Toshiba A40 Battery pack, Universal AC adaptor, USB diskette drive, External monitor

Optional Devices

Battery pack

You can increase the portability of the computer with additional battery packs. If you’re away from an AC power source and your battery runs low, you can replace it with a freshly charged battery. Refer to Chapter 6, Power and Power
Up Modes.

Universal AC adaptor

If you frequently transport the computer between different sites such as your home and office, purchasing an AC adaptor for each location will reduce the weight and bulk of your carrying load.

USB diskette drive

The 3 ½" external diskette drive module can be connected to the USB port. For details on connecting the 3 ½" external diskette drive module, refer to Chapter 4, Operating Basics.

External monitor

An external analog monitor can be connected to the external monitor port on the computer. The computer supports VGA and Super VGA video modes. To connect a monitor, follow the steps below.

1.Turn the computer off.

2.Connect the monitor to the external monitor port.

3.Turn the monitor’s power on.

4.Turn the computer on.

When you turn on the power, the Windows Bootup screen (Windows Logo) appears on the display device that is set as the power on Display in HW Setup (Refer to Chapter 7, HW Setup and Passwords, for more information).

However, the Windows Desktop appears on a display device that you used last time to shut down your PC, if the display device exists when you turn on the power.

To change the display settings, press Fn + F5. If you disconnect the monitor before you turn the computer off, be sure to press Fn + F5 to switch to the internal display. Refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for details on using hot keys to change the display setting.

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