Toshiba M40X 154

Troubleshooting

9-18	User’s Manual

Contents

TOSHIBA M40X Series User’s Manual Copyright Disclaimer Trademarks Macrovision License of Notice Safety Instructions Page Page FCC information EMC Regulatory Information EU Declaration of Conformity Canadian Regulatory Information (Canada Only) Optical Disc Drive Safety Instruction Manufacturer Type International precautions VORSICHT: ADVARSEL: OBS VAROITUS Modem warning notice Important Notice General Precautions LCD Central Processing Unit (“CPU”) Performance Disclaimer Graphics Processing Unit (“GPU”) Performance Disclaimer Main Memory Disclaimer Copy Protection Hard Disk Drive Capacity Non-applicableIcons Wireless LAN/Atheros Express Media Player LCD Brightness and Eye Strain CE compliance Working environment Wireless LAN and your Health Safety Instruction for Wireless Products Limitation of Liability Usage Restrictions Warning Note Table of Contents General Precautions Preface Introduction Chapter 2 : The Grand Tour Chapter 4 : Operating Basics The Keyboard Chapter 6 : Power and Power-UpModes HW Setup Chapter 8 : Optional Devices Chapter 9 : Troubleshooting Appendix A : Specifications Display Modes Appendix C : AC Power Cord and Connectors Page Preface Manual contents Conventions Display S ABC Messages Page Introduction Equipment checklist Software Documentation Features Memory Main Memory Disclaimer Slot L2 Cache Power Battery Pack RTC Battery FDD Devices TouchPad Disks Fixed hard disk CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive DVD Super Multi drive with double layer disc recording support Slots (depending on configuration) PC Card Ports (depending on configuration) External monitor Universal Serial Bus i.LINK (IEEE1394) Infrared Special features Hard Disk Drive Automatic Power Off System Automatic Standby/Hibernation Keypad Overlay Utilities TOSHIBA Controls DVD Player ConfigFree TOSHIBA TouchPad On/Off Utility TOSHIBA Touch and Launch TOSHIBA Zooming Utility TOSHIBA HW Setup Options Page The Grand Tour Front with the display closed Left side Right side Microphone Jack PC Card Slot Media Card Slot Access LED Infrared Port Back side Underside Front with the display open Power Button CD/DVD Button Play/Pause Stop Next System Status Indicators Keyboard Indicators Optical Disc drive Writable discs CDs DVDs CD-RW/DVD-ROMdrive DVD read DVD Super Multi drive with double layer disc recording support DVD-Rwrite DVD-RWwrite DVD+R write DVD+RW write AC adapter Getting Started Setting up your work space General conditions Placement of computer Seating and posture Lighting Work habits Connecting the AC adapter Opening the display Turning on the power Starting up for the first time Turning off the power Hibernation mode Built-in Hard Disk Drive Benefits of Hibernation Starting Hibernation start 2.Select Turn Off Computer Turn Off Computer Hibernate Standby mode Standby precautions Benefits of standby Restarting the computer Restoring the preinstalled software from the backup media Restoring TOSHIBA utilities and drivers Page Operating Basics Using the TouchPad Using the internal modem Region selection Properties menu Setting AutoRun Mode Open the Dialing Properties dialog box after selecting region Modem Selection Dialing Properties Connecting LAN Wireless LAN Using optical disc drives Loading compact discs Page Removing compact discs optical disc Buttons CD/DVD play control buttons Express Media Player Writing CDs on a CD-RW/DVD-ROMdrive Disclaimer Before writing or rewriting When writing or rewriting Page DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for General Version DVD Specifications for Re-recordableDisc for Version 1.1 or Version DVD Specifications for DVD-RAMDisc for Page Page Writing CD/DVDs on a DVD Super Multi drive DVD-R: DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for DVD-RW: DVD Specifications for Re-recordableDisc for *DVD-RAM: DVD Specifications for DVD-RAMDisc for Page RecordNow! Basic for TOSHIBA Data Verification DLA for TOSHIBA InterVideo WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum Using WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum How to make a DVD-Video Important information for use Editing digital video Before recording the video to DVD TOSHIBA Virtual Sound TV-Out Setting up more than one display Cleaning the computer Media Care Moving the computer Page The Keyboard Typewriter keys F1 ... F12 function keys Soft keys: Fn key combinations Hotkeys Windows special keys Keypad overlay Generating ASCII characters Power and Power-UpModes Power conditions Power indicators Battery types Real Time Clock battery ERROR 0271:Check date and time settings WARNING 0251:System CMOS checksum bad Default configuration used Press <F1> to resume, <F2> to Setup Care and use of the battery pack Caution Charging the batteries Procedures Time Charging time (hours) Battery type Power on Battery charging notice Monitoring battery capacity Maximizing battery operating time Retaining data with power off (standby mode) RTC battery Replacing the battery pack Installing the battery pack TOSHIBA Password Utility Power-upmodes Panel power off/on System automatic Standby/Hibernation Page HW Setup Accessing HW Setup HW Setup Window General Default About Password Parallel/Printer CPU Dynamically Switchable Always Low Boot Priority Keyboard Enabled Disabled USB LAN Optional Devices PC Card Removing a PC card Safely Remove Hardware SD/MMC/SM/MS/MS Pro/xD Memory cards Installing a memory card Removing a memory card Memory expansion Installing a memory module Removing a memory module Additional battery pack Additional AC adapter Parallel printer External monitor Television i.LINK (IEEE1394) Precautions Eject or Remove Hardware 2.Point to i.LINK (IEEE1394) device and click Security lock Troubleshooting Problem solving process Preliminary checklist Analyzing the problem Hardware and system checklist System start-up Self test Power Overheating power down AC power ProblemProcedure Battery Problem Procedure Keyboard LCD panel Hard disk drive Password Page Page Diskette drive Infrared port PC Card Memory Card Sound system Pointing device Touch Pad Mouse Click the Pointer Options tab USB mouse USB TV output signal Standby/Hibernation Real Time Clock [F2] [F1] Memory expansion Modem CONNECT CARRIER LAN Wireless LAN Monitor TOSHIBA support Page Specifications Dimensions Weight Environmental Requirements Built-inModem Display Modes Displaying movies on a TV or CRT AC Power Cord and Connectors USA United Kingdom AustraliaEurope Canada If your computer is stolen TOSHIBA Theft Registration Owner’s details Glossary bit: cache memory: capacity: CardBus: CD-ROM: CD-R: CRT: cursor: DC: default: device driver: floppy disk drive (FDD): folder: format: function keys: gigabyte (GB): IrDA 1.1: jumper: KB: Light Emitting Diode (LED): Liquid Crystal Display (LCD): numeric keypad overlay: operating system: output: parity: peripheral device: ROM: SCSI: soft key: stop bit: system disk: