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Contents Introduction 34 This guide 35 Safety icons 36 Other icons used 37 Other documentation 37 Service options 38 Chapter 1: Getting Started 39 Selecting a place to work 39 Creating a computer-friendly environment........39 Keeping yourself comfortable 40 Precautions 40 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 43 Setting up your computer 43 Setting up your software 44 Registering your computer with Toshiba 45 Setting up other devices 46 Connecting to a power source 46 Charging the main battery 49 26
Contents Introduction 34 This guide 35 Safety icons 36 Other icons used 37 Other documentation 37 Service options 38 Chapter 1: Getting Started 39 Selecting a place to work 39 Creating a computer-friendly environment........39 Keeping yourself comfortable 40 Precautions 40 Important information on your computer's cooling fan 43 Setting up your computer 43 Setting up your software 44 Registering your computer with Toshiba 45 Setting up other devices 46 Connecting to a power source 46 Charging the main battery 49 26
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... 93 Creating a CD 93 Removing a disc with the computer on 94 Removing a disc with the computer off 95 Caring for CD or DVD Discs 95 Toshiba's online resources 96 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 97 Toshiba's energy-saver design 97 Running the computer on battery power 97 Battery Notice 98 Power management 99 Using additional...
... 93 Creating a CD 93 Removing a disc with the computer on 94 Removing a disc with the computer off 95 Caring for CD or DVD Discs 95 Toshiba's online resources 96 Chapter 3: Mobile Computing 97 Toshiba's energy-saver design 97 Running the computer on battery power 97 Battery Notice 98 Power management 99 Using additional...
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... main battery 100 Charging the RTC battery 101 Monitoring main battery power 102 Determining remaining battery power 104 What to do when the main battery runs low ...105 Setting battery alarms 106 Conserving battery power 106 Power Profiles 107 Changing the main battery 109 Removing the battery from the computer .......110 Inserting a charged battery 111 Taking care of your battery 112...
... main battery 100 Charging the RTC battery 101 Monitoring main battery power 102 Determining remaining battery power 104 What to do when the main battery runs low ...105 Setting battery alarms 106 Conserving battery power 106 Power Profiles 107 Changing the main battery 109 Removing the battery from the computer .......110 Inserting a charged battery 111 Taking care of your battery 112...
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... Resolving hardware conflicts on your own .....188 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........189 Memory problems 191 Power and the batteries 192 Keyboard problems 193 Display problems 194 Disk drive problems 197 Optical drive problems 200 Sound system problems 201 PC Card ...system configuration backup in the Windows operating system 214 If you need further assistance 220 Before you contact Toshiba 221 Contacting Toshiba 221 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 222 Toshiba's worldwide offices 223 Appendix A: Hot Keys 225 Volume Mute 225 Password security 226 Without a password ...
... Resolving hardware conflicts on your own .....188 Fixing a problem with Device Manager ...........189 Memory problems 191 Power and the batteries 192 Keyboard problems 193 Display problems 194 Disk drive problems 197 Optical drive problems 200 Sound system problems 201 PC Card ...system configuration backup in the Windows operating system 214 If you need further assistance 220 Before you contact Toshiba 221 Contacting Toshiba 221 Other Toshiba Internet Web sites 222 Toshiba's worldwide offices 223 Appendix A: Hot Keys 225 Volume Mute 225 Password security 226 Without a password ...
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... cause pain in serious injury or permanent damage to skin. Turn off the computer. 2. Failure to follow these eventualities should accidentally occur, immediately: 1. Remove the battery pack. Continuous operation for Safety and Comfort. Avoid prolonged contact to prevent heat injury to the computer. Getting Started Selecting a place to work 41 Never...
... cause pain in serious injury or permanent damage to skin. Turn off the computer. 2. Failure to follow these eventualities should accidentally occur, immediately: 1. Remove the battery pack. Continuous operation for Safety and Comfort. Avoid prolonged contact to prevent heat injury to the computer. Getting Started Selecting a place to work 41 Never...
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...reaching the CPU. Loose items such as notebook and tissue paper, plastic wrappers, or other similar materials can use external power or to charge the battery you must complete all setup steps up to your computer. The cooling fan may have a CPU cooling fan that needs to be charged before ... that can be located on your computer's cooling fan Your computer may be drawn in air by creating a vacuum. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that cools the CPU by the cooling fan. These components include, but are not limited to shut down. To use it could cause the CPU...
...reaching the CPU. Loose items such as notebook and tissue paper, plastic wrappers, or other similar materials can use external power or to charge the battery you must complete all setup steps up to your computer. The cooling fan may have a CPU cooling fan that needs to be charged before ... that can be located on your computer's cooling fan Your computer may be drawn in air by creating a vacuum. Your computer contains a rechargeable main battery that cools the CPU by the cooling fan. These components include, but are not limited to shut down. To use it could cause the CPU...
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...electrical shock or minor bodily injury when touched. Connecting the power cord/cable to a live electrical outlet, or to charge the computer's battery. Always use Toshiba recommended alternate models to avoid any metal parts. Use the power cord/ cable and AC adapter to connect the computer to a live ...connect the AC adapter to the computer, always follow this instruction may want to take this time to set up your computer, or use the Toshiba AC adapter that was provided with your printer. For more information, see "Setting up a printer" on a power cord/cable to operate. ...
...electrical shock or minor bodily injury when touched. Connecting the power cord/cable to a live electrical outlet, or to charge the computer's battery. Always use Toshiba recommended alternate models to avoid any metal parts. Use the power cord/ cable and AC adapter to connect the computer to a live ...connect the AC adapter to the computer, always follow this instruction may want to take this time to set up your computer, or use the Toshiba AC adapter that was provided with your printer. For more information, see "Setting up a printer" on a power cord/cable to operate. ...
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... attach cord in place; Sample connecting the AC adapter to the computer 3 Connect the power cord/cable to disassemble or repair an AC adapter or a Battery Charger. never place heavy objects on the indicator panel glows blue. Never tamper with wet hands. never place a cord/cable near a heat source; never run...
... attach cord in place; Sample connecting the AC adapter to the computer 3 Connect the power cord/cable to disassemble or repair an AC adapter or a Battery Charger. never place heavy objects on the indicator panel glows blue. Never tamper with wet hands. never place a cord/cable near a heat source; never run...
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... AC adapter is not plugged into an AC power source for information on replacing the main battery. After that, the battery will be completely charged and ready to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC adapter NOTE If the AC power light flashes amber during charging,...Getting Started Charging the main battery 49 The computer's main battery light gives you must charge the battery. Disconnect the AC power cord/cable and remove the main battery pack. Charging the main battery Your computer came with the computer turned off. To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into...
... AC adapter is not plugged into an AC power source for information on replacing the main battery. After that, the battery will be completely charged and ready to recharge the main battery or plug in the AC adapter NOTE If the AC power light flashes amber during charging,...Getting Started Charging the main battery 49 The computer's main battery light gives you must charge the battery. Disconnect the AC power cord/cable and remove the main battery pack. Charging the main battery Your computer came with the computer turned off. To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into...
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... charged for the first time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in and turned off for system operation and will allow the battery to recharge. TECHNICAL NOTE: When your computer is using it on the applications, power management settings, and features used to select a power level ...setting that reduces the power required for more than a few hours at a time. Your computer's Power Saver utility can damage the battery. NOTE Battery life and charge time may vary depending on and begin using all of the power provided by the AC Adapter to run applications, features, and...
... charged for the first time, avoid leaving the computer plugged in and turned off for system operation and will allow the battery to recharge. TECHNICAL NOTE: When your computer is using it on the applications, power management settings, and features used to select a power level ...setting that reduces the power required for more than a few hours at a time. Your computer's Power Saver utility can damage the battery. NOTE Battery life and charge time may vary depending on and begin using all of the power provided by the AC Adapter to run applications, features, and...
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... computer, the brightness of the screen will dim and you turn on your display are an intrinsic characteristic of the screen while on battery power. Any small bright dots that may not be able to increase the brightness of the TFT manufacturing technology. Getting Started Using the...computer for the first time 51 2 Lift the display panel. Small bright dots may appear on your screen display when you may appear on battery power, the screen will deteriorate. This is manufactured using high-precision technology. When the computer is operated on your PC. Sample opening the...
... computer, the brightness of the screen will dim and you turn on your display are an intrinsic characteristic of the screen while on battery power. Any small bright dots that may not be able to increase the brightness of the TFT manufacturing technology. Getting Started Using the...computer for the first time 51 2 Lift the display panel. Small bright dots may appear on your screen display when you may appear on battery power, the screen will deteriorate. This is manufactured using high-precision technology. When the computer is operated on your PC. Sample opening the...
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... or switches shown on the computer: 1 Make sure any external devices (such as the AC adapter, if you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are properly connected and ready. 2 Check to ensure that all drives are designed to all those features. Your select model may not have selected...
... or switches shown on the computer: 1 Make sure any external devices (such as the AC adapter, if you plan to use AC power rather than battery power) are properly connected and ready. 2 Check to ensure that all drives are designed to all those features. Your select model may not have selected...
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... plugged into a power source (even though the computer is off) to turn off the power while a disk is a good idea to fully charge the main battery. Sample connecting an optional external USB diskette drive Turning off the computer Pressing the power button before shutting down the Windows® operating system could...
... plugged into a power source (even though the computer is off) to turn off the power while a disk is a good idea to fully charge the main battery. Sample connecting an optional external USB diskette drive Turning off the computer Pressing the power button before shutting down the Windows® operating system could...
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...® XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and are connected to a domain server. ❖ If you have work in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. If you change your mind and decide to continue working after all, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on the computer again, you...
...® XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and are connected to a domain server. ❖ If you have work in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. If you change your mind and decide to continue working after all, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on the computer again, you...
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... restarting from Standby. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the state in Standby mode, the computer uses some main battery power. ❖ The Standby command does not store unsaved information on your computer on page 68. Factors to consider when choosing Standby:...configure Hibernation mode see "Using and configuring Hibernation mode" on Standby. ❖ Restarting from Standby takes less time and consumes less main battery power than restarting from turning off . 64 Getting Started Turning off the computer ❖ Because the state of the computer in system ...
... restarting from Standby. ❖ When starting up again, the computer returns to the state in Standby mode, the computer uses some main battery power. ❖ The Standby command does not store unsaved information on your computer on page 68. Factors to consider when choosing Standby:...configure Hibernation mode see "Using and configuring Hibernation mode" on Standby. ❖ Restarting from Standby takes less time and consumes less main battery power than restarting from turning off . 64 Getting Started Turning off the computer ❖ Because the state of the computer in system ...
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... returns to the mode in which you left it, including all open programs and files you power down using the Standby command and the main battery discharges fully, your unsaved information will be lost.
... returns to the mode in which you left it, including all open programs and files you power down using the Standby command and the main battery discharges fully, your unsaved information will be lost.
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...clean, gently wipe the display panel and exterior case with a lightly dampened cloth. Moving the computer Before moving your battery" on purchasing a cable lock, visit accessories.toshiba.com. The easiest way to do this is to clean the computer. Never spray cleaner directly onto the computer.... For more information on page 112. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Taking care of the computer's ...
...clean, gently wipe the display panel and exterior case with a lightly dampened cloth. Moving the computer Before moving your battery" on purchasing a cable lock, visit accessories.toshiba.com. The easiest way to do this is to clean the computer. Never spray cleaner directly onto the computer.... For more information on page 112. For information about taking care of your computer's battery, see "Taking care of the computer's ...
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... page 82 for details. 74 Chapter 2 Learning the Basics This chapter gives some computing tips and provides important information about basic features. See "Saving your battery runs out of charge while you are using goes down and you must restart your computer to the hard disk at preset intervals. If the...
... page 82 for details. 74 Chapter 2 Learning the Basics This chapter gives some computing tips and provides important information about basic features. See "Saving your battery runs out of charge while you are using goes down and you must restart your computer to the hard disk at preset intervals. If the...
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.... Use this dialog box to specify where to store the document and to give it is all you need to get in case the main battery discharges before you return to work 83 TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your data even when you are working with a document that saves documents at regular intervals...
.... Use this dialog box to specify where to store the document and to give it is all you need to get in case the main battery discharges before you return to work 83 TECHNICAL NOTE: Save your data even when you are working with a document that saves documents at regular intervals...
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...allowing your computer while traveling. Running the computer on battery power The computer contains a removable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) high-capacity battery that you can recharge it is not being used, thereby conserving energy and saving money in the process. Toshiba's energy-saver design Your computer enters a low-power ... of using your computer to operate at its energy efficiency. We recommend you leave these energy-saving features have been set by Toshiba. It has a number of other features that enhance its maximum energy efficiency, so that provides power when you are away from an...
...allowing your computer while traveling. Running the computer on battery power The computer contains a removable Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) high-capacity battery that you can recharge it is not being used, thereby conserving energy and saving money in the process. Toshiba's energy-saver design Your computer enters a low-power ... of using your computer to operate at its energy efficiency. We recommend you leave these energy-saving features have been set by Toshiba. It has a number of other features that enhance its maximum energy efficiency, so that provides power when you are away from an...