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User Guide 1 - Page 6
...fax transmission, refer to the fax software instructions installed on this computer.
Alarm Equipment
If your home has specially wired alarm equipment connected to the telephone line, ensure the installation of this equipment does not disable your alarm equipment. If you have questions...protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines and internal metallic water...
User Guide 1 - Page 30
...49 Opening the display panel 49 Turning on the power 50 Setting up your software 50
Registering your computer with Toshiba 51 Adding optional external devices 51 Adding memory (optional 52
Installing a memory module 52 Removing a memory module 58 Checking total memory 61 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 61 Recovering to out-of-box state
(recommended recovery method 63 Recovering to...
User Guide 1 - Page 51
Getting Started
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Registering your computer with Toshiba
The first time you turn on your computer, the Setup Wizard guides you through steps to set up your software. Follow the on-screen instructions.
Registering your computer with Toshiba
Product registration is strongly recommended, and allows Toshiba to send you periodic updates, announcements, and special offers applicable to your product....
User Guide 1 - Page 160
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❖ Setting up a Face Recognition account
❖ Registering a user image
❖ Updating a user image
❖ Changing a user image
❖ Deleting a user image
❖ Configuring Settings
❖ ... to your computer using your Windows® password.
TOSHIBA does not guarantee that the face recognition utility technology will be completely secure or error-free. TOSHIBA does not ...
User Guide 1 - Page 177
... best by notifying you when updated software, firmware, documentation or other information is available for your computer. The TOSHIBA Service Station will alert you when updates are available, and you can then choose to install the updates if you wish.
TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor
The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor software program monitors computer system functions such as power consumption, the cooling...
User Guide 1 - Page 181
... 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 have prevented Windows® from shutting down.
Data stored in the computer's memory has...
User Guide 1 - Page 183
... and before Windows® starts
loading. The Windows® Advanced Boot Options menu displays these options: ❖ Repair Your Computer ❖ Safe Mode ❖ Safe Mode with Networking ❖ Safe Mode with Command Prompt ❖ Enable Boot Logging ❖ Enable low-resolution video (640 x 480) ❖ Last Known Good Configuration (advanced) ❖ Directory Services Restore...
User Guide 1 - Page 185
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❖ 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 tabs that appear in the dialog box vary from one device to another.
For more information about Device Manager, refer to Windows® online Help...
User Guide 1 - Page 188
... external keyboard and the operating system displays one or more keyboard error messages.
You may need to update your keyboard driver. Refer to the documentation that came with the keyboard or to the keyboard manufacturer's Web site.
The keyboard you connected may be defective or incompatible with the computer. Try using a different make of keyboard...
User Guide 1 - Page 197
If Something Goes Wrong
Modem problems
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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 86 or in the instructions that came with the printer.
You may have connected the printer while the computer is on. Disable Sleep mode, turn off...
User Guide 1 - Page 199
... 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 Wi-Fi® part of your network.
❖ If you have enabled any security provisions (closed system, MAC address...
User Guide 1 - Page 201
... 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...
User Guide 1 - Page 202
... 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...
User Guide 1 - Page 203
...; operating system offers a convenient way to back up your computer or just your important files to optical disc drives, or hard drives. An external hard drive is recommended in case the internal storage drive fails. No additional software is required. Most of the optical disc drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can write to (or 'burn') as well as read...
User Guide 1 - Page 204
... your computer under the System and Security heading. Follow the on-screen instructions to back up your files.
For more help, click Start, Help and Support, and 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...
User Guide 1 - Page 205
... external devices after turning OFF the computer.
If this function cannot be used, change the setting to Disabled.
❖ Make sure that you are connected to a compatible port.
The "USB Wakeup function" does not work.
❖ When the "USB Sleep and Charge function" is set to Enabled the "USB Wakeup function" does not work for ports that support the "USB Sleep...
User Guide 1 - Page 207
If Something Goes Wrong
Other Toshiba Internet Web sites
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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 ...
User Guide 1 - Page 232
...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.
E
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...
User Guide 1 - Page 239
... up to 127 peripheral devices through a single all-
purpose USB port. USB allows hot swapping of peripherals. See
also bus, hot swapping, serial.
upload - To send a file to another computer through a modem or network. See also download.
USB - See Universal Serial Bus (USB).
USB Flash drive - A small, portable flash memory card that plugs into a computer's USB port and functions as a portable...
User Guide 1 - Page 247
...; slot appears dead
195 external display not working 189 external monitor 188 faulty memory 186 high-pitched noise 194 Internet bookmarked site not
found 184 Internet connection is slow 184 keyboard
not responding 180 missing files/trouble accessing a
drive 190 modem not receiving or
transmitting 197 no sound 194 power and batteries 186
printer 196, 197
program not responding...