Troubleshooting

Disposing of PC and PC batteries

Discard this PC in accordance with ordinances or rules of local regulations. For further information, contact your local government.

This PC contains rechargeable batteries. After repeated use, the batteries will finally lose their ability to hold a charge and you will need to replace them. Under certain applicable laws and regulation, it may be illegal to dispose of old batteries by placing them in the trash.

Please be kind to our shared environment. Check with your local government authority for details regarding where to recycle old batteries or how to dispose of them properly. This product contains mercury. Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental considerations. For disposal, reuse or recycling information, please contact your local government.

If your hard disk or other storage media contains sensitive data, you should be aware that standard deletion procedures do not remove data from the media. These standard deletion procedures include:

Selecting Delete for a target filePutting files in the Recycle Bin and emptying the Recycle BinReformatting the mediaReinstalling an operating system from the recovery CD-ROM

The procedures above delete only the initial part of the data used for file management. This makes the file invisible to the operating system, but the data can still be read by specialized utilities. If you dispose of the PC, please delete all the data on its hard disk drive. Doing so prevents unauthorized use of such data. To ensure your data is not used for unauthorized purposes, you can:

Physically destroy the hard disk driveUse a proven specialized utility to overwrite all data

Take the hard disk drive to a professional deletion service All data deletion costs will be borne by you.

TOSHIBA support

If you require any additional help using your computer or if you are having problems operating the computer, you may need to contact TOSHIBA for additional technical assistance.

Before you call

Some problems you experience may be related to software or the operating system, it is important to investigate other sources of assistance first. Before contacting TOSHIBA, try the following:

Review troubleshooting sections in the documentation for software and peripheral devices.

If a problem occurs when you are running software applications, consult the software documentation for troubleshooting suggestions. Call the software company’s technical support for assistance.

Consult the dealer you purchased your computer and/or software from. They are your best sources for current information and support.

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