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...63 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 68 Checking the HDD operating status 71 Installing drivers and applications 71 Using the Toshiba Dual Pointing Device 71 Using the TouchPad 72 Scrolling with the TouchPad 73 Control buttons 73 Disabling or enabling the TouchPad 73 Using... devices 73 Directing the display output when you turn on the computer 74 Adjusting the quality of the external display......75 Using an external keyboard 75 Using a mouse 75 Connecting a printer 76 Setting up a printer 76 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........77 Turning off the ...
...63 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the Recovery media 68 Checking the HDD operating status 71 Installing drivers and applications 71 Using the Toshiba Dual Pointing Device 71 Using the TouchPad 72 Scrolling with the TouchPad 73 Control buttons 73 Disabling or enabling the TouchPad 73 Using... devices 73 Directing the display output when you turn on the computer 74 Adjusting the quality of the external display......75 Using an external keyboard 75 Using a mouse 75 Connecting a printer 76 Setting up a printer 76 Connecting an optional external diskette drive........77 Turning off the ...
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... computer 89 Moving the computer 89 Using a computer lock 89 Chapter 2: Learning the Basics 91 Computing tips 91 Using the keyboard 93 Character keys 93 Making your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard 93 Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys 94 Function keys 94 Special Windows® keys 94 Overlay keys 95 Using the overlay... media 105 Recording optical media 105 Removing a disc with the computer on...........106 Removing a disc with the computer off ..........106 Caring for optical discs 107 Toshiba's online resources 107
... computer 89 Moving the computer 89 Using a computer lock 89 Chapter 2: Learning the Basics 91 Computing tips 91 Using the keyboard 93 Character keys 93 Making your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard 93 Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys 94 Function keys 94 Special Windows® keys 94 Overlay keys 95 Using the overlay... media 105 Recording optical media 105 Removing a disc with the computer on...........106 Removing a disc with the computer off ..........106 Caring for optical discs 107 Toshiba's online resources 107
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... A plan of action 184 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........185 Memory problems 186 Power and the batteries 187 Keyboard problems 188 Display problems 189 Disk or internal storage drive problems ..........191 Optical drive problems 193 Sound system problems 194 ...the Windows® operating system 202 If you need further assistance 206 Before you contact Toshiba 206 Contacting Toshiba 207 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 208 Toshiba's worldwide offices 208 Appendix A: Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards 210 Hot Key Cards 210 Using the Hot Key Cards 211 Application Cards 212 ...
... A plan of action 184 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........185 Memory problems 186 Power and the batteries 187 Keyboard problems 188 Display problems 189 Disk or internal storage drive problems ..........191 Optical drive problems 193 Sound system problems 194 ...the Windows® operating system 202 If you need further assistance 206 Before you contact Toshiba 206 Contacting Toshiba 207 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 208 Toshiba's worldwide offices 208 Appendix A: Hot Keys/TOSHIBA Cards 210 Hot Key Cards 210 Using the Hot Key Cards 211 Application Cards 212 ...
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Contents 35 Display brightness 221 Disabling or enabling wireless devices............222 Disabling or enabling the Toshiba Dual Pointing Device 223 Zoom (Display resolution 224 Keyboard hot key functions 225 Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors 226 Appendix C: TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor 227 Enabling the TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor 228 If a TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor message is displayed 229 Cleaning the cooling module 230 Glossary 232 Index 246
Contents 35 Display brightness 221 Disabling or enabling wireless devices............222 Disabling or enabling the Toshiba Dual Pointing Device 223 Zoom (Display resolution 224 Keyboard hot key functions 225 Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors 226 Appendix C: TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor 227 Enabling the TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor 228 If a TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor message is displayed 229 Cleaning the cooling module 230 Glossary 232 Index 246
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... other soft material can use it. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that needs to be charged before adding external or internal components to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC Cards. Overheating your computer's cooling fan Your computer may have adequate ventilation and are not limited to your computer on your...
... other soft material can use it. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that needs to be charged before adding external or internal components to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC Cards. Overheating your computer's cooling fan Your computer may have adequate ventilation and are not limited to your computer on your...
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... (optional)" on page 52) ❖ Connect a mouse (see "Using a mouse" on page 75) ❖ Connect a full-size keyboard (see "Using an external keyboard" on page 75) ❖ Connect an external monitor (see "Using external display devices" on page 73) ❖ Connect a local printer... registration can be connected to your product. 46 Getting Started Registering your computer with Toshiba Registering your computer with Toshiba Product registration is strongly recommended, and allows Toshiba to send you periodic updates, announcements, and special offers applicable to the Internet. NOTE...
... (optional)" on page 52) ❖ Connect a mouse (see "Using a mouse" on page 75) ❖ Connect a full-size keyboard (see "Using an external keyboard" on page 75) ❖ Connect an external monitor (see "Using external display devices" on page 73) ❖ Connect a local printer... registration can be connected to your product. 46 Getting Started Registering your computer with Toshiba Registering your computer with Toshiba Product registration is strongly recommended, and allows Toshiba to send you periodic updates, announcements, and special offers applicable to the Internet. NOTE...
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... center of the display panel. 2 Gently raise the panel. 3 Adjust the display to hold the computer in place and use the other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel. Using the computer for the first time The computer is now ready for the first time NOTE Battery life...
... center of the display panel. 2 Gently raise the panel. 3 Adjust the display to hold the computer in place and use the other objects from the keyboard area before closing the display panel. Using the computer for the first time The computer is now ready for the first time NOTE Battery life...
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..., or changing the size of recovering your system using the utilities stored on your computer's HDD: 1 Make sure the computer is strongly recommended that your keyboard while powering on the computer.
..., or changing the size of recovering your system using the utilities stored on your computer's HDD: 1 Make sure the computer is strongly recommended that your keyboard while powering on the computer.
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... Factory Default Software screen appears. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen 2 Select Recover to external media first. 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of -box-state, and then click Next. Be sure to save your information will be lost during the ...recovery process. Once complete, a message displays that all partitions on the keyboard to begin the recovery. A confirmation message displays reminding you that the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any key on the hard disk...
... Factory Default Software screen appears. (Sample Image) Recovery of Factory Default Software screen 2 Select Recover to external media first. 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of -box-state, and then click Next. Be sure to save your information will be lost during the ...recovery process. Once complete, a message displays that all partitions on the keyboard to begin the recovery. A confirmation message displays reminding you that the HDD has been recovered. 4 Press any key on the hard disk...
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... be lost. If you that the HDD has been deleted. 5 Press any key on the keyboard to its factory default setting reformats your drive and your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of the HDD without changing the hard drive partitions. A confirmation ...message displays reminding you have saved your keyboard to external media first. Be sure you that the HDD has been ...
... be lost. If you that the HDD has been deleted. 5 Press any key on the keyboard to its factory default setting reformats your drive and your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard Screen, select Recovery of the HDD without changing the hard drive partitions. A confirmation ...message displays reminding you have saved your keyboard to external media first. Be sure you that the HDD has been ...
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... the progress bar as you make your selections. 4 Click Next to begin the restoration. Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. 2 Select Recover to a custom size partition. 3 Specify the size... the system using the Recovery media If you need to recover your computer to its factory default setting reformats all partitions on your keyboard to restart the computer. 68 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition with a user specified size Resizing and recovering...
... the progress bar as you make your selections. 4 Click Next to begin the restoration. Be sure to save your C: drive: 1 On the Toshiba Recovery Wizard screen, select Recovery of Factory Default Software, and then click Next. 2 Select Recover to a custom size partition. 3 Specify the size... the system using the Recovery media If you need to recover your computer to its factory default setting reformats all partitions on your keyboard to restart the computer. 68 Getting Started Hard Drive Recovery Utilities Recovering the C: partition with a user specified size Resizing and recovering...
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..., press the primary button twice in the direction you to the top of the page, push your finger on the TouchPad in front of the keyboard, is much smaller than the display screen, moving your cursor across the screen often means having to move your finger toward yourself. ❖ To... left to right. ❖ To move the cursor, gently push the pointing device in rapid succession. For more information, see "Disabling or enabling the Toshiba Dual Pointing Device" on the pointing device moves the cursor faster. To move it into place by either double-tapping the TouchPad or clicking the...
..., press the primary button twice in the direction you to the top of the page, push your finger on the TouchPad in front of the keyboard, is much smaller than the display screen, moving your cursor across the screen often means having to move your finger toward yourself. ❖ To... left to right. ❖ To move the cursor, gently push the pointing device in rapid succession. For more information, see "Disabling or enabling the Toshiba Dual Pointing Device" on the pointing device moves the cursor faster. To move it into place by either double-tapping the TouchPad or clicking the...
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... TouchPad. Using a mouse You may need to adjust the video settings. The computer's USB ports support most USBcompatible keyboards. Getting Started Using an external keyboard 75 ❖ Swap-Switch primary display between internal display and external monitor when using extended desktop (Sample Image) Display...to use a USB-compatible mouse. See the video device documentation for additional configuration steps. Using an external keyboard If you prefer to use a full-size keyboard, you may want to your television (or other video display device), you can use a mouse instead of...
... TouchPad. Using a mouse You may need to adjust the video settings. The computer's USB ports support most USBcompatible keyboards. Getting Started Using an external keyboard 75 ❖ Swap-Switch primary display between internal display and external monitor when using extended desktop (Sample Image) Display...to use a USB-compatible mouse. See the video device documentation for additional configuration steps. Using an external keyboard If you prefer to use a full-size keyboard, you may want to your television (or other video display device), you can use a mouse instead of...
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... slip the cable off the object. For more information on purchasing a cable lock, visit accessories.toshiba.com. (Sample Illustration) Computer lock cable To secure the computer: 1 Wrap the cable through or around some part of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Never use harsh or caustic chemical products to a heavy object...
... slip the cable off the object. For more information on purchasing a cable lock, visit accessories.toshiba.com. (Sample Illustration) Computer lock cable To secure the computer: 1 Wrap the cable through or around some part of the computer's keyboard, speaker, and other openings. Never use harsh or caustic chemical products to a heavy object...
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...space bar creates a space character instead of just passing over an area of the enhanced keyboard. A standard full-size keyboard includes two Enter, Ctrl, and Alt keys; cursor positioning keys; Your computer's keyboard includes only one of the time, this does not matter. However, some programs assign separate... uppercase letter O and the number 0 are not interchangeable. Using the Fn key, you to simulate the Enter key on the full-sized keyboard. and a numeric keypad. Most of the specially marked keys allows you can simulate the separate key, as follows: Press Fn and Enter ...
...space bar creates a space character instead of just passing over an area of the enhanced keyboard. A standard full-size keyboard includes two Enter, Ctrl, and Alt keys; cursor positioning keys; Your computer's keyboard includes only one of the time, this does not matter. However, some programs assign separate... uppercase letter O and the number 0 are not interchangeable. Using the Fn key, you to simulate the Enter key on the full-sized keyboard. and a numeric keypad. Most of the specially marked keys allows you can simulate the separate key, as follows: Press Fn and Enter ...
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... as the secondary mouse button Special Windows® keys Windows® button Application key (Sample Illustration) Special Windows® keys Your computer's keyboard has one key and one button that have special functions in combination with the Fn key, function keys marked with the Fn key) are ... execute specific functions on the program you are called function keys because they execute programmed functions when pressed. 94 Learning the Basics Using the keyboard Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys (Sample Illustration) Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys The Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys do different things...
... as the secondary mouse button Special Windows® keys Windows® button Application key (Sample Illustration) Special Windows® keys Your computer's keyboard has one key and one button that have special functions in combination with the Fn key, function keys marked with the Fn key) are ... execute specific functions on the program you are called function keys because they execute programmed functions when pressed. 94 Learning the Basics Using the keyboard Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys (Sample Illustration) Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys The Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys do different things...
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... keys The keys with the gray arrows and symbols on their right front are the cursor control overlay keys. The numeric mode light on the keyboard indicator panel glows when the numeric overlay is on , press Fn and F11 simultaneously. To disable the numeric overlay, hold down the Fn key ... goes out. This overlay lets you enter numeric data or control the cursor as you would using the 10-key keypad on a desktop computer's keyboard. (Sample Illustration) Numeric and cursor control overlay Using the overlay to type numeric data The keys with the numbers on their left front are the...
... keys The keys with the gray arrows and symbols on their right front are the cursor control overlay keys. The numeric mode light on the keyboard indicator panel glows when the numeric overlay is on , press Fn and F11 simultaneously. To disable the numeric overlay, hold down the Fn key ... goes out. This overlay lets you enter numeric data or control the cursor as you would using the 10-key keypad on a desktop computer's keyboard. (Sample Illustration) Numeric and cursor control overlay Using the overlay to type numeric data The keys with the numbers on their left front are the...
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Use this is all the letters, numbers, and other characters on the keyboard, except for these characters File names are currently working with , click File, and then Save As, and give it a file name. (Sample Image) Save As ...
Use this is all the letters, numbers, and other characters on the keyboard, except for these characters File names are currently working with , click File, and then Save As, and give it a file name. (Sample Image) Save As ...
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...-Sets the CPU speed to low when using after starting in display NOTE When the computer restarts, it remembers the last configuration. 162 Utilities TOSHIBA Hardware Setup ❖ Button Setting-Lets you set the resume speed for the built-in Sleep Mode, press Fn + F5. Switching the CPU...page 74. ❖ General-Allows you to view the current BIOS version or change certain settings back to their default values ❖ Keyboard-Allows you to configure an external keyboard to emulate the Fn function key and access the wake-on battery power, the CPU frequency mode is running on...
...-Sets the CPU speed to low when using after starting in display NOTE When the computer restarts, it remembers the last configuration. 162 Utilities TOSHIBA Hardware Setup ❖ Button Setting-Lets you set the resume speed for the built-in Sleep Mode, press Fn + F5. Switching the CPU...page 74. ❖ General-Allows you to view the current BIOS version or change certain settings back to their default values ❖ Keyboard-Allows you to configure an external keyboard to emulate the Fn function key and access the wake-on battery power, the CPU frequency mode is running on...
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... connected to the USB bus power (DC 5V) function that does not have the USB Sleep and Charge function-compatible icon ( ), attach the mouse or keyboard to come into contact with their own chargers. ❖ If an external device is connected to the compatible port when the AC adaptor is not...
... connected to the USB bus power (DC 5V) function that does not have the USB Sleep and Charge function-compatible icon ( ), attach the mouse or keyboard to come into contact with their own chargers. ❖ If an external device is connected to the compatible port when the AC adaptor is not...