Portable Personal Computer
User’s Manual
Copyright
Disclaimer
Trademarks
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FCC notice Declaration of Conformity Information
FCC conditions
Conformity Statement
Modem warning notice
Contact
Vcci Class B Information
Redial
Japan regulations
Network Compatibility Statement
Region selection
Disconnection
Type of service
Telephone company procedures
If problems arise
Fax branding
Instructions for IC CS-03 certified equipment
AT&F AT&W AT%TE=0 ATZ
Modem warning notice for Australia
User’s Manual
General conditions
Teac
Optical disc drive safety instructions
DVD Super Multi DV-W24E
Toshiba
DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW SD-R2512
DVD-R/-RW SD-R6112, SD-R6332
Hitachi LG
DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW UJDA750
Panasonic
DVD-R/-RW UJ-811BTJB-A
DVD Super Multi UJ-820
International precautions
Xxi
User’s Manual Xxii
Table of Contents
Getting Started
Xxv
Keyboard
HW Setup
Security lock
Accessing HW Setup
Toshiba support -22 Before you call -22 Where to write
Preface
Manual contents
Keys
Conventions
Abbreviations
Icons
Key operation
Display
Messages
Preface Xxxii User’s Manual
Stress injury Heat injury
General Precautions
Central Processing Unit CPU Performance Disclaimer
Pressure or impact damage
PC card overheating
Mobile phone
RTC battery
General Precautions Xxxvi User’s Manual
Equipment checklist
Introduction
Hardware
Features
Software
Windows XP Professional
Memory
Power
Disks
Hard disk drive
CD-ROM drive
DVD-ROM
Built-in
Display
Slots
Keyboard
Pointing Device
Ports
Wireless LAN
Communications
Modem
Special features
Security
Software
Panel power on/off
Power on password
Intelligent power
Battery save mode
Standby
Heat dispersal
Utilities
DLA for Toshiba
DiagnosticTool
Options
System
Indicators
Grand Tour
Front with the display closed
Left side
Headphone jack
Right side
Backside
Model of AC adaptor that comes with
Your computer
LAN jack Ether
Link indicator
Parallel port
Modem jack
Notches
Underside
Front of the Touch Pad model with the display open
Front with the display open
Touch Pad
Display hinge
Display screen
Stereo speakers
Zoom out button
Power button
Built-in HDD
System indicators
Power
Battery
Caps Lock
Keyboard indicators
Arrow mode
Numeric mode
Eject button
USB floppy disk drive
CDs
Fixed optical media drives
Region codes for DVD drives and media
Writable discs
DVD-ROM drive
DVDs
Formats
CD-ROM drive
DVD read Speed maximum CD read CD-R write CD-RW write
DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
DVD-R/-RW drive
DVD Super Multi drive
11 The AC adaptor
AC adaptor
Getting Started
Setting up your work space
Placement of the computer
Lighting
Seating and posture
Work habits
Installing the battery pack
Securing the battery pack
Connecting the AC adaptor
Connect the power cord to the AC adaptor
Opening the display
Turning on the power
Windows XP setup
Turning off the power
Shut Down mode Boot mode
Select Turn Off Computer
Hibernation mode
Benefits of hibernation
Starting Hibernation
Automatic Hibernation
Standby mode
Data save in hibernation mode
Open Toshiba Power Saver
Benefits of standby
Executing standby
Click Start, click Turn Off Computer and click Stand by
Create Optical Recovery Discs
Restarting the computer
Standby limitations
Restoring the preinstalled software from the Recovery HDD
Getting Started
Operating Basics
Using the Touch Pad
Scroll
Using the USB floppy disk drive
Connecting 3 1/2 floppy disk drive
Drag and drop
Using optical media drives
Disconnecting 3 1/2 floppy disk drive
Click floppy disk drive
Pressing the DVD-ROM eject button
Loading discs
Lay the CD/DVD, label side up, in the drawer
Removing a CD/DVD
Removing discs
Before writing or rewriting
Writing CDs on DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
When writing or rewriting
Writing CD/DVDs on DVD-R/-RW drive
Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drive
Disclaimer DVD Super Multi drive
Important message DVD-R/-RW drive
Important message DVD Super Multi drive
Disclaimer DVD-R/-RW drive
DVD-RWDVD Specifications for Rerecordable Disc for Version
When writing or rewriting
RecordNow! Basic for Toshiba
Data Verification
DLA for Toshiba
Video
When WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum is used
Floppy disks
Media care
Sound System
CD/DVDs
Audio controller
Volume control
Modem
Microphone level
Properties menu
Setting
Dialing Properties
Modem Selection
Disconnecting
Connecting
Wireless LAN
Wireless communication switch
Security
Wireless communication indicator
Indicator status Indication
LAN cable types
Disconnecting LAN cable
Connecting LAN cable
Moving the computer
Cleaning the computer
11 Protruded portions
Heat dispersal
Typewriter keys
Keyboard
F1 … F12 function keys
Soft keys Fn key combinations
Emulating keys on enhanced keyboard
Hot keys
Keyboard
Wireless setting Fn + F8 are not used
Windows special keys
Keypad overlay
Fn Sticky key
Turning on the overlays
Temporarily using normal keyboard overlay on
Arrow mode
Numeric mode
Temporarily using overlay overlay off
Generating Ascii characters
Temporarily changing modes
DC in 15V green
Power and Power-Up Modes
Power conditions
Power on Power off No operation Universal
DC in 15V off Connected
Power on Power off No operation
Adaptor
Not
Power indicators
Battery indicator
DC in 15V indicator
Blinking orange
Battery types
Power indicator
High Capacity battery pack
Battery pack
Battery pack
Care and use of the battery pack
Real Time Clock battery
Safety precautions
Power and Power-Up Modes
Power and Power-Up Modes
Procedures
Charging the batteries
Time
Battery charging notice
Monitoring battery capacity
Retaining data with power off
Maximizing battery operating time
Extending battery life
Replacing the battery pack
Releasing the battery pack
Removing the battery pack
Installing the battery pack
Windows utilities
Starting the computer by password
Power-up modes
Panel power on/off
System Auto Off
HW Setup window
HW Setup and Passwords
HW Setup
Accessing HW Setup
General
Password
Parallel/Printer
Parallel Port Mode
Device Configuration
Device Config
Boot Priority
Bar will appear only under the selected device
Following order the built-in HDD, and the PC
HDDs are searched for a boot command
Card. Default
No Fn key equivalent Default
Wake-up on Keyboard
LAN
HW Setup and Passwords User’s Manual
Peripheral devices
Power devices
Optional Devices
Cards/memory
Inserting a PC card
PC card
Removing a PC card
Memory expansion
Optional Devices
You can install the main memory module in either slot
Installing memory module
Removing memory module
Installing the memory module
Additional AC adaptor PA3283U-2ACA or PA3283E- 2ACA
Additional battery pack
Battery charger
External monitor
Parallel printer
Advanced Port Replicator IIl
Set the Parallel Port Mode and press OK
To connect the Port Replicator, follow the step below
Connecting the Port Replicator
Security lock
Security lock
Optional Devices User’s Manual
Problem solving process
Troubleshooting
Analyzing the problem
Preliminary checklist
System start-up
Hardware and system checklist
Self test
Power
Overheating power down
ProblemProcedure
AC power
Battery
Problem Procedure
Real Time Clock
Problem
Password
Keyboard
LCD panel
Hard disk drive
Some CDs run correctly
ProblemProcedure
CD-ROM
Use only media recommended by Toshiba
If problems persist, contact your dealer
DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R
PC card
Floppy disk drive
Touch Pad
Pointing device
USB mouse
USB
Memory expansion
Monitor
Sound system
Carrier
Modem
LAN
Wireless LAN
Toshiba support
Printer
Before you call
China Netherlands
Where to write
Outside of Europe Australia Germany & Austria
Canada France
Rest of Europe
Outside of Europe United States of America United Kingdom
Size
Specifications
Physical Dimensions
Environmental Requirements
Built-in Modem
Power Requirements
Transmitting level
Impedance Error correcting
Power supply
Speed
Specifications User’s Manual
Display Controller and Modes
Display controller
Video modes
Mode
Video Type Resolution Character
Video modes VGA
Scanning
Mono Grph
Video modes 855GME
Vertical
Colors Frequency Hz
64K/64K 100
640 16M/16M
Video modes 852GM
64K/64K 100
1400 16M/16M Virtual with XGA Panel only 1600 1920
Extended Desktop
Display Settings
FigureB-2 Intel 82852/82855 GM/GME Graphics Controller Prope
Use Hardware Decode Acceleration
Reboot your machine
Display Controller and Modes User’s Manual
+++ Escape sequence
AT Commands
Repeat last command
Answer command
Bn Communication standard setting
En Echo command
Dn Dial
Request ID information
Ln Monitor speaker volume
Mn Monitor speaker mode
Hook control
Result code control
Return on-line to data mode
Nn Modulation handshake
Select pulse dialing
Result code selection, call progress monitoring
Command Dial tone Busy Supported Result Code Detect Signal
Select tone dialing
Vn DCE response format
Cn Data Carrier Detect DCD control
Dial tone detect
Busy tone detect
Zn Recall stored profile
Pn Select Pulse Dial Make/Break Ratio WW
Load factory settings
Gn V.22bis guard tone control
Kn Local flow control selection
\Nn Error control mode selection
Tn Self-test commands
Display Current Configuration
Store current configuration
Cn Data compression control
\Qn Local flow control selection
\Vn Protocol result code
View numbers in blacklist
Result Codes OK n=0,3 Error Otherwise
ATSn?
Registers
Register values
S0 Auto answer ring number
S4 Response formatting character user defined
S3 Command line termination characteruser defined
S1 Ring counter
S2 AT escape character user defined
S5 Command line editing character user defined
S6 Wait before dialing
S7 Connection completion time-out
S8 Comma pause time
S11 Dtmf dialing speed
S12 Escape guard time
S37 Dial line rate
Result Code Numeric Description
AT command set result codes
DELAYED*2
Registers User’s Manual
Function Transmission speed
Mode
Connect 32000 EC
V90=1
AT Command
V90=
V90=0
User’s Manual
Appendix F
Installing the internal modem
Removing the internal modem
Wireless LAN
Card Specifications
Radio Characteristics
Technique
Wireless Ieee 802.11 Channels Sets Revision B and G
Supported Frequency Sub-bands
Modulation
Wireless Ieee 802.11 Channels Sets Revision a
102457*1
122467*2 132472*2
Wireless Channels Sets Turbo Mode
AC Power Cord and Connectors
Certification agencies
Europe
Germany
Switzerland
Parts Numbers
Configurations
Parts Numbers
Abbreviations
Glossary
Glossary
Ascii
Glossary-4 User’s Manual
Glossary-5
Erase See delete
Glossary-7
Glossary-8 User’s Manual
Main board See motherboard
Level 2 cache See cache
Glossary-10 User’s Manual
Glossary-11
Glossary-12 User’s Manual
Glossary-13
Glossary Glossary-14 User’s Manual
Index
Index
User’s Manual Index-3
Index-4 User’s Manual