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User Guide - Page 1
Satellite®/Satellite Pro® L40/L50/L70/ S40/S50/S70 - A Series
User's Guide
If you need assistance: Technical support is available online at Toshiba's Web site at support.toshiba.com. 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 ...
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... setup 41
Setting up your software 41 Registering your computer with Toshiba 41 To Shut down your computer 42
To Restart your computer 42 To place your computer in Sleep mode 43 Adding optional external devices 44
Adding memory (optional 44 Installing a memory module 45 Removing a memory module 50 Checking total memory 52
Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 53 Creating recovery...
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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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... Started
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...
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... first need to install new software.
2 Connect the device's video or USB cable to the port on the computer and to the device.
3 Connect the device's power cable to a live electrical outlet (if applicable).
4 Turn on the external device (if applicable).
Your computer may automatically detect the external device.
Using external display devices
Your computer comes with a built-in display, but you can...
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...-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 up for communications
To connect to the Internet...
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... to create recovery media, see "Creating recovery media" on page 54.
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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..., 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 been lost. Data stored in the computer's internal storage drive may not be...
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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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... driver at low resolution. This allows you to reset your display settings in the event they have been improperly set.
❖ Enable debugging mode Starts Windows® in an advanced troubleshooting mode
❖ 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...
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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...
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... memory modules may cause errors that seem to be hardware or even software related. It is worthwhile checking for these first:
1 From the Start or Desktop screen, move your pointer to the upper-right corner of the screen or swipe in from the right edge
2 When the Windows® charms appear, click or touch the Settings...
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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 93). 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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... Service Set Identifier (SSID), or network
name, is correct - i.e., that it matches the SSID assigned to the
access point you are attempting to connect through. SSIDs are case-sensitive.
❖ Check the Windows® Control Panel's Device Manager to verify that the Wi-Fi® adapter is recognized by the Windows® operating system, and that the driver is loaded...
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... 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...
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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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... to enable it if necessary.
❖ Make sure that the device you want to charge is connected to a port that supports the USB Sleep and Charge function. Ports that support this feature are identified with the ( ) icon.
❖ USB Sleep and Charge may be disabled. Open the TOSHIBA Sleep and Charge utility to check if the feature is...