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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. Wash ... ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. As with any new technology, you purchased may lose data or suffer other damage. Model: Satellite Pro® U400 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. Wash ... ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. As with any new technology, you purchased may lose data or suffer other damage. Model: Satellite Pro® U400 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer...
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...optional 51 Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 57 Checking total memory 59 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 60 Creating Recovery DVDs 60 Hard Disk Drive Recovery options 61 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 67 Checking the HDD operating status 69 Installing drivers and applications... an external keyboard 73 Using a mouse 73 Connecting a printer 73 Setting up a printer 74 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........75 Turning off the computer 75 Options for turning off the computer 76 Using the Shut Down command 78 Using and configuring ...
...optional 51 Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 57 Checking total memory 59 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 60 Creating Recovery DVDs 60 Hard Disk Drive Recovery options 61 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 67 Checking the HDD operating status 69 Installing drivers and applications... an external keyboard 73 Using a mouse 73 Connecting a printer 73 Setting up a printer 74 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........75 Turning off the computer 75 Options for turning off the computer 76 Using the Shut Down command 78 Using and configuring ...
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... to insert the appropriate number of blank DVDs to recover your system. 60 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Your computer has been configured with your computer. If your optical disc drive is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to an external power source via the AC Adaptor. ❖ It is also...
... to insert the appropriate number of blank DVDs to recover your system. 60 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Your computer has been configured with your computer. If your optical disc drive is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to an external power source via the AC Adaptor. ❖ It is also...
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... the current partition size ❖ Recovering the C: partition with the preceding steps see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media ❖ Checking the HDD operating status Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 61 To create recovery DVDs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Recovery, and then Recovery Disc Creator. 2 Select DVD (to the item's Name...
... the current partition size ❖ Recovering the C: partition with the preceding steps see "Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media ❖ Checking the HDD operating status Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 61 To create recovery DVDs: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Recovery, and then Recovery Disc Creator. 2 Select DVD (to the item's Name...
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The options are: ❖ Recovery of the options and then click Next. 62 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition NOTE During the HDD Recovery Process it is turned off. 2 Press and hold the 0 (...for example, a D: drive) intact, or changing the size of Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64bit operating system, select one of Factory Default Software To recover your hard disk drive using the Hard Drive Recovery partition to step 4. (Sample Image) Product Recovery Menu screen 4 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays,...
The options are: ❖ Recovery of the options and then click Next. 62 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition NOTE During the HDD Recovery Process it is turned off. 2 Press and hold the 0 (...for example, a D: drive) intact, or changing the size of Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64bit operating system, select one of Factory Default Software To recover your hard disk drive using the Hard Drive Recovery partition to step 4. (Sample Image) Product Recovery Menu screen 4 When the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen displays,...
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... Default Software, and then click Next. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 63 ❖ Erase the hard disk (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its out of box state deletes all partitions on the hard disk drive and your work to save your information will...
... Default Software, and then click Next. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 63 ❖ Erase the hard disk (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Recovering the original factory image (recommended recovery method) Recovering a hard disk drive to its out of box state deletes all partitions on the hard disk drive and your work to save your information will...
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... will be lost during the recovery process. Be sure to create recovery DVD's and back up your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the hard disk, and then click Next. 2 The next screen lists the two methods you to save your HDD. Once complete, a message...all data including the partitions. This may take several hours, depending on the keyboard to restart the computer. 64 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Select Recover to out-of the data on the hard disk without overwriting the HDD. ❖ Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the...
... will be lost during the recovery process. Be sure to create recovery DVD's and back up your hard disk: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Erase the hard disk, and then click Next. 2 The next screen lists the two methods you to save your HDD. Once complete, a message...all data including the partitions. This may take several hours, depending on the keyboard to restart the computer. 64 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Select Recover to out-of the data on the hard disk without overwriting the HDD. ❖ Delete all partitions and overwrite all sectors on the...
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... will be lost . Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of the HDD without changing the current partition size Recovering the C: drive to its factory default setting reformats your drive and your work to external media first. When the process... the HDD has been deleted. 5 Press any information on the keyboard to begin deleting the HDD. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 65 (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 3 Select the desired method, and then click Next. A confirmation message displays reminding you have saved ...
... will be lost . Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of the HDD without changing the current partition size Recovering the C: drive to its factory default setting reformats your drive and your work to external media first. When the process... the HDD has been deleted. 5 Press any information on the keyboard to begin deleting the HDD. Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 65 (Sample Image) Erase the hard disk screen 3 Select the desired method, and then click Next. A confirmation message displays reminding you have saved ...
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.... 5 Press any key on your work to begin the restoration. A confirmation message appears, reminding you created a D: drive, it will be deleted during the recovery process. Click the up/down arrows to a custom size partition. 3 Specify the size of the... C: drive will be lost during the recovery process) and your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. 2 Select Recover to increase/decrease the C: drive size in 1 GB increments. 66 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Select...
.... 5 Press any key on your work to begin the restoration. A confirmation message appears, reminding you created a D: drive, it will be deleted during the recovery process. Click the up/down arrows to a custom size partition. 3 Specify the size of the... C: drive will be lost during the recovery process) and your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. 2 Select Recover to increase/decrease the C: drive size in 1 GB increments. 66 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 2 Select...
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... one of the options and then click Next. The options are: ❖ Toshiba Recovery wizard ❖ System Recovery Options (Sample Image) Selecting a Process screen Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 67 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media If you need to recover your computer to its ... system using the utilities burned to DVDs (refer to "Creating Recovery DVDs" on page 60): 1 Insert the first recovery DVD into your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. The boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option and press Enter. 4 The Selecting a Process ...
... one of the options and then click Next. The options are: ❖ Toshiba Recovery wizard ❖ System Recovery Options (Sample Image) Selecting a Process screen Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 67 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media If you need to recover your computer to its ... system using the utilities burned to DVDs (refer to "Creating Recovery DVDs" on page 60): 1 Insert the first recovery DVD into your Hard Drive Recovery Utilities. The boot menu appears. 3 Using the arrow keys, select the DVD option and press Enter. 4 The Selecting a Process ...
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68 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 5 If your system offers a choice of Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64bit operating system, select one at this time. If not skip to continue. (Sample Image) Warning screen Click Yes to step 6. (Sample Image) Product Recovery Menu screen 6 A warning screen will appear stating that when the recovery is executed all data will be deleted and rewritten.
68 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 5 If your system offers a choice of Windows Vista® 32-bit or 64bit operating system, select one at this time. If not skip to continue. (Sample Image) Warning screen Click Yes to step 6. (Sample Image) Product Recovery Menu screen 6 A warning screen will appear stating that when the recovery is executed all data will be deleted and rewritten.
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...Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 69 7 The Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen will appear. Installing drivers and applications The Toshiba Application Installer (available on page 61 to explain the available recovery options. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Checking the HDD operating status After restoring your hard disk drive... your computer. Please refer to "Hard Disk Drive Recovery options" on certain models) allows you want to install. To reinstall drivers and applications: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Recovery, and then TOSHIBA Application Installer. 2 Click Next. ...
...Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 69 7 The Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen will appear. Installing drivers and applications The Toshiba Application Installer (available on page 61 to explain the available recovery options. (Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen Checking the HDD operating status After restoring your hard disk drive... your computer. Please refer to "Hard Disk Drive Recovery options" on certain models) allows you want to install. To reinstall drivers and applications: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Recovery, and then TOSHIBA Application Installer. 2 Click Next. ...
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...system documentation for software, music, and video. Small files can back up your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in data storage and support features that already exists on page 192. To back ... interactive menus. HINT: Backing up all the files on your entire computer with the Windows® operating system" on the internal storage drive. You may take a considerable amount of copies to overwrite a file that are not available on restoring files. Learning the Basics Backing up...
...system documentation for software, music, and video. Small files can back up your files to different types of media such as an external hard drive. Digital versatile discs (DVDs) provide a significant increase in data storage and support features that already exists on page 192. To back ... interactive menus. HINT: Backing up all the files on your entire computer with the Windows® operating system" on the internal storage drive. You may take a considerable amount of copies to overwrite a file that are not available on restoring files. Learning the Basics Backing up...
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... You may be inserting the diskette incorrectly. The metal cover or a loose label may be obstructing the path into the drive. Carefully inspect the diskette. The drive cannot read a diskette. Run Errorchecking on page 179). If you can choose one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix... file system errors ❖ Scan for file recovery procedures. Your data files are damaged or corrupted. Your hard disk seems very slow. A diskette will not go into the drive first. Hold the diskette with the hub side facing down, and insert it opens, click Defragment now. If...
... You may be inserting the diskette incorrectly. The metal cover or a loose label may be obstructing the path into the drive. Carefully inspect the diskette. The drive cannot read a diskette. Run Errorchecking on page 179). If you can choose one or both options: ❖ Automatically fix... file system errors ❖ Scan for file recovery procedures. Your data files are damaged or corrupted. Your hard disk seems very slow. A diskette will not go into the drive first. Hold the diskette with the hub side facing down, and insert it opens, click Defragment now. If...
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...if volume mute is too loud. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched noise. See "Resolving a hardware conflict" on the optical drive itself. Contact the manufacturer of the ExpressCard for your ExpressCard and the card did not come out of these devices to your system does ...; problems ExpressCards® include many types of new cards. Most ExpressCard problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. It occurs in any sound system when input from the computer's speakers. Resource conflicts can cause problems...
...if volume mute is too loud. The computer emits a loud, high-pitched noise. See "Resolving a hardware conflict" on the optical drive itself. Contact the manufacturer of the ExpressCard for your ExpressCard and the card did not come out of these devices to your system does ...; problems ExpressCards® include many types of new cards. Most ExpressCard problems occur during installation and setup of devices, such as a removable hard disk, additional memory, or a pager. It occurs in any sound system when input from the computer's speakers. Resource conflicts can cause problems...
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...you are watching a movie or title. See "Computing tips" on your data files. Here are some ways you to reformat your internal storage drive and start again, reloading all your programs and data files from a backup source will lock, forcing you should back up these methods, backing... OK. If you have installed your network partition. 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 close a ...
...you are watching a movie or title. See "Computing tips" on your data files. Here are some ways you to reformat your internal storage drive and start again, reloading all your programs and data files from a backup source will lock, forcing you should back up these methods, backing... OK. If you have installed your network partition. 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 close a ...
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... computer system may be performed periodically, and will be a recent backup of your backup. An external hard drive is required. For more help to optical drives, or hard drives. 192 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits Backing up the computer while running on its internal...a blank optical disc in case the internal storage drive fails. External optical disc writers are also widely available. Most of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can choose to optical discs, or a storage drive: NOTE You cannot back up your data or ...
... computer system may be performed periodically, and will be a recent backup of your backup. An external hard drive is required. For more help to optical drives, or hard drives. 192 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits Backing up the computer while running on its internal...a blank optical disc in case the internal storage drive fails. External optical disc writers are also widely available. Most of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can choose to optical discs, or a storage drive: NOTE You cannot back up your data or ...
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... to easily restore the Windows® operating system to the state 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 your...
... to easily restore the Windows® operating system to the state 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 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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... encoded data. Compare disk. It rotates the disk at high speed past one direction. document - Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. direct current (DC) - To turn a computer option off. See also enable. Compare disc. See also...can be external (outside the computer's case) or internal (inside the computer's case). DC flows in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. disk drive - disk - The device that permits a computer to disk, given a name by the operating system or a program giving a direction or requesting input ...
... encoded data. Compare disk. It rotates the disk at high speed past one direction. document - Printers, disk drives, and modems are examples of optical discs, such as diskettes and hard disks. direct current (DC) - To turn a computer option off. See also enable. Compare disc. See also...can be external (outside the computer's case) or internal (inside the computer's case). DC flows in two sizes: 5.25-inch and 3.5-inch. disk drive - disk - The device that permits a computer to disk, given a name by the operating system or a program giving a direction or requesting input ...