Toshiba U500, U500D TOSHIBA Value Added Package, Utilities and Applications

Satellite U500/U500D, Satellite Pro U500/U500D

TOSHIBA Value Added Package

This section describes the TOSHIBA Component features pre-installed on the computer.

TOSHIBA Zooming	This utility allows you to enlarge or reduce the icon
Utility	size on the Windows Desktop, or the zoom factor
	associated with specific supported applications.
TOSHIBA PC	The TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool will display
Diagnostic Tool	basic system configuration information and allow
	the functionality of some of the computer’s built-in
	hardware devices to be tested.
TOSHIBA Flash	This utility supports the following functions.
Cards	■ Hot key function
	■ TOSHIBA utility launcher function
TOSHIBA	TOSHIBA Components Common Driver contains
Components	the module required for the utility which TOSHIBA
Common Driver	offers.
TOSHIBA	The TOSHIBA Accessibility utility provides
Accessibility	support to movement impaired users when they
	need to use the TOSHIBA Hot-key functions. In
	use, the utility allows you to make the Fn key
	‘sticky’, that is you can press it once, release it,
	and then press one of the “F” keys in order to
	access its specific function. When set, the Fn key
	will remain active until another key is pressed.

TOSHIBA Button Support

The computer includes the following buttons:

■Eco button

■CD/DVD button

■Mute button

The starting application from the button can be changed.

Utilities and Applications

This section describes pre-installed utilities and tells how to start them. For details on operations, refer to each utility’s online manual, help files or readme.txt files.

TOSHIBA Assist TOSHIBA Assist is a graphical user interface that provides easy access to help and services.

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