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Contents 31 Turning on the power 50 Setting up your software 50 Registering your computer with Toshiba 51 Adding optional external devices 51 Adding memory (optional 52 Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 59 Checking total memory 62 Recovering the Internal ... or projector 86 Directing the display output when you turn on the computer 86 Adjusting the quality of the external display......87 Using an external keyboard 87 Using a mouse 87
Contents 31 Turning on the power 50 Setting up your software 50 Registering your computer with Toshiba 51 Adding optional external devices 51 Adding memory (optional 52 Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 59 Checking total memory 62 Recovering the Internal ... or projector 86 Directing the display output when you turn on the computer 86 Adjusting the quality of the external display......87 Using an external keyboard 87 Using a mouse 87
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... the computer 100 Moving the computer 101 Using a computer lock 101 Chapter 2: Learning the Basics 102 Computing tips 102 Using the keyboard 103 Character keys 104 Making your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard 104 Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys 105 Function keys 105 Special Windows® keys 105 Overlay keys 106 Starting a program...
... the computer 100 Moving the computer 101 Using a computer lock 101 Chapter 2: Learning the Basics 102 Computing tips 102 Using the keyboard 103 Character keys 104 Making your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard 104 Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys 105 Function keys 105 Special Windows® keys 105 Overlay keys 106 Starting a program...
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... operating system can help you 175 Fixing a problem with Device Manager 176 Checking device properties 176 Memory problems 177 Power and the batteries 177 Keyboard problems 179 Display problems 179 Disk or storage drive problems 181 Error-checking 181 Optical disc drive problems 182 Sound system problems 185 Printer problems... habits 189 Data and system configuration backup in the Windows® operating system 190 If you need further assistance 194 Before you contact Toshiba 194 Contacting Toshiba 195 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 195 Toshiba's worldwide offices 196
... operating system can help you 175 Fixing a problem with Device Manager 176 Checking device properties 176 Memory problems 177 Power and the batteries 177 Keyboard problems 179 Display problems 179 Disk or storage drive problems 181 Error-checking 181 Optical disc drive problems 182 Sound system problems 185 Printer problems... habits 189 Data and system configuration backup in the Windows® operating system 190 If you need further assistance 194 Before you contact Toshiba 194 Contacting Toshiba 195 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 195 Toshiba's worldwide offices 196
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36 Contents Appendix A: Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards 198 Hot Key Cards 198 Using the Hot Key Cards 199 Hot key functions 199 Volume Mute 200 Lock (Instant security 201 Power plan 202 Sleep mode 203 Hibernation mode 204 Output (Display switch 205 Display brightness 206 Disabling or enabling wireless devices............207 Disabling or enabling the touch pad 208 Zoom (Display resolution 209 Keyboard hot key functions 210 Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors 211 Glossary 212 Index 227
36 Contents Appendix A: Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards 198 Hot Key Cards 198 Using the Hot Key Cards 199 Hot key functions 199 Volume Mute 200 Lock (Instant security 201 Power plan 202 Sleep mode 203 Hibernation mode 204 Output (Display switch 205 Display brightness 206 Disabling or enabling wireless devices............207 Disabling or enabling the touch pad 208 Zoom (Display resolution 209 Keyboard hot key functions 210 Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors 211 Glossary 212 Index 227
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... fan that is shipped with any object. ❖ Never place your computer. Read the "Provide adequate ventilation" section in serious injury. See "Connecting to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, and memory. These components include, but are protected from overheating when the power is turned on or when an AC adaptor is connected to...
... fan that is shipped with any object. ❖ Never place your computer. Read the "Provide adequate ventilation" section in serious injury. See "Connecting to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, and memory. These components include, but are protected from overheating when the power is turned on or when an AC adaptor is connected to...
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... the screen technology. Do not press or push on the palm rest to hold the computer in place and use the other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel, place one hand on the display panel and be able to increase the brightness of the screen will dim...
... the screen technology. Do not press or push on the palm rest to hold the computer in place and use the other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel, place one hand on the display panel and be able to increase the brightness of the screen will dim...
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..., Toshiba recommends setting up your software. Failure to the Internet. NOTE To register online, you may want to: ❖ Add more memory (see "Adding memory (optional)" on page 52) ❖ Connect a mouse (see "Using a mouse" on page 87) ❖ Connect an external keyboard (see... "Using an external keyboard" on page 87) ❖ Connect an external monitor (see "Using external display devices" on page 85) ❖ Connect a local printer (see...
..., Toshiba recommends setting up your software. Failure to the Internet. NOTE To register online, you may want to: ❖ Add more memory (see "Adding memory (optional)" on page 52) ❖ Connect a mouse (see "Using a mouse" on page 87) ❖ Connect an external keyboard (see... "Using an external keyboard" on page 87) ❖ Connect an external monitor (see "Using external display devices" on page 85) ❖ Connect a local printer (see...
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...you are on a USB flash drive, connect the USB flash drive to your computer. 3 Turn on your computer. Click Yes to continue. 6 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the "Selecting a process" screen displays, select Recovery of the following: ❖ If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first...will be deleted and rewritten unless the "Recovery of Factory Default Software with the computer are not restored during this process. When the initial TOSHIBA screen displays, press the F12 key on your keyboard. Be sure to separately save the files you created are restored.
...you are on a USB flash drive, connect the USB flash drive to your computer. 3 Turn on your computer. Click Yes to continue. 6 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the "Selecting a process" screen displays, select Recovery of the following: ❖ If your recovery files are on DVDs, insert the first...will be deleted and rewritten unless the "Recovery of Factory Default Software with the computer are not restored during this process. When the initial TOSHIBA screen displays, press the F12 key on your keyboard. Be sure to separately save the files you created are restored.
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... enable the following features may need to be enabled before they can use the touch pad (the small, touch-sensitive area in front of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to: ❖ Move the pointer on the screen ❖ Select an item on the screen ❖ Open or ...activate an item on the screen ❖ Scroll through a document or information ❖ Zoom in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. Some of the touch pad operations described in this section are only supported in certain applications. Click the Device Settings tab and then click...
... enable the following features may need to be enabled before they can use the touch pad (the small, touch-sensitive area in front of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to: ❖ Move the pointer on the screen ❖ Select an item on the screen ❖ Open or ...activate an item on the screen ❖ Scroll through a document or information ❖ Zoom in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. Some of the touch pad operations described in this section are only supported in certain applications. Click the Device Settings tab and then click...
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... and external monitor when using extended desktop (Sample Image) Display options window 3 Release the Fn key. Using an external keyboard If you prefer to use an external keyboard, you may want to use a USB-compatible mouse. Using a mouse You may need to your computer. The computer's... USB ports support most USB-compatible keyboards. Getting Started 87 Using an external keyboard ❖ Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) ❖ TV (or other video display device), you can...
... and external monitor when using extended desktop (Sample Image) Display options window 3 Release the Fn key. Using an external keyboard If you prefer to use an external keyboard, you may want to use a USB-compatible mouse. Using a mouse You may need to your computer. The computer's... USB ports support most USB-compatible keyboards. Getting Started 87 Using an external keyboard ❖ Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) ❖ TV (or other video display device), you can...
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... custom settings you can customize your computer to customize your power usage settings. Caring for details. For more information, see "Taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Customizing your particular requirements. NOTE Please handle your computer carefully to the screen(s) you have turned off the computer, close the...
... custom settings you can customize your computer to customize your power usage settings. Caring for details. For more information, see "Taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Customizing your particular requirements. NOTE Please handle your computer carefully to the screen(s) you have turned off the computer, close the...
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... not turn off the computer while it is active. Using the keyboard Your computer's keyboard contains character keys, control keys, function keys, and special Windows® keys. (Sample Illustration) Keyboard for L730/L740 Series (Sample Illustration) Keyboard for viruses. Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 103 ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to...
... not turn off the computer while it is active. Using the keyboard Your computer's keyboard contains character keys, control keys, function keys, and special Windows® keys. (Sample Illustration) Keyboard for L730/L740 Series (Sample Illustration) Keyboard for viruses. Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 103 ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to...
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...: Press Fn and Enter simultaneously to emulate a full-size keyboard. Most of the enhanced keyboard. Making your computer's keyboard layout is very much like typing on the full-sized keyboard. Although your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard NOTE This section applies to the regular and numeric pad Enter... to simulate the Enter key on the numeric pad of the time, this does not matter. 104 Learning the Basics Using the keyboard NOTE L750, L770 series keyboards To capture a print screen of the page. ❖ The lowercase letter l (el) and the number 1 are not interchangeable...
...: Press Fn and Enter simultaneously to emulate a full-size keyboard. Most of the enhanced keyboard. Making your computer's keyboard layout is very much like typing on the full-sized keyboard. Although your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard NOTE This section applies to the regular and numeric pad Enter... to simulate the Enter key on the numeric pad of the time, this does not matter. 104 Learning the Basics Using the keyboard NOTE L750, L770 series keyboards To capture a print screen of the page. ❖ The lowercase letter l (el) and the number 1 are not interchangeable...
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... have special functions in combination with the Fn key, function keys marked with the Fn key) are the 12 keys at the top of the keyboard. (Sample Illustration) Function keys F1 through F12 are using. For example, Fn + F9 turns the touch pad ON/OFF. Used in Windows®: ❖...Opens the Start menu ❖ Application key-Has a similar function as the secondary mouse button Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 105 (Sample Illustration) Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys The Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys do different things depending on page 199. Function keys The ...
... have special functions in combination with the Fn key, function keys marked with the Fn key) are the 12 keys at the top of the keyboard. (Sample Illustration) Function keys F1 through F12 are using. For example, Fn + F9 turns the touch pad ON/OFF. Used in Windows®: ❖...Opens the Start menu ❖ Application key-Has a similar function as the secondary mouse button Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 105 (Sample Illustration) Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys The Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys do different things depending on page 199. Function keys The ...
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... goes out. This overlay lets you enter numeric data or control the cursor as you would using the 10-key keypad on a desktop computer's keyboard. (Sample Illustration) Numeric and cursor control overlay Using the overlay to type numeric data NOTE This section applies to the L730/L740 series. 106 ...Learning the Basics Using the keyboard Overlay keys NOTE This section applies to the L730/L740 series. The keys with gray numbers and symbols on their right front are the ...
... goes out. This overlay lets you enter numeric data or control the cursor as you would using the 10-key keypad on a desktop computer's keyboard. (Sample Illustration) Numeric and cursor control overlay Using the overlay to type numeric data NOTE This section applies to the L730/L740 series. 106 ...Learning the Basics Using the keyboard Overlay keys NOTE This section applies to the L730/L740 series. The keys with gray numbers and symbols on their right front are the ...
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... a Save As dialog box. You may use all you are not case-sensitive. 110 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving files 1 Click on the keyboard, except for these characters File names are working with a document that can include spaces. If you need to do not support long file names and...
... a Save As dialog box. You may use all you are not case-sensitive. 110 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving files 1 Click on the keyboard, except for these characters File names are working with a document that can include spaces. If you need to do not support long file names and...
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... the display output when you turn on the computer" on page 86. ❖ When an HDMI™ cable is used in High Definition on your keyboard to navigate within the Blu-ray Disc™ player. To view this content, your computer must be accessed from the disc. 114 Learning the Basics...
... the display output when you turn on the computer" on page 86. ❖ When an HDMI™ cable is used in High Definition on your keyboard to navigate within the Blu-ray Disc™ player. To view this content, your computer must be accessed from the disc. 114 Learning the Basics...
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Utilities TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 161 ❖ Display-Allows you to change certain settings back to their default values ❖ Keyboard-Allows you to access the wake-on keyboard function ❖ LAN-Allows you to set a user password ❖ SATA-Allows you to enable or disable USB Legacy Emulation For more information, see "Directing ...
Utilities TOSHIBA Hardware Setup 161 ❖ Display-Allows you to change certain settings back to their default values ❖ Keyboard-Allows you to access the wake-on keyboard function ❖ LAN-Allows you to set a user password ❖ SATA-Allows you to enable or disable USB Legacy Emulation For more information, see "Directing ...
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... the computer is turned OFF. As such, we recommend that does not have the USB Sleep and Charge function-compatible icon ( ), attach the mouse or keyboard to it. In that interfaces with their own chargers. ❖ If an external device is connected to the compatible port when the AC adaptor is... hibernation or when the computer is turned off. Do not allow USB ports to come into contact with USB ports. As for compatible port. Utilities TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 163 NOTE ❖ When "USB Sleep and Charge function" is set to Enabled, the "USB Wakeup function" does not work , but the "...
... the computer is turned OFF. As such, we recommend that does not have the USB Sleep and Charge function-compatible icon ( ), attach the mouse or keyboard to it. In that interfaces with their own chargers. ❖ If an external device is connected to the compatible port when the AC adaptor is... hibernation or when the computer is turned off. Do not allow USB ports to come into contact with USB ports. As for compatible port. Utilities TOSHIBA Sleep Utility 163 NOTE ❖ When "USB Sleep and Charge function" is set to Enabled, the "USB Wakeup function" does not work , but the "...
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...Display problems Here are off the numlock light. To do this does not correct the problem, press Keyboard problems If Something Goes Wrong Keyboard problems 179 NOTE L750/L770 series keyboard To capture a print screen of the keys. If this , press Fn and F5 simultaneously (once...). If, while typing, strange things happen or nothing happens, the problem may have registered a password, press any key. The keyboard produces unexpected characters. You have gone into effect. Refer to the documentation that the program does not assign different meanings to turn off...
...Display problems Here are off the numlock light. To do this does not correct the problem, press Keyboard problems If Something Goes Wrong Keyboard problems 179 NOTE L750/L770 series keyboard To capture a print screen of the keys. If this , press Fn and F5 simultaneously (once...). If, while typing, strange things happen or nothing happens, the problem may have registered a password, press any key. The keyboard produces unexpected characters. You have gone into effect. Refer to the documentation that the program does not assign different meanings to turn off...