Toshiba M405 manuals
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1 Series User’s Guide26 ContentsThis guide Safety icons Other icons used Other documentation Service options Selecting a place to work Creating a computer-friendlyenvironment Keeping yourself comfortable Precautions Important information on your computer’s cooling fan Setting up your computer Setting up your software Registering your computer with Toshiba Adding optional external devices Connecting to a power source Charging the main battery 27 Opening the display panelTurning on the power Installing a memory module partition media Installing drivers and applications Scrolling with the TouchPad™ Control buttons on the computer Adjusting the quality of the external display Setting up a printer Options for turning off the computer commands Using and configuring Hibernation mode Using and configuring Standby mode Closing the display panel 28 Making your keyboard emulate a full-size29 Toshiba’s online resourcesToshiba’s energy-saverdesign Running the computer on battery power Battery Notice Power management Using additional batteries Charging batteries Charging the main battery Charging the RTC battery Monitoring main battery power Determining remaining battery power What to do when the main battery runs low Setting battery alarms Conserving battery power Power Profiles Using a hot key to set the Power Profile Changing the main battery Removing the battery from the computer Inserting a charged battery Taking care of your battery Safety precautions Maximizing battery life Disposing of used batteries Traveling tips Exploring the desktop Finding your way around the desktop Setting up for communications Connecting the modem to a telephone line Connecting your computer to a network An overview of using the Internet 30 Uploading to, and downloading files fromthe Internet Exploring audio features Recording sounds Using external speakers or headphones Using tablet mode Preparing to use the tablet Using tablet mode Using the Toshiba tablet pen Returning the computer to its original configuration Using PC Cards Inserting a PC Card Removing a PC Card Setting up a PC Card for your computer Inserting memory media Removing memory media Using the Ultra SlimBay Removing a module from the Ultra SlimBay Inserting a module into the Ultra SlimBay Using the i.LINK® port Using an expansion device Using an Optional Toshiba Express Port Replicator with your computer 31 TOSHIBA AssistConnect Secure Protect & Fix Optimize Toshiba Application Installer Setting passwords Using an instant password Using a supervisor password Using a user password TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool Utility TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility Fn-esse® Starting Fn-esse® Using drag-and-dropto assign a key Using the keyboard or pointing device to assign a key Viewing existing key assignments Changing or removing existing key assignments TOSHIBA Hotkey Utility TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Card Format Utility TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Boot Utility Booting from a bootable SD card TOSHIBA Power Saver Preset Power Profiles Quickly creating a new power profile Customizing a power profile Mouse Utility Toshiba Hardware Setup TOSHIBA Zooming Utility Toshiba Button Controls CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer TOSHIBA Rotation Utility 32 Cross Menu UtilityCreating a New Menu Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Fingerprint Authentication Utility Fingerprint utility limitations Fingerprint Enrollment Fingerprint Logon Power-onSecurity Control Center Password Bank Care and maintenance of your fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader limitations Using passwords in the Windows® operating system User-levelpasswords Setting a user-levelpassword Disabling the user-levelpassword Using the power-on (user-level)password Using the instant (user-level)password Using the HDD password Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup Setting a hard disk drive master and user System Setup 33 passwords in the System SetupProblems that are easy to fix Problems when you turn on the computer The Windows® operating system is not working Using Startup options to fix problems Internet problems The Windows® XP operating system can help you Resolving a hardware conflict A plan of action Resolving hardware conflicts on your own Fixing a problem with Device Manager Power and the batteries Keyboard problems Display problems Disk drive problems Optical drive problems Sound system problems PC Card problems Printer problems Modem problems Wireless networking problems DVD operating problems Develop good computing habits Windows XP If you need further assistance Before you contact Toshiba Contacting Toshiba Other Toshiba Internet Web sites Toshiba’s worldwide offices 34 Volume MutePassword security Without a password With a password Maintaining security when the battery is not fully charged Power profile Standby mode Hibernation mode Display modes Display brightness Zooming applications in/out Keyboard hot keys Getting Started Starting ConfigFree ConfigFree Utilities Connectivity Doctor Search for Wireless Devices Profile Settings ConfigFree SUMMIT Quick Connect Using the Automatic Switch 35 Introduction40 Getting Started89 Learning the Basics110 Mobile Computing160 Toshiba Utilities213 Using passwords in the Windows® operating system224 If Something Goes WrongProblems that are easy to fix225 ApplicationsEnd Task 1Click Start, Turn off computer 1Click Start, Shut down Your program performs an illegal operation If you receive the message, “ To record the details: 1Click the Details button and select the text the operating system displays 2Press Ctrl + C to copy the text to the clipboard 3Open Notepad (click Start, All Programs, Accessories and then click Notepad) 4Press Ctrl + V to paste the details into Notepad 6Save the file and refer to it when you contact the software manufacturer 226 Problems when you turn on the computer230 The Windows® operating system is not working233 Resolving a hardware conflict255 DVD operating problems256 A blank screen appears while watching a DVD-ROMmovie or title2Click Properties Screen Saver 4Deselect Shut off Monitor Jumping video lines appear around the DVD-ROMvideo window Appearance and Themes 257 Desktop AreaDVD titles, games, or applications appear distorted Desktop 3Select the Advanced Flat Panel tab 4Click Disable Display Stretch Feature The screen saver runs while you are watching a movie or title 258 Develop good computing habits265 If you need further assistance267 Other Toshiba Internet Web sitesToshiba’s worldwide offices268 ItalyCentro Direzionale Colleoni Palazzo Perseo Via Paracelso 20041, Agrate Brianza Milano, Italy Latin America and Caribbean Toshiba America Information Systems 9740 Irvine Blvd Irvine, California USA 800-457-7777(within the US) 949-859-4273(outside of the US - this call may incur long-distancecharges) Spain Toshiba Information Systems (España) S.A Parque Empresarial San Fernando Edificio Europa, 1a Planta Escalera A 28831 (Madrid) San Fernando de Henares Spain United States Systems, Inc 9740 Irvine Boulevard United States Japan Toshiba Corporation, PCO-IO 1-1,Shibaura 1-Chome Minato-Ku,Tokyo Japan Mexico CP 11000 Mexico, DF United Kingdom Toshiba Information Systems (U.K) Ltd Toshiba Court Weybridge Business Park Addlestone Road Weybridge, Surrey KT15 2UL United Kingdom The Rest of Europe Toshiba Europe (I.E.) GmbH Hammfelddamm D-4-1460Neuss www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm 269 Hot Keys302 GlossaryAcronyms303 GlossaryDMA DIMM DOS DPI DSTN DVD DVD-ROM ECP EPROM FAT FCC HDD HTML IEEE I/O IRQ ISP LAN LCD LPT1 LSI MIDI PCI RAM 304 Terms305 original file is lost or damagedbasic input/output system (BIOS) — See BIOS baud rate — The speed at which a communication device, such as a baud rate second). See also bits per second only memory (ROM), containing the information the computer start up the computer bits per second (bps) — A way of measuring the speed at which bits per second (bps) identical, to the baud rate. See also baud rate loads and initializes the operating system. See also reboot boot disk — See system disk boot disk diskette drive before checking the hard disk from one device to another. See also bus speed, frontside bus bus speed — The speed at which the central processing unit (CPU) bus speed communicates with the other parts of the computer 306 306 Glossarycache — A section of very fast memory in which frequently used cache See also CPU cache, L1 cache, L2 cache See also CD — An individual compact disc. See also CD-ROM CD-ROM(compact disc read-onlymemory) — A form of high reading data. See also CD. Compare DVD-ROM results to another device that uses the information character — Any letter, number, or symbol you can use on the character paragraph break in a word-processingprogram. A character occupies one byte of computer storage Chips are mounted on printed circuit boards click — To press and release the pointing device’s primary button click system, this refers to the pointing device’s left button, unless otherwise stated. See also double-click can be displayed on the screen at a particular time can work together harmoniously, using the same commands formats, or language as another configured) to a peripheral device and vice versa. For example, disk drives monitors, keyboards, and printers all require controllers 307 CPU — See central processing unit (CPU)CPU cache cache, L1 cache, L2 cache cursor specify an alternative setting device — A component attached to the computer. Devices may be device external (outside the computer’s case) or internal (inside the devices to communicate with a device DC flows in one direction. Compare alternating current (AC) CPU, that enables direct data transfer between memory and a device directory — See folder disable — To turn a computer option off. See also enable disable of optical discs, such as CDs and DVDs. Compare disk disk — A round, flat piece of material that can be magnetically disk influenced to hold information in digital form, and used in the Compare disc. See also diskette, hard disk Compare 308 308 Glossary309 filedocument file allocation table (FAT) file name file extension file extension file name format function keys 310 310 Glossaryearth, and is the point of reference for voltages in the circuit software Suspend See also diskette the battery save mode. (2) A key or combination of keys that activates a memory resident program while the computer is running and have the operating system automatically recognize the change file, or program internal device — See device 311 InternetWorld Wide Web than main memory. See also cache, CPU cache, L1 cache dispersed over a relatively limited area and connected by a other on the network liquid crystal display (LCD) — A type of display that uses a liquid liquid crystal display (LCD) liquid form a crystalline pattern that polarizes the light passing pixels into memory for processing local area network — See LAN be partitioned into two or more logical drives memory — Typically refers to the computer’s main memory, where memory computer’s main memory is RAM. See RAM, ROM microprocessor — See central processing unit (CPU) microprocessor 312 312 GlossaryMIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) — A standard for modem motherboard MS-DOSprompt — See system prompt multi-functiondrive — A DVD drive that can read and write to CD and DVD media multi-function drive Musical Instrument Digital Interface — See MIDI and to exchange electronic mail each pixel of every line is refreshed as the electron beam scans across and down the screen. Compare interlaced used to start the computer. Compare system disk online — Available through the computer. Online may refer to online from another company on a company network or the Internet PC Edition and Windows® XP Home operating systems 313 optical drivepalette — See color palette palette time. On your computer, the parallel port provides a parallel device. Most modern printers are parallel. Compare serial or her identity to the computer or the network such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, network adapter sound card, or SCSI adapter to the computer and controlled by the computer’s CPU pixel — Short for “picture element.” The smallest dot that can be pixel produced on a screen or printer Plug and Play — Generally, refers to the computer’s ability to Plug and Play automatically configure itself to work with peripheral devices device manufacturer, allows a computer to configure itself automatically to work with the device enables you to move the cursor on the screen port — A socket on the computer where you plug in a cable for port connection to a network or a peripheral device processor — See central processing unit (CPU) processor system, application, and utility. See also operating system application, utility 314 314 GlossaryRAM (random access memory) — Volatile memory that can be is used for your computer’s main memory. See also memory Compare ROM random access memory — See RAM read-onlymemory — See ROM reboot — See boot, restart reboot removable disk — A disk that can be removed from a disk drive. A removable disk diskette is one example of a removable disk resolution — A measure of the sharpness of the images that can be resolution produced by a printer or displayed on a screen. For a printer resolution is expressed in dots per inch (dpi). For a screen, it is expressed as the number of pixels available horizontally and vertically boot ROM (read-onlymemory) — Non-volatilememory that can be read (read-only memory) of memory is used to store your computer’s BIOS, which is also BIOS, memory. Compare RAM also intent to perform some operation on it the transmission of one bit at a time sequentially over a single 315 shortcutsoftware Standby Suspend system disk system prompt TFT display upload 316 316 GlossaryWeb — See World Wide Web Web protocol to permit an Ethernet connection using wireless communication components World Wide Web (www) — The worldwide network of Web sites World Wide Web (www) See also Internet 317 Index318 318 Index319 Index228 program has performed an illegal operation warning resume failure 227 Error-checking monitor not working 242 mouse external display, adjusting FAT (File Allocation Table) 243 file extensions file, backing up 90 files backing up 100 printing 100 restoring 101 saving fingerprint authentication 200 enrollment Fn keys 92 Fn-esse change/remove key assignments starting 174 Fn-esseprogram function keys hardware conflicts 233 resolving headphones using Help and Support Windows XP Hibernation mode 77 configuring 81 starting again from hot key hot key power profile 121 Hotkey utility http i.LINK port 158 icon desktop Internet Explorer 132 moving to desktop 132 recycle bin 132 safety 320 320 Index322 322 Index323 installing module 158 removing module 157sound problem solving 246 sounds recording 143 speakers using external 145 Standby mode starting again from 84 start button starting a program 94 Run dialog box 96 Windows Explorer 95 Windows Start menu Startup menu Tablet and Pen Settings 192 tablet mode using 85, 146 tablet pen using 85, 150 Taskbar 133 telephone line connecting to modem 135 television adjusting display 72 Toshiba registering computer using 150 Toshiba utilities 160 traveling tips 130 troubleshooting DVD player general problems 255 external keyboard 240 keyboard keypad overlay 239 optical drive turning on the computer 53 turning on the power User password Power Saver warranty limited warranty 39 Web Web sites 266 Wi-Fi 324 324 Index
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