Table of Contents

Chapter 2 The Grand Tour........................................................

21

Front with the display closed ...............................................................

21

Left side..................................................................................................

22

Right side ...............................................................................................

24

Back side ...............................................................................................

25

Underside...............................................................................................

27

Front with the display open..................................................................

29

System indicators................................................................................

211

Keyboard indicators............................................................................

212

Fixed Optical media drive...................................................................

214

Region codes for DVD drives and media.........................................

214

Writable discs ......................................................................................

215

Formats ...........................................................................................

215

CDRW/DVDROM drive .................................................................

216

DVDR/RW drive ............................................................................

216

AC adaptor...........................................................................................

217

Chapter 3 Getting Started ........................................................

31

Setting up your work space .................................................................

32

General conditions.............................................................................

32

Placement of the computer ...............................................................

33

Seating and posture ..........................................................................

33

Lighting..............................................................................................

34

Work habits .......................................................................................

34

Connecting the AC adaptor..................................................................

35

Opening the display ..............................................................................

36

Turning on the power............................................................................

37

Starting up for the first time .................................................................

37

Turning off the power ...........................................................................

38

Shut Down mode (Boot mode) ..........................................................

38

Hibernation mode ..............................................................................

38

Standby mode .................................................................................

310

Restarting the computer.....................................................................

312

Restoring the preinstalled software ..................................................

312

Restoring TOSHIBA utilities and drivers ..........................................

312

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