Chapter 5 The Keyboard

Typewriter keys .................................................................................

5-1

F1 … F12 function keys ....................................................................

5-2

Soft keys: Fn key combinations .......................................................

5-2

Emulating keys on enhanced keyboard .............................................

5-2

Hot keys .............................................................................................

5-4

Fn Sticky key .....................................................................................

5-6

Windows special keys ......................................................................

5-7

Keypad overlay ..................................................................................

5-7

Turning on the overlays .....................................................................

5-7

Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on) ..............................

5-8

Temporarily using overlay (overlay off) ..............................................

5-9

Temporarily changing modes ............................................................

5-9

Generating ASCII characters ............................................................

5-9

Chapter 6 Power

Power conditions ..............................................................................

6-1

Power indicators ...............................................................................

6-2

Battery indicator .................................................................................

6-2

DC IN indicator ..................................................................................

6-3

Power indicator ..................................................................................

6-3

Battery types ......................................................................................

6-3

Battery pack .......................................................................................

6-3

Real Time Clock battery ....................................................................

6-4

Care and use of the battery pack .....................................................

6-5

Safety precautions .............................................................................

6-5

Charging the batteries .......................................................................

6-8

Monitoring battery capacity ................................................................

6-9

Maximizing battery operating time ...................................................

6-10

Retaining data with power off ..........................................................

6-11

Extending battery life .......................................................................

6-11

Replacing the battery pack .............................................................

6-12

Removing the battery pack ..............................................................

6-12

Installing the battery pack ................................................................

6-13

TOSHIBA Password Utility .............................................................

6-14

User password.................................................................................

6-14

Supervisor password .......................................................................

6-16

Starting the computer by password .................................................

6-16

Power-up modes .............................................................................

6-17

Windows utilities ..............................................................................

6-18

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