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1 Tecra® A8 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 Turning on the powerHard Disk Drive Recovery using the recovery partition Recovery media Control buttons Directing the display output when you turn on the computer commands 28 Making your keyboard emulate a29 Toshiba’s energy-saverdesignRunning 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 The Internet The World Wide Web 30 Internet Service ProvidersConnecting to the Internet Surfing the Internet Internet features Uploading to, and downloading files from the Internet Exploring audio features Recording sounds Using external speakers or headphones Using PC Cards Inserting a PC Card Removing a PC Card Setting up a PC Card for your computer Using the SD Slot Inserting memory media Removing memory media Using the i.LINK® port Using an Optional Advanced Port Replicator III Plus with your computer Toshiba Assist Connect Secure Protect & Fix Optimize Toshiba Application Installer Setting passwords Using an instant password Setting a user password Disabling a user password 31 Starting Fn-esse®Using the keyboard or pointing device to assign a key Changing or removing existing key assignments Preset Power Profiles Fingerprint utility limitations Fingerprint Enrollment Fingerprint Logon 32 Power-onSecurityControl Center Password Bank Care and maintenance of your fingerprint sensor Fingerprint sensor limitations Problems that are easy to fix Problems when you turn on the computer Using Startup options to fix problems Internet problems The Windows® XP operating system can help you A plan of action Resolving hardware conflicts on your own Fixing a problem with Device Manager Memory problems 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 33 Develop good computing habitsWindows XP If you need further assistance Before you contact Toshiba Contacting Toshiba Other Toshiba Internet Web sites Toshiba’s worldwide offices Volume Mute Password security Without a password With a password Maintaining security when the battery is not fully charged Power usage mode Standby mode Hibernation mode Display modes Display brightness Disabling or enabling wireless devices Disabling or enabling the TouchPad Zooming applications in/out Keyboard hot keys USA and Canada United Kingdom Australia Europe 34 ComputerGetting Started Starting ConfigFree Connectivity Doctor Search for Wireless Devices Profile Settings ConfigFree SUMMIT Quick Connect 35 Introduction40 Getting Started95 Learning the Basics116 Mobile Computing156 Toshiba Utilities205 If Something Goes Wrong250 Hot Keys285 GlossaryAcronyms286 286 GlossaryDOS DPI DSTN DVD DVD-ROM ECP EPROM FAT FCC FIR HDD HTML IEEE I/O IRQ ISP LAN LCD LPT1 LSI MIDI PCI RAM RFI 287 Terms288 288 Glossaryoriginal file is lost or damaged basic input/output system (BIOS) — See BIOS baud rate — The speed at which a communication device, such as a second). See also bits per second only memory (ROM), containing the information the computer when you start up the computer bits per second (bps) — A way of measuring the speed at which 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) communicates with the other parts of the computer 289 Glossarycache — A section of very fast memory in which frequently used 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 — 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 paragraph break in a word-processingprogram. A character occupies one byte of computer storage Chips are mounted on printed circuit boards mouse. In the Windows® operating system, this refers to the TouchPad left control button or the left mouse 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) 290 290 Glossarycontroller — A device that controls the transfer of data from a computer 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 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 discs, such as CDs and DVDs. Compare disk 291 diskdisk drive diskette document double-click double-density download drag driver 292 292 Glossary— A very high-capacity storage medium that uses laser optics for reading data. Each DVD-ROM can hold as much data as several CD-ROMs Compare emulation — enable — To turn on a computer option. See also disable file document file allocation table (FAT) file name file extension file extension file name format 293 function keysearth, 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 294 294 Glossaryinternal device — See device Internet World 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 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 295 memory — Typically refers to the computer’s main memory, wherecomputer’s main memory is RAM. See RAM, ROM microprocessor — See central processing unit (CPU) microprocessor MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) — A standard for — A standard for MIDI standard provides a way of translating music into a form computers can use, and vice versa information from digital to analog and back to digital, enabling analog telephone lines processor, memory, and other primary components MS-DOSprompt — See system prompt DVD media animation, and video in a computer program or presentation Musical Instrument Digital Interface — See MIDI — 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 296 296 Glossaryonline — Available through the computer. Online may refer to from another company on a company network or the Internet PC Edition and Windows® XP Home operating systems palette — 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 produced on a screen or printer Plug and Play — Generally, refers to the computer’s ability to automatically configure itself to work with peripheral devices 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 connection to a network or a peripheral device processor — See central processing unit (CPU) processor 297 programoperating system, application, utility RAM (random access memory) — Volatile memory that can be 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 diskette is one example of a removable disk 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 but not written to. By non-volatile,we mean that information in also BIOS, memory. Compare RAM intent to perform some operation on it 298 298 Glossaryserial shortcut software Standby Suspend system disk system prompt TFT display upload 299 utilityWeb Wi-Fi World Wide Web (www) 300 Index301 Index302 302 Index304 304 Indexsetting 163 PC Card checklist CIS (Card Information Structure) computer stops working 228 configuring errors setting up 152 Plug and Play 213 port COM 139 Ethernet LAN 142 RGB power energy-savingfeatures 116 problem solving 217 turning on power button 54, 64 Power Management 179 power source connecting 49 power usage mode hot key 127 power usage modes 125 powering down using Standby 89, 91 precautions 41 primary button 76 printer local, connecting 81 problem solving printing a file 105 problem solving inserted disk drive is slow 223 display is blank external display not working 222 external monitor found Internet connection is slow 211 keyboard disk 222 modem not receiving or transmitting 231 no sound 226 non-systemdisk or disk error 209, 224 PC Card 306 306 Indextaskbar 138 television adjusting display 80 Toshiba Toshiba Assist traveling tips 134 troubleshooting general problems 235 external keyboard 219 keyboard keypad overlay 219 optical drive Power Saver warranty limited warranty 39 Web sites Wi-Fi wireless networking 141 Wizards Dial-UpNetworking Wizard
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