Operating Basics

How to enable/disable USB sleep and charge function

You can set enable/disable USB sleep and charge function in HW setup. Please refer to the USB Sleep and Charge function in Chapter7.

Using optical disc drives

The text and illustrations in this section refer primarily to the optical disc drive. However, operation is the same for all other optical disc drives. The full-size drive provides high-performance execution of CD/DVD/HD DVDs- based programs. You can run CD/DVD/HD DVDs without an adaptor. When the computer is accessing a CD/DVD/HD DVDs, an indicator on the drive glows.

Use the TOSHIBA DVD PLAYER application to view DVD-Video discs.(DVD Super Multi (+-R DL) drive model)

Use the TOSHIBA HD DVD PLAYER application to view DVD-Video discs or HD DVD-Video discs.(HD DVD-ROM model or HD DVD-RW drive model)

If you have a DVD Super Multi (+-R DL) drive or a HD DVD-ROM drive, refer also to the Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi (+-R DL) drive section for precautions on writing to CD/DVDs.

If you have a HD DVD-RW drive, refer also to the Writing CD/DVD/HD DVDs on HD DVD-RW drives section for precautions on writing to CD/DVD/HD DVDs.

Loading discs

To load CD/DVD/HD DVDs, follow the steps below and refer to figures.

1.a. When the power is on, press the eject button to open the drawer slightly.

EJECT BUTTON

Figure 4-3 Pressing the eject button

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A300, PRO A300, PRO A300D, A300D specifications

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