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...Japan Malaysia Norway Singapore Switzerland USA Belgium Finland Greece Ireland Liechtenstein Netherlands Philippines Spain Thailand Approved Countries/Regions for use for the Toshiba Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card This equipment is approved to the radio standard by the countries/regions in the following table. ... in the countries/regions in the following table. Do not use this equipment except in the countries/regions in battery mode. 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz) Australia Chile Indonesia New Zealand USA Brunei Hong Kong Malaysia Saudi Arabia Venezuela Canada India Mexico Taiwan Vietnam
...Japan Malaysia Norway Singapore Switzerland USA Belgium Finland Greece Ireland Liechtenstein Netherlands Philippines Spain Thailand Approved Countries/Regions for use for the Toshiba Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card This equipment is approved to the radio standard by the countries/regions in the following table. ... in the countries/regions in the following table. Do not use this equipment except in the countries/regions in battery mode. 802.11b/g (2.4 GHz) Australia Chile Indonesia New Zealand USA Brunei Hong Kong Malaysia Saudi Arabia Venezuela Canada India Mexico Taiwan Vietnam
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Contents Introduction 33 This guide 34 Safety icons 35 Other icons used 35 Other documentation 36 Service options 36 Chapter 1: Getting Started 37 Selecting a place to work 37 Creating a computer-friendly environment........37 Keeping yourself comfortable 38 Precautions 38 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 39 Setting up your computer 40 Setting up your software 40 Registering your computer with Toshiba 41 Adding optional external devices 41 Connecting to a power source 42 Charging the main battery 44 26
Contents Introduction 33 This guide 34 Safety icons 35 Other icons used 35 Other documentation 36 Service options 36 Chapter 1: Getting Started 37 Selecting a place to work 37 Creating a computer-friendly environment........37 Keeping yourself comfortable 38 Precautions 38 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 39 Setting up your computer 40 Setting up your software 40 Registering your computer with Toshiba 41 Adding optional external devices 41 Connecting to a power source 42 Charging the main battery 44 26
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... Creating a CD/DVD 88 Removing a disc with the computer on 89 Removing a disc with the computer off 89 Caring for CD or DVD discs 89 Toshiba's online resources 90 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 91 Toshiba's energy-saver design 91 Running the computer on battery power 91 Battery Notice 92 Power management 93
... Creating a CD/DVD 88 Removing a disc with the computer on 89 Removing a disc with the computer off 89 Caring for CD or DVD discs 89 Toshiba's online resources 90 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 91 Toshiba's energy-saver design 91 Running the computer on battery power 91 Battery Notice 92 Power management 93
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... 99 Using a hot key to set the Power Plan 100 Changing the main battery 101 Removing the battery from the computer .......101 Inserting a charged battery 103 Taking care of your battery 104 Safety precautions 104 Maintaining your battery 105 Disposing of used batteries 106 Traveling tips 107 Chapter 4: Exploring Your Computer's Features 108 Exploring the desktop...
... 99 Using a hot key to set the Power Plan 100 Changing the main battery 101 Removing the battery from the computer .......101 Inserting a charged battery 103 Taking care of your battery 104 Safety precautions 104 Maintaining your battery 105 Disposing of used batteries 106 Traveling tips 107 Chapter 4: Exploring Your Computer's Features 108 Exploring the desktop...
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Contents 31 TOSHIBA Accessibility 147 Fingerprint Authentication Utility 147 Fingerprint utility limitations 148 Fingerprint Enrollment 148 Fingerprint Logon 149 Power-on Security 150 Control Center 151 Password Bank ... system can help you 168 Resolving a hardware conflict 168 A plan of action 168 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........169 Memory problems 170 Power and the batteries 171 Keyboard problems 172 Display problems 173 Disk drive problems 175 Optical drive problems 177 Sound system problems 178 PC Card/Express CardTM problems 178...
Contents 31 TOSHIBA Accessibility 147 Fingerprint Authentication Utility 147 Fingerprint utility limitations 148 Fingerprint Enrollment 148 Fingerprint Logon 149 Power-on Security 150 Control Center 151 Password Bank ... system can help you 168 Resolving a hardware conflict 168 A plan of action 168 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........169 Memory problems 170 Power and the batteries 171 Keyboard problems 172 Display problems 173 Disk drive problems 175 Optical drive problems 177 Sound system problems 178 PC Card/Express CardTM problems 178...
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Keeping yourself comfortable The Toshiba Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort, that shipped with the underside or surface of these instructions could damage the computer or cause system failure. If any part of travel. Avoid prolonged contact to prevent heat injury to skin. Remove the battery pack. You should accidentally occur, immediately: 1. Computer...
Keeping yourself comfortable The Toshiba Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort, that shipped with the underside or surface of these instructions could damage the computer or cause system failure. If any part of travel. Avoid prolonged contact to prevent heat injury to skin. Remove the battery pack. You should accidentally occur, immediately: 1. Computer...
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...and then may vary according to your computer. To use it. Setting up your software When you can use external power or to charge the battery you must complete all setup steps up to and including "Setting up your software" on page 40 before you turn on your computer, the Setup...the computer for the first time, do not turn off the power again until the operating system has loaded completely. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that needs to be associated with your user account, and then click Next. 4 Enter the computer name and choose your desired user name and ...
...and then may vary according to your computer. To use it. Setting up your software When you can use external power or to charge the battery you must complete all setup steps up to and including "Setting up your software" on page 40 before you turn on your computer, the Setup...the computer for the first time, do not turn off the power again until the operating system has loaded completely. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that needs to be associated with your user account, and then click Next. 4 Enter the computer name and choose your desired user name and ...
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...in serious injury. An overload on a power cord/cable to avoid any damage caused by TOSHIBA to remove a plug from a socket. Use of an incompatible AC adaptor or Battery Charger could cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Power cord/cable... with your computer), or use AC adaptors and battery chargers specified by use a multiple connector. Failure to ensure a secure electrical connection. Always use the TOSHIBA AC adaptor that was provided with your computer and the TOSHIBA Battery Charger (that the power plug (and extension cable...
...in serious injury. An overload on a power cord/cable to avoid any damage caused by TOSHIBA to remove a plug from a socket. Use of an incompatible AC adaptor or Battery Charger could cause a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injury. Power cord/cable... with your computer), or use AC adaptors and battery chargers specified by use a multiple connector. Failure to ensure a secure electrical connection. Always use the TOSHIBA AC adaptor that was provided with your computer and the TOSHIBA Battery Charger (that the power plug (and extension cable...
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.../cable to the AC adaptor Handling the cord on the back of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. The AC power and battery lights on the indicator panel glow blue.
.../cable to the AC adaptor Handling the cord on the back of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. The AC power and battery lights on the indicator panel glow blue.
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... and turned off until the battery light glows blue. 44 Getting Started Charging the main battery The computer's main battery light gives you must charge the battery. Before using all of the main battery's current charge: ❖ Glows amber while the main battery is being charged (AC adaptor...to recharge. Disconnect the AC power cord/cable and remove the main battery pack. Continuing to charge a fully charged battery can be used to select a power level setting that , the battery will allow the battery to run applications, features, and devices. Your computer's Power Options ...
... and turned off until the battery light glows blue. 44 Getting Started Charging the main battery The computer's main battery light gives you must charge the battery. Before using all of the main battery's current charge: ❖ Glows amber while the main battery is being charged (AC adaptor...to recharge. Disconnect the AC power cord/cable and remove the main battery pack. Continuing to charge a fully charged battery can be used to select a power level setting that , the battery will allow the battery to run applications, features, and devices. Your computer's Power Options ...
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... technology. Over a period of time, and depending on the usage of the computer, the brightness of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is operated on battery power. To avoid damaging the display panel, do not force it beyond the point where it . When the computer is manufactured using it moves easily...computer by the display panel. This is now ready for the first time The computer is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen while on battery power, the screen will deteriorate. Any small bright dots that may not be careful to remove any pens or other objects from the keyboard...
... technology. Over a period of time, and depending on the usage of the computer, the brightness of thin-film transistors (TFT) and is operated on battery power. To avoid damaging the display panel, do not force it beyond the point where it . When the computer is manufactured using it moves easily...computer by the display panel. This is now ready for the first time The computer is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen while on battery power, the screen will deteriorate. Any small bright dots that may not be careful to remove any pens or other objects from the keyboard...
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... have selected all the features and icons described in until the operating system has loaded completely. When you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are properly connected and ready. 2 Check to ensure that all optical drives are designed to all those features. 46 Getting Started Using the computer...
... have selected all the features and icons described in until the operating system has loaded completely. When you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are properly connected and ready. 2 Check to ensure that all optical drives are designed to all those features. 46 Getting Started Using the computer...
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... to step 3. 1 Click Start, and then click the arrow next to the computer, including the AC adaptor. 4 Remove the main battery. For information on removing the main battery, see "Removing the battery from the computer" on , begin at step 1; 48 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) The computer has two memory slots-Slot A and...
... to step 3. 1 Click Start, and then click the arrow next to the computer, including the AC adaptor. 4 Remove the main battery. For information on removing the main battery, see "Removing the battery from the computer" on , begin at step 1; 48 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) The computer has two memory slots-Slot A and...
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For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 55. If you can now continue setting up the computer. When the operating system has loaded, you are adding extra memory after setting .... 18 Restart the computer. If only one memory module installed for the computer to be installed, it using the screws. 15 Re-insert the main battery. You can verify that the computer has recognized it correctly as described in slot A. 14 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it must...
For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on page 55. If you can now continue setting up the computer. When the operating system has loaded, you are adding extra memory after setting .... 18 Restart the computer. If only one memory module installed for the computer to be installed, it using the screws. 15 Re-insert the main battery. You can verify that the computer has recognized it correctly as described in slot A. 14 Replace the memory module slot cover and secure it must...
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... memory module installed for the computer to a 30-degree angle and slide it using the screws. 5 Re-insert the main battery. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on top of the slot. 54 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) NOTE If your system has the memory modules stacked...
... memory module installed for the computer to a 30-degree angle and slide it using the screws. 5 Re-insert the main battery. For more information on inserting the main battery, see "Inserting a charged battery" on top of the slot. 54 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) NOTE If your system has the memory modules stacked...
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... one option available for the first time, leave the computer plugged into a power source (even though the computer is off) to fully charge the main battery. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in order to lose your computer's internal hardware (such as memory). If you are...
... one option available for the first time, leave the computer plugged into a power source (even though the computer is off) to fully charge the main battery. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in order to lose your computer's internal hardware (such as memory). If you are...
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...66. For information on the computer again, you will quickly and automatically return to the state in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the system is stored to hard disk, no data is lost if the main...Hibernation mode shuts the computer down command. ❖ Restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power than restarting from Hibernation takes less time and consumes less main battery power than restarting after all, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on again. ❖ Use the Sleep ...
...66. For information on the computer again, you will quickly and automatically return to the state in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. ❖ Because the state of the system is stored to hard disk, no data is lost if the main...Hibernation mode shuts the computer down command. ❖ Restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power than restarting from Hibernation takes less time and consumes less main battery power than restarting after all, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on again. ❖ Use the Sleep ...
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...of the computer to memory so that, when you restart the computer, you can continue working from Sleep takes less time and consumes less main battery power than restarting after turning off the computer using the Hibernation or Shut down commands. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to... to your hard disk, and then shuts down using Sleep, see "Using and configuring Sleep mode" on using the Sleep command and the main battery discharges fully, your work first. NOTE After your computer sleeps for an extended period of time, the Windows® operating system may save your...
...of the computer to memory so that, when you restart the computer, you can continue working from Sleep takes less time and consumes less main battery power than restarting after turning off the computer using the Hibernation or Shut down commands. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to... to your hard disk, and then shuts down using Sleep, see "Using and configuring Sleep mode" on using the Sleep command and the main battery discharges fully, your work first. NOTE After your computer sleeps for an extended period of time, the Windows® operating system may save your...
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... then Power Options. The Edit Plan Settings window appears. (Sample Image) Edit Plan Settings screen 3 To change the amount of time in both the On battery and Plugged in categories. ❖ To disable the computer from automatically entering Sleep mode, select Never. Getting Started 69 Turning off the computer Configuring Sleep...
... then Power Options. The Edit Plan Settings window appears. (Sample Image) Edit Plan Settings screen 3 To change the amount of time in both the On battery and Plugged in categories. ❖ To disable the computer from automatically entering Sleep mode, select Never. Getting Started 69 Turning off the computer Configuring Sleep...
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... chemical products to clean the computer. If you place the computer in which you were using. You may also wish to customize your battery" on page 104. For information about taking care of your power usage settings. Cleaning the computer Keep liquids, including cleaning fluid, out... close the display panel to keep your computer clean, gently wipe the display panel and exterior case with a lightly dampened cloth. See "Toshiba Utilities" on page 99. Never spray cleaner directly onto the computer and/or display. Caring for your computer This section gives tips on cleaning...
... chemical products to clean the computer. If you place the computer in which you were using. You may also wish to customize your battery" on page 104. For information about taking care of your power usage settings. Cleaning the computer Keep liquids, including cleaning fluid, out... close the display panel to keep your computer clean, gently wipe the display panel and exterior case with a lightly dampened cloth. See "Toshiba Utilities" on page 99. Never spray cleaner directly onto the computer and/or display. Caring for your computer This section gives tips on cleaning...