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...CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. Model: Satellite® M50/M55 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may lose data or suffer other damage. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA ...CORRECTLY. IF YOUR DATA IS ALTERED OR LOST DUE TO ANY TROUBLE, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AND THE DATA CANNOT BE RECOVERED, TOSHIBA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING THEREFROM...
...CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. Model: Satellite® M50/M55 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may lose data or suffer other damage. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA ...CORRECTLY. IF YOUR DATA IS ALTERED OR LOST DUE TO ANY TROUBLE, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AND THE DATA CANNOT BE RECOVERED, TOSHIBA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING THEREFROM...
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... light indicates a drive is easy to put off backing up your files to disks (or other removable media) on page 98 to learn more about Standby. See "Powering down normally, details such as your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for viruses. ❖ This precaution... is reading from the Internet. NOTE The Windows® XP operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before...
... light indicates a drive is easy to put off backing up your files to disks (or other removable media) on page 98 to learn more about Standby. See "Powering down normally, details such as your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all new files for viruses. ❖ This precaution... is reading from the Internet. NOTE The Windows® XP operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before...
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... has a file name, this dialog box to specify where to store the document and to give it a file name. Check your work on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. 86 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving your work Before you turn off the computer, save your program's documentation to see...
... has a file name, this dialog box to specify where to store the document and to give it a file name. Check your work on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. 86 Learning the Basics Saving your work Saving your work Before you turn off the computer, save your program's documentation to see...
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... connects to the USB ports. HINT: Backing up your files to CDs with your hard disk, use the Restore page in the You may take a considerable amount of media such as an external hard drive. Small files can work To restore information from your backup media to your notebook as... if it were a standard office computer. Look in the backup program. For more information, see "Backing up on your hard disk may prefer to use a high-...
... connects to the USB ports. HINT: Backing up your files to CDs with your hard disk, use the Restore page in the You may take a considerable amount of media such as an external hard drive. Small files can work To restore information from your backup media to your notebook as... if it were a standard office computer. Look in the backup program. For more information, see "Backing up on your hard disk may prefer to use a high-...
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... Windows operating system could cause you may lose data or damage the disk and/or drive. If you turn off the power while a disk is the one you try to overwrite a file that already exists on the hard disk. If you have three options to choose from: Turn Off (or Shut Down..., the backup program prompts you if you want before turning the computer on restoring files. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in use light are off . 98 Learning the Basics Powering down the computer online Help or your mind and decide to continue working after all...
... Windows operating system could cause you may lose data or damage the disk and/or drive. If you turn off the power while a disk is the one you try to overwrite a file that already exists on the hard disk. If you have three options to choose from: Turn Off (or Shut Down..., the backup program prompts you if you want before turning the computer on restoring files. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in use light are off . 98 Learning the Basics Powering down the computer online Help or your mind and decide to continue working after all...
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...power-saving option. There are various ways in which saves power when you need elsewhere, call Toshiba at low temperatures. By using the computer depends on again. ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options. The following sections describe how to our shared environment. Using one of ... battery. Check with your own needs. These power-saving options control the way in which you can use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multifunction drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. ❖ Where you are using them properly. Conserving power How long a fully charged...
...power-saving option. There are various ways in which saves power when you need elsewhere, call Toshiba at low temperatures. By using the computer depends on again. ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options. The following sections describe how to our shared environment. Using one of ... battery. Check with your own needs. These power-saving options control the way in which you can use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multifunction drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. ❖ Where you are using them properly. Conserving power How long a fully charged...
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...Direct... TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows. They are: ❖ General-Allows you were creating a new assignment. ❖ To remove the key assignment, click Clear. and continue as if you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and ...memory settings You can also access it , open the Start menu, click Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes.
...Direct... TOSHIBA HW Setup TOSHIBA HW Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows. They are: ❖ General-Allows you were creating a new assignment. ❖ To remove the key assignment, click Clear. and continue as if you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and ...memory settings You can also access it , open the Start menu, click Control Panel, then Printers and Other Hardware. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes.
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... the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message. The computer was placed in Standby mode and have a hard disk problem, you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. If your battery fully discharges, information that the active program accepts text input. Verify that...If you have a software or resource conflict. To clear the condition, press Ctrl, Alt, and Del simultaneously. Data stored in the computer's hard drive may be able to do when the battery alarm sounds" on page 113. Data stored in the computer's memory has been lost . Your computer...
... the WARNING RESUME FAILURE message. The computer was placed in Standby mode and have a hard disk problem, you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. If your battery fully discharges, information that the active program accepts text input. Verify that...If you have a software or resource conflict. To clear the condition, press Ctrl, Alt, and Del simultaneously. Data stored in the computer's hard drive may be able to do when the battery alarm sounds" on page 113. Data stored in the computer's memory has been lost . Your computer...
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...a new program or adding a device. For more information see "The computer is recommended that you change the system in the optional external diskette drive. If there is a diskette in Standby mode for several hours. Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you do not ...leave the computer in the drive, remove it is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into a live wall outlet for long periods of these ...
...a new program or adding a device. For more information see "The computer is recommended that you change the system in the optional external diskette drive. If there is a diskette in Standby mode for several hours. Unless a hardware device has failed, problems usually occur when you do not ...leave the computer in the drive, remove it is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into a live wall outlet for long periods of these ...
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...disk problem may appear on your display are an intrinsic characteristic of 800 x 600 or higher. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). This is capable of displaying at resolutions of the TFT manufacturing technology. Make sure you may appear on...or as sector errors. Your display contains an extremely large number of the screen while on your PC. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to increase the brightness of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is manufactured using...
...disk problem may appear on your display are an intrinsic characteristic of 800 x 600 or higher. Typical disk problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). This is capable of displaying at resolutions of the TFT manufacturing technology. Make sure you may appear on...or as sector errors. Your display contains an extremely large number of the screen while on your PC. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to increase the brightness of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is manufactured using...
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Your hard disk seems very slow. The drive's Properties box appears. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On...Apps box appears. 6 You can choose one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix file system errors ❖ Scan for CD/DVD drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. 190 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Error-checking Run... it finds: To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have become fragmented.
Your hard disk seems very slow. The drive's Properties box appears. To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to check. 3 On...Apps box appears. 6 You can choose one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix file system errors ❖ Scan for CD/DVD drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now button. 190 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Error-checking Run... it finds: To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have become fragmented.
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...is too loud. PC Card problems PC Cards (PCMCIA-compatible) include many types of new cards. Adjust the volume control. on the DVD-ROM drive itself. If the problem is with a data CD or DVD, refer to see "You press the disc eject button, but others do not ...problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. 193 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Some discs run correctly but the drive tray does not slide out." The DVD-ROM drive supports the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) formats DVDROM, DVD-R (...
...is too loud. PC Card problems PC Cards (PCMCIA-compatible) include many types of new cards. Adjust the volume control. on the DVD-ROM drive itself. If the problem is with a data CD or DVD, refer to see "You press the disc eject button, but others do not ...problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. 193 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict Some discs run correctly but the drive tray does not slide out." The DVD-ROM drive supports the Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) formats DVDROM, DVD-R (...
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... goes wrong that requires you learn about how the computer and its software work together. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a tape. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Read ... frequently. Here are some ways you should back up the information stored on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can do this feature. If you have installed your own programs, you should not rely solely...
... goes wrong that requires you learn about how the computer and its software work together. Some people use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a tape. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Read ... frequently. Here are some ways you should back up the information stored on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can do this feature. If you have installed your own programs, you should not rely solely...
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... recent backup of our computer system is required. Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. External CD and DVD writers are also widely available. Select Open writable CD folder... Windows Explorer window, by far the most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of options will open for the blank CD. Since problems with it , the next most valuable component of your important data files to...
... recent backup of our computer system is required. Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. External CD and DVD writers are also widely available. Select Open writable CD folder... Windows Explorer window, by far the most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of options will open for the blank CD. Since problems with it , the next most valuable component of your important data files to...
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.... 8 A CD Writing Wizard will appear, prompting for a name for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files. 7 When you have selected, but you have finished copying files to the CD window, click File, Write these... files in the My Documents folder. The CD will now write the selected files to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for the CD. Visit the vendors' Web sites for any of the folders within the My ...
.... 8 A CD Writing Wizard will appear, prompting for a name for Outlook, Outlook Express, or other tasks during this by placing the CD back into the drive, and viewing the list of the files. 7 When you have selected, but you have finished copying files to the CD window, click File, Write these... files in the My Documents folder. The CD will now write the selected files to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-for the CD. Visit the vendors' Web sites for any of the folders within the My ...
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.... 3 Click Export Favorites, Next. (To restore the Favorites to CDs. Windows XP also includes a Backup utility, though it does not directly support writing to the hard disk drive later you would select Import Favorites from the My Documents folder to hold them.
.... 3 Click Export Favorites, Next. (To restore the Favorites to CDs. Windows XP also includes a Backup utility, though it does not directly support writing to the hard disk drive later you would select Import Favorites from the My Documents folder to hold them.
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Before installing anything, use the System Restore utility to determine the origin 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 installing hardware and software ...
Before installing anything, use the System Restore utility to determine the origin 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 installing hardware and software ...
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...) disc read-only memory ECP enhanced capabilities port EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory FAT file allocation table FCC Federal Communications Commission GB gigabyte HDD hard disk drive HTML Hypertext Markup Language IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers I/O input/output IRQ interrupt request ISP Internet service provider KB kilobyte LAN local...
...) disc read-only memory ECP enhanced capabilities port EPROM erasable programmable read-only memory FAT file allocation table FCC Federal Communications Commission GB gigabyte HDD hard disk drive HTML Hypertext Markup Language IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers I/O input/output IRQ interrupt request ISP Internet service provider KB kilobyte LAN local...
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...other parts of the computer. A computer program that loads and initializes the operating system. The basic measure used by its disk drives to the baud rate. B backup - boot - It is the number of measuring the speed at which a communication device, such ... systems. See also program. Basic instructions, stored in readonly memory (ROM), containing the information the computer needs in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for "binary digit." basic input/output system (BIOS) - BIOS (basic...
...other parts of the computer. A computer program that loads and initializes the operating system. The basic measure used by its disk drives to the baud rate. B backup - boot - It is the number of measuring the speed at which a communication device, such ... systems. See also program. Basic instructions, stored in readonly memory (ROM), containing the information the computer needs in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. Under the default startup sequence, the computer looks for "binary digit." basic input/output system (BIOS) - BIOS (basic...
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... TouchPad control button or mouse button while moving the cursor or mouse. See device driver. See also DVDROM. See also diskette, hard disk. Diskettes can be removed from the computer to drag a selected object. In the Windows® operating system, this refers ... system, this refers to the primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. disk drive - Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. double-click - DVD - 255 Glossary disk - diskette - A thin, flexible disk in the production of a...
... TouchPad control button or mouse button while moving the cursor or mouse. See device driver. See also DVDROM. See also diskette, hard disk. Diskettes can be removed from the computer to drag a selected object. In the Windows® operating system, this refers ... system, this refers to the primary TouchPad control button or left mouse button, unless otherwise stated. An individual digital versatile (or video) disc. disk drive - Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. double-click - DVD - 255 Glossary disk - diskette - A thin, flexible disk in the production of a...