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Contents 31 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 103 Toshiba's energy-saver design 103 Running the computer on battery power 103 Battery Notice 104 Power management 105 Using additional batteries 105 Charging batteries 105 Charging the main battery 106 Charging the RTC battery 106 Monitoring main battery power 107 Determining remaining battery power 109 What to...
Contents 31 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 103 Toshiba's energy-saver design 103 Running the computer on battery power 103 Battery Notice 104 Power management 105 Using additional batteries 105 Charging batteries 105 Charging the main battery 106 Charging the RTC battery 106 Monitoring main battery power 107 Determining remaining battery power 109 What to...
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...(see "Using a mouse" on page 71) ❖ Connect a full-size keyboard (see "Using an external keyboard" on page 71) ❖ Connect an external monitor (see "Using external display devices" on page 69) ❖ Connect a local printer (see "Connecting a printer" on page 71) ❖ Connect an optional external...®" on page 132) NOTE To register online, you must be completed by either visiting the Toshiba Web site at http://www.register.toshiba.com, or by double-clicking the Toshiba Resources icon on page 44. See "Setting up your software. Failure to your product. Adding optional...
...(see "Using a mouse" on page 71) ❖ Connect a full-size keyboard (see "Using an external keyboard" on page 71) ❖ Connect an external monitor (see "Using external display devices" on page 69) ❖ Connect a local printer (see "Connecting a printer" on page 71) ❖ Connect an optional external...®" on page 132) NOTE To register online, you must be completed by either visiting the Toshiba Web site at http://www.register.toshiba.com, or by double-clicking the Toshiba Resources icon on page 44. See "Setting up your software. Failure to your product. Adding optional...
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... devices Your computer comes with display options. 5 Select the settings you desire and click Apply. 6 Click OK. Connecting an external monitor or projector You can change the display settings by pressing Fn+F5, or by configuring the display properties settings. Your computer will automatically... Turn on certain models) HDMI™-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) is selected using HDMI™-CEC (Available on the external device. Toshiba computers with the monitor to see if you to: ❖ Use the TV remote control to output the computer screen onto the TV screen. ❖...
... devices Your computer comes with display options. 5 Select the settings you desire and click Apply. 6 Click OK. Connecting an external monitor or projector You can change the display settings by pressing Fn+F5, or by configuring the display properties settings. Your computer will automatically... Turn on certain models) HDMI™-CEC (Consumer Electronics Control) is selected using HDMI™-CEC (Available on the external device. Toshiba computers with the monitor to see if you to: ❖ Use the TV remote control to output the computer screen onto the TV screen. ❖...
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... order: ❖ Built-in display only ❖ Built-in display and external monitor simultaneously ❖ External monitor only ❖ Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) simultaneously... ❖ TV (or other external video device) only ❖ Built-in display and external monitor (extended desktop) ❖ Built-in display and TV (extended desktop) ❖ Swap-Switch... 1 While holding down Fn, press F5 repeatedly, pausing between internal display and external monitor when using extended desktop (Sample Image) Display options window NOTE Some modes are only...
... order: ❖ Built-in display only ❖ Built-in display and external monitor simultaneously ❖ External monitor only ❖ Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) simultaneously... ❖ TV (or other external video device) only ❖ Built-in display and external monitor (extended desktop) ❖ Built-in display and TV (extended desktop) ❖ Swap-Switch... 1 While holding down Fn, press F5 repeatedly, pausing between internal display and external monitor when using extended desktop (Sample Image) Display options window NOTE Some modes are only...
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... the best picture quality from a computer or electronics store. In extended desktop mode, the image is an extended desktop mode (Built-in Display and External Monitor, or Built-in the above illustration is USBcompatible, check its documentation. See the video device documentation for the Swap Image Display mode. You can attach...
... the best picture quality from a computer or electronics store. In extended desktop mode, the image is an extended desktop mode (Built-in Display and External Monitor, or Built-in the above illustration is USBcompatible, check its documentation. See the video device documentation for the Swap Image Display mode. You can attach...
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... it is fully charged, we recommend that you operate your computer on battery power until it maintains this extends battery life and helps ensure accurate monitoring of the power provided by computer model. HINT: Once the battery is in a CMOS error message during startup. Doing this information for system operation and...
... it is fully charged, we recommend that you operate your computer on battery power until it maintains this extends battery life and helps ensure accurate monitoring of the power provided by computer model. HINT: Once the battery is in a CMOS error message during startup. Doing this information for system operation and...
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... NOTE It is seldom necessary to charge the RTC battery because it is time to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC adaptor. Monitoring main battery power The computer's main battery light gives you to the secondary battery (available on certain models) if installed. ❖ Glows amber... the computer powered on . To recharge the RTC battery, plug the computer into the computer or AC outlet. The computer can be monitored. Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 107 If the RTC battery is low, the real-time clock and calendar may display the incorrect time and date, ...
... NOTE It is seldom necessary to charge the RTC battery because it is time to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC adaptor. Monitoring main battery power The computer's main battery light gives you to the secondary battery (available on certain models) if installed. ❖ Glows amber... the computer powered on . To recharge the RTC battery, plug the computer into the computer or AC outlet. The computer can be monitored. Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 107 If the RTC battery is low, the real-time clock and calendar may display the incorrect time and date, ...
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... button light flashes amber, it is suspended (using the Windows® operating system Sleep command). When the on replacing the main battery. 108 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power NOTE If the AC power light flashes amber during charging, either a battery pack is malfunctioning, or it indicates that the system is...
... button light flashes amber, it is suspended (using the Windows® operating system Sleep command). When the on replacing the main battery. 108 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power NOTE If the AC power light flashes amber during charging, either a battery pack is malfunctioning, or it indicates that the system is...
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...Hibernation mode keeps track of where you were, so that when you turn off the computer If you are fully charged. Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power Determining remaining battery power 109 NOTE Wait at low temperatures. What to do any of these things before trying to check... the battery's remaining capacity and perform its calculations. The computer needs this time to monitor the remaining battery power. The computer calculates the remaining battery charge based on your work and turn on page 74. Highlight the power ...
...Hibernation mode keeps track of where you were, so that when you turn off the computer If you are fully charged. Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power Determining remaining battery power 109 NOTE Wait at low temperatures. What to do any of these things before trying to check... the battery's remaining capacity and perform its calculations. The computer needs this time to monitor the remaining battery power. The computer calculates the remaining battery charge based on your work and turn on page 74. Highlight the power ...
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... alarm settings to be set to alert you are using the computer depends on a number of remaining battery power has been reached. 110 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power Setting battery notifications You can set the computer to enter Sleep mode or Hibernation mode or to completely power down when the...
... alarm settings to be set to alert you are using the computer depends on a number of remaining battery power has been reached. 110 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power Setting battery notifications You can set the computer to enter Sleep mode or Hibernation mode or to completely power down when the...
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... you choose between maximum power savings and peak system performance. To do this: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Mobile PC, and then Power Options. Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 111 ❖ How much you use the computer before you need to choose a Power Plan and discuss each power-saving option. The...
... you choose between maximum power savings and peak system performance. To do this: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Mobile PC, and then Power Options. Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 111 ❖ How much you use the computer before you need to choose a Power Plan and discuss each power-saving option. The...
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... battery time and performance. You can click on the plus signs to expand each item. 6 Click Save Changes to save time, etc. 112 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 2 Select an appropriate plan for each item and to see what settings are satisfactory for maximum battery time. This screen allows you...
... battery time and performance. You can click on the plus signs to expand each item. 6 Click Save Changes to save time, etc. 112 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 2 Select an appropriate plan for each item and to see what settings are satisfactory for maximum battery time. This screen allows you...
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... Shut Down menu appears. 2 Click Shut Down. If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 173 ❖ The Resources tab, which lists resources assigned to the monitor, optional external optical drive, optional external diskette drive, and other power-using resources. ❖ The Driver tab, which displays the drivers being used by the...
... Shut Down menu appears. 2 Click Shut Down. If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 173 ❖ The Resources tab, which lists resources assigned to the monitor, optional external optical drive, optional external diskette drive, and other power-using resources. ❖ The Driver tab, which displays the drivers being used by the...
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... several times will restart and recognize the device. If no password is blank. If you press the keys on . ❖ Check that the monitor's power cord/cable is firmly plugged into effect. You may have registered a password, press any key to the computer is firmly attached. 176... Resolving a hardware conflict Nothing happens when you are using the built-in screen, make sure the display priority is not set for an external monitor. Using the computer's TouchPad: 1 Click Start, and then click the arrow next to its previous setting. Display Auto Off may have activated ...
... several times will restart and recognize the device. If no password is blank. If you press the keys on . ❖ Check that the monitor's power cord/cable is firmly plugged into effect. You may have registered a password, press any key to the computer is firmly attached. 176... Resolving a hardware conflict Nothing happens when you are using the built-in screen, make sure the display priority is not set for an external monitor. Using the computer's TouchPad: 1 Click Start, and then click the arrow next to its previous setting. Display Auto Off may have activated ...
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...does not look right. Click Windows Color and Appearance to Simultaneous and the external display device does not work. Make sure the external monitor is a normal result of the way the screen produces colors. To change the number of colors displayed: 1 Right-click in screen ... the Personalization window. If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 177 ❖ Try adjusting the contrast and brightness controls on the external monitor. ❖ Press Fn and F5 simultaneously to one that is supported by clicking a blank area of the desktop with your hardware. Click...
...does not look right. Click Windows Color and Appearance to Simultaneous and the external display device does not work. Make sure the external monitor is a normal result of the way the screen produces colors. To change the number of colors displayed: 1 Right-click in screen ... the Personalization window. If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 177 ❖ Try adjusting the contrast and brightness controls on the external monitor. ❖ Press Fn and F5 simultaneously to one that is supported by clicking a blank area of the desktop with your hardware. Click...
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... available with the appropriate device attached and turned on. ❖ Built-in display only ❖ Built-in display and external monitor simultaneously ❖ External monitor only ❖ Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) simultaneously ❖ TV (or other external video... device) only ❖ Built-in display and external monitor (extended desktop) ❖ Built-in Extended Display or Mode). 206 Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards Hot key functions Output (Display switch) This TOSHIBA Card or hot key cycles through the power-
... available with the appropriate device attached and turned on. ❖ Built-in display only ❖ Built-in display and external monitor simultaneously ❖ External monitor only ❖ Built-in display and TV (or other external video device) simultaneously ❖ TV (or other external video... device) only ❖ Built-in display and external monitor (extended desktop) ❖ Built-in Extended Display or Mode). 206 Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards Hot key functions Output (Display switch) This TOSHIBA Card or hot key cycles through the power-
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...current setting is split into two sides, one side per display device. Display brightness This TOSHIBA Card decreases or increases the screen brightness. Some systems also support an additional Swap Image Display...decrease or increase the display brightness. Fn + This hot key increases the screen brightness. NOTE Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards Hot key functions 207 Cycle through the display modes, then select the desired mode. Fn + This ...image is an extended desktop mode (Built-in Display and External Monitor, or Built-in Display and TV). Not all functions are supported on all models.
...current setting is split into two sides, one side per display device. Display brightness This TOSHIBA Card decreases or increases the screen brightness. Some systems also support an additional Swap Image Display...decrease or increase the display brightness. Fn + This hot key increases the screen brightness. NOTE Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards Hot key functions 207 Cycle through the display modes, then select the desired mode. Fn + This ...image is an extended desktop mode (Built-in Display and External Monitor, or Built-in Display and TV). Not all functions are supported on all models.
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... - Some characters are mounted on the screen. A small piece of computer storage. CPU cache - It takes information from a computer to another . For example, disk drives, monitors, keyboards, and printers all require controllers. A character occupies one byte of silicon containing computer logic and circuits for processing, memory, input/output, and/or control...
... - Some characters are mounted on the screen. A small piece of computer storage. CPU cache - It takes information from a computer to another . For example, disk drives, monitors, keyboards, and printers all require controllers. A character occupies one byte of silicon containing computer logic and circuits for processing, memory, input/output, and/or control...
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... - See device. See also World Wide Web. L L1 (level one) cache - See also cache, CPU cache, L2 cache. A feature of many Toshiba computers that saves to the internal storage drive the current state of your work is refreshed. See also Sleep, Suspend. high-density diskette - I icon - ...When you turn on the motherboard to interact with the Fn key can set system options or control system parameters, such as a mouse. Interlaced monitors take two passes to add or remove devices from a computer while the computer is slower than L1 cache and faster than main memory. A ...
... - See device. See also World Wide Web. L L1 (level one) cache - See also cache, CPU cache, L2 cache. A feature of many Toshiba computers that saves to the internal storage drive the current state of your work is refreshed. See also Sleep, Suspend. high-density diskette - I icon - ...When you turn on the motherboard to interact with the Fn key can set system options or control system parameters, such as a mouse. Interlaced monitors take two passes to add or remove devices from a computer while the computer is slower than L1 cache and faster than main memory. A ...
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...files 87 battery changing 113 charge indicator light 48, 107 charge not lasting 175 charging 46, 48 conserving power 110 disposal 119 low charge 109 monitoring power 48, 107 not charging 174 notifications 110 power plan 203 power plan hot key 113 real-time clock (RTC) 104 removing 114 BIOS Setup... see TOSHIBA Hardware Setup Bridge Media Adapter inserting memory media 134 removing memory media 134 button power 51 start 123 C character keys 88 charging the battery 48...
...files 87 battery changing 113 charge indicator light 48, 107 charge not lasting 175 charging 46, 48 conserving power 110 disposal 119 low charge 109 monitoring power 48, 107 not charging 174 notifications 110 power plan 203 power plan hot key 113 real-time clock (RTC) 104 removing 114 BIOS Setup... see TOSHIBA Hardware Setup Bridge Media Adapter inserting memory media 134 removing memory media 134 button power 51 start 123 C character keys 88 charging the battery 48...