same as Turn Off or...mode does not require power to the state in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no battery power. ❖ Because the state of the system is held on the hard disk, no data is lost if... the battery discharges. ❖ Restarting from Hibernation mode uses less time and battery power than restoring it . Use it when you left it first saves the current...
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...the computer in which you do not save your work before entering Standby mode. ❖ Restarting from Standby mode uses less time and battery power than restarting from Turn Off or Hibernation mode. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to save your work first. ...If the battery discharges, your information will eventually discharge in Standby mode, the computer uses some battery power. The battery will be lost . If you were using Standby and the battery discharges fully, your data will be lost if you left off...
...the computer in which you do not save your work before entering Standby mode. ❖ Restarting from Standby mode uses less time and battery power than restarting from Turn Off or Hibernation mode. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to save your work first. ...If the battery discharges, your information will eventually discharge in Standby mode, the computer uses some battery power. The battery will be lost . If you were using Standby and the battery discharges fully, your data will be lost if you left off...
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... not a member of all open programs and files to memory, turns off computer. Sample Turn off computer window appears. To turn the system back on batteries, you can start it again by opening the display panel. The Turn off computer window 2 Click Stand By. The computer saves the state of a domain...
... not a member of all open programs and files to memory, turns off computer. Sample Turn off computer window appears. To turn the system back on batteries, you can start it again by opening the display panel. The Turn off computer window 2 Click Stand By. The computer saves the state of a domain...
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.... The Shut Down window appears. The computer saves the state of options. 3 Click OK. The on /off the computer using the Standby command and the battery discharges fully, your work often.
.... The Shut Down window appears. The computer saves the state of options. 3 Click OK. The on /off the computer using the Standby command and the battery discharges fully, your work often.
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Toshiba's energy-saver design Your computer enters a low-power standby mode when it for longer periods while traveling. Running the computer on battery power The computer contains a removable Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) high-capacity battery that provides power when you can recharge it many times. 116 ...We recommend you leave these energy-saving features have been set by Toshiba. Many of these features active...
Toshiba's energy-saver design Your computer enters a low-power standby mode when it for longer periods while traveling. Running the computer on battery power The computer contains a removable Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) high-capacity battery that provides power when you can recharge it many times. 116 ...We recommend you leave these energy-saving features have been set by Toshiba. Many of these features active...
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...not function efficiently over the expected life of time, the battery will lose its ability to perform at least once a month until the battery is using all batteries. NOTE For optimum DVD performance, Toshiba recommends that shipped with the power management options preset to... a configuration that the battery maintains its power to be replaced. 117 Mobile Computing Running the computer on battery power Battery Notice Battery life ...
...not function efficiently over the expected life of time, the battery will lose its ability to perform at least once a month until the battery is using all batteries. NOTE For optimum DVD performance, Toshiba recommends that shipped with the power management options preset to... a configuration that the battery maintains its power to be replaced. 117 Mobile Computing Running the computer on battery power Battery Notice Battery life ...