Toshiba Satellite L505D-SP6983A driver and firmware
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User Guide - Page 5
... should ever decide to permanently disconnect your modem from its present line, please call the telephone company and let them know of this change.
Fax Branding
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 makes it unlawful for any person to use a computer or other electronic device, including Fax machines, to send any message unless such...
User Guide - Page 9
... interference to the licensed service, this device is intended to be operated indoors and away from windows to provide maximum shielding. Equipment (or its transmit antenna) that is installed outdoors is subject to... GHz to 5.25 GHz to reduce the potential for harmful interference to co-channel Mobile Satellite systems. High power radars are allocated as primary users of the 5.25 GHz to 5.35 GHz and...
User Guide - Page 31
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Turning on the power 50 Setting up your software 51 Registering your computer with Toshiba 51 Adding optional external devices 52 Adding memory (optional 52 Installing a memory module 53 Removing a memory module 58 Checking total memory 60 Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 61 Recovering to out-of-box state
(recommended recovery method 62 Recovering to a custom size partition...
User Guide - Page 34
... audio features 135
Recording sounds 135 Using external speakers or headphones..........135 Web Camera 136 Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot 137 Inserting memory media 137 Removing memory media 138 Using the eSATA/USB combo port 138
Chapter 5: Utilities 139
TOSHIBA Assist 140 Connect 141 Secure 142 Protect & Fix 143 Optimize 144
TOSHIBA Application Installer 145 Setting passwords...
User Guide - Page 51
... computer with Toshiba
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Setting up your software
When you turn on the computer for the first time, do not turn 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 Wizard guides...
User Guide - Page 150
... or shadows may prevent a registrant from being recognized correctly. If recognition fails, log on 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 guarantee that the face recognition utility will accurately screen out unauthorized users at all...
User Guide - Page 160
... you when updated software, firmware, documentation or other information is available for your computer. If you have enabled the TOSHIBA Service Station, it will alert you when updates are available, and you can then choose to install the updates if you wish.
To enable the TOSHIBA Service Station:
1 Click the icon in the Notification Area of your Windows® desktop.
The TOSHIBA Agreement...
User Guide - Page 171
... an internal storage drive 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...
User Guide - Page 174
... 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 177
... 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...
User Guide - Page 185
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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 80 or in the instructions that came with the printer.
You may have connected the printer while the computer is on...
User Guide - Page 188
... (closed system, MAC address filtering, Wired Equivalent Privacy [WEP], etc.), check the access point vendor's Web site for recent firmware upgrades. Problems with WEP keys, in particular, are frequently addressed in new firmware releases.
The Windows® operating system wireless management facility does not work.
If you are using an external Wi-Fi® adapter (a USB adapter or other variety...
User Guide - Page 190
... 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 - Page 191
... 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 - Page 192
... software is required. Most of the optical drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can write to (or 'burn') as well as read from optical discs. External optical disc writers are also widely available.
Follow these steps to back up your computer or files to optical discs, or a storage drive:
NOTE You cannot back up the computer while running on battery power...
User Guide - Page 193
... complete your backup.
For more help, click Start, Help and Support, and search for "back up."
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...
User Guide - Page 194
... if it is connected to the computer's eSATA/USB combo port while the computer is in Sleep or Hibernation mode. If this occurs, disconnect the eSATA device and then reconnect the device while the computer is turned on.
NOTE
Before connecting the eSATA device to your computer and external power source, read the documentation that came with the device and follow the manufacturer's instructions.
User Guide - Page 196
... Something Goes Wrong
Other Toshiba Internet Web sites
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...
User Guide - Page 220
... 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...
User Guide - Page 230
230 Index
problem with display settings/ current settings not working with hardware 181
warning resume failure 171 Error-checking 182 eSATA
connecting to the eSATA/USB combo port 194
eSATA/USB combo port Using 138
exploring the desktop 126 external
monitor not working 181
mouse 78 external display device
RGB port 76 external display, adjusting 78
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FAT (File Allocation Table) 182 file extensions ...