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... birth defects or other reproductive harm. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. Model: Satellite® P500 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer .... 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...
... birth defects or other reproductive harm. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. Model: Satellite® P500 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer .... 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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... the hard drive partitions. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. Creating recovery media Depending on your system configuration, you that the C: drive has been recovered. 9 Press any key on the C: drive will prompt you have replaced your internal storage drive or ... your optical disc drive is (800) 457-777; 70 Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 6 The Recovery of Factory Default Software screen 7 Click Next. The Toshiba Customer Support Center in the United States is not a writable drive, contact Toshiba Customer Support to begin...
... the hard drive partitions. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen appears. Creating recovery media Depending on your system configuration, you that the C: drive has been recovered. 9 Press any key on the C: drive will prompt you have replaced your internal storage drive or ... your optical disc drive is (800) 457-777; 70 Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 6 The Recovery of Factory Default Software screen 7 Click Next. The Toshiba Customer Support Center in the United States is not a writable drive, contact Toshiba Customer Support to begin...
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...10070; Recover without changing the internal storage drive partitions For more information on these options, see "Recovering the Internal Storage Drive" on the computer. 2 When the initial screen displays, press F12. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard and then click Next. 5 If your optical drive and power on page 62. Note:... the computer to its out-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, select the DVD option and press Enter. 4 The Selecting a Process screen appears.
...10070; Recover without changing the internal storage drive partitions For more information on these options, see "Recovering the Internal Storage Drive" on the computer. 2 When the initial screen displays, press F12. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard and then click Next. 5 If your optical drive and power on page 62. Note:... the computer to its out-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, select the DVD option and press Enter. 4 The Selecting a Process screen appears.
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... power on the computer. Read the Warning screen that the drive has been recovered. 10 Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. NOTE If you want to external media before... erasing the internal storage drive. When the initial screen displays, press F12. Be sure to ...
... power on the computer. Read the Warning screen that the drive has been recovered. 10 Press any key on the keyboard to restart the computer. Select Toshiba Recovery Wizard, and then click Next. 2 Select Erase the hard disk and then click Next. NOTE If you want to external media before... erasing the internal storage drive. When the initial screen displays, press F12. Be sure to ...
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...of the data on the internal storage drive without overwriting the drive. ❖ Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the hard disk-This option deletes all data on the internal storage drive will be lost. Be sure you that the internal storage drive has been erased. 6 Press any...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 ...
...of the data on the internal storage drive without overwriting the drive. ❖ Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the hard disk-This option deletes all data on the internal storage drive will be lost. Be sure you that the internal storage drive has been erased. 6 Press any...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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... computer with the Windows® operating system" on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. HINT: Backing up all the files you create in case something happens to your internal storage drive may prefer to print. 4 Click Print. Small files can back up all the ...files on the computer's internal storage drive. Backing up your work 103 2 In your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. You may take a considerable amount of copies to use the Microsoft® Windows® ...
... computer with the Windows® operating system" on diskettes if an optional external diskette drive is available. HINT: Backing up all the files you create in case something happens to your internal storage drive may prefer to print. 4 Click Print. Small files can back up all the ...files on the computer's internal storage drive. Backing up your work 103 2 In your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. You may take a considerable amount of copies to use the Microsoft® Windows® ...
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... OK. Using 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. 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...
... OK. Using 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. 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...
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...TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor 177 TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor The TOSHIBA... PC Health Monitor software program monitors computer system functions such as required by uninstalling the software via pop-up messages. Subject to the use restrictions above, the data logged on the internal storage drive...drive. Doing so will automatically delete all collected information from the internal storage drive...Toshiba computer. This information is not limited to help diagnose problems should the computer require service by Toshiba or Toshiba...disable the TOSHIBA PC Health...
...TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor 177 TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor The TOSHIBA... PC Health Monitor software program monitors computer system functions such as required by uninstalling the software via pop-up messages. Subject to the use restrictions above, the data logged on the internal storage drive...drive. Doing so will automatically delete all collected information from the internal storage drive...Toshiba computer. This information is not limited to help diagnose problems should the computer require service by Toshiba or Toshiba...disable the TOSHIBA PC Health...
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... box appears. Typical problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. Your hard disk seems very slow. Error-checking Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and File Allocation Table (FAT) on the disk... and repairs any damage it opens, click Defragment now. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, and then Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you want...
... box appears. Typical problems are: You are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:). Error-checking tests and repairs the disk. Your hard disk seems very slow. Error-checking Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and File Allocation Table (FAT) on the disk... and repairs any damage it opens, click Defragment now. To run Error-checking: 1 Click Start, and then Computer. 2 Right-click the drive you want...
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...loss. Get familiar with all the user's guides provided with your computer, as well as the manuals that requires you 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 partition. ...
...loss. Get familiar with all the user's guides provided with your computer, as well as the manuals that requires you 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 partition. ...
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...® operating system The most valuable component of the selected Restore Point. 5 Verify that you create and store on battery power. An external hard drive is the correct one. No additional software is not, click Back to return to step 4. 6 Close all programs and save all open files...and then Yes to begin the system restore. 8 Your Windows® operating system configuration will be a recent backup of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it was in when the chosen Restore Point was created, and then...
...® operating system The most valuable component of the selected Restore Point. 5 Verify that you create and store on battery power. An external hard drive is the correct one. No additional software is not, click Back to return to step 4. 6 Close all programs and save all open files...and then Yes to begin the system restore. 8 Your Windows® operating system configuration will be a recent backup of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can make the data inaccessible or even destroy it was in when the chosen Restore Point was created, and then...
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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 your ...
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 your ...
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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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...DC) - A dedicated channel, bypassing the CPU, that can be retrieved. To turn a computer option off. disc - disk drive - diskette - See also file. Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of power usually supplied by batteries. A program (called a "driver") that permits a computer to ...of magnetic disks, such as CDs and DVDs. Diskettes can be magnetically influenced to be read /write heads. An on a diskette or hard disk. The type of devices. disable - device driver - It rotates the disk at high speed past one direction. document - dialog...
...DC) - A dedicated channel, bypassing the CPU, that can be retrieved. To turn a computer option off. disc - disk drive - diskette - See also file. Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of power usually supplied by batteries. A program (called a "driver") that permits a computer to ...of magnetic disks, such as CDs and DVDs. Diskettes can be magnetically influenced to be read /write heads. An on a diskette or hard disk. The type of devices. disable - device driver - It rotates the disk at high speed past one direction. document - dialog...
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.... The physical components of a file name. file name - A folder can write information to a disk. The primary (or only) hard disk in the circuit. A file may be magnetically coded with the computer's operating system. See also file extension. Examples are used by... See also file name. Also called "system bus." H hard disk - A conductor to the earth, and is usually fixed, but some computers have secondary hard disks that keeps track of the location of a storage drive that are connected. hardware - Compare software. folder - The...
.... The physical components of a file name. file name - A folder can write information to a disk. The primary (or only) hard disk in the circuit. A file may be magnetically coded with the computer's operating system. See also file extension. Examples are used by... See also file name. Also called "system bus." H hard disk - A conductor to the earth, and is usually fixed, but some computers have secondary hard disks that keeps track of the location of a storage drive that are connected. hardware - Compare software. folder - The...
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...passes through the electrodes, the molecules in a computer program or presentation. To move information from a storage device (such as a separate disk drive. A section of a disk that can use, and vice versa. M memory - A computer's main memory is temporarily stored and processed....connecting musical instruments, synthesizers, and computers. See system prompt. A DVD drive that is recognized by the operating system as a hard disk) into memory for processing. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from digital to analog, and back to digital, enabling information ...
...passes through the electrodes, the molecules in a computer program or presentation. To move information from a storage device (such as a separate disk drive. A section of a disk that can use, and vice versa. M memory - A computer's main memory is temporarily stored and processed....connecting musical instruments, synthesizers, and computers. See system prompt. A DVD drive that is recognized by the operating system as a hard disk) into memory for processing. For example, a single hard disk drive may differ from digital to analog, and back to digital, enabling information ...
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... digitally, and uses a laser to exchange electronic mail. Compare system disk. On your own computer's internal storage drive, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. Compare serial. PC Card - 243 Glossary N network - Compare... systems are parallel. Most modern printers are the Windows Vista® Ultimate and Windows Vista® Home Basic operating systems. optical drive - P palette - See color palette. Processes that controls how the computer works. The smallest dot that cannot be produced on ...
... digitally, and uses a laser to exchange electronic mail. Compare system disk. On your own computer's internal storage drive, such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter. Compare serial. PC Card - 243 Glossary N network - Compare... systems are parallel. Most modern printers are the Windows Vista® Ultimate and Windows Vista® Home Basic operating systems. optical drive - P palette - See color palette. Processes that controls how the computer works. The smallest dot that cannot be produced on ...
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Non-volatile memory that contains the operating system files needed to a hard disk (see hard disk). See keyboard shortcut. See program. Much like hard disks, solid state drives hold much more information than " sign) indicating where users are used for storage of programs and data. A ...a "startup disk." Suspend - system prompt - See also BIOS, memory. software - solid state drive -A data storage device that information in the MS-DOS® operating system, generally a drive letter followed by a "greater than diskettes and are to continue from where you left off when you...
Non-volatile memory that contains the operating system files needed to a hard disk (see hard disk). See keyboard shortcut. See program. Much like hard disks, solid state drives hold much more information than " sign) indicating where users are used for storage of programs and data. A ...a "startup disk." Suspend - system prompt - See also BIOS, memory. software - solid state drive -A data storage device that information in the MS-DOS® operating system, generally a drive letter followed by a "greater than diskettes and are to continue from where you left off when you...