Toshiba A50-A manual Utilities and Applications

Chapter 5

Utilities and Advanced Usage

This chapter describes the utilities and special features of this computer, and the advanced usage of some utilities.

Utilities and Applications

This section describes the pre-installed utilities that come with the computer and details how to start them. For further information on their operation, you may refer to each utility's online manual, help files or README.TXT file (if applicable).

TOSHIBA HWSetup	This utility allows you to customize your
	hardware settings according to the way you work
	with the computer and the peripherals you use.
TOSHIBA Peak Shift	TOSHIBA Peak Shift Control is a function that
Control	can help reduce power usage during periods of
	peak demand by shifting some power
	consumption to periods when demand is lower.
	For instance, in peak hours of power
	consumption such as in the daytime in the
	summer, the power consumed from the AC
	power source is automatically stopped and the
	battery is used for PC operation. The AC power
	can then be used to charge the battery during
	periods where power demand is reduced (such
	as at night), thereby reducing the load during
	peak periods.
	To access the utility, click Start -> All Programs
	-> TOSHIBA -> Tools & Utilities -> Peak Shift
	Control.
	For more information, please refer to the Help
	file.
TOSHIBA PC	The TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool will display
Diagnostic Tool	basic system configuration information and allow
	the functionality of some of the computer's built-
	in hardware devices to be tested.
TOSHIBA Hi-Speed	Hi-Speed Start Mode can make the computer
Start	start up faster than it would start up after a
	system shutdown.

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