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Wash hands after handling. Model: Satellite® P500 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to do so, this product will expose you ... loss of the data. 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. If you...
Wash hands after handling. Model: Satellite® P500 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to do so, this product will expose you ... loss of the data. 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. If you...
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...drive, contact Toshiba Customer Support to obtain the Recovery media for your optical disc drive is complete, a message displays, indicating that all data on the C: drive will prompt you may be lost during the recovery process. outside the United States it is (800) 457-777; Select Recover without changing the hard drive... partitions. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. A confirmation message displays reminding you that the C: drive has been recovered. 9 Press any key on your ...
...drive, contact Toshiba Customer Support to obtain the Recovery media for your optical disc drive is complete, a message displays, indicating that all data on the C: drive will prompt you may be lost during the recovery process. outside the United States it is (800) 457-777; Select Recover without changing the hard drive... partitions. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. A confirmation message displays reminding you that the C: drive has been recovered. 9 Press any key on your ...
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... to recover the C: partition only, leaving other partitions from the drive. Click Yes to continue. 7 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a Process screen displays, select Recovery of -box state ❖ Recover to a custom size partition ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive partitions- The boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys...
... to recover the C: partition only, leaving other partitions from the drive. Click Yes to continue. 7 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard opens and the Selecting a Process screen displays, select Recovery of -box state ❖ Recover to a custom size partition ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive partitions- The boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys...
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... information, see "Recovering the Internal Storage Drive" on the drive, including the partitions. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. Be sure to restart the computer. When the initial screen displays, press F12. Getting Started Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 73 9 Follow the on-screen...
... information, see "Recovering the Internal Storage Drive" on the drive, including the partitions. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. Be sure to restart the computer. When the initial screen displays, press F12. Getting Started Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 73 9 Follow the on-screen...
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... the keyboard to begin erasing the internal storage drive. This process may take several hours, depending on the internal storage drive will be lost. Be sure you that the internal storage drive has been erased. 6 Press any key on the hard disk-This option deletes all data and then... overwrites the entire internal storage drive for security purposes. 74 Getting Started Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 3 Choose one of the following options on the Erase the hard disk screen: ❖ Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk-This option deletes all of your ...
... the keyboard to begin erasing the internal storage drive. This process may take several hours, depending on the internal storage drive will be lost. Be sure you that the internal storage drive has been erased. 6 Press any key on the hard disk-This option deletes all data and then... overwrites the entire internal storage drive for security purposes. 74 Getting Started Erasing the Internal Storage Drive 3 Choose one of the following options on the Erase the hard disk screen: ❖ Delete all data and partitions from the hard disk-This option deletes all of your ...
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... take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. Learning the Basics Backing up your work Back up all the files on your internal storage drive may prefer to use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on diskettes if an optional external diskette... several files at one time, use a high-capacity backup system, such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or to different types of media such as an external hard drive. Small files can back up your computer. You can be backed up all the files you create in case something happens to print. 4 Click Print...
... take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. Learning the Basics Backing up your work Back up all the files on your internal storage drive may prefer to use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on diskettes if an optional external diskette... several files at one time, use a high-capacity backup system, such as CDs, DVDs, diskettes, or to different types of media such as an external hard drive. Small files can back up your computer. You can be backed up all the files you create in case something happens to print. 4 Click Print...
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... you can enable or disable hard disk drive (HDD) protection, and set the motion detector's sensitivity level for AC power and battery power operation. The TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties window appears. (Sample Image) TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties window 2 ...TOSHIBA HDD Protection utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then HDD Protection, or click the HDD Protection icon in the Protect & Fix tab of TOSHIBA Assist. Utilities TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility 159 TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility The TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility controls your computer's hard disk drive...
... you can enable or disable hard disk drive (HDD) protection, and set the motion detector's sensitivity level for AC power and battery power operation. The TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties window appears. (Sample Image) TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties window 2 ...TOSHIBA HDD Protection utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then HDD Protection, or click the HDD Protection icon in the Protect & Fix tab of TOSHIBA Assist. Utilities TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility 159 TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility The TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility controls your computer's hard disk drive...
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...tracks the usage of the total hard disk capacity (approximately 3 MB or less per year). Additionally, Toshiba may disable the TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor at any way. Doing so will automatically delete all collected information from the internal storage drive. Subject to the use restrictions... above, the data logged on the computer's internal storage drive. This information is not limited to entities located outside of your Toshiba computer. It alerts users to identify and provide...
...tracks the usage of the total hard disk capacity (approximately 3 MB or less per year). Additionally, Toshiba may disable the TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor at any way. Doing so will automatically delete all collected information from the internal storage drive. Subject to the use restrictions... above, the data logged on the computer's internal storage drive. This information is not limited to entities located outside of your Toshiba computer. It alerts users to identify and provide...
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... its correct name (A: or C:). Make sure you are having trouble accessing a drive, or one or more files to appear to have garbage in them. The drive's Properties box appears. Your hard disk seems very slow. Run Disk Defragmenter. The Check Disk box appears. 6 You can choose one or more files ...appear to access the drive or as sector errors. To do this, click Start, All...
... its correct name (A: or C:). Make sure you are having trouble accessing a drive, or one or more files to appear to have garbage in them. The drive's Properties box appears. Your hard disk seems very slow. Run Disk Defragmenter. The Check Disk box appears. 6 You can choose one or more files ...appear to access the drive or as sector errors. To do this, click Start, All...
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... files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to an optical disc, or external hard disk. Read the user's guides. Data and system configuration backup in the manuals. If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 207 On a ...you purchase. If something goes wrong that come with your computer, as well as the manuals that requires you to reformat your internal storage drive and start again, reloading all your own programs, you should back up these methods, backing up files, or the entire computer, to ...
... files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to an optical disc, or external hard disk. Read the user's guides. Data and system configuration backup in the manuals. If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 207 On a ...you purchase. If something goes wrong that come with your computer, as well as the manuals that requires you to reformat your internal storage drive and start again, reloading all your own programs, you should back up these methods, backing up files, or the entire computer, to ...
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...of your computer system may be automatically restarted. Backing up your backup target by connecting it and/or inserting a blank optical disc in the drive. An external hard drive is recommended in when the chosen Restore Point was created, and then the computer will now be restored to optical...software can write to use, and then click Next. Since problems with the Windows® operating system The most valuable component of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it was in case the internal storage...
...of your computer system may be automatically restarted. Backing up your backup target by connecting it and/or inserting a blank optical disc in the drive. An external hard drive is recommended in when the chosen Restore Point was created, and then the computer will now be restored to optical...software can write to use, and then click Next. Since problems with the Windows® operating system The most valuable component of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it was in case the internal storage...
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... up your data or your entire computer with Restore Points" on -screen help ensure safe and easy installation 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 "back...
... up your data or your entire computer with Restore Points" on -screen help ensure safe and easy installation 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 "back...
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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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...application and, if saved to disk, given a name by a program when the user does not specify an alternative setting. An on a diskette or hard disk. A round, flat piece of material, designed to be removed from the user. disk - The device that stores magnetically encoded data. See ... modems are examples of power usually supplied by batteries. A round, flat piece of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. disk drive - device - A component attached to by the operating system or a program giving a direction or requesting input from the computer and come in...
...application and, if saved to disk, given a name by a program when the user does not specify an alternative setting. An on a diskette or hard disk. A round, flat piece of material, designed to be removed from the user. disk - The device that stores magnetically encoded data. See ... modems are examples of power usually supplied by batteries. A round, flat piece of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. disk drive - device - A component attached to by the operating system or a program giving a direction or requesting input from the computer and come in...
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The section of a storage drive that can be a program, information used for long-term storage of characters that are .exe for program files and .hlp for organizing files saved to ... software. A set of programs and data. Examples are removable. A folder is usually fixed, but some computers have secondary hard disks that uniquely identifies a file within a particular folder. A folder can write information to a disk. Hard disks hold much more information than diskettes and are connected. file allocation table (FAT) - file extension - The physical...
The section of a storage drive that can be a program, information used for long-term storage of characters that are .exe for program files and .hlp for organizing files saved to ... software. A set of programs and data. Examples are removable. A folder is usually fixed, but some computers have secondary hard disks that uniquely identifies a file within a particular folder. A folder can write information to a disk. Hard disks hold much more information than diskettes and are connected. file allocation table (FAT) - file extension - The physical...
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When an electric current passes through it can be partitioned into two or more media, such as a hard disk) into a form computers can use, and vice versa. logical drive - Typically refers to pass back and forth between two transparent electrode panels. A computer's main memory is ... creating light and dark pixels. See MIDI. MS-DOS prompt - 242 Glossary liquid crystal display (LCD) - For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as sound, animation, and video in the liquid form a crystalline pattern that contains the processor...
When an electric current passes through it can be partitioned into two or more media, such as a hard disk) into a form computers can use, and vice versa. logical drive - Typically refers to pass back and forth between two transparent electrode panels. A computer's main memory is ... creating light and dark pixels. See MIDI. MS-DOS prompt - 242 Glossary liquid crystal display (LCD) - For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from a storage device (such as sound, animation, and video in the liquid form a crystalline pattern that contains the processor...
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...string of characters entered by a user to verify his or her identity to increase the capabilities of operating systems are parallel. pixel - A drive which reads plastic coated discs on a screen or printer. O online - Compare serial. PC Card - 243 Glossary N network - P ...palette - A network allows you to share data and peripheral devices, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. Processes that are connected by the computer's CPU. Most modern printers are the Windows ...
...string of characters entered by a user to verify his or her identity to increase the capabilities of operating systems are parallel. pixel - A drive which reads plastic coated discs on a screen or printer. O online - Compare serial. PC Card - 243 Glossary N network - P ...palette - A network allows you to share data and peripheral devices, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. Processes that are connected by the computer's CPU. Most modern printers are the Windows ...
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...you turn the computer on it means the transmission of programs and data. Sleep - solid state drive -A data storage device that contains the operating system files needed to a hard disk (see hard disk). A diskette that utilizes solid-state memory as a system disk. system prompt - A... feature of memory is receiving power. Compare RAM. Much like hard disks, solid state drives hold much more information than " sign) indicating where users are used for storage of one at a time sequentially over a single ...
...you turn the computer on it means the transmission of programs and data. Sleep - solid state drive -A data storage device that contains the operating system files needed to a hard disk (see hard disk). A diskette that utilizes solid-state memory as a system disk. system prompt - A... feature of memory is receiving power. Compare RAM. Much like hard disks, solid state drives hold much more information than " sign) indicating where users are used for storage of one at a time sequentially over a single ...