Toshiba 3000-S304 manual

5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 TOSHIBA C6603-0901M1 Satellite ® 3000/3005 Series User’ s Guide If you ne ed assist ance: ❖ V irtualT ech TM e-support tool Double-click the desktop icon or visi t the W eb site: http://vi rtualtech.an swerteam.com ❖ InT ouch sm Cent er Calling within the United States (800) 457- 7777 Calling from outside the United Sta[...]

2 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Model: Satellit e 3000/30 05 Series Compact Disk-ReWritable The comput er system you purchase d may include a Comp act Disk- ReWritable (CD-RW ), one of the mo st advanced storage techno logies av ailable. As with an y ne w technolog y , you must read and foll ow all set-u p and usage inst ructions in the applicable us er gu[...]

3 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ANY CRITICAL APPLICA TIONS. IF Y OU USE THE COMPUTER PR ODUCTS IN A CRITICAL APPLICA TION, YO U , AND NO T TOSHIB A, AS SUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SUCH USE. FCC Notice This equip ment has bee n tested an d found to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Part 1 5 of the F CC rules. Th ese limits [...]

4 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Contact: T oshiba America Information Systems, Inc. 9740 Irvin e Blvd . Irvine , CA 9261 8-1697 (949) 58 3-3000 Industr y Canada Requiremen t This Class B digital apparatus compli es with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil num érique de la classe B est conformé à la norme NMB-0 03 du Ca nada. FCC Re quir ement s The follo wi[...]

5 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 compan y will gi v e you notice, i n writing, to a llow y ou to mak e any ch anges nece ssa ry to m aint ain u ninte rru pted serv ice. If Problems Arise If an y of your teleph one e quipme nt is n ot ope rating prope rly , you should immediat ely remove it from yo ur teleph one line, as it may cause harm to the tele phone n[...]

6 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 aw are that com pliance with the abov e conditio ns may not prev ent de gradation of se rvice in some situations. Repai rs to cert ified equip ment shou ld be coor dinated by a repre sentative designate d by the suppl ier . Any repairs o r alterati ons made b y the user to th is equipmen t, or eq uipment ma lfunctions, may g[...]

7 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Wireless LAN and your Health W i rele ss LAN product s, like oth er radio d e vices, emit radi o frequen cy electrom agnetic e ner gy . The le vel of e nergy emitted by W ireless LAN de vices ho weve r is far mu ch less than the electroma gnetic ener gy em itted by w ireless de vices like for e xample mobil e phones. Becaus [...]

8 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation The ra diated output po wer of the T oshiba W irele ss LAN Mi ni PCI C ard is far below the FCC radio freq uency exposure li mits. Neverthele ss, the T oshiba W ireless LAN Mini PCI Card shall be used in such a manner that the pote ntial for h uman conta ct during normal o perat[...]

9 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Approved Countries for use This equip ment is approv ed to the radio standard b y the c ountries in Fig.1. Caution: Do n ot use this eq uipment e xcept in the count ries in Fig.1. CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, DVD -ROM/CD-RW Safety Instru ctions The CD-R OM, D VD-R OM, and DVD-R OM/CD-R W driv es employ a laser system. T o ensure proper [...]

10 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Location of the required label (Sampl e sho wn be low . Location of the l abel and manuf acturin g information may v a ry .) C A UT I ON : Thi s appliance contains a laser system and is classified as a “CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT .” T o use this model properly , read the instruction manual carefully and keep it for your futu[...]

11 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Notice The informa tion contai ned in this man ual, includ ing but not lim ited to any produc t specif icatio ns, is subjec t to chan ge without notice. TOSHIB A CORPORA TION AND TOSHIB A AMERICA INFORMA TION SYSTE MS, INC. (T OSHIB A) PR O VIDES NO W ARRANTY WITH REGARD TO THIS MANU AL OR ANY O THER INFORMA TION CONT AINED[...]

12 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T ouchPad is a tr ademark of Sy naptics , Inc. All ot her brand an d product n ames are tradema rks or registered t rademarks of their respective companies. Computer Disposal Information This pro duct cont ains mercu ry . Dispos al of this mater ial may be regul ated due to environm ental consi derati ons. For disp osal, re[...]

13 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Contents Introdu ction ........... .................... ................... ............ 21 This guide .............................................................. 21 Safety icons ........................................................... 22 Other documentation ............................................. 23 Service op[...]

14 Cont ents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Keeping yourself comfortable .......................... 40 Precautions ...................................................... 43 Setting up your computer ...................................... 44 Installing additional memo r y (optional) ........... 45 Removing a memor y module ........................... 48 Conn[...]

15 Cont ents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Inserting and removing diskettes ..................... 72 Caring for diskettes .......................................... 72 Backing up your files ............................................. 73 Using your CD or DVD drive ..................... ............. 73 Drive components and control buttons ............ 74[...]

16 Cont ents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Using a second batter y .................................... 94 Battery s afety precautions................................ 94 Maximizing battery li fe ..................................... 95 Power management ......................................... 95 Charging batteries ........................................[...]

17 Cont ents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts ............................... 120 Creating a shortcut to the Calculator .............. 120 Creating a shortcut to the Character Map ...... 121 Lesson 10: Changing the screen saver................. 123 Lesson 11: Setting the date and time ................... 125 Lesson 12: Removing o[...]

18 Cont ents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 An overv iew of using the Internet ........................ 150 The Internet ................................................... 150 The World Wide W eb ..................................... 150 Internet Serv ice Providers.............................. 151 Signing up with an Internet Service Provider ............[...]

19 Cont ents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Chapter 7: WinDVD 2000 .................. .................... .. 16 7 Playing DVDs ....................................................... 167 Using the WinDVD toolbar ............................. 169 Using the WinDVD status bar ........................ 169 Using the WinDVD control panel .................... 17[...]

20 Cont ents 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Resolving a hardwar e conflict .............................. 197 A plan of action .............................................. 197 Resolving ha rdware conf licts on your own .... 198 Fixing a problem wi th Device Manager .......... 200 Memory card probl ems.................................. 201 Power and the b[...]

21 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 I ntroduction W elcome to the world of po werful and portable mult imedia computers! W ith your new T oshiba notebook computer , your access to information can accompan y you wherev er you go. Y our system comes with either W indows ® XP Home, or Wi n d ow s ® XP Prof essional. This gui de contains i nformation for both o[...]

22 Intro duction Safety ico ns 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 familiari ze yourself with the components of the computer and how to turn it on. After that, seek out whate ver interests you most. Safety icons This manual contains safety instr uctions that must be observed in order to a v oid potential hazards that could resul t in personal injuries, damage to[...]

23 Introdu ctio n Other doc umentat ion 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Other icons used Additional icons highlight other helpful or educational information: TECHNICAL NOTE: T his icon h ighlig hts te chnical info rmation about t he compute r . HINT : This i con denot es helpfu l hint s and tip s. DEFINIT ION: Th is ic on indica tes the de finit ion of a te [...]

24 Intro duction Servic e options 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Service options T oshiba offe rs a full line of service options buil t around its SelectServ TM warranty pr ograms. For more information, visit T oshiba’ s W eb site at toshib a.co m . If you hav e a problem o r need to contact T oshiba, see “If Something Goes Wrong” on page 191 .[...]

25 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 1 Finding Y our W ay Around This chap ter pr esents a “grand to ur” of your notebo ok computer . It serv es as a refe rence when yo u need t o locate specif ic parts of t he computer . Making sure you have ever ything Before do ing an ything else, cons ult the Qu ick Sta rt card pro vided with your sys tem to ma[...]

26 Findin g Y our W ay Around F r ont with the disp lay close d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Front with the disp lay closed The dis play latc h keep s the disp lay pane l closed a nd locke d. T o open the displa y panel, press th e display latch and raise the pa nel. The Modular Bay can accommodate a CD-R OM , CD-R, CD-R W , DVD-R OM, or multif unction D [...]

27 Findi ng Y our W ay Around Bac k 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Back The cooli ng vent pre vents the c omputer’ s central processin g unit (CPU) from o ve rheating so t hat it c an contin ue to perfor m at its maximum spe ed. CAUTION: T o prevent p ossible overh eating of the CPU , make sur e you don’t block the cooli ng ven ts. The DC- IN jack is wh[...]

28 Findin g Y our W ay Around Right s ide 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The LAN port let s you con nect the c omputer to a local a rea netw ork usin g a 10/100 Et hernet l ink. Fo r more in formatio n, see “Conne cting your computer t o a netw ork” on page 83 . The S-V ideo out port a llo ws you to c onnect a t ele vision or other vi deo output de vice[...]

29 Findi ng Y our W ay Around Left s ide 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The USB (Uni versal Serial Bus) port allows yo u to c onne ct USB periphe rals, such as a mous e, print er or e xternal ke yboard to your co mputer . The cooli ng vent pre vents the c omputer’ s central processin g unit (CPU) from o ve rheating so t hat it c an contin ue to perfor m a[...]

30 Findin g Y our W ay Around F r ont with t he dis play ope n 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The 3.5 mm headphon e jack lets y ou conn ect st ereo headphone s or other audio-out put de vices, such as e xternal speak ers. Con necting ot her de vices automati cally dis ables th e inter nal sp eakers . The inte rnal speaker allo ws you to he ar sou nds from y[...]

31 Findi ng Y our W ay Around F r ont with t he dis play ope n 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The 85-k e y keyboard provides a ll the f uncti onal ity of a full- size k eyboa rd. F or more info rmatio n, see “U sing t he ke yboar d” on page 64 . The syste m indicator panel is a series of lights that glo w when cert ain funct ions are being perf ormed b [...]

32 Findin g Y our W ay Around F r ont with t he dis play ope n 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Indicator panel Wi-Fi ind icator light (for systems wi th W i-Fi fea ture)—The 802.11b (refer red to a s W i- Fi TM — w ireles s fidelity) in dicato r light glows am ber whe n the W i -Fi is tu rned o n. For m ore informat ion on wi reless network ing, see “ [...]

33 Findi ng Y our W ay Around F r ont with t he dis play ope n 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 white numbe r printe d on the ke y instead of typ ing the le tter printe d on the to p of the k e y . For mor e informa tion, see “Using the nu meric k eyp ad o verl ay” on p age 67 . Pressin g the Int ernet b utton will op en Microsof t ® Interne t Expl orer [...]

34 Findin g Y our W ay Around F r ont with t he dis play ope n 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 indicat or for a seconda ry batte ry , if one is sea ted i n the Modular Bay . CAUTION: Never turn off the comp uter wh ile any dr ive is in u se. Doing so may damage the media and resul t in loss of data. CD or DVD control buttons The cont rol butt ons o n the t o[...]

35 Findi ng Y our W ay Around F r ont with t he dis play ope n 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 CD/DVD/Media Player powe r switch The CD/D VD/Media Playe r po wer switch a llo ws you to pl ay audio CDs wit h the comput er turned of f. This switch has two positi ons: CD/D VD, which is to the le ft as you f ace the computer from the fr ont, and Medi a Player , [...]

36 Findin g Y our W ay Around F r ont with t he dis play ope n 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If th ere’ s a DVD in the dr iv e, set ting th e switc h to th e left lea ves the the c omputer’ s main po wer on and l aunches Wi n DV D TM . When you open the displ ay , W inD VD automa ticall y starts playing t he D VD title. Audio CD playback and the power [...]

37 Findi ng Y our W ay Around Unders ide 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Underside The Modular Bay al lo ws you to add a CD-R OM, D VD- R O M, CD -R, or DVD-ROM/CD-R W mult ifuncti on drive. Y ou can also add a disket te dri ve, sec ondary bat tery , or an additi onal hard dri ve. The Modu lar B ay relea se lat ch allo ws you to remo v e modules. The expansi[...]

38 Findin g Y our W ay Around Unde rside — Blank Page — 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3[...]

39 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 2 Getting Started This ch apter pro vides ti ps for w orking co mfortably , describes ho w to c onnect compon ents, and expla ins what t o do the fir st time you u se your not ebook co mputer . Selecting a pl ace to work Y our comput er is por table and designed t o be used i n a v ariety o f circumst ances and loca[...]

40 Getti ng Star ted Select ing a place to work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Equipment t hat gener ates a s trong ele ctromagnet ic f ield, such as s tereo spe ake rs (other than spe akers t hat are connecte d to the c omputer) or speake rphones . ❖ Rapid cha nges in tempera ture or h umidity and source s of temperat ure change such a s air cond iti[...]

41 Gettin g Start ed Select ing a place to work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ If you ar e using a n exte rnal monit or , the top of the display should be no highe r than e ye l ev el. ❖ If you us e a paper h older , set it at about the same hei ght and dist ance as t he screen. Seating and posture When using your compute r , maintain good posture wi [...]

42 Getti ng Star ted Select ing a place to work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Adjust the ba ck of you r chair so that it su pports the lo wer curv e of y our spine. If necessary , use a cushion t o pro vide ext ra back su pport. L ower -back-suppor t cushions are av ailable at man y of f ice sup ply store s. ❖ Sit wit h your back s traight so that y [...]

43 Gettin g Start ed Select ing a place to work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Work habits The ke y to av oiding discomfo rt or inj ury from st rain is to v ary you r acti vities. If po ssible, s chedule a var iety of tasks into you r workin g day . Finding w ays to br eak up the r outine can redu ce stres s and impro ve your ef ficienc y . ❖ T a ke fr eq[...]

44 Getti ng Star ted Setti ng up your comput er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 one is bei ng used. Over heating of a PC Car d can re sult in errors or insta bility i n its ope ration. Be careful when you r emov e a PC Card that ha s been used for a long period. ❖ A voi d spilli ng liquid s into the comp uter’ s keyb oard. If you do spill a liqui d that [...]

45 Gettin g Start ed Sett ing up y our comput er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 line . See “Co nnecting the modem to a p hone line ” on page 82 . Before s tarting to use your computer , you may also want to : ❖ Add more me mory ❖ Connec t a mouse ❖ Conn ect a l ocal p rinter ❖ Connect a ful l-size k e yboard (see “Connecti ng a monitor , ke yb[...]

46 Getti ng Star ted Setti ng up your comput er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The opera ting syst em turn s of f the compu ter . 2 Unplug and remo ve an y cables connect ed to the computer . 3 Close th e display panel a nd turn th e compute r upside do wn to loca te the expan sion memory sl ot co ver . Base of a Sat ellite 3000/3005 S eries c omputer 4 Usi[...]

47 Gettin g Start ed Sett ing up y our comput er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 7 Holding t he memory mod ule by its e dges so th at the gol d connecto r bar faces t he slot, fit the mod ule in to the socket . 8 Gently pr ess do wn on the memory module c onnecto r until t he cl ips snap i nto place . Do not for ce the module into pos itio n. The memory modu[...]

48 Getti ng Star ted Setti ng up your comput er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Removing a memor y module 1 F ollo w ste ps 1 th rough 5 in “Ins tall ing addit ional memory (opt ional)” on page 4 5 . 2 Gent ly pu sh th e mem ory locks outwa rd unt il th e mem ory module pops up. 3 Gently pu ll the memory module d iagonall y to pull i t out of the s lot. [...]

49 Gettin g Start ed Sett ing up y our comput er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o c onne ct a pa rallel print er: CAUTION: Connect ing the pa rallel prin ter cabl e while th e comp uter is on ma y dam age t he pri nter , the c ompute r , or both . 1 Conn ect th e prin ter ca ble to th e prin ter an d to th e computer’ s parallel port. Identi fying the e[...]

50 Getti ng Star ted Setti ng up your comput er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 P ower cable a nd A C adapter DANGER: Da maged p ower cables can c ause fi re or ele ctric s hock. Never modi fy , for cibly be nd, plac e heavy objects on top of, or apply he at to the power cab le. If t he powe r cab le bec omes damag ed o r the plug overhe ats, d is- conti nue[...]

51 Gettin g Start ed Char ging the batter y 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The A C po wer and ba ttery li ghts glo w . CAUTION: Using the wro ng AC adap ter coul d damage y our compute r . T oshiba assumes no liabi lity fo r any dama ge in such cases. Never pu ll dir ectly on the p ower cabl e to unpl ug it. Hold the p ower plug wh en rem oving the ca ble f[...]

52 Getti ng Star ted Usin g the comp uter fo r the first time 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 is on. If the comput er is not consuming f ull po wer , the ti me requir ed to char ge the batt ery is r educed. For mor e info rmatio n on b atter y use, s ee “Running the computer on batter y po wer” on p age 94 . CAUTION: Once the bat tery is charge d for the[...]

53 Gettin g Start ed Using th e comp uter fo r th e f irst time 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T urning on the power 1 Check tha t all th e dri ves are emp ty . 2 T urn on the c omputer b y pre ssing and r eleasin g the po wer b utton located o n the top o f the k eyboar d. F or an illus tratio n to h elp yo u loc ate th is button, see “Front wi th the di[...]

54 Getti ng Star ted Usin g the comp uter fo r the first time 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using the T ouchPad The T ouchPad, the small, smooth squar e cuto ut locat ed in front of the ke yboar d, is sensit i ve to touch and en ables yo u to mo ve the cursor with the st roke of a f inger . Simply mov e your f inger on the T ouchPad i n the dir ection you [...]

55 Gettin g Start ed Using th e comp uter fo r th e f irst time 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The funct ion of t he second ary (right -hand) b utton depend s on the pro gram you are us ing. It usually c orrespond s to t he right mouse b utt on. Check your program’ s documentation to f ind whet her it u ses th e righ t mous e button . Setting up your soft[...]

56 Getti ng Star ted Usin g the comp uter fo r the first time 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o register your co mputer at a later t ime, sel ect No, I do not w ant to reg ister a t this time . NOTE: If you ski p the regi stra tion the first t ime you start you r compute r , a week ly remi nder s creen will ap pear a few times to prompt yo u to do so. ❖ [...]

57 Gettin g Start ed Using th e comp uter fo r th e f irst time 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Select Pr inte rs and Faxe s . The Print ers and F axes windo w appears. Sample Pri nters and F axes window 3 Click Add Pr inter . The Add P rinter W izard starts.[...]

58 Getti ng Star ted Usin g the comp uter fo r the first time 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample Add Pr inte r W izar d 4 Click Next . The Add P rinter W izard asks you to selec t your pri nter . TECHNICAL NOTE: If you r printe r is Plug an d Play , th e operat ing system r ecogniz es it auto matical ly . Y ou can ignore t he remaind er of this secti on.[...]

59 Gettin g Start ed T urning off the co mputer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The Add Pri nter W izard pro mpts you t o select your printe r . 7 From the l ist of manu factu rers and p rinters , select your printe r , then click Ne xt . 8 Select the por t settings accor ding to the instruc tions in your pri nter’ s documentati on and the p ort to whi ch [...]

60 Getti ng Star ted Cari ng for yo ur comp uter 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If you are us ing the comp uter f or the first t ime, le av e the computer plugged into a po wer source (e ven th ough the comput er is of f) to fully char ge the main batte ry . W ith the computer of f, it may ta ke u p to se vera l hours t o recha rge the main batt ery . Guid [...]

61 Gettin g Start ed Caring f or your compute r 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T oshiba dealer f or suggest ions f or appropr iate cl eaning product s. CAUTION: Keep liqui d, incl uding cl eanin g fluid, out of the compute r’ s keyboard, sp eaker gr ille, and other op ening s. Never spra y cleane r direct ly onto t he computer . Never use harsh or causti [...]

62 Getti ng Star ted Cari ng for yo ur comp uter 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o secure t he computer : 1 Loop the c able thro ugh or arou nd some part of a hea vy obje ct. Make su re the re is no way for a poten tial th ief to sl ip the cable of f the obj ect. 2 P ass the l ocking end t hrough th e loop. 3 Insert the ca ble’ s locki ng end int o the s[...]

63 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 3 Learning t he Basics This chap ter l ists some computing t ips and pro vides importan t inf ormation ab out basic feature s. Computing tips ❖ Sav e your work frequent ly . Y our w ork temporaril y stay s in the co mputer’ s memory until y ou sa ve it to th e disk. Y ou will lo se all un sa ved work, if, for e [...]

64 Learni ng the Basics Usin g the keyboar d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Back up your fi les to di skett es (or ot her remov able storage media) on a regul ar basis . Label the backup copie s clea rly an d sto re them in a sa fe plac e. If your hard di sk sud denly f ails, yo u may l ose all the da ta on it unl ess you ha ve a se parate backup copy .[...]

65 Learni ng the Bas ics Usin g the keyboar d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Character keys T yping with t he charac ter ke ys is v ery much li ke typi ng on a type writer , except tha t: ❖ The space bar cr eates a s pace chara cter ins tead o f just passing ov er an area of t he page. ❖ The lo wercase l (e l) and th e number 1 are not inter chang eabl [...]

66 Learni ng the Basics Usin g the keyboar d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Windows ® special keys W indows ® spec ial keys The ke yboard pro vides tw o k ey s that ha v e specia l functi ons in the ope rating s ystem : ❖ The W indo ws ® logo ke y opens the Start menu. ❖ The Applic ation k e y has the s ame functi on as the secondar y T ouchPad c ont[...]

67 Learni ng the Bas ics Usin g the keyboar d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using the numeric keypad overlay T o turn on the num eric k eypad o verlay , press Fn and F11 simultaneou sly . The numeric mode l ight on the k eyboard indicat or panel glo ws when t he numeric o verlay is on. Y ou can still u se the o v erlay k eys to type alphabet ic charact ers[...]

68 Learni ng the Basics Usin g the keyboar d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o turn of f the cur sor contr ol ov erlay , hold do wn the Fn key and pres s F10 again. The c ursor cont rol mode li ght on the ke yboar d indicat or pane l goes out . Using the programmable buttons Y our Sate llite 30 00/3005 Series co mputer has t wo b uttons you can pr ogram to[...]

69 Learni ng the Bas ics Starti ng a pr ogr am 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The prede fi ned functi ons are: ❖ Close Appl ication Selecti ng Close Appl ication closes an y open windo w that you sele ct. ❖ Mute Selecti ng Mute will mute the s ound syste m. ❖ T ask Switch Selecti ng T ask Switch toggl es between o pen applica tions. Selecti ng the App[...]

70 Learni ng the Basics Saving you r work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Use the Run dialog box The W indo ws ® XP operat ing syst em tutoria l chapter gi ves step-b y-step inst ructions for start ing a progr am from the Star t menu. See “Le sson 6: St arting pr ograms” on pa ge 114 . Savin g your work Before yo u turn of f the computer , sa ve you[...]

71 Learni ng the Bas ics Printi ng yo ur work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Prin ting your work V erify tha t the W indows ® XP operat ing sy stem is set up for your p rinter as describe d in “Setting up a printer ” on page 56 . TECHNICAL NOTE: Y ou only need to set up the pr inter t he first time you connec t it. If you use more t han one printer or [...]

72 Learni ng the Basics Usin g diskette s 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Inserting and removing diskettes 1 Hold the d isket te so that the arr o w on its u pper surf ace points t o ward the dri ve. 2 Push the di ske tte gentl y into the dri ve slot on th e left side of the c omputer . When the disk ette is in pla ce, the ej ect but ton po ps out. T o relea[...]

73 Learni ng the Bas ics Backing up your f iles 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Back ing up your files Backing up your f iles mea ns cop ying ind iv idual files to a disk ette o r copyi ng entire section s of your ha rd dis k to another de vice, s uch as a ta pe dri ve. 1 Insert a disk ette into the d isk ette dri ve. 2 Click Start , then cli ck My Computer [...]

74 Learni ng the Basics Usin g your C D or D VD dr ive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Compact dis cs (CDs) stor e up to 700 MB of dat a or music. Y ou use CD-R OMs to load an d run so ftware , and to access refere nce mate rial such as catalo gs, as wel l as list en to music. A special featur e allo ws you to play a udio CDs e ven when th e comput er is tur[...]

75 Learni ng the Bas ics Using y our CD or D VD drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 CAUTION: Never press the eject button or turn off the comput er while t he drive- in-use indicat or light is glowi ng. Doing so could damag e the disc or the driv e. The ejec t b utton r equires p ower to operat e. The man ual ejec t b utton do es not req uire p o wer . CAU[...]

76 Learni ng the Basics Usin g your C D or D VD dr ive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 CD or D VD contr ol b uttons on the top of t he computer The previous tr ack button re turns to the pr eced ing tra ck on the di sc. The play/pause b utton starts pl aying th e disc or pauses it if it is cur rently playin g. The next trac k b utton skips to th e foll o win[...]

77 Learni ng the Bas ics Using y our CD or D VD drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 system on, and lau nches W inD VD. W hen y ou open the display , W inD VD starts play ing the D VD . Setting the CD/DVD/Media Player pow er switch to Media Player If the dr iv e is em pty or there’ s a D V D in the drive, setting the switch to t he right (Media Pl ayer po[...]

78 Learni ng the Basics Usin g your C D or D VD dr ive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The disc tray p artiall y opens. CAUT ION: T o avoi d dam aging a disc or losing data, che ck that the disc act ivi ty ligh t is off be fore opening t he disc tr ay . 2 Grasp the disc tr ay and pu ll it f ully open. 3 Hold the d isc b y its edge s and check that it is clea[...]

79 Learni ng the Bas ics Using y our CD or D VD drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 P ositioning the disc on th e spind le CAUT ION: M ake sur e the disc i s prop erly p ositione d on the spindl e. If you positi on the disc incor rectl y , it can jam th e disc tray . 6 Close th e disc tray b y pressi ng gently on the center of the tray unt il it c licks in[...]

80 Learni ng the Basics Usin g your C D or D VD dr ive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample W indows Media TM Player scr een The CD Player control panel wo rks much li ke an or dinary compact di sc player : ❖ T o play the CD or to pause , click t he Play/Pause butt on on the CD Pl ayer contr ol panel . ❖ T o stop the CD, click the Stop b utton. Playing[...]

81 Learni ng the Bas ics Using y our CD or D VD drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Removing a disc with the computer on CAUTION: Check t he DVD-R OM, CD-ROM, CD-RW or DV D- ROM/CD- RW drive-in -use in dicator light wh en you use th e DVD- ROM, CD-R OM, or CD-RW dri ve. Do not pr ess the ej ect bu tton, disco nnect a driv e, or turn o ff the c ompute r whi[...]

82 Learni ng the Basics Setti ng up for communi cations 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Caring for CDs and DVDs ❖ Store you r disc s in thei r origi nal contai ners to p rotec t them from s cratches and keep t hem clean. ❖ Ne ve r bend a di sc or plac e hea vy obj ects on to p of it. ❖ Hold a dis c by i ts outsi de edge. Fin gerprint s on the surf ace [...]

83 Learni ng the Bas ics Settin g up for commun icatio ns 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 modem, you mu st connect it to a standard v oice-grade RJ 11 telep hone line. 1 Attach one end of a stand ard RJ11 t elephone ca ble to the modem port. T o locate t he modem po rt, see “Ba ck” on page 2 7 . 2 Plug the other end of the RJ11 tel ephone cable int o the[...]

84 Learni ng the Basics P ow ering down the com puter 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Powering down the computer When you po wer do wn the comput er , you hav e three options to choos e from: T urn Of f (or Shut do wn), Hibernati on and Stand by . Each option ha s its adv antages. TECHNICAL NOTE: B efor e using any o f thes e op tions to power down your comp[...]

85 Learni ng the Bas ics P owering down the compute r 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 to the h ard disk. Si nce Hiber nation mode d oes not require power to m ainta in the saved in format ion, th e syst em sett ings are ret ained indefini tely . Res torin g info rmatio n from the hard disk ta kes longer th an restor ing it f rom memory . When you star t up a[...]

86 Learni ng the Basics Using T urn Of f or Sh ut down 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Restart ing from St and by mod e uses les s time and b attery po wer th an restarti ng from T urn Of f, Shut down or Hibernat ion mode. ❖ When st arting up ag ain, the computer r eturn s to the mode in which you l eft it, in cluding al l open progra ms and f i les yo[...]

87 Learni ng the Bas ics Using T urn Of f or Shut down 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The Shut Do w n W indo w s dial og box app ears. 2 Select Shut down fr om the drop- do wn list . 3 Click OK . The comp uter shut s do wn comple tely . T urning off m ore quickly Y ou can al so turn of f the compute r by pr essing t he po wer but ton or cl osing the display[...]

88 Learni ng the Basics Using Hi bernation 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using Hibernation F or the W indo ws ® XP Home operati ng system, f ollo w these steps to power d own the co mput er usi ng Hi berna tion: 1 Click Start , select T urn off compu ter . The T urn of f computer dialog box ap pears. 2 Hold down the sh ift key . The Stand b y opti on chan[...]

89 Learni ng the Bas ics Using Hi bern ation 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Going into Hibernation mode more quickly Y ou can al so put the computer i nto Hiberna tion mode b y pressi ng the po wer but ton or cl osing the display pa nel. 1 Open the St art menu, then c lick Contr ol Panel. 2 In the Cont rol Pane l window , c lick the T oshiba Po w er Managem[...]

90 Learni ng the Basics Using St and b y 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using Stand b y F or the W indo ws ® XP Home operati ng system, f ollo w these steps to power d own the co mput er usi ng the Stan d by comm and: 1 Click Start , select T urn off compu ter . The T urn of f computer box app ears. 2 Click Stand By . Sample T urn off computer di alog bo x[...]

91 Learni ng the Bas ics Using St and b y 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Click OK . The co mputer sa ves the s tatus of all open programs and f iles to me mory , tu rns off the d ispla y , and go es int o a low-power mode. The on/o f f light blinks gr een to indi cate the machine is in Sta nd by mode. NOTE : If you pow er down us ing the St and by co mman[...]

92 Learni ng the Basics Using St and b y — Blank Page — 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3[...]

93 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 4 Mobile Computing This chapter c ov ers al l aspect s of usin g your c omputer whil e traveling. T oshiba’ s ener gy-saver design Y our comput er enter s a lo w -po wer standb y mode when it is not being used, the reby co nserving e nerg y and sa ving mone y in the p rocess. It has a number of other feature s tha[...]

94 Mob ile Comp uting Running the comp uter on batter y power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Running the computer on batter y power The co mputer cont ains a re mov able lithiu m ion (Li -ion) high-ca pacity bat tery that provi des po wer when you ar e a way from an A C outle t. Y ou can re char ge it man y times. In addit ion, the c omputer has an inter na[...]

95 Mobile Comput ing Running the comp uter on batter y power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Maximizing batter y life A high-ca pacity ba ttery pac k can be re char ged man y times. Over tim e it will gra duall y lose it s abilit y to hol d a charge. T o maximize t he life of y our batte ry: ❖ A void l eavi ng the comput er plugge d in and unu sed for more[...]

96 Mob ile Comp uting Charging ba tteries 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Charging ba tteries NOTE: Bat tery charge t ime may vary dependi ng on the appli cations , power manageme nt s ettings, and f eature s us ed. The main ba ttery and the opt ional se condary bat tery nee d to be char ged before you ca n use them t o po wer the computer . Charging the mai[...]

97 Mobile Comput ing Char ging bat teries 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o e nsur e that the b attery charge s to it s full capaci ty , wait until i t reache s room temper ature (5 0 to 80 d egree s F ahrenheit, 10 to 26 de grees Celsius) . ❖ The batt ery is al most complet ely disc harge d. Lea ve the po wer connec ted, a nd the ba ttery s hould be gin[...]

98 Mob ile Comp uting Mon itoring batter y power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Monitoring batter y power The batt ery li ght indi cates the primary ba ttery’ s current char ge. The Modular Bay l ight indi cates t he char ge st ate of the sec ondary bat tery (if used). In both cases , the indi cator light : ❖ Glo ws gre en when the b attery i s fully ch[...]

99 Mobile Comput ing Monito ring batt ery power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 TECHNICAL NOTE: T he c omputer dr ains t he b attery fast er at low tempera tures. Check yo ur remaini ng charge frequen tly if yo u are workin g in temp eratur es below 50 de grees Fahrenhei t. The comput er calcu lat es the remai ning bat tery charge ba sed on your cu rren t ra[...]

100 Mob ile Comp uting Mon itoring batter y power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Put the c omputer in Hiberna tion mode an d replace the batter y with a cha rge d spare. ❖ Sav e your work and turn of f the co mputer . If you do n’t manage to do a ny of these things bef ore the batter y comple tely runs out of po wer , the comput er autom atic ally e[...]

101 Mobile Comput ing Changin g the mai n batt ery 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Changing the main batter y When your ba ttery po wer is running lo w , you ha ve t wo options —connect the computer to an A C po wer source or instal l a ch arge d battery . CAUTION: When handli ng a batte ry , be careful not to dro p it or short- circu it its termin als. Re[...]

102 Mob ile Comp uting T rav eling ti ps 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Y ou must di scard a ba ttery if it becomes damaged. CAUTION: The computer ’ s main battery is a lit hium ion (L i-io n) batte ry , which c an explo de i f not p roperl y repla ced, used, h andled, or disp osed of . Putti ng spent ba tteri es in the tr ash is not only irres ponsibl e,[...]

103 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 5 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System This chap ter i ntroduces the W indo ws ® XP o perating system by gu iding y ou through a fe w basi c tasks. If you ha ve used a W indo ws ® operating system b efore, you will f ind the W indows ® XP operating syst em famili ar . Whether yo u hav e used a W in[...]

104 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesso n 1: Ex plorin g the de sktop 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 start programs, f ind documents , set up sy stem component s, and perf orm most othe r computing tasks. HINT : The il lustrate d examples in this gui de may ap pear sli ghtly diff erent f rom the sc reens displa yed by y our syst em. H[...]

105 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 1: Expl orin g the de sktop 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Icons An ic on rep resen ts a fold er , file, or progr am tha t can b e quickly acti vate d by double-cl icking t he ico n. Y ou can create a ne w desktop ic on for an y folder , fil e, or program b y dragging the elemen t’ s icon f[...]

106 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesso n 1: Ex plorin g the de sktop 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Open rece ntly acce ssed do cuments ❖ Adjust s ystem sett ings ❖ Search f or f iles ❖ Access W indo ws Help and Support Ce nter ❖ Run p rogr ams ❖ Suspend sy stem ac ti vity and s hut do wn the computer F or more inf orma[...]

107 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 2: Usin g the T o uchP ad and cont r o l buttons togeth er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Programs, documents, an d other dat a are hel d in files . These f iles can be group ed togethe r in folde rs , and folde rs can be grouped i nside oth er folder s for con v enient or ganizing. All the f[...]

108 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 2: Usi ng the T ouchP ad and contr ol b uttons tog ether 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 1 Using the T ouchP ad, mov e the po inter to the Start bu tton, th en click the primar y b utton (usu ally the left) t o open the Star t menu. NOTE: In this guide , the ter m “cl ick” r efers to the pr [...]

109 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 2: Usin g the T o uchP ad and cont r o l buttons togeth er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample My Computer window 6 No w click the Close b utton in the upper -right corner of this w indow . The operati ng system cl oses the My Comp uter windo w . 7 Click an empty area o f the taskbar a t th[...]

110 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesso n 3: Le arning about the Inte rnet 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample des ktop with the ta skbar on th e right HINT : Y ou can mov e the tas kbar to any of the des ktop’ s four edges. 8 Click th e task bar once ag ain and dr ag it bac k to the bottom of the deskt op. Lesson 3: Learning abou[...]

111 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 4: Cr eating a ne w document 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 you can al so typ e a W eb address in the My Computer windo w . 1 Click Start , then doubl e-click My Compute r . The My Computer windo w appears . 2 On t he Vi e w menu, point to T oolbars , then click Addre ss Bar if it is not c he[...]

112 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 4 : Cr eating a n ew do cument 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Click New , then click Te x t D o c u m e n t . The opera ting s ystem crea tes an ic on on the des ktop called New T ext Document wit h the ico n name highli ghted. 3 T o gi v e your documen t a meaningful name, type My New Doc.tx[...]

113 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 5: Cr eating a ne w folde r 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o learn mor e about Note pad, click Help or open the Help menu b y pressing F1 . For no w , lea ve Note pad open and go on t o the ne xt less on. Lesson 5: Creating a new fold er DEFINIT ION: A f older is an area where you can stor [...]

114 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 6 : Star ting pr ogra ms 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The outli ne of the document icon mo ves ac ross the desktop a nd disappe ars i nto the fo lder . 6 T o see your d ocument, double-cl ick the f older ic on. A windo w opens and display s the cont ents of the f older . 7 Close th e windo w [...]

115 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 6 : Star ting pr ogra ms 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample P aint window 3 T o open the s econd progr am, click Start , t hen click All Prog rams . 4 Poin t to Accessories , then click Wi ndows Explor er . The opera ting syst em opens W indo ws Expl orer , which pro vides a ccess to all y[...]

116 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 7 : Resi zing, r epositio ning, and hidi ng wind ows 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample W indows Explor er window Notice t he taskba r no w has tw o b uttons on it—one fo r P aint and o ne for W indo ws Expl orer . 5 Click th e Pain t b utton on t he taskbar . The opera ting s ystem displ [...]

117 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 7 : Resiz ing, r epo sitionin g, and hidi ng windo ws 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 This les son in troduces s ev eral ways to adjust the siz e, shape, and posi tion of win do ws open on t he deskto p. Sample W indows Explor er open o n the deskt op Using the taskbar If you ha ve applic atio[...]

118 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 7 : Resi zing, r epositio ning, and hidi ng wind ows 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Minimizing and max imizing windows 1 T o make the W indows Exp lorer wind ow the acti ve windo w , click th e Windows Ex plor er but ton on the taskbar . The opera ting s ystem highl ights th e W indows Exp lore[...]

119 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Less on 8: Closin g pr og rams 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 F or the ne xt few s teps ass ume that you w ant t o be able t o see both Pa int and W indo ws Explorer at the sa me time. 2 Mov e the poi nter to t he right -hand edge o f the P aint windo w . The point er changes to a tw o-heade d arro [...]

120 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 9 : Cr eating shortc uts 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o close the progr ams: 1 Click th e Close b utton at the to p-right o f the Explorer windo w . That is all ther e is to i t. W indows Explorer c loses, remov ing th e Explorer b utton from th e taskbar as well. 2 Close P aint and th e My[...]

121 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 9 : Cr eating shortc uts 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample Cr eate Short cut dialo g box 3 In the Command line box, ty pe c:winnt system32ca lc.exe and click Next . The opera ting syst em prompts you to sel ect a name for the shor tcut. 4 T ype Calculat or and cli ck Fini sh . The oper[...]

122 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 9 : Cr eating shortc uts 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample Sea r c h options on the Sta rt menu 2 Click All Fi les and F olders . The opera ting syst em display s the Sear ch Results dialog box. Sample Sea r c h Result s dialog box[...]

123 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesso n 10: Changing the s cr een save r 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 HINT : Search also all ows you to per form sear ches on the Interne t. 3 T ype char in the All or part of th e f ile name: te xt box, and then click Search . The o perat ing sys tem d isplays a list o f all th e files w ith “c[...]

124 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 1 0: Changi ng the scr een saver 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 of these proper ties can be customized to meet your pa rtic ular needs and tast es. DEFINIT ION: An object is an inde pendent b lock of dat a, text , or graphi cs that wa s created by an ind ividual applic ation. This le sson in tr[...]

125 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 11: S etting t he da te and t ime 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 5 Scroll through th e scre en sa v er options by cl ickin g the scroll arro ws in the list b ox. 6 T ry a screen sa ver pa ttern b y clicking a name i n the li st box. The opera ting s ystem displ ays your s electio n in th e mo[...]

126 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 1 2: Remo ving object s fr om th e deskt op 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Samp le Da te a nd T i me Propertie s di alog bo x HINT : T o open the Dat e and Ti me Propert ies dial og box more quickl y , eit her clic k the ti me displ ay on the tas kbar with the seconda ry button , then click Adj[...]

127 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 12: Removi ng objec ts fr om the deskto p 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 origina l unclut tered st ate. This less on exp lains ho w to remo ve objects from the d esktop and intro duces the Re cycl e Bin. 1 Click th e New F older i con you cr eated, dra g it unti l it is ov er the Rec ycle Bin[...]

128 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 1 3: Usin g Syste m Restor e 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The o bject is per mane ntly d elete d from the Re cycle B in. Later on— in your re al wo rk, not in t his tuto rial —you will use the Rec ycl e Bin to del ete othe r objects such as f olders , documents , and sometime s e ve n pro[...]

129 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Less on 14: If I am lost , what do I do? 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample Sys tem Rest or e W elcome scr een The opera ting syst em guides yo u throu gh the proc ess of storin g your syste m settings f or future use. It also guides you through restori ng your syst em to the s elected date or ti[...]

130 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesso n 14: If I am lost , wha t do I do? 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Help and Su pport Cente r displa ys the Ind ex. Sample Hel p and Support Center Inde x The left side of t he scree n contains the inde x. The tex t box ab ov e the inde x, where the c ursor is flash ing, le ts you type i n a topi[...]

131 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Less on 14: If I am lost , what do I do? 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample Dr awing help window 5 Click th e Pain t link. The opera ting syst em opens the Pa int progr am. Not e very Help topic cont ains a hot link to start t he program i t is talking ab out. Ho we ve r , when you do encoun ter [...]

132 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 1 5: T urning of f your comp uter 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample W indows ® XP T ours and tut orials wi ndow T o start a W indo ws ® XP tour or t utorial : 1 Click Start , then Hel p and Support Cen ter . 2 Click What ’ s new in Window s XP . 3 Click T aking a tour or tutorial . 4 On[...]

133 Getti ng to Kno w the Windows ® XP Opera ting Syst em Lesson 15: T urning of f your comput er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Click Tu r n Off . The comp uter shuts do wn. F or the W indo ws ® XP P rofessio nal opera ting syst em: 1 Click Start , then sel ect Shut Down . The Shut Do w n di alog box app ears. 2 Select Shut down fr om the drop- do wn l[...]

134 Gettin g to Know the Wind ows ® XP Operating System Lesson 1 5: T urning of f your comp uter — Blank Page — 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3[...]

135 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 6 Exploring Y our Options In this chapter , you wi ll ex plore oth er featu res of your notebook comput er . Windows ® XP special features The Wi n d o w s ® XP operating s ystem of fers you se veral ne w featur es and enha ncements , includi ng: ❖ Ne w system file p rotecti on ❖ A system r estore fu nction, [...]

136 Explor ing Y our Option s P ersona lizin g your d esktop 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Personalizing your desktop Y our deskt op is y our virtu al works pace. Thi s sectio n expl ains ho w to cus tomize it s features for the w ay you l ike t o work. Y ou c an cu stom ize th e following aspe cts of t he des ktop : ❖ T askbar—whi ch resour ces to dis[...]

137 Explor ing Y our Option s P ersona lizing your deskto p 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Bringing the world to your desktop W ith the W ind o ws ® XP o perating syst em you can set up y our desktop with compl ete W orld W ide W eb inte gration at a single cl ick. T urning on the W eb content interface The firs t step to bri ng ac ti ve con tent t o you r[...]

138 Explor ing Y our Option s P ersona lizin g your d esktop 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 7 T o bro wse the Gall ery for more co mponents to a dd, click V isit Gallery . In order to bro wse, an ac ti v e Interne t connecti on must be establ ished. 8 T o select some othe r W eb site, t ype the addr ess of t he W eb site you want or click Br ows e t o locat[...]

139 Explor ing Y our Option s P ersona lizing your deskto p 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The My Computer windo w appears . 2 Select the To o l s m enu, t hen clic k Fo lder Opti ons . The Fo lder Op tions dia log box appe ars. Sample F olde r Options d ialog b ox 3 Click th e pref erred opt ions. 4 Click A pply , then OK . Personalizing individu al window[...]

140 Explor ing Y our Option s P ersona lizin g your d esktop 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Customizing window t oolbars Y ou can display o ne or more customiza ble to olbars at the t op of a windo w . As you bro wse, the operati ng syst em detects the kind of i nformati on present ed in the windo w and auto maticall y displays the ap propriat e toolbar b u[...]

141 Explor ing Y our Option s P ersona lizing your deskto p 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The elemen ts you c an add to t he top of t he windo w are: Displaying a toolbar in a window 1 Click Start , then cli ck My Computer . The My Computer windo w appears . 2 On the Vi e w menu, poi nt to T oolbars , then cl ick th e name of th e toolbar you want to displ[...]

142 Explor ing Y our Option s Using yo ur co mputer a t the o ff ice 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Open the f older you w ant to v ie w as a W eb page. 3 In the T ools menu, sele ct F older Opt ions. 4 In the T asks sect ion, cl ick the b utton for Show co mmon tasks in f olders . 5 Click A pply , then OK . Sample Cont r ol P anel window as a W eb pag e [...]

143 Explor ing Y our Option s Using y our comput er at the o ff ice 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Setting up for communications In ord er to c onnect to the Inter net, us e an on line s ervic e, or communic ate acros s the tel ephone li nes with a nother computer , you need: ❖ A modem (one co mes with your computer) ❖ A tele phone line ❖ A bro wser o[...]

144 Explor ing Y our Option s Using the Ether net LAN P ort 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 6 Make a no te of the COM port numbe r . 7 T o ver ify tha t the mode m is set up properl y , double-click the COM port to wh ich your mode m is conn ected. The Modem AMR Proper ties box a ppears. 8 In the d e vice st atus area, t he comput er should indicate whether [...]

145 Explor ing Y our Option s Usin g the Et hernet LAN P ort 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 1 Click Start and then cl ick Contr ol Panel . 2 Click P erf ormance and Mai ntenance . 3 Click th e Syste m icon an d select the Hardwar e tab, then select the De vice Manager butt on 4 Select Network Adapt ers , t hen select t he spec if ic Networ k Adapter . 5 Sec[...]

146 Explor ing Y our Option s Exch angin g data wi th anothe r comp uter 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Poin t to Accessories , then to Communications , and click New Connection Wizar d . 3 Click Next . 4 Select the ty pe of connec tion you w ant to mak e. ❖ Conn ect to th e Inte rnet ❖ Connect t o the Netw ork at My W orkplace ❖ Set up a h ome or s[...]

147 Explor ing Y our Option s Exc hanging data with anoth er comput er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 5 When you ha ve f inishe d transfe rring f ile s, close t he programs on both comput ers. T ransf erring files us ing the Infrared port Y ou can transfe r f iles to a nother co mputer us ing your Satell ite note book compu ter’ s infrar ed port. Both com[...]

148 Explor ing Y our Option s Exch angin g data wi th anothe r comp uter 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 machines, set up electron ic b usiness c ards, and s end te xt messages to a fe w people or to ev eryone in you r proximit y . NOTE: B efore using S P ANworks, you must estab lish a networ k link b etwee n com puter s. SP ANworks 2000 sup ports communi ca[...]

149 Explor ing Y our Option s Con necting to the Inte rnet 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Connecting to the Internet T o connect t o the Int ernet you need: ❖ A modem (one co mes with your computer) ❖ A telepho ne line, DSL, a cable con nection, or a satellit e link ❖ A bro wser or communicatio ns program ❖ An In ternet Servic e Provi der (ISP ) Onc[...]

150 Explor ing Y our Option s An over view of usi ng the In ternet 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 F or more inf ormati on on connec ting a modem, see “Connecting the modem to a phone line ” on page 82 . An overview of us ing the Int ernet The fo llo wing sect ions g iv e a quick intro ducti on to the Intern et and s ome of its exci ting feat ures, unde [...]

151 Explor ing Y our Option s An ove rvie w of using t he Int ernet 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 to a par ticular network address a nd send and recei ve infor mation . Internet Service Providers T o connect a computer di rectly t o the Int ernet, man y peopl e and b usine sses use an I nternet Service Pro vider (ISP). An ISP is a compa ny tha t has the eq[...]

152 Explor ing Y our Option s An over view of usi ng the In ternet 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Internet features The Inte rnet o ff ers man y types of communica tion tools t o help you p erform man y ta sks. ❖ Intern et email T o send and r ecei ve email of yo ur o wn, you need a mailbox on the W eb, or an email address. If you ha ve an acco unt with a[...]

153 Explor ing Y our Option s T oshiba’ s onli ne r esour ces 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 lar ge amounts of data. Y ou can also use the File T r ansf er Protocol (FTP) suppo rted b y a se parate soft ware program. T oshiba’ s online re sources T oshiba maintains a number of onli ne sites to which yo u can connect. These s ites pro vide informati on a[...]

154 Explor ing Y our Option s Explori ng vide o fe atur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Playing DVDs 1 Open the D VD-R OM tray . 2 Place t he D VD in the D VD-R OM dri v e. 3 Launch W inD VD TM 2000 and pre ss the Play b utton. Sample W inD VD contr ol panel with playbac k contr ols called out F or more inf ormation a bout using W inD VD 2000, see “W in[...]

155 Explor ing Y our Option s Explori ng aud io feat ur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The Displ ay Propert ies dial og box ap pears. Sample Dis play Pr operties dialo g box 2 Click the Se tting tab . 3 Click the Adv anced b utton. 4 Select Tw i n v i e w tab . 5 Click the Cl one radio bu tton. 6 Click A pply . 7 Click OK . Exploring audio featur es Y ou[...]

156 Explor ing Y our Option s Explori ng audi o featu r es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Recording sounds Y ou can mak e audio r ecordings and sa v e them as .w av fi les by c onnecting an e xternal microphone or other s ound source to the mic rophone jack and usi ng the Sound Rec order fea ture in the o perat ing syste m. DEFINIT ION: A . wav (prono unced[...]

157 Explor ing Y our Option s Explori ng aud io feat ur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Click th e Record b utton and speak nor mally int o the microphon e. NOTE: Y ou can only rec ord 60 se conds at a t ime. 4 When you ha ve fi nished re cording, c lick the Stop b utton. 5 T o hear what you just r ecorded, cl ick the Play b utton. 6 T o save the f ile [...]

158 Explor ing Y our Option s Connect ing a moni tor , k eyboar d an d mouse 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 intern al speak ers, you c an connect headphones or a pai r of ext ernal st ereo spea ker s. TECHNICAL NOT E: Use amplif ied spe akers that requi re an exter nal power so urce. Ot her ty pes of spea kers will be inadeq uate to prod uce soun d from the[...]

159 Explor ing Y our Option s Connect ing a t ele visio n to the S-video out port 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 NOTE: Bef ore con nectin g the dev ice, make sure that it is rea dy to recei ve S-vide o input. Some devices have a swi tch or but ton that changes thi s set ting. Others may pro vide a menu- driven opt ion from a remote cont rol. Re fer to th e [...]

160 Explor ing Y our Option s Connect ing a tele visi on to t he S-vi deo o ut port 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample Dis play Pr operties dialo g box 2 Click th e Settings tab. 3 Slide t he Scre en area sl ider bar to war d Less until the setti ng reads 640 x 48 0 . 4 Click A pply , then OK . Direct video output to televisio n 1 Cli ck Advanc ed... b u[...]

161 Explor ing Y our Option s Connect ing a t ele visio n to the S-video out port 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 8 Click OK . 9 Open the D VD tray a nd insert a D VD title. The D VD movie sh ould play a utomatica lly . Playing Video CDs TECHNICAL NOTE: V ideo CD playbac k capab ility is n ot enab led on all sy stems . 1 Fit the D VD-R OM dri v e in the Modu[...]

162 Explor ing Y our Option s Using PC C ar ds 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 F or more inf ormation a bout using W inD VD 2000, see “W inD VD 2000” o n page 167 . Using PC Cards PC Cards e xpand your comput er’ s capabi lities and usefuln ess. Y ou can purchas e additi onal PC Cards from your dealer . Most PC Cards c onform to the PCM CIA (Perso nal [...]

163 Explor ing Y our Option s Using PC Car ds 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Align th e card connector s with an av ailable PC Car d slot and ca reful ly slid e the ca rd into th e slot u ntil it lo cks in to place. NOTE: I f you have a T ype III car d, ins ert t he conn ector into the lower slot . If y ou have a T ype I or T ype II card, you c an inser t[...]

164 Explor ing Y our Option s Usin g Smar tMedia c ar d s 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Hot swapping precautions Although y ou can inse rt a PC Card at an y time, to av oid data loss ne ver r emov e a card while it i s in use. For exampl e: ❖ Ne ve r remo ve a ha rd disk ca rd whil e the syst em is accessi ng it. ❖ Ne ve r remo ve a netw ork card while[...]

165 Explor ing Y our Option s Emul ating a full-siz e ke yboard 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Inserting a SmartMedia card 1 T urn th e card so that t he con nect or (m etal ar ea) face s do wn. 2 Push the c ard into the slot until it locks in place. Removing a SmartMedia card 1 Right-c lick the Sma rtMedia driv e’ s icon and select Eject from the pop-up [...]

166 Explor ing Y our Option s Emulati ng a full-siz e ke yboar d — Blank Page — 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3[...]

167 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 7 WinDVD 2000 DVD 2000 W inD VD is a s oftwar e program fo r playing back CDs, V i deoCDs a nd D VDs. This chapter expl ains ho w to use this program. Play ing DVDs TECHNICAL NOTE: F or optimu m DVD per formance , alwa ys play DVDs while your co mputer is conn ected to AC power . For systems wit h a D VD-R OM or D [...]

168 WinDVD 2000 Playin g D VDs 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 a D VD-R OM or D VD-R OM/CD-R W multifunction dri ve, your comput er comes wit h W inD VD prein stalled . W ARNING: Befor e play ing a DVD, turn do wn the vo lume. Pla ying the di sc at maxi mum volume c ould dama ge your e ars. See “Usi ng the c ontr ol pane l pla yback button s” on page 171[...]

169 WinDVD 200 0 Play ing DV Ds 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample W inD VD video window with t he contr ol pa nel Using the WinDVD toolbar The W inD V D windo w contains a t oolbar at the top a nd a status bar at t he bottom. If the toolbar or stat us bar does not appear , you can d isplay th em by follo wing the instr uctions i n “Setti ng general pr[...]

170 WinDVD 2000 Playin g D VDs 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 playback speed o r mov e it t o the righ t to play the D VD faster . Placing the sl ider in t he center plays th e D VD at normal speed, an d enables t he audio. Th e audio is automatic ally muted at a ny oth er playba ck speed. The cu rrent cha pter indi cator di splays t he D VD chapter tha t i[...]

171 WinDVD 200 0 Play ing DV Ds 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 the same f eatures as the con trol panel, plu s the enab le capt ion featur e, which dis plays cap tions for the he aring impa ired. Y ou can also cr eate a pla ylist, to cus tomize the ord er in which the D VD content p lays (se e “Creati ng playli sts” on page 174 ). Once a D VD is playing[...]

172 WinDVD 2000 Playin g D VDs 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Click th is T o do this Or use ke y boar d shortcut Rep eat — rep eat the c urrent chapter , if t he D VD contains chapters. Otherwise this b ut- ton repea ts the D V D from the beginn ing. When t he rep eat bu tton is acti vate d, the rep eat symbol appear s to the left of the chapte r number [...]

173 WinDVD 200 0 Play ing DV Ds 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Maximizing the video window T o close the W inD VD control panel and e xpand t he video windo w to fill the scree n, click t he Maximize b utton. F ast backward — mo v e quickly ba ckward through the D VD content. When y ou reach the desired l ocation, click the play b utt on to resume play in[...]

174 WinDVD 2000 Using pl aylis ts 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o display the con trol pane l again, double-cl ick an ywhere in the vide o windo w . Using playlists TECHNICAL NOTE: T he DVD a uthor determi nes what fe atures the DVD supp orts . Depen ding on the DV D form at and your computer ’ s hardwar e conf igurat ion, some o f the cont rol panel f[...]

175 WinDVD 200 0 Using playli sts 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Click th e File but ton in the lo wer left corner of the windo w , to indica te th at you are creatin g a playli st of indi vidual f iles. 3 In the l eft dis play select the dr iv e and folder wher e the D VD files are loca ted. In th e upper ri ght windo w , select the file yo u want to pla[...]

176 WinDVD 2000 Customiz ing W inD VD 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Resuming normal playback aft er using playlists T o resume pla ying the D VD files i n order af ter usin g a playli st, clic k the eject b utton to op en the di sc tray , then cl ose it aga in. The D VD resumes normal playback. Customizing WinDVD Y ou can control se ver al gener al W inD V[...]

177 WinDVD 200 0 Customiz ing W inD VD 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Setting general properties Yo u u s e t h e General tab t o sele ct the re gion code, the dr i ve lette r assigne d to the D VD-R OM dri ve, th e autop lay def ault option, a nd which W inD VD toolbars are displayed by defa ult. Regi on coding i s part of the prote ction syste m for D VD [...]

178 WinDVD 2000 Customiz ing W inD VD 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T ool bar is the bar contai ning basic player fun ctions that is disp layed at t he top of the W inD VD video win do w . Status bar is th e bar tha t is disp layed at the bo ttom of the W inD VD video windo w . Playe r is the WinD V D cont rol pa nel. 5 Click OK to s a ve yo ur settings . [...]

179 WinDVD 200 0 Customiz ing W inD VD 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 In the A udio chan nels box, sele ct the app ropriat e speak er mode t o match your se tup as f ollo ws: ❖ If you ha ve tw o speak ers, sel ect one of the 2 speak er modes . Mono mix es the a udio channe ls in to one chan nel . Ster eo mix es t he audio ch annels in to tw o chan nel s[...]

180 WinDVD 2000 Customiz ing W inD VD 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Setting display properties 1 In the Proper ties dial og box, click t he Di sp lay tab . The Displa y tab m oves to the fr ont. Sample Pr oper ties dial og b ox with Dis play tab s elected 2 Select the Lock aspect ratio chec k box to maintain t he origina l aspect ratio whe n the video wind[...]

181 WinDVD 200 0 Customiz ing W inD VD 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Customizing the control panel Y ou can cus tomize the appearanc e of your W i nD VD TM 2000 player’ s contro l panel. T o configur e the cont rol panel ’ s appear ance: 1 Positi on the p ointer o ver the control p anel, t hen clic k the secondar y b utton to di splay a sh ortcut menu [...]

182 WinDVD 2000 Using W inD VD Advanced F eatur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sample ne w W inD VD 2000 contr ol panel appea rance Y ou can also sel ect About to displ ay copyr ight and v ersion infor mation . Using WinDVD Ad vanced Featu res TECHNICAL NOTE: T he DVD a uthor determi nes what fe atures the DVD supp orts . Depen ding on the DV D form at a[...]

183 WinDVD 200 0 Using W inD VD Advanced F eatur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 W inD VD expan ded contr ol pa nel Use this T o do this Or use ke yboard shortcut Playback s peed — control the speed at which the D VD plays. Mov e the slider to the left to slow the pla y- back spee d or mov e it to th e right to play th e D V D fast er . Pl acing the sl [...]

184 WinDVD 2000 Using W inD VD Advanced F eatur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Dir ectional b uttons — use to navi gate the W inD VD menus, as you w ould the arr ow ke ys on the ke yboard. The cente r b utton r ep- resent s Ent er . ↑ (Up) → (Right ) ↓ (Do wn) ← (Left) Enter Num eric ke ypad — use thes e b uttons to select a chapter b y ente [...]

185 WinDVD 200 0 Using W inD VD Advanced F eatur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Menu but ton — dis - plays al l a v ailabl e menu s for t he curr ent D VD. Examples of menus are: Root, Audio Langu age, Subtitl es. Use your mouse or t he control panel di rect ional b ut- tons to select a menu. Click Resume to resume D VD play- back. None Chapter butt on[...]

186 WinDVD 2000 Using W inD VD Advanced F eatur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 A udio tracks — dis- plays a list of all t he audio tr ack opti ons. This fea ture is most comm onl y used w ith mult i-lan guage c on- tent to cha nge the spo- ken/h eard lang uage. This b utto n is ena bled only when the D VD support s dynamic audio tr ack ch anges. A Subt[...]

187 WinDVD 200 0 Using W inD VD Advanced F eatur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Zooming in Y ou can zoom in on an area of the W inD VD video windo w to get a cl oser look . 1 Click th e Zoom b utt on, locate d in the up per -left co rner o f the di rectio nal butt on pa nel. 2 Posi tion the curso r over the top- left co rner o f the ar ea you want to vie[...]

188 WinDVD 2000 Using W inD VD Advanced F eatur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Release the pr imary b utto n. W inD VD automat ically f ills the windo w with the selec ted ar ea. Panning Once you ar e zoomed in o n an area of the W inD VD video windo w , you can mo ve th e zoom windo w location u sing the pan feat ure. 1 W ith the video windo w in zo o[...]

189 WinDVD 200 0 Launc hing an Inter net br owse r fr om W inD VD 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The adjus tment dia log box provi des anot her set o f sliders for adju sting v olume and bright ness. It also p rovid es tw o color control slider s. Mov e the Color contr ol 1 slide r to the right to incre ase th e blue and dec rease th e yello w color va lues[...]

190 WinDVD 2000 Exiti ng W inD VD — Blank Page — 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3[...]

191 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 8 If Somet hing G oes Wron g Some pr oblems you may e ncounte r when usin g your notebook computer are relati vel y easy to i dentify and sol ve. Others ma y requir e help fr om your dea ler or the manuf acturer of a sof tware p rogram. This chap ter a ims to help you solv e man y proble ms b y your self. It covers[...]

192 If So methin g Goes Wrong 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o close a p rogram that has stopp ed respond ing in the W indows ® XP Home o perating system: 1 Press Ctrl , Alt , and Del simultane ously . 2 The W indows T ask Manager a ppears. 3 Click th e Applic atio ns tab. If a pr ogram has st opped resp onding, the wo rds “no t respondi ng” appear b[...]

193 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Pr oblems wh en you t urn on t he comput er 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Y our pr ogram performs an i llegal operation. If you r ecei ve the mess age, “ Y our program has perf ormed an illegal operation ,” you sho uld recor d the deta ils of t he message a nd consu lt the so ftw are manuf acturer . T o r ecord the deta i[...]

194 If So methin g Goes Wrong The W indows ® oper ating syste m is n ot worki ng 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The computer starts b ut, when y ou press a k ey , nothing happe ns. Y ou are pr obably in Standb y mode and hav e a softwar e or resourc e confli ct. When thi s happen s, turnin g the po wer on return s you to the probl em instead of resta rting[...]

195 If Som ethin g Goes W rong The W indows ® operat ing sys tem is not work ing 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ The o perat ing sys tem fai ls to st art aft er the Starti ng Window s XP message appear s. ❖ The opera ting syst em takes a long time to st art. ❖ The opera ting syst em respo nds dif ferently fr om the normal routine . ❖ The scre en d[...]

196 If S omething Goes Wr ong The W indows ® oper ating syste m is n ot worki ng 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Directo ry servic es re store mode ( W indo ws ® dom ain control lers onl y) ❖ Deb ugging Mode ❖ Start W indows ® normal ly ❖ Reboot F or detai led infor mation, refer t o your op erating s ystem’ s documentat ion. Internet problems[...]

197 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 1 Click Start , then cli ck Help a nd Support . The Help an d Support wi ndo w appear s. 2 Then do one or both of the fo llo wing: ❖ In the s earch f ield, type in t he topic o f the prob lem with which you n eed hel p and foll ow the on-s creen instru ction s. [...]

198 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 system or one of it s att ached de vices is n’t working, resol ving the prob lem can b e time-consumi ng and frus trating . The recommen ded proc edure for getting multiple d ev ices to wor k togethe r is to add and se t up on e de vice at a time. After you add e[...]

199 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Plug and Play W ith Plug and Pl ay and the W indo ws ® XP operating syst em, av oiding hardw a re co nflicts is easy . Plug and Play is a computer standard t hat help s the syst em BIOS (ba sic input/ output s ystem) and the ope rating sy stem to aut omaticall y [...]

200 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Fixing a problem with Device Ma nager De vice Man ager pro vides a way to ch eck and change the conf igurat ion of a de vice. CAUTION: Changin g the defa ult sett ings usi ng Device Manager can cause other co nflicts t hat make one or mor e devices unu sabl e. Devi[...]

201 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 1 Click Start . 2 Click My Computer wi th the sec ondary b utton, then click Pro perties . The Syste m Propert ies dial og box appea rs. 3 Click th e Hardwar e tab . 4 Click th e Device M anager b utton. 5 T o view the de vice(s ) instal led, doubl e-click the de [...]

202 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Reinsta ll the memor y module, fol lo wing th e instruc tions in “I nstall ing addit ional memo ry (optional )” on page 45 , and making sure it i s seated properly . 4 Check for the er ror aga in. 5 If the error re curs, remo ve the memory modul e entire ly a[...]

203 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The batt ery may be t oo hot or t oo cold to char ge properly . If you thin k this is the pr obable cause, let the batt ery reac h room temper ature and try aga in. If the battery has completely dischar ged, it will not be gin char ging immediatel y . Lea ve the A[...]

204 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If the problem occurs when both the k eyp ad o verl ays are o ff , make su re the softwa re you are using is n ot remap ping the ke yboar d. Refer to the soft ware’ s documentati on and chec k that the program does not assign dif ferent meanings to an y of the ke[...]

205 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ T ry a djusting the con trast a nd brightn ess contr ols on the externa l monit or . ❖ Press Fn a nd F5 simultaneous ly to mak e sure the displ ay priori ty is not set f or the b uilt-in sc reen. The screen does not look right. Y ou can change the display s [...]

206 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Click OK . The display mode is set to Simul taneous and the external display device does n ot work. Make sur e the e xterna l monitor i s capable of displ aying at resolut ions of 8 00 x 600 or hi gher . De vices that do no t support this res olution wi ll only w[...]

207 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Scan for and attempt reco ve ry of bad s ectors ❖ Click Start . Error -checking ru ns the te st. Y our h ard dis k seems v ery slo w . If you ha ve been usi ng your compu ter for some t ime, your f iles may ha ve beco me fragmente d. Run Disk Defr agmente r [...]

208 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The comp uter displays the Non-system d isk or disk error message . If you ar e starti ng the compute r from the har d disk, mak e sure there i s no disk ette i n the disk ette dri ve. If you ar e start ing the co mputer f rom a disk ette, t he dis kette in the d r[...]

209 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 manu al eje ct button. This bu tto n is in th e sma ll hol e next to the dis c eject b utton on th e right s ide of the computer . Some discs run corr ectly , b ut othe rs do no t. If the proble m is with an applic ation CD-R OM, ref er to the soft ware’ s docu [...]

210 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The Proper ties Box a ppears. 5 Select the Advanced Settings tab, then selec t DMA if ava i l a b l e from the Tr a n s f e r M o d e s drop-do wn list. In the cor rect d evi ce area, click OK . 6 The s ystem m ust be restar ted fo r this settin g to take effect. T[...]

211 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Ensu ring D MA is t urne d on. (S ee “Playback perfo rmance is poor .” on page 209 .) 3 If you ha ve insta lled ne w hardware (s uch as a ne w graphic s card or audio c ard), ensu re the component’ s dri vers suppor t Microsof t ® D ir ectX ® 5. 2b or hi[...]

212 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ D VD-R OM dri ve with DMA enable d (only a vailab le with Micr osoft OS R 2.1 or abo ve wi th PIXX 4.0 and USB support added) ❖ W inD VD softw are WinDVD: Error messages This tab le of fers descri ption s and reso lutions f or error messages that may app ear [...]

213 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 No audio s ubsystem cou ld be found f or playba ck. There is a pro blem with t he audio ca rd or audi o compo- nent wi thin the system. Th e problem may be one of t he following : The au dio card i s faul ty . There is a pro blem with t he audio dr iv er . Check i[...]

214 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 An une xpecte d error ha s occurre d. This error i s uncl assified. Report th e proble m and an y error code t o your suppl ier's T echnical Suppo rt. This is us ually a r are, title- specif ic problem. There is a pro blem with t he copy pr otecti on system wi[...]

215 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 This D VD disc can not be played i n this re gion. The sele cted r egion cannot be used du e to one of the following : The Re gion Code of W inD VD and the D VD disc do not mat ch. Check the Regi on Code of W inD VD within t he About ta b and use a di sc from the [...]

216 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sound system problems Y ou do n ot hear any sound from the comput er . Adju st the volu me con trol. If you ar e using e xternal headpho nes or spea kers, c heck that the y are secu rely c onnected t o your comput er . The co mput er emit s a loud, high -pitch ed n[...]

217 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 in the Mixer Utili ty (defau lt Enab led), m ay cau se fee dback. Re ve rt to th e def ault se ttings. PC Card problems PC Car ds (P CMCI A-com patib le) in clude m any types of de vices, s uch as a re mov able hard dis k, additi onal memory , or a page r . Most P[...]

218 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 PC Card checklist ❖ Make su re the card is in serte d prope rly in to the sl ot. See “Usin g PC Cards” on p age 162 for how to in sert P C Cards. ❖ Make sure all cables a re secure ly connect ed. ❖ Make sur e the comput er is lo ading o nly one v ersion o[...]

219 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The computer stops workin g (hangs) when you insert a PC Card. The pro blem may be caused by an I /O (input/ output) co nflict between t he PCMCIA socket and another de vice in t he system. Use De vice Manager to mak e sure each de vice has its o wn I/O ba se addr[...]

220 If S omething Goes Wr ong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 A PC C ard er r or oc curs . Reinser t the card to make sur e it is p roperly c onnected. If the card is a ttached t o an e xternal d evi ce, check that the connecti on is secure. Refer t o the ca rd’ s docu mentation, which sh ould conta in a trouble shooting se[...]

221 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Resolv ing a har dwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The print er will not print w hat y ou see on the scre en. Many pr ograms display informati on on the screen di f feren tly from the way the y print it. See if y our progra m has a prin t pre view mode. This mode l ets you see your wo rk exa ctly as i t will p rin[...]

222 If S omething Goes Wr ong Deve lop g ood comput ing hab its 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Develop good co mputing habits Make sure you ar e prepar ed. Save y our work frequ ently . Y ou can ne ver pred ict when your c omputer will lock, forci ng you to cl ose a progr am and lose unsa ved ch anges. Man y softw are progr ams b uild i n an automat ic back[...]

223 If Som ethin g Goes W rong Using V irtualT ec h 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Y our loc al compu ter stor e or book store s ells a v ariety of self - help book s you ca n use to sup plement the infor mation in the manuals. Using VirtualT ech V irtualT ech is a suit e of inno vati ve s upport re sources an d tools install ed on y our c omputer . V irtua[...]

224 If S omething Goes Wr ong If you need furthe r assis tance 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If you need further assistance If you ha ve foll owe d the re commendations in this ch apter and are sti ll ha ving problems, you may need add itional te chnical assist ance. This secti on contai ns the ste ps to tak e to ask for help . Before you call Since so me [...]

225 If Som ethin g Goes W rong If you need fu rthe r assist ance 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T oshiba voice contact Before c alling T oshiba, mak e sure you hav e: ❖ Y our comp uter ’ s seri al nu mber . ❖ The comp uter and a ny opti onal d ev ices rel ated to t he problem. ❖ Backup copi es of your W indo ws ® oper ating sys tem and all ot her p[...]

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231 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Appendix A Hot Keys Hot ke ys are ke ys that, when pressed in c ombination wi th the Fn key , turn s ystem functi ons on a nd of f. Hot k ey s ha ve a leg end on or abov e the ke y indic ating the option or featu re the k ey contro ls. Instant password security Fn + This hot ke y blanks the displ ay . T o resume wo rking, [...]

232 Hot K eys Sound 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Sound Fn + This hot ke y cy cles thr ough the di ff erent al arm vo lume le vels . The alar m v olume opt ions are : Of f, Lo w , Medium, and High. Of f is alw ays f irst. Display modes Fn + This hot ke y cy cles thr ough the po wer- on display mode opti ons. The displ ay mode op tions ar e: Built- in displ[...]

233 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Appendix B Pow e r C a b l e C o nnector s Y our note book comput er feat ures a uni versal po wer suppl y you can us e wor ldwide. This append ix sho w s th e shapes of the typi cal A C po wer cable connect ors fo r v arious pa rts of the wo rld. USA and Canada UL appro ved CSA appro ved United Kingdom BS appro ved Austra[...]

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235 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 G lo s sar y TECHNICAL NOT E: Some featur es def ined i n thi s glos sary may not be avai lable o n you r com puter . Acronyms The follo wing acron yms may appear in this user’ s guide. AC alternating current BIOS basic input /outpu t system bps bits per second CD compact disc CD-R OM compact disc read -only memory CD-R[...]

236 Glossa ry 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 DMA direct memory access DIMM dual inline memory module DOS disk opera ting system DPI dots per inch DSTN dual su pert wist nematic DV D digital versatile (or video) di sc D VD-R OM di gital versatile (or video) disc read-only memory ECP enhan ced capabilities po rt EPROM erasable prog rammable read-on ly memory[...]

237 Glossary 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 RAM random access memory RFI radio frequency interfer ence RO M read-only memory RT C real-time clock SCSI small computer system interf ace SDRAM synchro nous dynamic random access memo ry SRAM static random access memory SVGA super vide o graphics adapter TFT thin film transistor USB uni versal serial bus URL un[...]

238 Glossa ry 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 application — A computer pro gram that you use to perform tasks of a specif ic type. Applications include w ord processors, spreadsheets, and database ma nagement s ystems. See also pr ogram . B backup — A cop y of a f ile, usually on a remov able disk, kept in case the original file is lost or damaged. basi[...]

239 Glossary 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 bu s — An electrical circuit that connects the cen tral processing unit (CPU) with other par ts of the computer , such as the vide o adapter , disk dri ves, an d ports. It is the p athway throug h which data flo ws from on e dev ice to another . See also bus speed , fr on tside bus . b us speed — The speed at[...]

240 Glossa ry 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 color palette — A set of specified colors that establishes the color s that can be disp layed on the screen at a p articular time. compatibility — The extent to which computers, progr ams, or de vices can work together harmoniously , using the same commands, formats, or languag e as another . conf iguration [...]

241 Glossary 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 direct memory acces s (DMA) — A dedicated chann el, bypassing the CPU, that enables direct data tran sfer between memory and a de vice. directory — See folder . disable — T o turn a comp uter option of f. See also enable . disc — A round, flat piece of metal, designed to be read from an d written to by op[...]

242 Glossa ry 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 drag — T o hold do wn the T ouchP ad control b utto n or mouse b utton while moving the cursor to dr ag a s elected object. In the Wi n d o w s ® operating syst em, this refers to the primary T o uchPad control button or left mouse b utton, unless otherwise stated . driver — See device driver . DV D — An [...]

243 Glossary 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 f ile extension — The three characters follo wing the peri od (pronou nced “dot”) at the end of a f ile name. The e xtension indicates the type o f file. Ex amples are .e xe for program f iles and .hlp for help fi les. See also f ile name. fo l d e r — Also called director y . A co ntainer fo r or ganizin[...]

244 Glossa ry 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Hiber natio n — A feature of many T oshiba notebook computers that sa ves to the hard disk the curr ent state of your work, including all open file s and programs , when you turn the computer of f. When you turn on th e computer again, you r work is returned to the same state it wa s when the computer w as tur[...]

245 Glossary 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 L2 (le vel two) cache — Memory cache installed on th e motherboard to help impro ve pr oces sing speed. It is slo wer than L1 cache and f aster than main memo ry . See also cache , CPU cach e, L1 c ache. LAN (local a rea network) — A gr oup of comp uters or other de vices dispersed ov er a relati vely limited[...]

246 Glossa ry 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 modem — Short f or “modulator/demo dulator .” A de vice that con verts information from digital to analog and back to digital, enabling infor mation to pass back an d forth between d igital computers and an alog telephone lines. motherboard — The main cir cuit board in the co mputer . It contains the pro[...]

247 Glossary 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 parallel — Processes that occu r simultaneously . In communications , it means the transm ission of more than one bit of information at a time. On your computer , the parallel port provi des a parallel commu nications interface between the computer and an appropriate de vice. Most modern prin ters are parallel.[...]

248 Glossa ry 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 R RAM (random access memory) — V olatile memory that can be written to as well as read. By volatile, we mean that information in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer . This type of memory is used fo r your compu ter’ s main memory . See also memory . Compar e RO M . random access memory — See RAM. r[...]

249 Glossary 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 serial — Processes that occur one at a time. In communications, it means the transmis sion of one b it at a time sequ entially over a single channel. On you r computer , the serial port pro vides a serial interface between the computer and an appropriate de vice. Compare parallel. shortcut — See ke yboar d sh[...]

250 Glossa ry 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 V W We b — See Wo r l d W i d e We b . Wi-Fi — A trademarked term by the W ireless Capability Ethernet Alliance which stands for W ireless Fidelity . Wi-Fi is another term for the IEEE 2.1 1b communication protocol t o permit an Ethernet connection using wireles s communication comp onents. W orl d Wide W eb[...]

251 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 Index Symbols .wav files recording 156 A A C adapter 49 A C power light 33, 49, 53 Acces sories p rograms 115, 128 adding memory 45 audio CDs playing 36, 74, 76 audio feat ures 155 av oi ding injury 40 B batter y changing 101 charge not lasting 203 charging 51, 60, 96 conserving power 99 disposal 10 1 instal ling 101 ligh[...]

252 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 C calcul ator 120 caps lock light 32 Card an d Socket Se rvices 162 CD and D VDs caring fo r 82 inse rtin g 78 removing 81 viewing contents 80 CD or DV D control buttons 31, 3 4, 74, 75, 79 CD Player control panel 80 CD/D VD/Me dia Pl ayer po wer switc h 31, 76 CD-R O M driv e 73 CDs 31 inse rtin g 78 problem solving 209 [...]

253 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 mouse 48 power cable 50 to a net work 83 USB mouse 48 conserving batt ery po wer 99 Contents CDs 80 DV D s 80 co ntr ol b utt ons 54 cooling vents CPU 27, 29 cursor cont rol mode light 32 customiz ing taskbar 136 D date a nd time setting 125 Date and Time icon 125 DC-I N jac k 50 desktop 104 bro wsing style 138 creating n[...]

254 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 playing CDs and D VDs 73 removing a disc 81 DV D - RO M / C D - RW d r i v e 73 DV D s 31, 74 playing 154 E email 152 emulating a full-siz e ke yboard 165 energy sa ving features 93 en vironmental considerat ions 40, 41 ergonomics lightin g 42 posture 41 seating guidelin es 41 work habits 43 error messages de vice d ri ve[...]

255 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 I i.LI NK port transfer and edit video data 153 icon 105 Date and Time 125 desktop 105 moving to desktop 105 My Computer 105 naming 11 3 safety 22 indicator light Smar tMedia 32 Wi -F i 32 indicator panel ke yboard 32 system 31, 33 infrared port 28 inse rtin g CDs and D VDs 78 PC Cards 162 instal ling main b atter y 101 m[...]

256 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 problem solving 201 removing 48 removing expansion slot cover 46 memory module inse rtin g 47 removing 48 microphone jack 29 Microsoft Int ernet Expl orer 82 Microsoft Support Online W eb site 197 Microsoft Windows XP 103 minimizing 118 modem determini ng COM port 143 port 27, 83 problem solving 221 resetting port to defa[...]

257 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 LAN 28 modem 27 monitor 28 parallel 27 S-video out 28 USB 27, 29 power cable 50 cable c onnectors 233 computer will not start 19 3 light 33 monitoring 98 on/off b ut ton 30 problem solving 202 power do wn options Tu r n O f f 86, 88, 90 Pow er Manage ment powering do wn 84 power of f guidelines 60 power usage mode 99 prec[...]

258 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 missing files/trouble accessing a disk 206 modem not receiving or transmitt ing 221 no sound 216 non-system disk or disk error 194, 208 PC Card 217 checklis t 218 error o ccurs 22 0 hot swapping fails 219 not recog nized 219 slots appear dead 218 Plug and Play 199 power and batteries 202 printe r 220, 221 program not resp[...]

259 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 setting up A C adapter 49 communica tions 82 computer 39, 4 4, 45, 55, 56 date a nd time 125 printe r 56 software 55 shortcut crea ting 120 menu 108 Smar tMedia 32 SmartMedia indicator light 32 software setting up 55 sound .wav files 156 problem solving 216 SP AN works 147 speakers ext er na l 15 8 Stand by 85 comman d 60[...]

260 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 using Hibern ation 88 modem 83 PC Cards 162 Stand by 90 V V ideo CDs playing 161 video features exploring 153 Vi r t u a l Te c h 191 using 223 volume, adjust ing alarm 232 W warrant y Select Serv 24 W eb a ddress 151 W eb br o wsers 150 W eb content in terf ace 137 We b s i t e s 22 4 Support Online 197 W eb sites,T oshi[...]

261 5.375 x 8.3 75 ver 2.3 too lbar 169 video content poor 211 video window , maximizing 173 zoom 187, 188 W inD VD 2000 154, 161 wireless networking 144 Wi z a rd s Add Printe r 56 Dial-Up Networki ng W i zard 145 Wi n d ow s P C C a r d 217 W or ld W ide W eb 150[...]

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