Toshiba Satellite P105-S6187 driver and firmware
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User Manual - Page 41
... keyboard (see "Using an external keyboard" on page 69)
❖ Connect an external monitor (see "Using external display devices" on page 67)
❖ Connect a local printer (see "Connecting a printer" on page 70)
❖ Connect an optional external disk drive (see "Connecting an optional external diskette drive" on page 71)
❖ Install PC Cards (see "Using PC Cards" on page 130)
User Manual - Page 55
..., click Continue; otherwise, click Cancel. If unsure, cancel and try again.
Hard Drive Recovery Utilities
(Available on certain models)
Your computer has been configured with a hard disk partition (available on certain models) to allow you to recover your hard disk drive or reinstall selected applications and software features or utilities.
NOTE
It is strongly recommended that you create...
User Manual - Page 63
...status
After restoring your hard disk drive, you can check its status as follows:
1 Click Start.
2 Right-click 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...
User Manual - Page 70
... the
other end to one of the computer's USB ports. 2 Plug the printer's power cable into a live AC outlet.
Setting up a printer
NOTE
Some printers require a specific installation process. Refer to your printer installation guide for instructions before completing the following procedure.
If your printer does not support Plug and Play, follow these steps to set it up for the first time. You...
User Manual - Page 72
... connect an optional external USB diskette drive, connect the cable to one of the computer's USB ports.
(Sample Illustration) Connecting an optional external USB diskette drive
Turning off the computer
Pressing the power button before shutting down the Windows® operating system could cause you to lose your work. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and the drive-in-use light...
User Manual - Page 158
... the fingerprint device memory.
The fingerprint device memory can typically hold up to 21 fingerprints. The number of slots remaining is displayed in the enrollment wizard.
Control Center
The Control Center contains various functions for fingerprint management and for setting up your fingerprint software. Available options depend on the software status, used hardware, and installed applications...
User Manual - Page 171
... 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 Manual - 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 Manual - 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 Manual - Page 187
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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 70 or in the instructions that came with the printer.
You may have connected the printer while the computer is on...
User Manual - Page 190
... point vendor's Web site for recent firmware upgrades. Problems with WEP keys, in particular, are frequently addressed in new firmware releases.
Special considerations for the Windows® operating system
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption is not enabled on the wireless access point.
When you install a wireless access point device, the Windows® operating system checks whether WEP...
User Manual - Page 192
..., DVD, or external hard disk.
❖ Copy files to diskette.
❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device.
❖ Connect a writable CD/DVD or hard drive to the system and use specialized software to copy everything on the hard disk to a CD/DVD or hard drive.
❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to your network partition.
Some people use...
User Manual - Page 193
... 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 Manual - Page 194
... system offers a convenient way to back up your computer or just your important files to CDs, DVDs, or hard drives. An external hard drive is recommended in case the internal hard drive fails. No additional software is required. Most of the CD and DVD drives built into recent Toshiba portable computer models can write to (or 'burn') as...
User Manual - Page 196
... Start, Help and Support, or start the Backup utility by clicking Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Backup Status and Configuration.
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...
User Manual - Page 197
...computer system, install just one at a time, creating Restore Points immediately before each successive installation. This will make it much easier to determine the origin of any new problems. For best results, follow this sequence:
1 Back up critical data.
2 Create a Restore Point.
3 Install one item of hardware or software.
4 Restart the Windows... Toshiba
...before you contact Toshiba:
❖...
User Manual - Page 198
....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...
User Manual - Page 223
... 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 Manual - Page 233
... key display brightness 212 display modes 211 Hibernation mode 210 keyboard overlays 215 password security 206 power plan 208 Sleep mode 209
Index 233
volume mute 205 zooming 215 hot key power plan 110 http 126
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i.LINK port 135 icon 119
desktop 119 Internet Explorer 119 moving to desktop 119 recycle bin 119 safety 35 Windows Media Player 119 installation memory module 48 installing memory...
User Manual - Page 234
... solving 187, 188
resetting port to default settings 121
upgrading 121 monitor 67
connecting 68 not working 180 mouse installing 69 serial 69 mouse utility 148
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network accessing 123 Dial-Up Networking Wizard 123
networking
wireless 125 Notification Area 120
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opening the display panel 45 optical drive
troubleshooting 183 other documentation 36
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password deleting a supervisor 144 disabling...