Satellite® X200/X205 Series User’s Guide
Model: Satellite® X200/X205 Series
Protection of Stored Data
Critical Applications
Industry Canada Requirement
FCC requirements
Disconnection
Instructions for IC CS-03Certified Equipment
Wireless Interoperability
Wireless LAN and Your Health
Regulatory Information
Canada – Industry Canada (IC)
EU Declaration of Conformity
VCCI Class B Information
Modem Warning Notice
Using this Equipment in Japan
Device Authorization
Radio Approvals for Wireless Devices
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Approved Countries/Regions for use for the Toshiba Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card
Approved Countries/Regions for use for the
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection
Approved Countries/Regions for the Intel® Wireless Wi-Fi® Link 4965AGN
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology Interoperability
Approved Countries/Regions for use (Bluetooth® wireless technology)
Bluetooth® Wireless Technology and Your Health
Regulatory statements
Using this Equipment in Japan
2.4FH1
Optical Drive Safety Instructions
Copyright
Export Administration Regulation
Notice
Trademarks
Computer Disposal Information
Contents
This guide
Safety icons
Other icons used
Other documentation
Using the computer for the first time
Opening the display panel
Your computer’s features and specifications
Turning on the power
Adding memory (optional)
Computing tips
Using the keyboard
Character keys
Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys
Function keys
Exploring the desktop
Finding your way around the desktop
Setting up for communications
Connecting a modem to a telephone line
Connecting your computer to a network
Surfing the Internet
Internet features
Uploading to, and downloading files from
the Internet
Exploring audio features
Fingerprint utility limitations
Fingerprint Enrollment
Fingerprint Logon
Power-onSecurity
Control Center
Develop good computing habits
Data and system configuration backup in
the Windows® operating system
If you need further assistance
Before you contact Toshiba
Introduction
This guide
Safety icons
Other documentation
Service options
Getting Started
Selecting a place to work
Getting Started
❖Extreme heat, cold, or humidity
❖Liquids and corrosive chemicals
Keeping yourself comfortable
Precautions
Avoid prolonged physical contact with the underside or surface of the computer
1.Turn off the computer
2.Disconnect the AC adaptor from the power plug socket and computer
Important information on your computer’s cooling fan
❖Never cover your computer or AC adaptor with any object
❖Never block the air vents
Setting up your computer
Registering your computer with Toshiba
Adding optional external devices
Connecting to a power source
To connect AC power to the computer:
1Connect the power cord/cable to the AC adaptor
(Sample Illustration) Connecting the power cord/cable to the AC adaptor
2 Plug the AC adaptor cord into the DC-INon the side of the computer
(Sample Illustration) Connecting the AC adaptor cord to the computer
Charging the main battery
Using the computer for the first time
Using the computer for the first time
Your computer’s features and specifications
This information applies to all the features and icons described in this guide
Below are examples of some of the many possible icons used on your computer:
(Sample Illustration) System icons
Turning on the power
Adding memory (optional)
2Click Shut Down
(Sample Illustration) Locating the memory module slot cover
(Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module slot cover
7Remove the memory module slot cover
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Removing a memory module
If you need to remove a memory module:
Complete steps
to shut down the computer and open the memory module slot cover
If “Start Windows® Normally” is highlighted, then press Enter
Checking total memory
1Click Start, Control Panel, and then System. The System window appears
Memory (RAM)
Using the TouchPad™
Using the Dual Mode Pad
Using the Dual Mode Pad
Using the Virtual Buttons
Enabling Dual Mode
Control Panel
Mouse
Device Settings
Settings
Using external display devices
Selecting video cables
Connecting an HDMI-compatibletelevision or VCR/DVD player
Apply
Connecting the sound to a TV or stereo system
Connecting a standard television, projector, or VCR/DVD player
Adjusting the Display Properties
Personalize
2Click Display Settings
Screen resolution
Connecting an external monitor or projector
Directing the display output when you turn on the computer
Using an external keyboard
Using a mouse
Connecting a printer
Connecting a printer
Setting up a printer
Connecting an optional external diskette drive
Turning off the computer
Options for turning off the computer
Hibernation mode
Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation:
❖While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power
“Using and configuring Hibernation mode” on page
Sleep mode
Factors to consider when choosing Sleep:
❖While in Sleep mode, the computer uses some main battery power
For information on using Sleep, see “Using and configuring Sleep mode” on page
Using the Shut Down command
Turning off the computer more quickly
1Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and then Power Options
Change plan settings
3Click Change advanced power settings
Power buttons and lid
❖Lid close action
Shut down
❖Power button action
Restarting your computer
Using and configuring Hibernation mode
2Click Hibernate
Configuring Hibernation mode options
5Select Hibernate for the options you want
Starting again from Hibernation mode
Using and configuring Sleep mode
Sleep
Configuring Sleep mode options
Put the computer to sleep
On battery
Plugged in
Never
4Click Change advanced power settings
Customizing your computer’s settings
Caring for your computer
Caring for your computer
Moving the computer
Using a computer lock
Learning the Basics
Computing tips
Using the keyboard
Character keys
Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys
Function keys
Starting a program
Accessories
WordPad
Close
Starting a program from Windows® Explorer
2Click Accessories
3Click Windows Explorer
Computer
Program Files
Saving your work
Saving files
File
Save
2Click Browse folders
File
Printing your work
Backing up your work
Using Windows® Media Center in Windows Vista™
Using the optical drive
NOTE When viewing DVD movies use Toshiba DVD Player
Optical drive components
The optical drive is located on the side of the computer
Your optical drive may look like this:
(Sample Illustration) Optical drive
Drive
Media control buttons
(Sample Illustration) Media Control buttons
Internet browser button
Media button
Play/Pause button
4 Grasp the tray and pull it fully open
(Sample Illustration) Drive tray fully extended
5Hold the disc by its edges and check that it is free of dust
“Caring for CD or DVD discs” on page
6Place the disc carefully in the disc tray, label side up
Playing an audio CD
Play/Pause
Stop
Playing optical media
1Click Start, and then Computer
2Click the optical drive icon
The disc drive will run the CD/DVD
Creating a CD/DVD
Removing a disc with the computer on
To remove a disc (CD or DVD) with the computer turned on:
1Press the eject button on the drive
3Gently press the tray in to close it
Removing a disc with the computer off
Toshiba’s online resources
Mobile Computing
Toshiba’s energy-saverdesign
Running the computer on battery power
Battery Notice
“Maintaining your battery” on page
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The computer also has an internal real-time-clock(RTC) battery
The RTC battery charges only while the computer is powered on
Charging batteries
Charging batteries
Charging the main battery
The battery may not start charging immediately under the following conditions:
❖The battery is extremely hot or cold
❖The battery is almost completely discharged
Charging the RTC battery
Monitoring main battery power
AC power supply
replacing the main battery
light ( )
(Sample Illustration) Power and battery light locations
Determining remaining battery power
calculations
What to do when the main battery runs low
When the main battery runs low you can:
❖Plug the computer into an external power source and recharge the main battery
Setting battery notifications
1Click Start, Control Panel, Mobile PC, and then Power Options
Battery
Conserving battery power
Power Plans
Create a Power Plan
Change Plan Settings
Change Advanced Settings
Save Changes
Using a hot key to set the Power Plan
Changing the main battery
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Inserting a charged battery
To insert a battery:
2Insert the charged battery into the slot until the latch clicks
(Sample Illustration) Inserting the battery
Taking care of your battery
Taking care of your battery
Maintaining your battery
Disposing of used batteries
Traveling tips
Exploring the desktop
Exploring the desktop
Finding your way around the desktop
(Sample Image) Windows® operating system desktop
Icons
Various icons are initially displayed on your system desktop, for example:
contents appears
Start button
Taskbar
Notification Area
Setting up for communications
Setting up for communications
Connecting a modem to a telephone line
Connecting your computer to a network
Accessing a network
Setting up the connection
Dial Up
Connect
How to disable the Ethernet LAN port
1Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and then System
An overview of using the Internet
The World Wide Web
Internet Service Providers
Connecting to the Internet
Surfing the Internet
Internet features
Exploring audio features
Web Cam
Using an ExpressCard™
Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot
Inserting memory media
Removing memory media
Using the i.LINK® port
Utilities
TOSHIBA Assist
Utilities
Connect
134 Utilities
Secure
Protect & Fix
136 Utilities
Optimize
Setting passwords
138 Utilities
Using a supervisor password
Setting a supervisor password
To set a supervisor password:
1Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then TOSHIBA Assist
2On the left side, click the Secure tab
Deleting a supervisor password
To delete a supervisor password:
4Select Not Registered, then click OK
5Enter the supervisor password, then click OK
6Click OK to exit
Deleting a user password
TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool Utility
TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Card Format Utility
Mouse Utility
Toshiba Hardware Setup
CPU
Dynamically
Switchable
Always
Low
TOSHIBA Zooming Utility
TOSHIBA Button Support
CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer
TOSHIBA Accessibility
Fingerprint Authentication Utility
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152 Utilities
Fingerprint Logon
Power-onSecurity
Enabling Power-onSecurity
1Open the Control Center and go to Settings - System Settings
Fingerprint Management
Control Center
154 Utilities
Fingerprints
Enroll or edit current user’s fingerprint
Settings
User
Power-on
Elevate Administrative Privileges for User
Password Bank
Biomenu
User Settings
156 Utilities
Registering a new Web page or dialog
Register
Replaying a registered Web page or dialog
2Select Registered Sites
Password bank
Replaying a registered dialog
Editing an existing registration
3Select Registrations
Edit
Auto submit
How to Delete the Fingerprint Data
2Click Fingerprints then Delete
Remove
Care and maintenance of your fingerprint reader
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ConfigFree™
Getting Started
Starting ConfigFree
❖Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Networking, and then ConfigFree
❖Double-clickthe ConfigFree icon in the Notification Area
in the Notification Area is displayed with an “X.”
Profile Settings
Internet
settings
Devices
TCP/IP
Profile
3Click Open Settings
Add
Problems that are easy to fix
Problems when you turn on the computer
The computer starts but when you press a key nothing happens
“Problems that are easy to fix” on page
“Resolving a hardware conflict” on page
The computer displays the
message
The computer displays the Non-Systemdisk or disk error message
The AC power light is blinking
Step-Charging
the computer’s battery
Ask Iris
The Windows® operating system is not working
The Windows® operating system is not working
Description
Internet problems
My Internet connection is very slow
My browser cannot find the URL address I typed in
My browser cannot find a site I bookmarked
Resolving a hardware conflict
Resolving conflicts
There are several things you can do to resolve hardware conflicts:
❖Get the most recent drivers from the manufacturer
❖Disable the device
For an older device, remove it from the computer
Memory problems
Power and the batteries
The battery appears not to power the computer for as long as it usually does
Keyboard problems
Nothing happens when you press the keys on the external keyboard
Restart
Display problems
Here are some typical display problems and their solutions:
The screen is blank
If you are using an external monitor:
❖Check that the monitor is turned on
2Click Personalize, and then Display Settings
Small bright dots appear on your TFT display when you turn on your computer
Disk drive problems
Error-checking
Tools
Check now
Your hard disk seems very slow
Optical drive problems
You cannot access a disc in the drive
You press the disc eject button, but the drive tray does not slide out
Make sure a program is not accessing the drive and preventing it from ejecting
Some discs run correctly but others do not
Sound system problems
No sound is coming from the computer’s speakers
Adjust the volume control
Try pressing Fn + Esc to see if volume mute is disabled
Check that the volume control on the computer is turned up
ExpressCard™ problems
(ExpressCard slot available on certain models)
ExpressCard™ checklist
Resolving ExpressCard™ problems
The slot appears to be dead. ExpressCards™ that used to work no longer work
The computer stops working (hangs) when you insert an ExpressCard™
Follow this procedure before you remove an ExpressCard™:
1Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon in the Notification Area
The Safely Remove Hardware screen appears
2Click Safely remove for the device you want to swap
Printer problems
The printer will not print
The printer will not print what you see on the screen
Modem problems
The modem will not receive or transmit properly
The modem is on, set up properly but still does not transmit or receive data
Wireless networking problems
Network
2 Click View Status
Details
DHCP Enabled
Enter
and press
The IP address for each active network adapter will be displayed
3 At the top-leftof the Start menu, click cmd.exe
4 Enter PING 192.168.1.1 at the command prompt, and press
DVD operating problems
Develop good computing habits
Read the user’s guides
Data and system configuration backup in the Windows® operating system
Saving system configuration with Restore Points
1Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then System Restore
2Click open System Protection
Create
Back
Backing up your data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating system
2Click Start
3Click Control Panel
4Click System and Maintenance
5Click Backup and Restore Center
General tips for installing hardware and software
If you need further assistance
Other Toshiba Internet Web sites
Toshiba’s worldwide offices
Toshiba’s worldwide offices
United States
The Rest of Europe
Hot Key Cards
Hot Key Cards
Using the Hot Key Cards
Application Cards
Using the Application Cards
Card Case
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Hot key functions
Password security
Power plan
This TOSHIBA Card or hot key displays the power plans
and cycles through the power plans
window
currently selectable power plans:
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Display modes
Display brightness
This TOSHIBA Card decreases or increases the screen brightness
Selecting this Card or pressing either hot key displays the following options:
(Sample Image) Display brightness
Disabling or enabling wireless devices
The wireless modes are:
❖ Wi-Fi® enabled—Enablesjust the Wi-Fi® module
❖Bluetooth® enabled—Enablesjust the Bluetooth®
module
Disabling or enabling the TouchPad™ or Dual Mode Pad
Changing screen resolution
Keyboard hot key functions
This hot key turns the Zooming utility to zoom-in
Power Cord/Cable
Connectors
USA and Canada
AustraliaEurope
Acronyms
Glossary
DOS
DPI
DSTN
DVD
Terms
216 Glossary
baud rate
bits per second
BIOS (basic input/output system) — Basic instructions, stored in read
bits per second (bps)
results to another device that uses the information
occupies one byte of computer storage
for processing, memory, input/output, and/or control functions
Chips are mounted on printed circuit boards
click — To press and release the pointing device’s primary button
218 Glossary
device
device driver
directory — See folder
disable — To turn a computer option off. See also enable
double-density
download
upload
drag
driver — See device driver
220 Glossary
file extension
file name
format
function keys
hot key
hot swapping
icon
internal device — See device
World Wide Web
222 Glossary
local area network — See LAN
memory
RAM
ROM
non-system
system disk
optical drive
palette — See color palette
palette
224 Glossary
port — A socket on the computer where you plug in a cable for
connection to a network or a peripheral device
processor — See central processing unit (CPU)
processor
select
shortcut — See keyboard shortcut
shortcut
software — See program. Compare hardware
software
226 Glossary
Web — See World Wide Web
Web
protocol to permit an Ethernet connection using wireless
communication components
Index
228 Index
compact disc positioning 92 compact discs
using
computer caring for 77 cleaning 77 moving
non-systemdisk or disk error message
Index
230 Index
precautions 39 primary button 57 printer
connecting 65 problem solving
printing a file 87 problem solving
disk drive is slow 177 display is blank 175 ExpessCard
hot swapping fails 181 ExpressCard
232 Index
precautions 39 saving files 84 screen
blank
does not look normal/flickers 175 secondary button
set up communications 118 setting up