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... computer for the first time 51 Opening the display panel 52 Your computer's features and specifications ....53 Turning on the power 53 Adding memory (optional 54 Installing a memory module 55 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 55 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 56 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition 58 Hard Disk Drive...
... computer for the first time 51 Opening the display panel 52 Your computer's features and specifications ....53 Turning on the power 53 Adding memory (optional 54 Installing a memory module 55 Hard Drive Recovery Utilities 55 Creating Recovery CDs/DVDs 56 Hard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition 58 Hard Disk Drive...
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...142 Using external speakers or headphones..........144 Using tablet mode 145 Preparing to use the tablet 145 Using tablet mode 148 Using the Toshiba tablet pen 149 Returning the computer to its original configuration 150 Using PC Cards 150 Inserting a PC Card 151 Removing a PC... up a PC Card for your computer .........152 Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot 153 Inserting memory media 153 Removing memory media 154 Using the i.LINK® port 155 Using an expansion device 155 Chapter 5: Toshiba Utilities 156 Toshiba Assist 157 Connect 159 Secure 160 Protect & Fix 161 Optimize 162...
...142 Using external speakers or headphones..........144 Using tablet mode 145 Preparing to use the tablet 145 Using tablet mode 148 Using the Toshiba tablet pen 149 Returning the computer to its original configuration 150 Using PC Cards 150 Inserting a PC Card 151 Removing a PC... up a PC Card for your computer .........152 Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot 153 Inserting memory media 153 Removing memory media 154 Using the i.LINK® port 155 Using an expansion device 155 Chapter 5: Toshiba Utilities 156 Toshiba Assist 157 Connect 159 Secure 160 Protect & Fix 161 Optimize 162...
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... assign a key 174 Viewing existing key assignments 175 Changing or removing existing key assignments 176 Toshiba Hotkey Utility 176 Toshiba SD™ Memory Card Format Utility............177 Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility 178 Booting from a bootable SD card 179 Toshiba Power Saver 179 Preset Power Profiles 181 Quickly creating a new power profile 181 Customizing a power...
... assign a key 174 Viewing existing key assignments 175 Changing or removing existing key assignments 176 Toshiba Hotkey Utility 176 Toshiba SD™ Memory Card Format Utility............177 Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility 178 Booting from a bootable SD card 179 Toshiba Power Saver 179 Preset Power Profiles 181 Quickly creating a new power profile 181 Customizing a power...
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32 Contents CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer 194 Toshiba Accessibility 195 Toshiba Mobile Extension 196 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 197 Fingerprint Authentication Utility 198 Fingerprint utility limitations 199 Fingerprint Enrollment 199 Fingerprint Logon ...218 Resolving a hardware conflict 219 A plan of action 219 Resolving hardware conflicts on your own .....220 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........221 Memory problems 223 Power and the batteries 224 Keyboard problems 226 Display problems 227 Disk drive problems 229 Optical drive problems 232 Sound system problems 233
32 Contents CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer 194 Toshiba Accessibility 195 Toshiba Mobile Extension 196 Trusted Platform Module (TPM 197 Fingerprint Authentication Utility 198 Fingerprint utility limitations 199 Fingerprint Enrollment 199 Fingerprint Logon ...218 Resolving a hardware conflict 219 A plan of action 219 Resolving hardware conflicts on your own .....220 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........221 Memory problems 223 Power and the batteries 224 Keyboard problems 226 Display problems 227 Disk drive problems 229 Optical drive problems 232 Sound system problems 233
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... charge the battery you can block the vents. NOTE The cooling fan location will vary depending on the computer. See "Connecting to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC Cards. Setting up your computer TECHNICAL NOTE: You must attach the AC adaptor. To use it. 44 Getting Started Setting up your computer...
... charge the battery you can block the vents. NOTE The cooling fan location will vary depending on the computer. See "Connecting to , a mouse, keyboard, printer, memory, and PC Cards. Setting up your computer TECHNICAL NOTE: You must attach the AC adaptor. To use it. 44 Getting Started Setting up your computer...
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Never pull on a power cord/cable to follow this instruction may want to: ❖ Add more memory (see "Adding memory (optional)" on page 54) ❖ Connect a mouse (see "Using a mouse" on page 72) ❖ Connect a full-size keyboard (see "Using an external ..., possibly resulting in serious injury. Getting Started Adding optional external devices 47 Adding optional external devices NOTE Before adding external devices or memory, Toshiba recommends setting up your software" on page 150) Connecting to a power source Your computer requires power to charge the computer's battery.
Never pull on a power cord/cable to follow this instruction may want to: ❖ Add more memory (see "Adding memory (optional)" on page 54) ❖ Connect a mouse (see "Using a mouse" on page 72) ❖ Connect a full-size keyboard (see "Using an external ..., possibly resulting in serious injury. Getting Started Adding optional external devices 47 Adding optional external devices NOTE Before adding external devices or memory, Toshiba recommends setting up your software" on page 150) Connecting to a power source Your computer requires power to charge the computer's battery.
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... computer comes with your system or visit accessories.toshiba.com. When you use complex software or process large amounts of today's popular applications. You may want to run most of data. 54 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) (Sample Illustration) Turning on the ...turn on the power The preinstalled operating system will load automatically. Adding memory (optional) HINT: To purchase additional memory modules, see the accessories information packaged with enough memory to increase the computer's memory if you turn off the power again until the operating system has...
... computer comes with your system or visit accessories.toshiba.com. When you use complex software or process large amounts of today's popular applications. You may want to run most of data. 54 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) (Sample Illustration) Turning on the ...turn on the power The preinstalled operating system will load automatically. Adding memory (optional) HINT: To purchase additional memory modules, see the accessories information packaged with enough memory to increase the computer's memory if you turn off the power again until the operating system has...
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... drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. For more information on page 45. NOTE Before adding external devices or memory, Toshiba recommends setting up your software" on memory options, check the accessories information that you to allow you create recovery CDs/ DVDs before using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your system...
... drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities. For more information on page 45. NOTE Before adding external devices or memory, Toshiba recommends setting up your software" on memory options, check the accessories information that you to allow you create recovery CDs/ DVDs before using a writable drive. ❖ Recover your system...
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... consumes less main battery power than restarting from turning off the computer. ❖ Since information is being retrieved from the hard disk rather than from memory, restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power to start up than when restarting from Standby. ❖ When starting up...
... consumes less main battery power than restarting from turning off the computer. ❖ Since information is being retrieved from the hard disk rather than from memory, restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power to start up than when restarting from Standby. ❖ When starting up...
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... not store unsaved information on your work before putting your unsaved information will be lost. Standby holds the current state of the computer in system memory (RAM) so that, when you restart the computer, you can continue working from turning off the computer or using Hibernation mode. ❖ When starting up...
... not store unsaved information on your work before putting your unsaved information will be lost. Standby holds the current state of the computer in system memory (RAM) so that, when you restart the computer, you can continue working from turning off the computer or using Hibernation mode. ❖ When starting up...
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... save feature that can be activated. Computing tips ❖ Save your file to the disk. This feature saves your work stays in the computer's temporary memory until you last saved. Your work frequently. See your software documentation for further information. HINT: Some programs have an automatic save it to the hard...
... save feature that can be activated. Computing tips ❖ Save your file to the disk. This feature saves your work stays in the computer's temporary memory until you last saved. Your work frequently. See your software documentation for further information. HINT: Some programs have an automatic save it to the hard...
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... the current time and date information. 112 Mobile Computing Running the computer on batteries and accessories, see accessories.toshiba.com. For more information on battery power The RTC battery powers the RTC memory that will provide the most stable operating environment and optimum system performance for many hours without an AC power...
... the current time and date information. 112 Mobile Computing Running the computer on batteries and accessories, see accessories.toshiba.com. For more information on battery power The RTC battery powers the RTC memory that will provide the most stable operating environment and optimum system performance for many hours without an AC power...
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... NOTE The above error message may have become completely discharged while your computer's configuration settings. The RTC battery powers the System Time Clock and BIOS memory used to a month when the computer is powered on battery power until the battery discharges completely. The RTC battery may vary by computer model. The...
... NOTE The above error message may have become completely discharged while your computer's configuration settings. The RTC battery powers the System Time Clock and BIOS memory used to a month when the computer is powered on battery power until the battery discharges completely. The RTC battery may vary by computer model. The...
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...media so that the contacts (metal areas) are face down. 2 Push the media firmly into the adapter. (Sample Illustration) Inserting memory media When inserting memory media, do not touch the metal contacts. You could expose the storage area to all types of digital products: digital music players, ...cellular phones, PDAs, digital cameras, digital video camcorders, etc. NOTE Do not use the drag-and-drop feature of Memory Stick™ or Memory Stick™ PRO media, Secure Digital™ (SD™) Card, MMC (MultiMedia Card™), or xD-Picture Card™ media...
...media so that the contacts (metal areas) are face down. 2 Push the media firmly into the adapter. (Sample Illustration) Inserting memory media When inserting memory media, do not touch the metal contacts. You could expose the storage area to all types of digital products: digital music players, ...cellular phones, PDAs, digital cameras, digital video camcorders, etc. NOTE Do not use the drag-and-drop feature of Memory Stick™ or Memory Stick™ PRO media, Secure Digital™ (SD™) Card, MMC (MultiMedia Card™), or xD-Picture Card™ media...
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... now, the system displays Safe To Remove Hardware. 2 Gently press the card inward to release it straight out. (Sample Illustration) Removing memory media Do not remove memory media while data is unable to prepare the media for safe removal, a message will tell you want to remove. If the system is...card and pull it . Wait for the indicator light to go out. 154 Exploring Your Computer's Features Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot Removing memory media 1 Prepare the media for removal by right-clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the system tray and then selecting the media you ...
... now, the system displays Safe To Remove Hardware. 2 Gently press the card inward to release it straight out. (Sample Illustration) Removing memory media Do not remove memory media while data is unable to prepare the media for safe removal, a message will tell you want to remove. If the system is...card and pull it . Wait for the indicator light to go out. 154 Exploring Your Computer's Features Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot Removing memory media 1 Prepare the media for removal by right-clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the system tray and then selecting the media you ...
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... Utility ❖ PC Diagnostic Tool Utility ❖ HDD Protection Utility ❖ Fn-esse® ❖ Toshiba Hotkey Utility ❖ Toshiba SD™ Memory Card Format Utility ❖ Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility ❖ Toshiba Power Saver 156 Together, these allow you to reconfigure your system to ascertain certain system details, set additional options, or change...
... Utility ❖ PC Diagnostic Tool Utility ❖ HDD Protection Utility ❖ Fn-esse® ❖ Toshiba Hotkey Utility ❖ Toshiba SD™ Memory Card Format Utility ❖ Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility ❖ Toshiba Power Saver 156 Together, these allow you to reconfigure your system to ascertain certain system details, set additional options, or change...
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... formatting progress is displayed in the horizontal bar in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. To format an SD memory card using this utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then click SD Memory Card Format utility, or click the SD Memory Card icon in the window. 5 When formatting is used to format SD...
... formatting progress is displayed in the horizontal bar in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. To format an SD memory card using this utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then click SD Memory Card Format utility, or click the SD Memory Card icon in the window. 5 When formatting is used to format SD...
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... lost. 3 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, SD Memory Card, or click the SD Memory Card icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. The Toshiba SD Memory Boot Utility screen appears. (Sample Image) Toshiba SD Memory Boot Utility screen 178 Toshiba Utilities Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility The Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility allows you to...
... lost. 3 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, SD Memory Card, or click the SD Memory Card icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. The Toshiba SD Memory Boot Utility screen appears. (Sample Image) Toshiba SD Memory Boot Utility screen 178 Toshiba Utilities Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility The Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility allows you to...
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... Saver is located. 5 Select Read from a floppy disk. 6 Click Start. 179 Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Power Saver 4 Select the drive where the SD card is used for instructions). 2 Verify that you do not have a floppy in the optional external floppy ... preset power profiles, or create one yourself. NOTE To create a bootable SD card with the Read from a bootable SD card: 1 Create a bootable SD card (see "Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility" on the computer. 5 During the boot process, press the F12 key.
... Saver is located. 5 Select Read from a floppy disk. 6 Click Start. 179 Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Power Saver 4 Select the drive where the SD card is used for instructions). 2 Verify that you do not have a floppy in the optional external floppy ... preset power profiles, or create one yourself. NOTE To create a bootable SD card with the Read from a bootable SD card: 1 Create a bootable SD card (see "Toshiba SD™ Memory Boot Utility" on the computer. 5 During the boot process, press the F12 key.
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... and password. ❖ Delete-In convenient mode, deletes all fingerprints for setting up to 21 fingerprints. The fingerprint device memory can use a fingerprint for the current user and, if power-on button above it is displayed with a power-on security...by default, indicating that is implemented, control whether they are stored in the fingerprint device memory. 203 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility Fingerprint Management Fingerprints are stored in memory during export. The number of your fingerprint software. Fingerprints ❖ Enroll or Edit ...
... and password. ❖ Delete-In convenient mode, deletes all fingerprints for setting up to 21 fingerprints. The fingerprint device memory can use a fingerprint for the current user and, if power-on button above it is displayed with a power-on security...by default, indicating that is implemented, control whether they are stored in the fingerprint device memory. 203 Toshiba Utilities Fingerprint Authentication Utility Fingerprint Management Fingerprints are stored in memory during export. The number of your fingerprint software. Fingerprints ❖ Enroll or Edit ...