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Table of Contents
Preface
General Precautions
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Chapter 2 The Grand Tour
Chapter 3 Hardware, Utilities and Options
Chapter 4 Operating Basics
Chapter 5 The Keyboard
Chapter 6 Power and Power-UpModes
HW Setup & BIOS Setup
Troubleshooting
Specifications
Display Controller and Video mode
AT Commands
Glossary
Index
Copyright
Disclaimer
Trademarks
FCC information
EU Declaration of Conformity
VCCI Class B Information
How to confirm Modem Module Label
Modem warning notice
Japan regulations
Pursuant to FCC CFR 47, Part 68:
Type of service
Telephone company procedures
If problems arise
Disconnection
Instructions for IC CS-03certified equipment
Notes for Users in Australia and New Zealand
Notes for use of this device in New Zealand
■In addition to satisfactory line conditions a modem can only work properly if:
a/ it is compatible with the modem at the other end of the call and
c/ Automatic calls to different numbers shall be not less than 5 seconds apart
■The correct settings for use with this modem in New Zealand are as follows:
Number to be dialed: 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Number to program into computer: 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
Note that where DTMF dialing is used, the numbers should be entered normally
General conditions
Following information is only for EU-memberstates:
Optical disc drive safety instructions
DVD Super Multi with Double Layer Recording UJ-860
TEAC
CD-ROM CD-224E
SERIAL NO. MANUFATURED:
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
LASER KLASSE
DVD-ROM&CD-R/RWdrive DW-224E
DVD Super Multi with Double Layer Recording DV-W28EC
International precautions
OBS
VAROITUS
Preface
Conventions
Icons
Keys
ENTER
Key operation
CTRL
Terminology
This term is defined in this document as follows:
Start
The word "Start" refers to the
Microsoft® Windows VistaTM
General Precautions
Creating a computer-friendlyenvironment
Stress injury
Heat injury
Pressure or impact damage
PC Card overheating
Mobile phones
Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort
Getting Started
Equipment checklist
Software
Getting Started
Connecting the AC adaptor
■Do not use a 3-pinto 2-pinconversion plug
Battery
DC IN
Opening the display
The display panel can be opened to a wide range of angles for optimal viewing
■Do not press or push on the display panel
■Do not lift the computer by the display panel
Turning on the power
Power
■Volume cannot be adjusted during Windows Setup
1.Open the display panel
2.Press and hold the computer's power button for two or three seconds
Make sure the
Hard Disk Drive
3.Click Start
4.Click the arrow button ( ) located in the power management buttons
( ) and select Shut Down from the menu
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
System Recovery Options
System Recovery
Restoring the pre-installedsoftware from the Recovery hard disk drive
ESC
1.Turn off your computer
2.While holding down 0 (zero) key on the keyboard, turn on your computer
A menu will be displayed from which you should follow the
Restoring the pre-installedsoftware from your created Recovery Discs
F12
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The Grand Tour
Front with the display closed
System indicators
These LED indicators allow you to monitor the
status of various computer functions and are
described in more detail within the System
indicators section
Microphone
Left side
Right side
Back
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Underside
Front with the display open
Display hinges
The display hinges allow the display panel to be
position at a variety of easy-to-viewangles
Display screen
Please be aware that, when the computer is
operating on the AC adaptor, the image
Power button
TOSHIBA Assist
TOSHIBA
Presentation button
Fingerprint Sensor
Indicators
Keyboard indicators
CAPS LOCK
Arrow mode
Numeric mode
Optical disc drives
DVDs
Formats
CD-ROMdrive
DVD-ROM&CD-R/RWdrive
DVD Super Multi drive Double Layer
AC adaptor
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Hardware, Utilities and Options
Hardware
Memory
Slots
Video RAM
Start -> Control Panel -> Appearance and
Personalization -> Personalization -> Display
Disks
Hard disk drive
This computer is equipped with one of the
following hard disk drive types. The capacity of
each hard disk drive model is different
Legal Footnote (Graphics Processor Unit ("GPU"))*7
Sound
Sound system
Communications
Modem
Special features
System automatic Sleep/Hibernation Mode *1
Keypad overlay
A ten-keynumeric keypad is integrated into the
keyboard. Please refer to the Keypad overlay
section in Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for
information on using this feature
Power on password
Heat dispersal *1
TOSHIBA HDD
Protection
Hibernation Mode
Sleep Mode
TOSHIBA Value Added Package
HW Setup
Accessibility
Utilities and Applications
Bluetooth Stack for
Windows by Toshiba
TOSHIBA SD
Memory Boot Utility
Utilities
TOSHIBA DVD-RAM
All
Programs -> TOSHIBA -> CD&DVD
Applications -> DVD-RAMUtility
CD/DVD Drive
Optional devices
To insert a PC Card, follow the steps as detailed below:
1.Insert the PC Card into the PC Card slot on the side of the computer
2.Press the PC Card gently to ensure a firm connection is made
Removing a PC Card
To remove a PC Card, follow the steps as detailed below:
Bridge media slot
Memory card care
■Do not remove memory media while reading/writing is in progress
■Do not twist or bend memory media
■After using memory media, return it to its case
■Do not touch the metal part or expose it to liquids or let it get dirty
Formatting an SD/SDHC memory card
Removing memory media
To remove memory media, follow the steps as detailed below:
2.Point to memory card and click the left Touch Pad control button
3.Press the memory media to partially extend it out of the computer
4.Grasp the media and remove it
Additional memory module
Point to note about memory module error
Installing a memory module (Slot A and Slot B)
7.Seat the memory module cover in place and secure it with one screw
Take care to ensure that the memory module cover is firmly closed
System
Removing a memory module (Slot A and Slot B)
8. Seat the memory module cover in place and secure it with one screw
10.Turn your computer over
Battery Charger
External monitor
Connecting the monitor cable
2. Connect the monitor cable to the external monitor port
3.Turn the external monitor's power on
4.Turn the computer's power on
USB FDD Kit
Connecting the USB floppy diskette drive
Disconnecting the USB floppy diskette drive
i.LINK (IEEE1394)
■Digital video cameras
■Hard disk drives
■MO drives
■Writable optical disc drives
Connecting
Disconnecting
2.Point to i.LINK (IEEE1394) device and click
Serial port
The serial connector can be used to connect to RS-232Ccompatible devices
RS-232Ccompatible devices include the following:
■Modem
■Mouse
The following ports are available on the TOSHIBA Express Port Replicator
■RJ45 LAN jack
■External monitor port
■DC IN 15V jack
■Security lock slot
Optional accessories
Operating Basics
TOSHIBA Dual Pointing Device
Click:
Double-click: Tap twice
Drag and drop:
Using the AccuPoint
AccuPoint precautions
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
■Wash and dry your hands thoroughly
Clean the sensor with a
■Soaked or swollen finger, for example as may occur after taking a bath
■Injured finger
How to Delete the Fingerprint Data
Points to note about the Fingerprint Utility software
Set Up Procedure
Fingerprint Registration
Windows Logon via Fingerprint Authentication
Fingerprint Authentication Procedure
1.Start up the computer
Fingerprint Power-onSecurity
General
How to Enable Fingerprint Power-onSecurity Settings
1.Swipe your finger across the fingerprint sensor
screen, click
and then click
Fingerprint Single Sign-onFeature
Using optical disc drives
Loading discs
Removing discs
To remove the CD/DVD, follow the steps below
How to remove CD/DVD when the disc tray will not open
Writing CDs on DVD-ROM&CD-R/RWdrive
■Be sure to close all other software programs except the writing software
When writing or rewriting
■Do not perform any of the following actions:
■Change users in the Windows Vista™ operating system
■Start a communication application such as a modem
Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drives
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■CD-RW(Ultra Speed +) media should not be used as data may be lost or damaged
Always copy data from the hard disk drive to the optical media - do not use the
■Change users in the Windows VistaTM operating system
■Use the audio/video control button to reproduce music or voice
TOSHIBA Disc Creator
■DVD Video cannot be created using TOSHIBA Disc Creator
■DVD Audio cannot be created using TOSHIBA Disc Creator
DVD-RAM
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
Data Verification
1.Display the setting dialog box by one of the following two steps:
Media care
Sound System
Audio Enhancements
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Realtek HD Audio Manager
Sound
Environment
Modem
To select a region, follow the steps as detailed below:
1.Click Start -> All Programs -> TOSHIBA -> Networking -> Modem Region Select
2.The Region Selection icon will appear in the Windows Task Bar
Select either a region from the region menu or a telephony location from the
Properties menu
Displays a sub-menuappears which details location information
Modem Selection
Dialing Properties
You should select this item in order to display the dialing properties
Connecting the modular cable
Disconnecting the modular cable
Wireless communications
■Wi-FiProtected Access (WPA)
Setting
1.Please make sure that the Wireless Communication Switch is turned on
Please make sure that the
is turned on
Product Support:
LAN
Connecting the LAN cable
LAN Active
Link
Computer Handling
Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection
TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties
HDD Protection Setting
HDD Protection
You can choose whether to enable or disable TOSHIBA HDD Protection
Detection Level
Heat dispersal
The Keyboard
Typewriter keys
Function keys: F1 … F12
Soft keys: FN key combinations
Hot keys
Sleep
Hibernate
Output
Brightness Down
Brightness Up
Windows special keys
Keypad overlay
Arrow mode
F10
Numeric mode
F11
Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on)
Generating ASCII characters
Power and Power-UpModes
Power conditions
Monitoring of power condition
Battery
Extended Capacity Battery Pack (option)
High Capacity Battery Pack (option)
Real Time Clock (RTC) battery
S **** RTC battery is low or CMOS checksum is inconsistent
Press [F1] key to set Date/Time
The computer's RTC battery is a
Never remove the battery pack while the
Charging the batteries
You must recharge a battery pack when it becomes discharged
Procedures
Battery charging notice
Monitoring battery capacity
Maximizing battery operating time
■Processor speed
■Screen brightness
■Cooling method
■System Sleep Mode
5.Charge the battery pack until the Battery indicator glows green
■If you have extra battery packs, rotate their use
■Store spare battery packs in a cool dry place out of direct sunlight
Replacing the battery pack
Please be aware that the battery pack is classified as a consumable item
Installing the battery pack
TOSHIBA Password Utility
■Owner String (text box)
(text box)
Refer to
section in Chapter 7 for more information
User Token field
■Create (button)
Supervisor Password
C:\Program Files\Toshiba\PasswordUtility\TOSPU.exe
This utility lets you do the following:
■Register, delete or change the Supervisor Password
■Create or invalidate a Supervisor Password token
Power-upmodes
Panel power on/off
System Auto Off
HW Setup & BIOS Setup
Accessing HW Setup
HW Setup window
Setup
Power On Display
Boot Priority Options
HDD Priority Options
USB Memory BIOS Support Type
Wake-upon Keyboard
Dynamic CPU Frequency Mode
Wake-upon LAN
Built-inLAN
Device Configuration
USB KB/Mouse Legacy Emulation
USB-FDDLegacy Emulation
BIOS Setup Program
Ending the BIOS Setup Program Halfway
Not Registered Supervisor Password has not been registered (Default)
Registered
Supervisor Password has been registered
•Configuration changes in the BIOS Setup Program
Enhanced C-States
Execute-DisableBit Capability
Available
Not Available
On Battery
The operation of this function is dependent upon battery status
The Critical Battery Wake-uponly operates with Windows Vista™
out while the system is in Sleep Mode, the
system is automatically woken up and then
switched to Hibernation Mode (Default)
Diagnostic Mode
Troubleshooting
Problem solving process
Preliminary checklist
Analyzing the problem
Hardware and system checklist
System start-up
Self test
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Boot Priority
AC power
ProblemProcedure
Battery
Power saver
Select a
power plan in the Power Options
Real Time Clock
The following message is Displayed on the screen:
1.Press the F1 key - the BIOS setup application will load
2.Set the date in the System Date field
3.Set the time in the System Time field
Internal display panel
&BIOS Setup, for further information
BIOS Setup
No display
Press the FN + F5 hot keys to adjust the display
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DVD Super Multi drive
USB floppy diskette drive
SD/SDHC Card
SD/SDHC Card error
Remove the SD/SDHC Card from the computer
occurs
and then reinsert it in order to ensure it is firmly
SD/SDHC Card
and check to ensure that it is not write protected
You cannot read a file
Check to ensure the required file is actually on
the SD/SDHC Card that is inserted into the
Memory Stick/Memory Stick PRO/Memory Stick PRO Duo
xD picture card
MultiMediaCard
Dual Pointing device
Touch Pad/AccuPoint
Click Start -> Control Panel -> Hardware and
Sound -> Mouse icon
Control
USB mouse
Fingerprint Sensor
USB device
USB device does not
Remove the USB device from the computer and
work
then reconnect it to a free port it in order to
Sound system
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i.LINK (IEEE1394) device
i.LINK device does not
function
computer and to the device
Make sure the device’s power is turned on
LAN
Bluetooth
Recovery Discs
"The Recovery
Disc Creator can not be launched because there is no recovery partition
Disposing of the computer and the computer's batteries
TOSHIBA support
Where to write
Outside of Europe
In Europe
Australia
Germany & Austria
Specifications
Physical Dimensions
Environmental Requirements
Power Requirements
Computer
Built-inModem
Network control unit (NCU)
Type of NCU
Data transmission and reception
speed
600 bps
Data reception only with
56000 bps
Display Controller and Video mode
Display controller
Video mode
AT Commands
A Answer command
This command instructs the modem to go off-hookand answer an incoming call
Bn Communication standard setting
B15
B16 Selects Bell 103J when the modem is at 300 bps (default). Result Codes:
Hook control
Request ID information
Ln Monitor speaker volume
Mn Monitor speaker mode
Modulation handshake
Return on-lineto data mode
Select pulse dialing
Result code control
NO CARRIER
T Select tone dialing
Vn DCE response format
Result code selection, call progress monitoring
Command
Dial tone
Dial tone detect
Disabled:The modem dials a call regardless of whether it detects a dial tone
Busy tone detect
Disabled:The modem ignores any busy tones it receives
Enabled:The modem monitors for busy tones
&F Load factory settings
&Gn V.22bis guard tone control
&G0
&G1
&G2
&Tn Self-testcommands
&T0 Abort. Stops any test in progress
&T1
Result Codes: OKn=0 CONNECTn=1 ERROROtherwise
&V Display Current Configuration
\N3 V.42, MNP, or buffered (default)
&Q5
\N4
\N5
\N7
S-registers
S-registervalues
S1 Ring counter
S2 AT escape character (user defined)
S3 Command line termination character (user defined)
S4 Response formatting character (user defined)
S5 Command line editing character (user defined)
Range:0-127,ASCII decimal Default:8 (backspace) Units:ASCII
S6 Wait before dialing
Range:3-255Default:3 Units:seconds
S7 Connection completion time-out
S8 Comma pause time
S11 DTMF dialing speed
S12 Escape guard time
S37 Dial line rate
AT command set result codes
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V.90 mode
Table E-1Result codes for a V.90 connection
AT Command
Wireless LAN
Card Specifications
Radio Characteristics
Supported Frequency Sub-bands
Wireless IEEE 802.11 Channels Sets (Revision A and N Draft Ver. 1.0)
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Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
Manually Setting up Windows (Windows Vista™)
Manually Setting up Windows Manually (Windows XP)
How to install Intel® Matrix Storage Manager on Windows XP or Windows Vista™:
Bluetooth wireless technology
Interoperability
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Bluetooth wireless technology and your Health
Regulatory statements
USA-FederalCommunications Commission (FCC)
■Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna
■Increase the distance between the equipment and the receiver
TOSHIBA is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused
Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation
Taiwan
Using Bluetooth® Adaptor from TOSHIBA equipment in Japan
1. Sticker
Please put the following sticker on computer incorporating this product
2.Indication
The indication shown below appears on this equipment
Device Authorization
AC Power Cord and Connectors
Finland:
Sweden:
France:
Switzerland:
Germany:
TOSHIBA Anti-theftProtection Timer
Legal Footnotes
Non-applicableIcons*1
CPU*2
Memory (Main System)*3
Battery Life*4
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity*5
LCD*6
Graphics Processor Unit ("GPU")*7
Wireless LAN*8
Copy Protection*9
Images*10
Glossary
I/O: input/output
IRQ: interrupt request
KB: kilobyte
LCD: liquid crystal display
LED: light emitting diode
bit:
bus: An interface for transmission of signals, data or electric power
byte:
cache memory:
capacity:
card: Synonym for board. See board
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DOS: Disk Operating System. See operating system
driver:
DVD-R
(+R
-R):
delete
escape:
2) A means of aborting the task currently in progress
escape guard time:
execute: To interpret and execute an instruction
hertz: A unit of wave frequency that equals one cycle per second
hexadecimal:
host computer:
hot key:
HW Setup:
KB: See kilobyte
keyboard:
kilobyte (KB):
level 2 cache: See cache
cache
output: The results of a computer operation. Output commonly indicates data
parity:
password:
pel:
peripheral component interconnect: An industry standard 32-bitbus
An industry standard
32-bit
bus
peripheral device:
pixel:
RJ45: A modular LAN jack
ROM:
SCSI:
SD/SDHC Card:
serial communications:
TFT display:
TTL:
Universal Serial Bus:
VGA:
volatile memory:
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