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... 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. Model: Satellite® P500 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system...
... 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. Model: Satellite® P500 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system...
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... changing the hard drive partitions. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. NOTE The system will be able to copy the internal storage drive recovery files to DVD, which gives you the ability to copy the internal storage drive recovery files. The Toshiba Customer Support ...Center in the United States is (949) 859-4273. If your system. When the process is not a writable drive, contact Toshiba Customer Support to restart the computer. Be sure to ...
... changing the hard drive partitions. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. NOTE The system will be able to copy the internal storage drive recovery files to DVD, which gives you the ability to copy the internal storage drive recovery files. The Toshiba Customer Support ...Center in the United States is (949) 859-4273. If your system. When the process is not a writable drive, contact Toshiba Customer Support to restart the computer. Be sure to ...
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...: ❖ Recover to out-of-box state-If you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving other partitions from the drive. If you want to recover the original factory image (returning the computer to its out-of-box state and specify a custom size for ... be deleted and rewritten. 72 Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive With recovery media, you can: ❖ Recover to out-of-box state ❖ Recover to a custom size partition ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive partitions- Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard and then click Next. 5 If your optical...
...: ❖ Recover to out-of-box state-If you want to recover the C: partition only, leaving other partitions from the drive. If you want to recover the original factory image (returning the computer to its out-of-box state and specify a custom size for ... be deleted and rewritten. 72 Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive With recovery media, you can: ❖ Recover to out-of-box state ❖ Recover to a custom size partition ❖ Recover without changing the hard drive partitions- Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard and then click Next. 5 If your optical...
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...system, if your data to external media before erasing the internal storage drive. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. To delete all data on the drive, including the partitions. Using the arrow keys, select the DVD ...When the initial screen displays, press F12. Erasing the Internal Storage Drive Erasing the internal storage drive will delete all data and partitions from the internal storage drive: 1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive or on your recovery DVDs. ❖ To access the Recovery ...
...system, if your data to external media before erasing the internal storage drive. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. To delete all data on the drive, including the partitions. Using the arrow keys, select the DVD ...When the initial screen displays, press F12. Erasing the Internal Storage Drive Erasing the internal storage drive will delete all data and partitions from the internal storage drive: 1 Access the Toshiba Recovery Wizard on your internal storage drive or on your recovery DVDs. ❖ To access the Recovery ...
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... confirmation message displays reminding you have saved your internal storage drive. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 4 Click Next. Be sure you that the internal storage drive has been erased. 6 Press any key on the internal storage drive will be lost. When the process is complete, a message...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...
... confirmation message displays reminding you have saved your internal storage drive. (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 4 Click Next. Be sure you that the internal storage drive has been erased. 6 Press any key on the internal storage drive will be lost. When the process is complete, a message...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...
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...Print dialog box 3 Specify the print parameters. To back up all the files on your internal storage drive may prefer to use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on page 209. Backing ... File, and then Print. You can be backed up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. Small files can back up your work Back up several files at one time, ...data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating system" on the computer's internal storage drive. For example, the range of pages and number of copies to print. 4 Click Print. ...
...Print dialog box 3 Specify the print parameters. To back up all the files on your internal storage drive may prefer to use the Microsoft® Windows® backup program preinstalled on page 209. Backing ... File, and then Print. You can be backed up on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. Small files can back up your work Back up several files at one time, ...data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating system" on the computer's internal storage drive. For example, the range of pages and number of copies to print. 4 Click Print. ...
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...3 Set the battery and AC power detection levels as desired. 4 Click OK. Utilities TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility 159 TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility The TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility controls your computer's hard disk drive (HDD) protection feature, which parks the HDD whenever motion is detected on the computer... this utility, 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. To use the TOSHIBA HDD Protection utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then HDD Protection, or ...
...3 Set the battery and AC power detection levels as desired. 4 Click OK. Utilities TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility 159 TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility The TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility controls your computer's hard disk drive (HDD) protection feature, which parks the HDD whenever motion is detected on the computer... this utility, 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. To use the TOSHIBA HDD Protection utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then HDD Protection, or ...
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...the cooling system and the 3D Accelerometer (available on the computer's internal storage drive. The collected information is used to identify and provide a notification of your home country or region. Toshiba's standard limited warranty terms and limitations apply. It may affect the performance of... Monitor at any way. It also tracks the usage of the total hard disk capacity (approximately 3 MB or less per year). The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor software does not extend or modify Toshiba's obligations under its standard limited warranty in the Windows® Control Panel...
...the cooling system and the 3D Accelerometer (available on the computer's internal storage drive. The collected information is used to identify and provide a notification of your home country or region. Toshiba's standard limited warranty terms and limitations apply. It may affect the performance of... Monitor at any way. It also tracks the usage of the total hard disk capacity (approximately 3 MB or less per year). The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor software does not extend or modify Toshiba's obligations under its standard limited warranty in the Windows® Control Panel...
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... Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then Disk Defragmenter. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, and then Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you want to check. 3 On the pop-up as sector errors. Error-checking Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and File... repairs any damage it opens, click Defragment now. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. Your hard disk seems very slow. Sometimes a drive problem may have garbage in them. The drive's Properties box appears. If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 197 Disk or internal storage...
... Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then Disk Defragmenter. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, and then Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you want to check. 3 On the pop-up as sector errors. Error-checking Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and File... repairs any damage it opens, click Defragment now. Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. Your hard disk seems very slow. Sometimes a drive problem may have garbage in them. The drive's Properties box appears. If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a hardware conflict 197 Disk or internal storage...
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...difficult and time-consuming restoration procedures, and to back up the information stored on a daily basis. Your ability to reformat your internal storage drive and start again, reloading all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to diskette on your internal storage... If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 207 On a regular basis, back up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to your network ...
...difficult and time-consuming restoration procedures, and to back up the information stored on a daily basis. Your ability to reformat your internal storage drive and start again, reloading all files to tape weekly and copying critical files to diskette on your internal storage... If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 207 On a regular basis, back up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device. ❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to your network ...
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... way to back up your computer or files to optical drives, or hard drives. Backing up the computer while running on its internal storage drive. External optical disc writers are also widely available. Most of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even...when they were installed. 4 Select the Restore Point you want to (or 'burn') as well as read from optical discs. An external hard drive is the data you did not create. No additional software is not, click Back to return to step 4. 6 Close all programs and save...
... way to back up your computer or files to optical drives, or hard drives. Backing up the computer while running on its internal storage drive. External optical disc writers are also widely available. Most of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even...when they were installed. 4 Select the Restore Point you want to (or 'burn') as well as read from optical discs. An external hard drive is the data you did not create. No additional software is not, click Back to return to step 4. 6 Close all programs and save...
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General tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to 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 ...
General tips for installing hardware and software Here are a few tips to 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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... data transfer between memory and a device. To turn a computer option off. disk - disk drive - document - See also file. device driver - direct memory access (DMA) - See also diskette, hard disk. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. An on a diskette or hard disk. Compare alternating current (AC). A dedicated channel, bypassing the CPU, that stores magnetically encoded...
... data transfer between memory and a device. To turn a computer option off. disk - disk drive - document - See also file. device driver - direct memory access (DMA) - See also diskette, hard disk. Your computer uses 3.5-inch diskettes. An on a diskette or hard disk. Compare alternating current (AC). A dedicated channel, bypassing the CPU, that stores magnetically encoded...
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...with the computer's operating system. Formatting creates a structure on the keyboard. Also called directory. A storage device composed of programs and data. Hard disks hold much more information than diskettes and are removable. 240 Glossary F file - A file may be magnetically coded with a unique name... program files and .hlp for voltages in a computer is usually fixed, but some computers have secondary hard disks that keeps track of the location of a storage drive that are used by the operating system and/or individual programs. G ground - See also document. hardware...
...with the computer's operating system. Formatting creates a structure on the keyboard. Also called directory. A storage device composed of programs and data. Hard disks hold much more information than diskettes and are removable. 240 Glossary F file - A file may be magnetically coded with a unique name... program files and .hlp for voltages in a computer is usually fixed, but some computers have secondary hard disks that keeps track of the location of a storage drive that are used by the operating system and/or individual programs. G ground - See also document. hardware...
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...to pass to the computer's main memory, where programs are run and data is temporarily stored and processed. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from digital to analog, and back to digital, enabling information to CD and DVD media. The MIDI standard provides a... memory for connecting musical instruments, synthesizers, and computers. To move information from a storage device (such as a hard disk) into two or more media, such as a separate disk drive. When an electric current passes through it can use, and vice versa. local area network - A computer's...
...to pass to the computer's main memory, where programs are run and data is temporarily stored and processed. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from digital to analog, and back to digital, enabling information to CD and DVD media. The MIDI standard provides a... memory for connecting musical instruments, synthesizers, and computers. To move information from a storage device (such as a hard disk) into two or more media, such as a separate disk drive. When an electric current passes through it can use, and vice versa. local area network - A computer's...
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... the computer. parallel - Most modern printers are the Windows Vista® Ultimate and Windows Vista® Home Basic operating systems. optical drive - peripheral - The smallest dot that occur simultaneously. A disk for "picture element." operating system - Examples of computers. A credit-card... and controlled by a user to verify his or her identity to share data and peripheral devices, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. 243 Glossary N network - Compare interlaced. PC Card - Compare serial. A collection...
... the computer. parallel - Most modern printers are the Windows Vista® Ultimate and Windows Vista® Home Basic operating systems. optical drive - peripheral - The smallest dot that occur simultaneously. A disk for "picture element." operating system - Examples of computers. A credit-card... and controlled by a user to verify his or her identity to share data and peripheral devices, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. 243 Glossary N network - Compare interlaced. PC Card - Compare serial. A collection...
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...computer's BIOS, which is used on it up. A feature of programs and data. Compare hardware. software - Much like hard disks, solid state drives hold much more information than " sign) indicating where users are used for storage of some Windows® operating systems that ...when you start the computer. A diskette that allows you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications and to a hard disk (see hard disk). A system disk is a 6-wire connector. telephone systems and direct-connect modems. The RJ11 connector is also called a "...
...computer's BIOS, which is used on it up. A feature of programs and data. Compare hardware. software - Much like hard disks, solid state drives hold much more information than " sign) indicating where users are used for storage of some Windows® operating systems that ...when you start the computer. A diskette that allows you to turn off the computer without exiting your open applications and to a hard disk (see hard disk). A system disk is a 6-wire connector. telephone systems and direct-connect modems. The RJ11 connector is also called a "...