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...TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. 2 Handling the cord on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of all set-up copies of the data. ... the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. Model: Satellite® M50/M55 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you must read and...
...TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. 2 Handling the cord on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of all set-up copies of the data. ... the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. Model: Satellite® M50/M55 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you must read and...
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...about Standby. Learning the Basics Computing tips 77 ❖ Back up because it takes time. See "Powering down normally, details such as your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on it is especially important for files you do not let the Windows® XP ...down the computer" on a regular basis. NOTE The Windows® XP operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer, use the Turn off the computer while it unless you have a separate backup copy. ❖...
...about Standby. Learning the Basics Computing tips 77 ❖ Back up because it takes time. See "Powering down normally, details such as your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on it is especially important for files you do not let the Windows® XP ...down the computer" on a regular basis. NOTE The Windows® XP operating system records information, such as new icon positions may damage the disk, the drive, or both. ❖ Before turning off the computer, use the Turn off the computer while it unless you have a separate backup copy. ❖...
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... has a file name, this dialog box to specify where to store the document and to give it has an automatic save your work on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. Check your program's documentation to get in case the main battery discharges before you created a new document, your program displays a Save...
... has a file name, this dialog box to specify where to store the document and to give it has an automatic save your work on the hard disk drive or diskette/CD. Check your program's documentation to get in case the main battery discharges before you created a new document, your program displays a Save...
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Any USB device can back up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. To back up your data to a network, if available. You may take a considerable amount of media such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or to ... to the RGB (monitor) port. An external monitor or projector connects to different types of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. You can connect to your hard disk, use the Restore page in the Backing up your work To restore information from your backup media to the USB ports. Learning the Basics...
Any USB device can back up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. To back up your data to a network, if available. You may take a considerable amount of media such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or to ... to the RGB (monitor) port. An external monitor or projector connects to different types of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. You can connect to your hard disk, use the Restore page in the Backing up your work To restore information from your backup media to the USB ports. Learning the Basics...
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...the computer, you change your operating system documentation for information 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, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on again. If you have three options to overwrite a file that already exists on the hard disk. TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup program prompts you if you want before overwriting the existing file. Make sure the backup ...
...the computer, you change your operating system documentation for information 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, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on again. If you have three options to overwrite a file that already exists on the hard disk. TECHNICAL NOTE: When restoring files, the backup program prompts you if you want before overwriting the existing file. Make sure the backup ...
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...long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are using them properly. By using the computer depends on again. ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options. You may also set individual power-saving options to suit your local government authority for details regarding where to recycle...computer is configured. ❖ How much you use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multifunction drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. ❖ Where you are various ways in which saves power when you need elsewhere, call Toshiba at low temperatures. The following sections describe how to our ...
...long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are using them properly. By using the computer depends on again. ❖ Use Toshiba's power-saving options. You may also set individual power-saving options to suit your local government authority for details regarding where to recycle...computer is configured. ❖ How much you use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multifunction drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. ❖ Where you are various ways in which saves power when you need elsewhere, call Toshiba at low temperatures. The following sections describe how to our ...
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... management tool available through Windows. Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes. They are: ❖ General-Allows you were creating a new assignment. ❖ To remove the key ...Other Hardware. and continue as if you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and memory settings or Popup... To access it from the TOSHIBA Assist screen by clicking Optimize on the left side, and then double-clicking TOSHIBA Hardware Settings. 165 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA HW Setup ❖ To change the key assignment, click Direct...
... management tool available through Windows. Then click the Toshiba HWSetup icon. Sample TOSHIBA HWSetup window The tabs represent various dialog boxes. They are: ❖ General-Allows you were creating a new assignment. ❖ To remove the key ...Other Hardware. and continue as if you to view current BIOS, hard disk drive and memory settings or Popup... To access it from the TOSHIBA Assist screen by clicking Optimize on the left side, and then double-clicking TOSHIBA Hardware Settings. 165 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA HW Setup ❖ To change the key assignment, click Direct...
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...press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Always save your battery fully discharges, information that has not been saved will be affected. Verify that came with ...has discharged. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. Data stored in the computer's memory has been lost . The computer is running , but when you are using Standby. Data stored in the computer's hard drive may be configured to select the boot-up device. If your...
...press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to warn you when the battery is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive. Always save your battery fully discharges, information that has not been saved will be affected. Verify that came with ...has discharged. Your computer normally loads the operating system from the hard disk. Data stored in the computer's memory has been lost . The computer is running , but when you are using Standby. Data stored in the computer's hard drive may be configured to select the boot-up device. If your...
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...The computer displays the Non-System disk or disk error message. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." For more information see "Charging the main battery" on page 108. The Windows® operating system is no diskette in...the way the operating system responds to restart the computer. If there is a diskette in the drive, remove it is not working If you change the system in the optional external diskette drive. To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into a live wall outlet for long periods ...
...The computer displays the Non-System disk or disk error message. For more information see "The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the optional external diskette drive." For more information see "Charging the main battery" on page 108. The Windows® operating system is no diskette in...the way the operating system responds to restart the computer. If there is a diskette in the drive, remove it is not working If you change the system in the optional external diskette drive. To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into a live wall outlet for long periods ...
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... monitor is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen while on battery power. Over a period of the TFT manufacturing technology. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to Simultaneous and the external display device does not work in them. Make sure you... sector errors. Your display contains an extremely large number of the screen will deteriorate. Sometimes a disk problem may appear on your display are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:).
... monitor is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen while on battery power. Over a period of the TFT manufacturing technology. Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an inability to Simultaneous and the external display device does not work in them. Make sure you... sector errors. Your display contains an extremely large number of the screen will deteriorate. Sometimes a disk problem may appear on your display are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:).
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...: To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have become fragmented. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. The drive's Properties box appears. Your hard disk seems very slow. NOTE This feature is not available for some time, your files may... have been using your computer for CD/DVD drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now...
...: To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, then click My Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you have become fragmented. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. The drive's Properties box appears. Your hard disk seems very slow. NOTE This feature is not available for some time, your files may... have been using your computer for CD/DVD drives. 4 Click the Tools tab. 5 Click the Check now...
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... connected to the software's documentation and check that they are using . If you are having trouble getting one or more of the drive when you are using external headphones or speakers, check that the hardware configuration meets the program's needs. The disc will not come ...out of Check the type of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched noise. If the problem is disabled. For additional information see "...
... connected to the software's documentation and check that they are using . If you are having trouble getting one or more of the drive when you are using external headphones or speakers, check that the hardware configuration meets the program's needs. The disc will not come ...out of Check the type of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched noise. If the problem is disabled. For additional information see "...
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...to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Develop good computing habits Save your hard disk. Here are some ways you should not rely solely on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can never predict when your... computer will lock, forcing you to reformat your own programs, you can do this feature. If you have installed your hard disk and start again, reloading all files to...
...to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Develop good computing habits Save your hard disk. Here are some ways you should not rely solely on this : ❖ Copy files to diskette. ❖ Connect a tape drive to the system and use a combination of steps you can never predict when your... computer will lock, forcing you to reformat your own programs, you can do this feature. If you have installed your hard disk and start again, reloading all files to...
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... folder to one or more CDs: 1 Put a blank CD-R (CD-recordable) disc into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of options will open for the blank CD. No additional software is the data we have created with either... hardware or software can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. 208 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits Backing up your data to CDs with Windows XP For... next most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into recent Toshiba portable computer models can write to back up .
... folder to one or more CDs: 1 Put a blank CD-R (CD-recordable) disc into the computer's CD or DVD drive. 2 A menu of options will open for the blank CD. No additional software is the data we have created with either... hardware or software can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it , and stored on its hard disk drive. 208 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits Backing up your data to CDs with Windows XP For... next most of us, by clicking Start, then My Computer. 5 In this window into recent Toshiba portable computer models can write to back up .
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... also wish to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-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 don't find an application...
... also wish to back up other important data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings-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 don't find an application...
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... in the Select Bookmark file window, and then click Next. 6 Click Finish. Click Next. 3 Click Export Favorites, Next. (To restore the Favorites to the hard disk drive later you would select Import Favorites from this same set of steps any number of times to back up any number of your Favorites, or...
... in the Select Bookmark file window, and then click Next. 6 Click Finish. Click Next. 3 Click Export Favorites, Next. (To restore the Favorites to the hard disk drive later you would select Import Favorites from this same set of steps any number of times to back up any number of your Favorites, or...
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... or software. ❖ Restart Windows. If the device is connected first, it much easier 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...
... or software. ❖ Restart Windows. If the device is connected first, it much easier 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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... the startup files in "pulling itself up the computer. A way of a specific type. The order in which a communication device, such as in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. bus - To start up by a computer. basic input/output system (BIOS) - A bit is passed between two devices. 252 Glossary application - The speed...
... the startup files in "pulling itself up the computer. A way of a specific type. The order in which a communication device, such as in the diskette drive before checking the hard disk. bus - To start up by a computer. basic input/output system (BIOS) - A bit is passed between two devices. 252 Glossary application - The speed...
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...saved to a printer. double-density diskette - To hold information in digital form, and used in the production of magnetic disks, such as diskettes and hard disks. Compare disc. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. To press the TouchPad control button or mouse button rapidly twice without moving the cursor to 720...piece of a high-density diskette). The device that can be retrieved. driver - diskette - See also file. See also upload. drag - 255 Glossary disk - disk drive - A 3.5-inch diskette that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or...
...saved to a printer. double-density diskette - To hold information in digital form, and used in the production of magnetic disks, such as diskettes and hard disks. Compare disc. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. To press the TouchPad control button or mouse button rapidly twice without moving the cursor to 720...piece of a high-density diskette). The device that can be retrieved. driver - diskette - See also file. See also upload. drag - 255 Glossary disk - disk drive - A 3.5-inch diskette that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or...