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Preface
General Precautions
Chapter
Getting Started
Chapter 2 The Grand Tour
Chapter 4 Utilities & Advanced Usage
Chapter 5 Power and Power-UpModes
Troubleshooting
Appendix A
Specifications
Appendix B
AC Power Cord and Connectors
Copyright
Disclaimer
Trademarks
FCC information
EU Declaration of Conformity
VCCI Class B Information
Video Standard Notice
Canadian regulatory information (Canada only)
Following information is only valid for EU-memberStates:
Disposing of the computer and the computer's batteries
REACH - Compliance Statement
Following information is only for Turkey:
Optical disc drive safety instructions
■DVD SuperMulti with Double Layer UJ8A2
2.TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
■ DVD SuperMulti with Double Layer TS-U633J
Precautions
Preface
Conventions
Display
ABC presented in the type face you see to the left
Messages
Terminology
This term is defined in this document as follows:
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General Precautions
Provide adequate ventilation
Creating a computer-friendlyenvironment
Stress injury
Heat injury
Pressure or impact damage
ExpressCard overheating
Mobile phones
Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort
Getting Started
Equipment checklist
Getting Started
Connecting the AC adaptor
■Do not use a 3-pinto 2-pinconversion plug
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Opening the display
■Do not press or push on the display panel
■Do not lift the computer by the display panel
Turning on the power
■Volume cannot be adjusted during Windows Setup
1.Open the display panel
Starting up for the first time
order to properly install the operating system
When it is displayed, be sure to read the Software License Terms carefully
Turning off the power
Shut Down Mode
2.Make sure all disk/disc activity has stopped before removing the disk/disc
Benefits of Sleep Mode
Executing Sleep Mode
Sleep Mode limitations
Benefits of Hibernation Mode
Starting Hibernation Mode
Automatic Hibernation Mode
Data save in Hibernation Mode
achieved:
Restart
Press
ALT
DEL
The Grand Tour
The Grand Tour for R850
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Hard Disk
The Hard Disk Drive/Optical Disc Drive/eSATA
Drive/Optical Disc
indicator
Drive/eSATA
The AC adaptor connects to this jack in order to
power the computer and charge its internal
can cause damage to the computer
The cooling vents help the processor to avoid
overheating
External RGB
This port provides 15-pin,analog VGA port
monitor port
Please refer to Appendix A for information on
external RGB monitor port pin assignment
Headphone
/Microphone jack
(USB 2.0) ports
eSATA/USB combo
Optical disc drive
This jack lets you connect to a LAN. The adaptor
per second, 10BASE-T),Fast Ethernet LAN (100
megabits per second, 100BASE-TX)or Gigabit
Ethernet LAN (1000 megabits per second
1000BASE-T).Refer to chapter 3, Operating
Legal Footnote (Battery Life)
Underside (R850)
Docking port
Front with the display open (R850)
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■HD+, 1600 horizontal x 900 vertical pixels
■HD, 1366 horizontal x 768 vertical pixels
Legal Footnote (LCD)
Web Camera LED
The Web Camera LED glows when the Web
Legal Footnote (Wireless LAN)
Wireless WAN
WiMAX antennas
Bluetooth antenna
eco button
The Grand Tour for R840
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Left side (R840)
(USB 2.0) port
Headphone jack
Right side (R840)
Operating Basics
The USB port type may vary depending on the
model you purchased. The Port with blue color is
USB 3.0 port
The USB 2.0 port is compliant with USB
Back (R840)
Underside (R840)
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Front with the display open (R840)
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access it, click Start ->Control Panel ->System
and Security ->Power Options
The Grand Tour for R830
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Left side (R830)
Right side (R830)
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Back (R830)
Underside (R830)
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Front with the display open (R830)
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Internal Hardware Components
Hard Disk Drive or
Solid State Drive
on the model
Please note that part of the hard disk's overall
capacity is reserved as administration space
Display controller
Graphics controller The graphics controller maximizes display performance
Graphics controller
Legal Footnote (Graphics Processing Unit ("GPU"))
Intel® Display Power Saving Technology (R850 & R840)
Intel® Display Power Saving Technology (R830)
AMD® Vari-Bright™
PowerPlay
Enable
Vari-Bright
Operating Basics
TOSHIBA Dual Pointing Device
Using the AccuPoint
Using the Touch Pad
Some models are equipped with an AccuPoint
AccuPoint precautions
■You touch the AccuPoint during power-up
The Keyboard
Function keys: F1 … F12
F12
Soft keys: FN key combinations
FN + F10
FN + F11
(ScrLock) to lock the cursor on a specific line. The is off
ScrLock
■Press FN + ENTER to simulate ENTER on the enhanced keyboard’s numeric keypad
To access this help, click
Hot keys
This section describes the associated functions of the hot keys
■Mute
Pressing FN + ESC turns the volume on and off
Arrow Mode
Numeric Mode
Using the Fingerprint Sensor
How to Swipe your Finger
Points to note about the Fingerprint Sensor
Do not scratch or poke the sensor with your nails or any hard or sharp objects
■Do not press the sensor strongly
■Do not paste stickers or write on the sensor
Do not touch the sensor with a finger or any other object which may have a
■The recognition success rate may differ from user to user
Points to note about Fingerprint Utility
■Please use Import/Export on TOSHIBA Fingerprint Utility main menu
. The main screen is displayed. Click
in the lower left corner of the screen
■The recognition success rate may differ from user to user
Setup Fingerprint Registration
Please use the following procedure when first using fingerprint authentication
, or click the Fingerprint utility icon in the Taskbar
Enroll
Windows Password
Next
■It is strongly recommended that you register 2 or more fingerprints
5.Click Close
Close
"Are you sure you want to quit?" is displayed. Click
Delete all users fingerprints
In the
Fingerprint boot authentication and Single Sign-onfeature
Overview about Fingerprint boot authentication
Overview about Fingerprint Single Sign-onfeature
How to Enable Fingerprint boot authentication and Single Sign-Onfeature
1.Logon as Administrator (means a user has administrator privileges)
Optical disc drives
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Removing discs
How to remove disc when the disc tray will not open
Writable discs
CDs
CD-R
DVDs
DVD-R
Writing discs
Important message
Disclaimer
Before writing or rewriting
CD-R:
CD-RW: (Multi-Speed, High-Speedand Ultra-Speed)
DVD-R:
DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for General Version
DVD-RDL:
■Do not perform any of the following actions:
■Change users in the Operating Systems
■Start a communication application such as a modem
■Apply impact or vibration to the computer
■Use the audio/video control button to reproduce music or voice
■TOSHIBA Disc Creator cannot record in packet format
If you add data to a
TOSHIBA Disc Creator does not support recording to
When you back up a
■You cannot partially delete any data written to a CD-RW, DVD-RWor DVD+RW disc
TOSHIBA VIDEO PLAYER
Display Devices & Audio
Starting TOSHIBA VIDEO PLAYER
Wireless communications
■Frequency Channel Selection of 5GHz for IEEE 802.11a or/and IEEE802.11n
■Frequency Channel Selection of 2.4GHz for IEEE 802.11b/g or/and IEEE802.11n
■Roaming over multiple channels
■Card power management
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) data encryption based on an
Form Factor
PCI Express Mini Card
Compatibility
■ IEEE 802.11 Standard for Wireless LANs
■ Wi-Fi(Wireless Fidelity) certified by the Wi-Fi
LAN
This section describes how to connect/disconnect to a LAN
Do not install or remove a memory module while Wake-upon LAN is enabled
LAN cable types
Connecting the LAN cable
To connect the LAN cable, follow the steps as detailed below:
Optional devices
ExpressCard
Smart Card
Memory media slot
Memory media
Media care
Inserting a memory media
Removing a memory media
Additional memory module
Installing a memory module
8. Seat the memory module cover in place and secure it with the screw(s)
Removing a memory module
External monitor
Connecting the monitor cable
HDMI
When you unplug the HDMI cable and
When you change the display output device by hot key like
a.Click Start ->Control Panel ->Hardware and Sound ->Sound
b.In the Playback tab, select the playback device which you want to switch to
To use the internal speakers on your computer, select
DisplayPort
eSATA (External Serial ATA) devices
Connecting the eSATA device
Make sure the connector is properly aligned with the socket
Do not try to force the connection, doing so can damage the connecting pins
Disconnecting an eSATA device
When you have finished using an eSATA device, you can follow the
TOSHIBA Hi-SpeedPort Replicator
Security lock
Optional TOSHIBA Accessories
Sound System
Video mode
Computer Handling
Heat dispersal
Utilities & Advanced Usage
Utilities and Applications
Function
Fingerprint Utility
TOSHIBA Face
Recognition
TOSHIBA VIDEO
Bluetooth Stack for
Windows by Toshiba
TOSHIBA Assist
All Programs - > TOSHIBA
TOSHIBA ConfigFree
TOSHIBA DVD-RAM
This utility has the function of Physical Format and
Write-Protectto DVD-RAM.This utility is contained
the setup module of TOSHIBA Disc Creator. To
start this utility, click Start ->All Programs
TOSHIBA Media
This application allows you to control your music
Controller
pictures and videos by streaming content to any
compatible device in your home
Special features
Instant security
Intelligent power supply*1
in the Power Options
Low battery automatic
Hibernation Mode*1
Using the TOSHIBA Sleep Utility
function (hereinafter called "compatible ports")
Compatible ports are USB ports that have the () symbol icon
Starting the TOSHIBA Sleep Utility
To start the utility, click
Using the TOSHIBA Face Recognition
■TOSHIBA Face Recognition can be used only in Windows Vista and Windows
Disclaimer
How to register the Face Recognition Data
steps as described below:
To launch this utility, click
Registration
Management
in lower left of the
as described below:
. The
2.Select a user which is displayed in the Management screen
Delete
If you do not want the data to be deleted, click the
TOSHIBA Password Utility
■To start BIOS Setup;
1. Turn on the computer
2.Press the F2 key when the TOSHIBA Leading Innovation >>> screen appears
key when the
screen appears
HW Setup
Setup
Power On Display
Dynamic CPU Frequency Mode
Boot Priority Options
USB Memory BIOS Support Type
Panel Open - Power On
Wake-upon Keyboard
Wake-upon LAN
Built-inLAN
Legacy USB Support
eSATA
SATA Interface setting
TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor
Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection
TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties
System Recovery
You can also create recovery media and restore the system
The following items will be described in this section:
■System Recovery Options
■Creating Recovery Media
■Restoring the pre-installedsoftware from your created Recovery Media
■Do not use on an unstable surface such as a stand
1.Select either blank DVD or USB Flash Memory
Double click the
Recovery Media Creator
Create
2.Turn off the computer's power
While holding down
Boot Setting
A menu will be displayed from which you should follow the
All Programs
Triple/Quad Multi Monitor
Quad Multi Monitor
Power and Power-UpModes
Power conditions
Monitoring of power condition
Battery
Real Time Clock (RTC) battery
S **** RTC Power Failure
Check system. Then press [F2] key
Troubleshooting
Care and use of the battery pack
Charging the batteries
You must recharge a battery pack when it becomes discharged
Procedures
Time
Refer to User Information Guide about Charging time
■The battery has not been used for a long time
■A cool battery is installed in a warm computer
In such cases you should follow the steps as detailed below:
3.Charge the battery until the Battery indicator glows green
Monitoring battery capacity
■Where you store your programs and data
■The environmental temperature - operating time decreases at low temperatures
Batteries exhausted time
Refer to User Information Guide about Retaining time
Extending battery life
Replacing the battery pack
Please be aware that the battery pack is classified as a consumable item
Removing the battery pack
To remove a discharged battery, follow the steps as detailed below:
1.Save your work
Power-upmodes
Panel power on/off
System automatic Sleep/Hibernation
Troubleshooting
Problem solving process
Analyzing the problem
Software
Hardware
If something goes wrong
Your program stops responding
Start Task Manager
Hardware and system checklist
Problem
Procedure
AC power
Battery
Power saver
Select a
power plan in the Power Options
Real Time Clock
ProblemProcedure
System Date
System Time
F10
Hard disk drive
Optical Disc Drive
Memory Media Card
Smart Card
Dual Pointing device
Touch Pad/AccuPoint
Click Start ->Control Panel ->Hardware and
Sound ->Mouse
Panel ->Hardware and Sound ->Mouse
USB mouse
On-screenpointer does not respond to mouse operation
Double-clickingdoes In this instance, you should initially try changing the
not workdouble-click speed setting within the Mouse Control utility
To access this utility, click
Fingerprint Sensor
USB device
Sleep and Charge function
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eSATA device
Additional memory module
If there is an error in only Slot A: orange twice, then green once
If there is an error in only Slot B: orange once, then green twice
If there are errors in both Slot A and Slot
B:orange twice, then green twice
1.Disconnect the AC adaptor and all peripheral devices
External monitor
LAN
Bluetooth
TOSHIBA support
Specifications
Physical Dimensions
Environmental Requirements
Power Requirements
External RGB monitor port pin assignment
AC Power Cord and Connectors
Certification agencies
USA
United Kingdom
AustraliaEurope
Canada
China
Legal Footnotes
Non-applicableIcons
CPU
Memory (Main System)
Battery Life
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity
LCD
Graphics Processing Unit ("GPU")
Wireless LAN
Copy Protection
Information for Wireless Devices
Wireless LAN Interoperability
Bluetooth wireless technology Interoperability
CAUTION about Wireless Devices
Wireless Devices and your health
Radio Regulatory Information
Europe
Restrictions for Use of 2400.0-2483.5MHzFrequencies in Europe
Luxembourg:
Russian
Federation:
Restrictions for Use of 5470-5725MHzFrequencies in Europe
Canada - Industry Canada (IC)
USA-FederalCommunications Commission (FCC)
Refer to the FCC information section for the detailed information
Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation
Caution: Radio Frequency Interference Requirements
Taiwan
Article
Using this equipment in Japan
1. Important notice
Device Authorization
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Radio approvals for wireless devices
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Approved Countries/Regions for BCM92070MD_REF Bluetooth
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Glossary
AC:
ANSI:
AMT:
ASCII:
IEEE:
I/O:
IRQ:
KB:
LAN: