Toshiba Satellite A305-S6858 driver and firmware
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Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 44
... To register online, you must be connected to the Internet.
Adding optional external devices
NOTE
Before adding external devices or memory, Toshiba recommends setting up your software. See "Setting up your software" on page 43.
After starting your computer for the first time you may want to:
❖ Add more memory (see "Adding memory (optional)" on page 50)
❖ Connect a mouse (see...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 59
... recover your hard disk drive and recover your system if the hard drive recovery partition has been deleted or the hard disk has been replaced on your computer.
NOTE
The system will prompt you to insert the appropriate number of blank CDs or DVDs to copy the hard drive recovery. If your optical disc drive is not writable, contact Toshiba Customer Support to obtain the Recovery...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 66
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After restoring your hard disk drive, you can check its status as follows:
1 Click Start.
2 Right-click My Computer.
3 Select Manage.
4 Click Disk Management.
5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the Volume list to display its status in the lower portion of the screen.
Installing drivers and applications
(Available on certain models)
The Toshiba Application Installer (available on certain models...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 141
... that were originally bundled with your computer.
To reinstall drivers and applications:
1 Double-click the TOSHIBA Application Installer icon on the Windows® desktop.
2 Click Next.
(Sample Image) TOSHIBA Application Installer screen 3 Click the item you want to install.
(Sample Image) TOSHIBA Application Installer selection screen
4 Click Install, then follow the on-screen prompts...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 166
... a hard disk problem, you will not be able to start the computer. Insert a system diskette into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to select the boot-up device. (You may need to press F12 several times.)
The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE/Windows Error Recovery - Windows did not...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 169
... Driver Signature Enforcement ❖ Start Windows® normally When you highlight each option using the arrow keys, Windows® displays information about each option at the bottom after Description. See your Windows® documentation for further explanation.
NOTE
If your computer is connected to a network, the Startup menu may display different versions of Safe mode.
Internet problems...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 172
... the monitor, optional external optical drive, optional external diskette drive, and other power-using functions. This tab does not appear if the device is not using resources.
❖ The Driver tab, which displays the drivers being used by the device. This tab also provides options for updating the driver or rolling back the driver in case the new version is causing a problem.
The...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 182
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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 "Setting up a printer" on page 72 or in the instructions that came with the printer.
You may have connected the printer while the computer is on...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 185
... /ALL and press Enter.
The IP address for each active network adapter will be displayed.
❖ Connect your computer directly to your router or broadband modem, by plugging a standard CAT5 Ethernet patch cable (sold separately) into your computer's RJ45 Ethernet port. If your connection problem disappears, the problem lies in the wireless part of your network.
❖ Use the PING command to...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 187
... or your entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk.
❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device.
❖ Connect a writable optical drive or hard drive to the system and use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to an optical disc or hard drive.
❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to your network partition.
Some...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 188
... 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...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 191
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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, DVD writers, scanners, etc.) and software (applications like Microsoft® Office and Adobe® Photoshop®, or utility software such as special toolbars for...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 193
...toshiba.com.
Toshiba voice contact
Before calling Toshiba, make sure you have: ❖ Your computer's serial number ❖ The computer and any optional devices related to the problem ❖ Backup copies of your Windows® operating system and all
other preloaded software on your choice of media ❖ Name and version of the program involved in the problem
along with its installation...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 218
... from another computer through a modem or network. (2) To send font data from the computer to a printer. See also upload.
drag - To hold down the mouse button while moving the cursor to drag a selected object. In the Windows® operating system, this refers to
the left mouse button, unless otherwise stated.
driver - See device driver.
DVD - An individual digital versatile (or...
Online User's Guide for Satellite A300/A305 - Page 228
... mode 203 volume mute 200 Zoom (display resolution) 206 zooming 210
Hot Key Cards 196 Hot key functions 200 hot key power plan 113 http 127
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i.LINK port 134 icon 122
desktop 122 moving to desktop 122 recycle bin 122 safety 37 installation memory module 51 installing memory modules 50 mouse 71 instant passwords, using 142 Internet bookmarked site not found 169 connecting...
User Guide - Page 46
... To register online, you must be connected to the Internet.
Adding optional external devices
NOTE
Before adding external devices or memory, Toshiba recommends setting up your software. See "Setting up your software" on page 45.
After starting your computer for the first time you may want to:
❖ Add more memory (see "Adding memory (optional)" on page 52)
❖ Connect a mouse (see...
User Guide - Page 68
...Management.
5 Highlight the hard disk drive in the Volume list to display its status in the lower portion of the screen.
Installing drivers and applications
(Available on certain models)
The Toshiba Application Installer (available on certain models) allows you to reinstall the drivers and applications that were originally bundled with your computer.
To reinstall drivers and applications:
1 Double...
User Guide - Page 168
... a hard disk problem, you will not be able to start the computer. Insert a system diskette into the optional external diskette drive and press F12 when the machine starts and use the arrow keys to select the boot-up device. (You may need to press F12 several times.)
The computer displays the WARNING RESUME FAILURE/Windows Error Recovery - Windows did not...
User Guide - Page 171
... Driver Signature Enforcement ❖ Start Windows® normally When you highlight each option using the arrow keys, Windows® displays information about each option at the bottom after Description. See your Windows® documentation for further explanation.
NOTE
If your computer is connected to a network, the Startup menu may display different versions of Safe mode.
Internet problems...
User Guide - Page 174
... the monitor, optional external optical drive, optional external diskette drive, and other power-using functions. This tab does not appear if the device is not using resources.
❖ The Driver tab, which displays the drivers being used by the device. This tab also provides options for updating the driver or rolling back the driver in case the new version is causing a problem.
The...