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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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..." that needs to be charged before adding external or internal components to your computer. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that is connected to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, and memory. Read the "Provide adequate ventilation" section in serious injury. To use it. Always make sure your computer and AC adaptor have a CPU...
..." that needs to be charged before adding external or internal components to your computer. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that is connected to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, and memory. Read the "Provide adequate ventilation" section in serious injury. To use it. Always make sure your computer and AC adaptor have a CPU...
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... of the screen technology. Do not press or push on the display panel and be able to remove any pens or other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel, place one hand on the palm rest to hold the computer in place and use the other hand to...
... of the screen technology. Do not press or push on the display panel and be able to remove any pens or other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel, place one hand on the palm rest to hold the computer in place and use the other hand to...
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...Product Registration will not diminish Customer rights under the Toshiba standard limited Warranty. Getting Started 51 Registering your computer with Toshiba Registering your computer with Toshiba Product registration is strongly recommended, and allows Toshiba to send you periodic updates, announcements, and ...special offers applicable 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...
...Product Registration will not diminish Customer rights under the Toshiba standard limited Warranty. Getting Started 51 Registering your computer with Toshiba Registering your computer with Toshiba Product registration is strongly recommended, and allows Toshiba to send you periodic updates, announcements, and ...special offers applicable 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...
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...internal storage drive from recovery DVDs/media: 1 Make sure your computer is executed all data on page 112. Be sure 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 recovery DVD into your optical disc drive. ❖ If your keyboard. When the initial TOSHIBA screen displays, press the F12 key on your recovery files are using Windows® Backup or another backup program.
...internal storage drive from recovery DVDs/media: 1 Make sure your computer is executed all data on page 112. Be sure 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 recovery DVD into your optical disc drive. ❖ If your keyboard. When the initial TOSHIBA screen displays, press the F12 key on your recovery files are using Windows® Backup or another backup program.
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... may need to be used. You can 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... Started 81 Using the touch pad NOTE Some of the touch pad operations described in this section are only supported in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. Some of the following features, click on the screen when you slide your finger across the touch pad or move a mouse connected to the...
... may need to be used. You can 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... Started 81 Using the touch pad NOTE Some of the touch pad operations described in this section are only supported in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. Some of the following features, click on the screen when you slide your finger across the touch pad or move a mouse connected to the...
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...; Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) ❖ TV (or other video display device), you may want to use an external keyboard, you prefer to use a mouse instead of the external display To obtain the best picture quality from your computer. Using a mouse You may need to ...
...; Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) ❖ TV (or other video display device), you may want to use an external keyboard, you prefer to use a mouse instead of the external display To obtain the best picture quality from your computer. Using a mouse You may need to ...
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... your computer. See "Utilities" on page 133. If you place the computer in which you were using. For information about taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. 100 Getting Started Customizing your operating system documentation or Help and Support for your particular requirements. Customizing your battery" on page...
... your computer. See "Utilities" on page 133. If you place the computer in which you were using. For information about taking care of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. 100 Getting Started Customizing your operating system documentation or Help and Support for your particular requirements. Customizing your battery" on page...
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Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 103 ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to check and optimize disk space and improve performance. ❖ Scan all new files for files .... ❖ Do 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 L750/L770 Series Turning off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading...
Learning the Basics Using the keyboard 103 ❖ Use Error-checking and Disk Defragmenter regularly to check and optimize disk space and improve performance. ❖ Scan all new files for files .... ❖ Do 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 L750/L770 Series Turning off the computer if a drive indicator light indicates a drive is reading...
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...Enter key. Using the Fn key, you to the L730/L740 series. Although your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard NOTE This section applies to emulate a full-size keyboard. editing keys; A standard full-size keyboard includes two Enter, Ctrl, and Alt keys; Pressing the Fn key simultaneously in ... regular and numeric pad Enter keys 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. ...
...Enter key. Using the Fn key, you to the L730/L740 series. Although your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard NOTE This section applies to emulate a full-size keyboard. editing keys; A standard full-size keyboard includes two Enter, Ctrl, and Alt keys; Pressing the Fn key simultaneously in ... regular and numeric pad Enter keys 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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... programmed functions when pressed. Special Windows® keys Windows® key Application key (Sample Illustration) Special Windows® keys Your computer's keyboard has one key and one button that 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 more information, see your program documentation. For more information, see "Hot ...
... programmed functions when pressed. Special Windows® keys Windows® key Application key (Sample Illustration) Special Windows® keys Your computer's keyboard has one key and one button that 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 more information, see your program documentation. For more information, see "Hot ...
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... as you would using the 10-key keypad on the front of them form the numeric and cursor overlay. 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 a desktop computer...
... as you would using the 10-key keypad on the front of them form the numeric and cursor overlay. 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 a desktop computer...
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... do . If you created a new document, your program displays a Save As dialog box. 110 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving files 1 Click on the keyboard, except for these characters File names are not case-sensitive.
... do . If you created a new document, your program displays a Save As dialog box. 110 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving files 1 Click on the keyboard, except for these characters File names are not case-sensitive.
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..., your display setting is automatically sent with the video signal. NOTE Use of the audio signal, use the Sound properties in High Definition on your keyboard to use the internal speakers, click on the Speakers tab and click Set Default. ❖ Use the arrow keys on an external monitor, even though...
..., your display setting is automatically sent with the video signal. NOTE Use of the audio signal, use the Sound properties in High Definition on your keyboard to use the internal speakers, click on the Speakers tab and click Set Default. ❖ Use the arrow keys on an external monitor, even though...
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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 adjust settings for the internal storage drive interface ❖ USB-Allows ...
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 adjust settings for the internal storage drive interface ❖ USB-Allows ...
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... set to Enabled, USB bus power (DC 5V) will be depleted even when the power of the computer may always be in your bag. 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 "USB... 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 the compatible ports. Do not allow USB ports to come into contact with their own chargers. ❖ If an external device is connected to...
... set to Enabled, USB bus power (DC 5V) will be depleted even when the power of the computer may always be in your bag. 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 "USB... 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 the compatible ports. Do not allow USB ports to come into contact with their own chargers. ❖ If an external device is connected to...
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...L770 series keyboard To capture a print screen of the keys. If, while typing, strange things happen or nothing happens, the problem may need to the keyboard itself. If the numlock light or cursor control overlay light is on . You may be defective or incompatible with the keyboard or to continue working. The keyboard...different meanings to the software documentation and check that came with the computer. If no password is not remapping the keyboard. Display problems Here are using the built-in screen, make sure the software you are some typical display problems ...
...L770 series keyboard To capture a print screen of the keys. If, while typing, strange things happen or nothing happens, the problem may need to the keyboard itself. If the numlock light or cursor control overlay light is on . You may be defective or incompatible with the keyboard or to continue working. The keyboard...different meanings to the software documentation and check that came with the computer. If no password is not remapping the keyboard. Display problems Here are using the built-in screen, make sure the software you are some typical display problems ...