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User's Guide
If you need assistance: Technical support is available online at Toshiba's Web site at KIRASeries.com/support. At this Web site, you will find answers for many commonly asked technical questions plus many downloadable software drivers, BIOS updates, and other downloads. For more information, see "If Something Goes Wrong" on page 111 in this guide.
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... setup 42 Setting up your software 42 Registering your computer with Toshiba 42 To Shut down your computer 43 To Restart your computer 43 To place your computer in Sleep mode 44 Adding optional external devices 45 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 45 Creating recovery media 46 Restoring from recovery media 49 Refresh your PC (with user's data 50 Reset your PC 52 Installing drivers...
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... off the power again until the operating system has loaded completely.
NOTE
The names of windows displayed, and the order in which windows appear, may vary according to your software setup choices.
The first time you turn on your computer, the setup guides you through steps to set up your software. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Registering your computer with Toshiba
Product registration...
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Recovering the Internal Storage Drive
NOTE Selecting the "Fully clean the drive" option may take several hours.
Installing drivers and applications
The TOSHIBA Application Installer allows you to reinstall the drivers and applications that were originally bundled with your computer.
To reinstall drivers and applications:
1 From the Start screen begin typing TOSHIBA Application Installer and...
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... Computer's Features
Windows® Store
Typical tasks in the notification area are Current time, Power usage mode, network ...installed or built-in to your computer, you will also have the ability to download many other applications with a touch or the click of your mouse. In the Windows® Store you can search for and browse thousands of apps, all grouped into easy to find categories.
Setting...
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... to create recovery media, see "Creating recovery media" on page 46.
Service Station
The Service Station helps you keep your new computer running at its best by notifying you when updated software, firmware, documentation or other information is available for your computer. The Service Station will alert you when updates are available, and you can then choose to install the updates if you...
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... bundled with your computer.
To reinstall drivers and applications:
1 To access TOSHIBA Application Installer from the Start screen begin typing Application Installer, or while in the Desktop screen double-click or touch the Desktop Assist icon.
2 Click or touch Support & Recovery.
3 Click or touch TOSHIBA Application Installer.
The TOSHIBA Application Installer window appears.
(Sample Image...
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... the computer is connected to a live external power source.
The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE/Windows Error Recovery - Windows did not shut down successfully message.
To continue, select Start Windows normally. This can happen if the computer was put into Sleep mode and the battery has discharged. If you performed a shutdown before this message was displayed, a program or driver may...
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... presents you with another set of options:
System Restore
❖ System Restore allows you to use a Restore point to return the computer to a state at which it was performing properly. Restore points are created: ❖ When new hardware or software is installed ❖ Manually by the user
System Image Recovery
Windows® will "Recover" the Operating system using...
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...; operating system is not working
❖ Enable boot logging
Creates a file that lists all the drivers that are installed during startup
❖ Enable Safe Mode
Starts Windows® with a minimal set of drivers and services. If the computer starts and runs in Safe Mode, you will know the Operating System is most likely working properly and that...
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... or touch one of the options listed in the window and follow the instructions
You can connect to Support Online by going to Toshiba support at KIRASeries.com/support.
Fixing a problem with Device Manager
Device Manager provides a way to check and change the configuration of a device.
Changing the default settings using Device Manager can cause other conflicts that make one or...
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... options for updating the driver or rolling back the driver in case the new version is causing a problem.
The tabs that appear in the dialog box vary from one device to another.
For more information about Device Manager, refer to Windows® online Help.
Power and the batteries
Your computer receives its power through the AC adaptor and power cord/cable or...
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.... Let the battery discharge completely, then try charging it again.
Check the power options via your Power Plans (see "Power Plans" on page 78). Have you added a device that takes its power from the battery? Is your software using the internal storage drive more? Is the display power set to turn off automatically? Was the battery fully charged to begin with...
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... in the tray.
Make sure the printer cable is firmly attached to the computer and the printer.
Run the printer's self-test to check for any problem with the printer itself.
Make sure you installed the proper printer drivers as shown in the instructions that came with the printer.
You may have connected the printer while the computer is on. Disable Sleep mode...
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... are some ways you can do this:
❖ Use the Windows® operating system to back up files or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk.
❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device.
❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to your network partition.
Some people use a combination of these methods, backing...
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... can easily select a previously established Control Point to 'turn back the clock,' restoring the Windows® operating system to the state it was in just prior to the installation. This is much easier and more effective than uninstalling the hardware or software, which often leaves behind unwanted files and settings. It is also easy to...
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... instructions to back up your files.
For additional Help, while in the Windows® Desktop screen, press the F1 key to launch the Windows® Help and Support screen. Search for "back up files".
General tips for installing hardware and software
Here are a few tips to help ensure safe and easy installation of new hardware (printers, pointing devices, external hard drives, optical...
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hardware item to the computer. If the device is connected first, it may be very difficult to complete the installation successfully. Always carefully follow the installation instructions that accompany the hardware or software.
❖ Restart the Windows® operating system. Always restart the Windows® operating system after each installation, even if the installation utility does not...
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...-ROM (Digital Versatile [or Video] Disc Read-Only Memory)-A very high-capacity storage medium that uses laser optics for reading data. Each DVD-ROM can hold as much data as several CD-ROMs. Compare CD-ROM.
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emulation-A technique in which a device or program imitates another
device or program.
enable-To turn on a computer option. See also disable.
eSATA-An external device that supports hot...
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...Visit Toshiba's Support Web site
Technical support is available online at Toshiba's Web site at KiraSeries.com/support. At this Web site, you will find answers for many commonly asked technical questions plus many downloadable software drivers, BIOS updates, and other downloads.
KIRAbook is a trademark of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. and/or Toshiba Corporation. The terms HDMI and HDMI...