Toshiba PTA42 manual

1 T OSHIBA TECRA A4 Portable Personal Computer User ’ s Manual[...]

2 Copyrigh t © 2005 by TOSHIB A Corporati on. All right s reserved. Und er the copy right laws, this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of TOSHIBA. No patent liabilit y is assumed, with respect to the use of the info rmation contain ed herein. TOSH IBA TECRA A4 Por table Pers onal Com puter User’ s Manua[...]

3 Macrovi sion Li cense of No tice This product incorporates copyright pro tection technol ogy that is p rotected by methods an d claims of certain U .S. patents and other intellect ual rights owned by Macrovision Corporation, and other rights own ers. Use of t his copyrig ht protec- tion technol ogy must b e authorized by Macrovision Corpor ation [...]

4 ❑ If you us e an extension cable with yo ur AC adapter , ensure that the total ampere rating of the produ cts plugged in t o the extensio n cable does no t exceed the ampere r ating of the extension cab le. ❑ T o remove power from the computer , turn it off, rem ove the battery , and dis- connect the AC adapter fro m the electrical outlet. ?[...]

5 fer ence to radio and TV r eception. Shielded cab les must be used b etween the external devices a nd the computer ’ s external monitor port, USB port, serial po rt, parallel port, PS/2 mou se/keyboar d port and micr ophone jack. Changes or modificatio ns made to this equipment, not expr essly appr oved by TOSH IBA or parties au thorized by T O[...]

6 BSMI Notice (T aiwan Only) EU Declaration o f Conformit y TOSHIBA declares, that the product: TECRA A4 conf orms to the follow ing Stan dards: Supplementary Information: “The product complies with the requirements of the Low V oltage Directive 73/23/EEC, the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and/or the R&TTE Directive 1999/05/EEC.” This product is[...]

7 This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirem ents of the Canadian Interfer- ence-Causng Equi pment Regulation s. Cet appareil nu mérique de la class B re sp ecte toutes les exgences du Règlemen t sur le matériel brouileur du Canada. Modem warning notice Conformity Statem ent The equipment has been approved to [Commission Decision “CTR21[...]

8 Japan regulations Region selection If you are us ing the computer in Japan, technical regulat ions descr ibed in the T elecommunications Busine ss Law require th at you se lect the Japan r egion mode. It is illegal to use the modem in Jap an with any other selection. Redi al Up to two redial attempts can be made. If more than two redial attempts [...]

9 If you have any questions about your teleph one line, such as how man y pieces of equipment you can connect to it, the telephone company will provide this infor- mati on up on r eque st. T elephone company proce dures The goal of the telephone company is to provide you with the best service it can. In order to do this, it may occasionally be nece[...]

10 Instructions for IC CS-03 certifi ed equipment 1 The Industry Canada label identifies certified equipment. This certification means that the equipmen t meets certain telecommun ications network protec- tive, operational and safety requiremen ts as pr escribed in the approp riate T erminal Equipment T echnical Requirem ents documen t(s). The Depa[...]

11 Notes for Users in Australia and New Zealand Modem warning notice for Australia Modems connected to the Australian telecoms network m ust have a valid Austel permit. Thi s modem has been designed t o specifically configure to ensure com- pliance with Austel standa rds when the country/region selection is set to Austra- lia. The use of o ther cou[...]

12 ❑ Some parameters required for compliance with T elecom’ s P TC Specifica- tions are depend ent on the equipment (PC ) associated with this modem. The associated equipment sh all be set to operate within the followin g limits for compliance with T elecom Specifications: (a) There shall be no more t han 10 call attempts to th e same number wi[...]

13 ❑ The transmit level from this device is set at a fixed level and because of this there may be circum stances where th e perfor mance is less than optimal. Before reportin g such occurrences as fau lts, please check the line with a standard T elepermitted telephone, and only report a fault if the ph one perfor- mance is impaired. ❑ It is rec[...]

14 Important Notice Copyrig hted works i ncluding, but not limit ed to musi c, video, compu ter pro- gram, databas es are protected by copyri ght laws. Unles s specific ally permitted under applicable cop yright laws, you can not co py , mo dify , ass ign, trans mit or oth erwi se disp ose of an y copy righ ted w ork with the consent of the owner o[...]

15 Optical d isk drive standar ds TOSH IBA TECRA A4 co mputer is shi pped with one of the fol lowing dr ives preinstalled: DVD-ROM, CD-R W/DVD-ROM, or DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer ) drive. The drive has one of th e following l abels : CLASS 1 LAS ER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE APP AR EIL A LASE R DE CLASSE1 KLASS 1 LAS ER APP AR[...]

16 DVD-ROM drive safety instructions ** means any letters or numbers. CAUTIONS: 1. The drive employs a laser system. T o ensur e pr oper use of this pro duct, please read this instruction manual car efully and r etain for futur e r eference. Should the un it ever r equir e maintenance, contact a n authorized service loca tion. 2. Use of contr ols, [...]

17 CD-R W/DVD-ROM drive safety instructions CAUTIONS: 1. The drive employs a laser system. T o ensur e pr oper use of this pro duct, please read this instruction manual car efully and r etain for futur e r eference. Should the un it ever r equir e maintenance, contact a n authorized service loca tion. 2. Use of contr ols, adjust ments or the perfor[...]

18 T osh iba Samsung TS-L462C HLDS GCC-4244N Location of the r equired label PRODUCT IS CERT IFIED BY THE MANUF ACTURER TO COMPL Y WITH DHHS RULES 21 CFR SUBCHAPTER J APPLICABLE A T THE DA TE OF MANUF ACTURE. MANUF ACTURED: TOSHIBA SAMSUNG STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CORPORA TION 580, HORIKAW A-CH O, SAIW AI-KU, KA W ASAKI-SHI, KANAGA WA, 212 - 0013, JAP AN[...]

19 DVD Super Multi ( +-R Double Layer) drive safety instructions CAUTIONS: 1. The drive employs a laser system. T o ensur e pr oper use of this pro duct, please read this instruction manual car efully and r etain for futur e r eference. Should the un it ever r equir e maintenance, contact a n authorized service loca tion. 2. Use of contr ols, adjus[...]

20 TEAC DV -W28EA HDLS GSA-4082N Location of the r equired label CERTIFICA TION TISH PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH DHHS RULES 21 CFR CHAPTER 1, SUBCHAP TER J APPLICABLE DA TE OF MANUF AC- TURE MANUF ACTURED: TEAC CORPORA TION 3-7-3 NAKA-CHO, MUSASHINO-SHI, TOKYO, JAP AN Location of the r equired label COMPLIES WITHFDA RADIA TION PERFORMANCE ST ANDARDS, 21 [...]

21 Pioneer DVR-K16 Location of the r equired label COMPLIES WITHFDA RADIA TION PERFORMANCE ST ANDARDS, 21 CFR SUBCHAPTER J. MANUF ACTURED: Manufac tured by PIONEER CORPORA T ION 4-1. Meguro 1- chome, Meguro-k u TOKYO 1 53-8654, J AP AN[...]

22 CAUTION: This appli ance contain s a laser system a nd is clas sified as a “CLASS 1 LAS ER PRODUCT .” T o use this model pro perly , r ea d the instruction manual car ef ully and keep this manual for your futur e r eferen ce. In case of an y tr ouble w ith this model, please con tact your near est “AUTHORIZED service stat ion.” T o pr ev[...]

23 OBS ! Appar aten innehå ller laserko mponent so m avger laser stråining överstig ande gränsen för lase rklass 1 . VA R O I T U S . Suojakoteloa s i saa avata. Laite sisältää la ser diodin, joka lähetää näkymä töntä silmilie va arallista la sersäteilyä. CAUTION: USE OF CONT ROLS OR ADJUST- MENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCE- DURES OTH[...]

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xxvii Preface Congratula tions on you r purchase o f the TO SHIBA TECRA A4 computer . This powerful, l ightweight notebook co mputer is de signed to pro vide years of reli- able, high-perfo rmance computing. This manual tells how t o set up and begin usi ng your TECRA A4 computer . It also provides detailed in formation on configuring your computer[...]

User ’s Manual xxviii Chapte r 6, Power and Power-U p Modes , give s details on the computer’ s power resources an d battery sa ve modes. Chapte r 7, HW Setup and Pass wor ds , explains how to configure the co mputer using the HW Setup program. It also tells how to set a password. Chapte r 8, Optional Devices , describes the optional hardware a[...]

xxix Conventions Key operation Some operat ions require you to si multaneously use two or mo re keys. W e iden- tify such operations by the key top symbols s eparated by a plus sign (+). For example, Ctrl + C means you m ust hold down Ctrl and at the same time press C . If three keys are us ed, hold down the f irst two and at the same time pr ess t[...]

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xxx General Precautions TOSHIBA compu ters are designed to optim ize safety , minimize strain and with- stand the rigors of portability . However, certain precautions should be observed to further redu ce the risk of personal in j ury , damage to the computer o r impared performance. Be certain to read the g eneral precautions below and to note the[...]

User ’s Manual xxxi PC card ov erheating Some PC cards can become hot with prolonged use. Overheating of a PC card can result in errors or instability in the PC card operation. Also be careful when you remove a P C card that has been used for a long time. Mobile ph one Use of mobile phones can interfere with the audio system. Co mputer opreation [...]

xxxii Non-applicable Icons Certain notebook chassis are design ed to accommodate all possible co nfig- urations for an entire p roduct series. Y our selected model may no t have all the features and specifications corresponding to all of the icons or switches shown o n the notebook chassis, un less you h ave selected al l those featu res. Wireless [...]

User ’s Manual xxxiii Images All images are simulated for purposes of illustration. LCD Brightness and Eye Strain Y our LCD disp lay has a brightness ap proaching that of a TV dev ice. W e recom- mend that yo u adjust th e brightness of your LCD to a comfortab le level to pre- vent possible st rain on your eyes. Graphics Processi ng Unit (“GPU?[...]

xiv T able of Contents Preface Manual contents .......... .............. .............. .............. ....... xxvii Conventions ........... .............. .............. .............. .......... . xxviii Abbreviatio ns ....... .............. .............. .............. ............ xxviii Icons ...... .............. .............. .............[...]

xv Chapter 1 Intro duction Equipment ch ecklist ........ .............. .............. .............. ..... 1-1 Hardware .... .............. .............. .............. .............. .......... 1-1 Software........... .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... 1-2 Features .... .............. .............. .............. [...]

xvi DVD-ROM drive ................. .............. .............. ............. 2-14 CD-RW/DV D-ROM drive ... .......... .............. .............. ... 2 -14 DVD Super M ulti (+-R Double Layer) drive......... ........ 2-15 AC adaptor ................... .............. .............. .............. ........ 2-16 Chapter 3 Getting Started Setting [...]

xvii Loading d iscs ............ .............. .............. .............. .......... 4-4 Removing discs ...................... .............. .............. .......... 4-7 Writing CDs on CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive ...................... . 4 -8 Important message (CD-RW /DVD-ROM drive) ........... . 4-8 Before writing or rewriting ................ .....[...]

xviii Moving the c omputer ................ .............. .............. ........ 4-28 Heat dispers al .... .............. .............. .............. ......... ........ 4-29 Chapter 5 The Keyboard Typewriter k eys .. .............. .............. .............. .............. ..... 5-1 F1 ... F12 f unction keys ............ .............. .....[...]

xix Extending b attery life .............. .............. .............. ........ 6-12 Replacing the battery pack ............... .............. ............. 6-13 Removing th e battery pa ck .......... .............. .............. ... 6-13 Installing t he batter y pack ................ .......... .............. ... 6 -15 Starting the computer by [...]

xx USB FDD Kit ........... .............. .............. .............. ............. 8-11 Advanced Por t Replicator III ....................... .............. ... 8-11 Connectin g the Ad vanc ed Port Repli cator III ........... ... 8 -12 Parallel pri nter ...................... .......... .............. .............. ... 8 -12 External m onitor .[...]

xxi Monitor ................. .............. .......... .............. .............. ... 9 -18 Sound syste m ...... .............. .............. .............. ............. 9-19 TV output sig nal ........ .............. .............. .............. ........ 9-19 USB ....... .............. .............. .............. .............. ...........[...]

xxii Parts Numbers ................. .............. .............. .............. ...... I-1 Gloss ary Abbreviations ..... .............. .............. .............. ..... Glossary-1 Index[...]

1-1 I NTRO DUCTION Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter pro vides an equipment checklist, and it identifi es the computer ’ s features, options and acces sories. CAUTION: Some of the f eatur es described i n this manual may not fu nc- tion p r ope rly i f you use an op erat ing sy stem that was not p r e- in stall ed b y T OSHIBA. Equipmen t check[...]

User ’s Manual 1-2 I NTROD UCTION Software Windows XP Profe ssional/Home Edition Serv ice Pack 2 ◆ The following software is preinstalled: •M i c r o s o f t ® W indows XP Home Ed ition, Prof essional • Modem Driver • Display Drivers for W i ndows • TOSHIBA Utilities • Wirel ess LAN driver (Can be us ed only for W ireless LAN m odels[...]

1-3 Features I NTRO DUCT ION Feature s The computer us es TOSHIBA ’ s advanced Lar ge Scale Integration (LSI), Com- ple-mentary Meta l-Oxide Semi conductor (CMOS ) technology ex tensively t o provide compact size, minimum weight, low power usage, and high reliability . This computer incorp orates the following features and benefits: Processor Mem[...]

User ’s Manual 1-4 I NTROD UCTION Disks V ideo RAM Up to 128 MB inte grated sol ution shares with main memory for intel 91 5GM/910GML. External 32 /64/128 MB VGA DDR RAM for A TI MOBIRITY ® RADEON ® X300/X600/X60 0SE/X700 or nVIDIA Geforce Go 6 600/6200/62 50. (Depen d on model yo u purchased) Hard dis k drive The comput er has an int egrated, [...]

1-5 Features I NTRO DUCT ION Dis pla y The computer’ s LCD panel suppo rts high- resolution video graphics . The screen can be set at a wide ran ge of viewing angles for max imum comfort and read abil- ity . DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer) driv e Some models are equipped with a full-size DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer) drive module that let[...]

User ’s Manual 1-6 I NTROD UCTION Key boar d Pointing Device Power Ports Built-in 85 keys or 86 k eys, compati ble with IBM ® en hanced keyboard, embed ded numeric overlay , dedicated cursor control, and keys. See Chapter 5 , The Key- boar d , for details. Built-in A T ouch Pad and cont rol buttons in the palm rest enable control of the on-scree[...]

1-7 Features I NTRO DUCT ION Slots Mult imed ia Universal Serial Bus (USB2.0) Three Universal Serial Bus (USB) enables chain con- nection of a number of USB -equipped devices to o ne port on your compu ter . i.LINK™ (IEEE 1394) This port enables high-speed data trans fer directly from external devices such as digital video camera. (Provided with [...]

User ’s Manual 1-8 I NTROD UCTION Commun ications Modem An internal modem provides capability for data and fax communica tion. It suppo rts V .90 (V .92). Refer to V .90 section in Appendix E. The speed of date transf er and fax depends on analog telephone line con ditions. It has a modem jack for connecting to a telephone line. It is pre- instal[...]

1-9 Features I NTRO DUCT ION Security Software • W ired Eq uivalent Privacy (WEP) d ata encryption, based on 152 bit en cryption algo rithm (Atheros mod- ule type). • W ired Eq uivalent Privacy (WEP) d ata encryption, based on 128 bit encryption algorithm(Intel module type). • Advanced Encr yption Standard (AES) d ata encryp- tion, bas ed on [...]

User ’s Manual 1-10 I NTROD UCTION Specia l featur es The following features are either unique to T OSHIBA computers or are advanced features , which make the computer m ore convenient to use. Hotkeys Key combi nations le t you quic kly modify t he system configurat ion directl y from the key board withou t run- ning a sys tem configurati on prog[...]

1-1 1 Special feature s I NTRO DUCT ION Battery s ave mode This feature l ets you sa ve battery powe r . Y ou can spec- ify the Power Save Mode in the Profile item in TOSHIBA Power Saver . Pane l powe r on/o ff Thi s feat ure tu rns power to the computer of f when the display panel is closed an d turns it back on when th e panel is opened. Y ou can[...]

User ’s Manual 1-12 I NTROD UCTION Utilit ies This section descri bes preinstalled utilities and tells how to start them. For details on operations, refer to each utility’ s onlin e manual, help files or readme.txt files. TOSHIB A Assist TOSHIBA Assist is a g raphical user interface that pro- vides easy access to h elp and services. TOSHIBA Pow[...]

1-13 Utilit ies I NTRO DUCT ION TOSHIBA PC Diagnosti c T ool TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic T ool displays the basic infor- mation on PC, and the test of built-in dev ices can also be perf ormed. Y ou can boot T OSHIBA PC Diagnost ic T ool from the menu bar as follows [S tart] - [All Pro- grams] - [TOSHIBA] -[Utilities] [PC Diagnostic T o ol] TOSHI BA Confi[...]

User ’s Manual 1-14 I NTROD UCTION Options Y o u can add a n umber of optio ns to make your co mputer even mo re powerful and convenient to use. The following options are available: Memory expansion T wo m emory expansion slo ts are available for installing 256 MB or 512 MB or 10 24 MB memory m odules. T he modules are PC4200, 200-pin, SO Dual In[...]

2-1 T HE G RAND T OUR Chapter 2 The Grand T our This chapter identifies the various comp onents of your compu ter . Become famil- iar with each componen t before you o perate the computer . Front wi th the di splay closed Figure 2-1 shows the computer ’ s front with its display panel in the closed posi- tion. Figur e 2-1 Fr ont of the computer wi[...]

User ’s Manual 2-2 T HE G RAND T OUR CAUTION: Set the switch to off in airplanes and hospitals. Check the W ir eless communication in dicator . It will sto p glowing when the wireless communi cation. CAUTION: Keep fo r eig n objects out of the Multip le Digital Media Card Slot. A pin or simi lar object ca n damage the com puter ’ s cir cuitry .[...]

2-3 Left side T HE G RAND T OUR Left side Figu re 2- 2 sh ows the com puter ’ s left side. Figur e 2-2 The left side of the co mputer CAUTION: Be carefu l not to block the fan vent. Also b e car eful to keep for eign objects out of the vents. A pin or similar object can dam age the computer’ s ci r cui try . CAUTION: Keep for eign objects out o[...]

User ’s Manual 2-4 T HE G RAND T OUR NOTE: Ope ratio n of all fun cti ons of a ll USB devices has not been con- firmed. some functions migh t not execute pr operly . CAUTION: Keep for eign objects out of the PC car d slot. A pin or simila r object can damage th e computer ’ s cir cuitry . Right s ide Figure 2 -3 shows t he computer’ s right s[...]

2-5 Back side T HE G RAND T OUR NOTE: When multiple IEEE139 4 devices ar e connected to a PC, the devices may not corr ectly be identified. This problem may occur when W indows ® XP is r estarted while the devices ar e connected or when the power to the IEEE1394 d evices is turned on b efor e the PC is tur ned on. If it occurs, disco nnect the IEE[...]

User ’s Manual 2-6 T HE G RAND T OUR Under side Figure 2-5 shows the undersid e of the co mputer . Make su re the disp lay is clos ed before tur ning over yo ur computer . Figur e 2-5 The un derside of t he compute r LAN jack This jack lets you connect to a LAN. The adaptor h as built- in support f or Ethernet LAN (10 megabit s per sec- ond, 10BA[...]

2-7 Underside T HE G RAND T OUR CAUTION: Keep f or eign objects out o f the docki ng port. A pin or simil ar object can damage th e computer ’ s cir cuitry . Docking port Use this port to con nect an optional Port Rep licator . Battery pack The battery pack powers the computer when the AC adaptor is n ot connected. The Batteries section in Chap- [...]

User ’s Manual 2-8 T HE G RAND T OUR Front with th e disp lay ope n Figure 2-6 show s the front of the co mputer with the display op en. T o open the display , slide the display latch on the front of the computer and lift the display up. Position the disp lay at a comfortable viewing angle. Figur e 2-6 The fr ont with the display op en Display sc[...]

2-9 System indica tors T HE G RAND T OUR System in dicators Figure 2-7 show s the system indicators, which light when various compu ter operations are i n progress. Figur e 2-7 Systems indicato rs Power bu tton Press the po wer butto n to turn the com puter ’ s power on and of f. TOSHIBA Assist button Press this button to launch an application au[...]

User ’s Manual 2-10 T HE G RAND T OUR Power source/sys tem indicators The figures b elow show t he positio ns of the keypad overlay indicators and the CapsLo ck indic ator . When the F10 key indicator glows the k eypad overlay lets you en ter numbers. When the F1 1 key indicator glows the keypad overlay lets you control th e cursor . Figur e 2-8 [...]

2-1 1 System indica tors T HE G RAND T OUR When the Caps Lock indicator glows the keyb oard is in all-caps mod e. Figur e 2-9 Ca psLock indi cator Keyboard indicator Caps Lock This indicator g lows green when the alphab et keys are locked in upp ercase. C APS L OCK I NDICATOR[...]

User ’s Manual 2-12 T HE G RAND T OUR USB di skette driv e A 3 1/2" diskette dr ive accommodates 1.44- megabyte or 720-k ilobyte diskettes. It connects to the USB por t. Figur e 2-10 USB diskette drive CAUTION: Check the D isk-In-Use i ndicator when you use the diskette drive. Do not pr es s the eject button or turn off the comp uter while t[...]

2-13 Optical Media d rive T HE G RAND T OUR Optical Media drive CD-R W/DVD-ROM d rive, DVD-ROM drive, DVD +-R/+-R W drive, DVD Super Multi drive. An A T API interf ace con troller is used for CD/DVD-ROM operation. When the comp uter is accessing a CD/DVD, an indicator on the drive glows. Region codes for DVD drives and media CD-R W/DVD-ROM, DVD-R O[...]

User ’s Manual 2-14 T HE G RAND T OUR DVD s ◆ DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD+R DL discs can be written only once. The recorded data cann ot be erased or chan ged. ◆ DVD-R W , DVD+R W and DVD-RAM discs can be recorded more than once. Formats The drives support the following formats: DVD -ROM drive The full- size DVD-ROM drive module lets you record data[...]

2-15 Optical Media d rive T HE G RAND T OUR DVD Super Multi (+ -R Dou ble Layer ) driv e The full-size DVD Super Multi drive module lets you record data to s as rewrit- able CDs as well as run either 12 cm (4.72") or 8 cm (3.15") CD/DVDs without using an adap tor . NOTE: The r ead speed is slower at the center of a disc and fas ter at the[...]

User ’s Manual 2-16 T HE G RAND T OUR AC ad aptor The AC adapto r converts AC power to DC pow er and reduc es the voltage sup- plied to the co mputer . It can automatically adjust to any voltage from 1 00 to 240 volts and to a frequency o f either 50 or 6 0 hertz, enabling you to use the com- puter in almost any region. T o recharge the battery ,[...]

3-1 G ETT IN G S TARTED Chapter 3 Getting Started This chapter provides b asic information to get you started using your comput er . It covers the following topics: ❑ Setting up your wo rk space — for you r health and safety NOTE: Be sur e also to r ead Instruct ion Manual f or Safe ty & Comfor t. This guide, which is included with th e com[...]

User ’s Manual 3-2 G ETTING S TARTED Setting up your work sp ace Establishi ng a comfor table work sit e is import ant for you and your comput er . A poor work en vironment or stress ful work habits can r esult in discomf ort or seri- ous injury from repetitive strain to your hands, wrists or other joints. Proper ambient conditions should also be[...]

3-3 Setting up your work space G ETTING S TARTED ❑ Set the computer on a flat surface at a comf ortable height and d istance. The display s hould be no hi gher than eye level to avoid ey e strain. ❑ Place the computer so that it is directly in front of you when you work and make sure you h ave adequate space to easily operate other devices. ❑[...]

User ’s Manual 3-4 G ETTING S TARTED Lighting Proper lighting can improve legibility of the display and reduce eye strain. ❑ Position the comp uter so that sunlight or bright in door lighting does not reflect off the screen. Use tinted windo ws, shades or other screen to elimi- nate sun gl are. ❑ A void placing the computer in f ront of brigh[...]

3-5 Connecting the AC adaptor G ETTING S TARTED Connec ting the AC ad aptor Attach the AC adaptor when yo u need to char ge the battery or you wa nt to oper- ate from AC power . It is also the fastest way to get started, b ecause the battery pack will need to be charged before you can operate from battery power . The AC adaptor can be connected to [...]

User ’s Manual 3-6 G ETTING S TARTED 3. Plug the p ower cord into a live wall o utlet. The Battery and DC IN indicator on the fro nt of the co mputer shoul d glow . Opening th e display The display panel can be rotated in a wi de range of an gles for op timal viewing. 1. Slide the display latch on the front of the computer to the right to unlatch[...]

3-7 Starting up for the fir st time G ETTING S TARTED Figur e 3-5 T urning on the pow er Starting up for the first time When you first turn on the power , the computer ’ s ini tial screen is the Microsoft W indows ® XP Startup Screen Logo. Follow the on-screen direction s. T urning off the power The power can be t urned of f in one of the fol lo[...]

User ’s Manual 3-8 G ETTING S TARTED 3. If y ou are using W indows ® XP , click start then click T urn off computer . From the T urn off computer menu select Tu r n o f f . 4. T urn off the power to any per ipheral devices. CAUTION: Do not turn the computer or devices back on immediately . W ait a moment to let all capacitors fully disch ar ge. [...]

3-9 Tur ning of f the power G ETTING S TARTED Starting Hiberna tion T o enter Hibernation mode, follow the steps b elow . Windows XP 1. Click St art . 2. Select T urn Off Compute r . 3. Open the T urn Off Computer dialog box. 4. Select Hibernate . Automatic Hibernation The computer will e nter Hibernate mo de automatically when you press the power [...]

User ’s Manual 3-10 G ETTING S TARTED Standby mode In standby mode the po wer remains on, but the CP U and all ot her devices are in sleep mode. CAUTIONS: 1. Befor e entering Stan dby mode, be s ur e to save your data. 2. Do not install or r emove a memory module while th e computer is i n standby mode. The comput er or the mod- ule could b e dam[...]

3-1 1 Restarting the computer G ETTING S TARTED 3. Press the power b utton. This feature mu s t be enabled. Ref er to the System Power Mode item in Power Saver Utility describ ed in the Control Panel. In W indows ® XP , open Perfor mance and Maintenance and o pen TOSHIBA Power Save r . When you t urn the power back on, you can continue where you l[...]

User ’s Manual 3-12 G ETTING S TARTED Create Op tical Recovery Disc s A recovery image of your co mputer is st ored on the hard disk. Y ou may use t his image to create CD or DVD recovery discs using the following steps: 1. Select either blank CDs or DVD media. 2. The application will allow you to choose a type of media to create recovery CDs/DVD[...]

3-13 Restoring the pr einstalled softwar e from your crea ting Recov- G ETTING S TARTED Restorin g the preinstalle d software from yo ur cr eating Re cover y Media If p reins tal led f ile s are dam age d, us e th e your creating Recov ery Media or using HDD Recovery to restore th em. T o rest ore the oper ating system and all prein - stalled softw[...]

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4-1 O PERATING B ASI CS Chapter 4 Operating Basics This chapter gives inf ormation on bas ic operations i ncluding us ing the T ouch Pad, USB disk ette dr ive , opt ical m edi a drives, th e microphone, the internal modem, wireless commu nication and LAN. It also pro vides tips on caring for your computer , di skettes and CD/DVDs. Using t he T ouch[...]

User ’s Manual 4-2 O PERATING B ASI CS Using t he USB dis kette drive A 3 1/2" diskette drive con nects to th e computer’ s USB port. It accommodates 1.44-megabyte or 720-ki lobyte dis kettes. Refer to Chapter 2, The Grand T our , for more information. Connecting 3 1/2" diskette drive T o connect the drive, plug the diskette driv e co[...]

4-3 Using the USB diskette drive O PERATING B ASICS Disconnecting 3 1/2" diskette drive When you have finished using the disk ette drive, follow the procedures below to dis con nect it : 1. W ait for the indicator light to go out to make sure all diskette activity has stop ped. CAUTION: If you disconnect the diskette drive or turn off the powe[...]

User ’s Manual 4-4 O PERATING B ASI CS Using opti cal medi a drives The text and illustrations in thi s section refer primarily to the optical DVD-ROM drive. However , operation is the same for al l other opt ical media drives. Th e full- size drive provides high-performance execution of CD/DVD-ROM-based pro- grams. Y ou can run ei ther 12 cm (4 [...]

4-5 Using optical media drive s O PERATING B ASICS b. Press ing the eject button w ill not open the drawer when the DVD-ROM drive’ s power is off. If the power is of f, you can o pen the drawer by inserting a slender obj ect (about 1.5 mm) such as a straighten ed paper clip into the eject hole just to the right of the eject button. Figur e 4-4 Ma[...]

User ’s Manual 4-6 O PERATING B ASI CS 3. Lay the CD/DVD, label side up, in the drawer . Figu r e 4- 6 Inse rting a CD /DVD NOTE: When the drawer is fully opened, the edge of the computer will extend slightly over th e CD/DVD tray . Ther efor e, you will need to turn the CD/DVD at an angle wh en you place i t in the tray . After se ating the CD/ [...]

4-7 Using optical media drive s O PERATING B ASICS Figur e 4-7 Clos ing the DVD-RO M drawer Removing discs T o remov e the CD/DVD, follow the steps below and refer to figure 4-8. CAUTION: Do not p res s the eject button while the comp uter is accessing the DVD-ROM drive. W a it for the optical media drive indicator to go out befor e you open the dr[...]

User ’s Manual 4-8 O PERATING B ASI CS Figu r e 4-8 Re movi ng a C D/DV D 3. Push the center of the drawer to close it. Press ge ntly until it locks into place. W riting CDs on CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive Y ou can use the CD-R W/DVD-ROM drive to write data to either CD-R or CD- R W dis cs. The following application s for writing are supplied: RecordNo w![...]

4-9 W riting CDs on CD- RW/DVD-ROM d rive O PERATING B ASICS ◆ W e recommend the following manufacturers of CD-R an d CD-R W media. Media quality can aff ect write or rewrite success rates . The following special media reco mmended the nex t manufacturers. ◆ Multi-speed and High-speed CD-R W: MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORA T ION, RICOH Co., Ltd. ?[...]

User ’s Manual 4-10 O PERATING B ASI CS When wr iting or r ewritin g Note the following when you write or rewrite a CD-R or CD-R W . ◆ Always copy data from the HDD to th e CD. Do not use cut-and -paste. The original data will be lost if there is a write error . ◆ Do not per form any of th e following action s: ◆ Change us ers in the W indo[...]

4-1 1 Writi ng CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer) d rive O PERATING B ASICS W riting CD/DVDs on DVD Supe r Multi (+-R Double Layer) drive Y ou can use the DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer) drive to write data to either CD-R/R W or DVD-R/-R W/+R/+R W/-RAM/+R DL/-R DL discs. The fol- lowing applicatio ns for writing are supplied: RecordNo[...]

User ’s Manual 4-12 O PERATING B ASI CS NOTE: This drive cannot use d iscs that a llow wr iting of 8 sp eeds or mo r e (DVD-R, DVD+R ), 4 speeds or mor e (DVD-R W , DVD+RW). ◆ If the disc is poor in quality , dirty or damaged, writing or rewriting errors may occur . Be careful to check the dis c for dirt o r damage befor e you use it. ◆ The a[...]

4-13 Writi ng CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer) d rive O PERATING B ASICS ◆ DVD-RAM format ted by F A T32 cannot be read in W indows 2000 withou t DVD-RAM Driver Software. ◆ When multiple drives that can write da ta to discs are connected, be caref ul not to write to the wrong drive. ◆ Be sure to connect the universal AC adaptor b[...]

User ’s Manual 4-14 O PERATING B ASI CS ◆ Do not us e shut down/l og of f and stand by/hibernat ion while writing or rewriting. ◆ Make sure writing or rewriting is completed before going into standby/ hibernati on. W riting is comp leted if you can open the CD -R W/DVD-ROM or DVD Supe r Multi (+-R Do uble Layer) drive tray ◆ Set the compute[...]

4-15 Writi ng CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer) d rive O PERATING B ASICS ◆ DVD-RAM disc cannot be back ed up with the “Exact Copy ” function of RecordNow!. ◆ Y ou cannot back up a CD-ROM or CD-R/R W to DVD-R/-R DL/-R W or DVD+R/+R DL/+R W using the “Exact Copy” function of RecordNow!. ◆ Y ou cannot back up DVD-ROM, DVD-V [...]

User ’s Manual 4-16 O PERATING B ASI CS T o v erify that data is written or rewritten correctly , follo w the steps below before you write or rewrite a Data CD/DVD. 1. Click the Options b utton ( ) on the RecordNow! Assist to open the Opti ons pa nels. 2. Select the Data in the left-side menu. 3. Mark the V erify data written to the disc after bu[...]

4-17 Writi ng CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer) d rive O PERATING B ASICS Y o u can record video back to y our digital camcorder via i.LINK ( IEEE1394) using W inDVD Creator 2 Platinum. However , there is a case where its playback sound i s choppy . 1. Click the Windows Start button and select the Control Panel optio n. 2. Click the Per[...]

User ’s Manual 4-18 O PERATING B ASI CS Note the following limitations when y ou write video DVD: 1. Ed iti ng dig ita l vid eo. ❑ Log in with Administrator rights to use WinDVD Creator . ❑ Make sure t hat your comp uter is runni ng on AC pow er when using W inDVD C reator . ❑ Operate the computer at Full Power . Do not use power-saving fea[...]

4-19 Media care O PERATING B ASICS • Open the DVD dr ive . • Install, remove or connect extern al devices, including the f ollowing: PC card, SD card/Multi Media Card/Memory Stick, USB devices, external display , i.LINK devices, optical digital devices. ❑ Please verify your d isc after recording impo rtant data. ❑ DVD-R/+R/-R W disc cannot [...]

User ’s Manual 4-20 O PERATING B ASI CS CD/ DVD s 1. Store your CD/DVDs in th e container they came in to protect them and keep them clean. 2. Do not bend the CD/DVD. 3. Do not write on, apply a sticker to, or o therwise mark the surface of the CD/ DVD that contains data. 4. Hold the CD/DVD by its ou tside edge or the edge on the center hole. Fin[...]

4-21 Modem O PERATING B ASICS Since your compu ter has a built-in micro phone and speak er , “feedback” may be heard under certain conditions. Feedback occurs when soun d from the speaker is picked up in the microph one and ampli fie d back to the s peaker , which amplifies it again to the microphone. This feedback occurs repeatedly and cause s[...]

User ’s Manual 4-22 O PERATING B ASI CS 2. The Region Selection icon will appear in the W ind ows T ask Bar . Figur e 4-9 The Regi on Selection i con (W indows XP) 3. Click the icon with the primary mouse button to dis play a list o f regions th at the modem supports. A sub menu for telephony location information will also be displaye d. A check [...]

4-23 Modem O PERATING B ASICS The dialing properties dialog box will be displayed aut omatically after you select the region . Location list for region s election. A submenu appears displaying locati on information for tele phony . Open dialog box, if the modem and T elephony Current Location region code do not match. A warni ng dialog box is disp [...]

User ’s Manual 4-24 O PERATING B ASI CS NOTE: If you use a storage device such as a DVD-ROM dr ive,CD-RW/ DVD-ROM drive or HDD connected to a 16- bit PC car d, you might expe- rience the follow ing modem pr oblems: 1. Modem spee d is s low or comm unic atio n is i nter rupt ed. 2. S kips may occur in sound. Disconnecting T o disconnect the intern[...]

4-25 Wireles s communications O PERATING B ASICS Wireless c ommunications The computer’ s wireless commu nication functi on support s both W ireless LAN and Bluetoot h devices. Wireless LAN The W ireless LAN is compatible with other LAN system s based on Direct Sequence Spread S pectrum/Orthogonal Frequency D ivision Multiplexing radio technology[...]

User ’s Manual 4-26 O PERATING B ASI CS Bluetooth wireless technology Bluetoot h™ wireles s technology elimin ates the need for cables between elec- tronic devi ces such as de sktop compu ters, printer s and mobile ph ones. Y ou can- not use th e built-in Bluetooth f unctions and a n optional Bluetoot h PC card simultaneously . Bluetoot h wirel[...]

4-27 LAN O PERATING B ASICS Wireless communic ation Indicator The wireless communication i ndicator in di cates the status of the wireless com- munication functions. If you used the T ask Bar to disable W -LAN, restart the computer or follow the procedures below to en able the system to recog nize W -LAN. Open or click the following: start , Contro[...]

User ’s Manual 4-28 O PERATING B ASI CS If you are us ing Ethernet LAN (10 megabi ts per second, 1 0BASE-T), con nect with a category 3 cable, CA T3, or higher . If you are us ing Gigabi t Ethernet (1 000 megabit s per second, 1 000BASE-T), connect with a category 5 e cable, CA T5e, or higher . T o connect the LAN cable , follow the steps b elow [...]

4-29 Cleaning the computer O PERATING B ASICS Cleanin g the computer T o help ensure long , trouble-fr ee operati on, keep the computer free of dust and use care with liquids around the computer . ◆ Be careful not to spill liquids into the computer . If the computer does get wet, turn the power off immediately and let the computer dry completely [...]

User ’s Manual 4-30 O PERATING B ASI CS Heat dispe rsal T o protect from overheating, the CPU has an internal temperature senso r . If the computer ’ s internal temperature rises to a certain level, the cooling fan is turned on or the processing speed is lowered. Y ou can select whether to control the CPU temperature by turn ing on the fan firs[...]

5-1 T HE K EYBOARD Chapter 5 The Keyboard The computer’ s keybo ard layouts are comp atible with a 101/102-key enhanced keyboard. B y pressing some keys in combination, all the 10 1/102-key k eyboard functions can b e executed on the compu ter . The number of keys on your keyboard dep ends on whic h country/reg ion’ s key- board layo ut your co[...]

User ’s Manual 5-2 T HE K EYBOARD F1 ... F12 functio n keys The function k eys, not to be confused wit h Fn , are the 12 keys at the top of your keyboard. Th ese keys are d ark gray , but function different ly from the o ther dark gray keys. F1 thr oug h F12 are called function keys b ecause they execute prog rammed functions when pressed. Used i[...]

5-3 Soft keys: Fn key combinations T HE K EYBOARD Pre ss Fn + F12 ( ScrLock ) to lock the curs or on a specifi c line. The power on defa ul t is of f. Pre ss Fn + Ente r to simulate Enter on the enhan ced keyboard’ s numeric key- pad. Pre ss Fn + Ctrl to simulate the enh anced keyboard’ s right Ctrl key . Pre ss Fn + Alt to simulate the enhance[...]

User ’s Manual 5-4 T HE K EYBOARD Instan t security: Pr ess Fn + F1 to lock the keyboard and blank the screen to prevent others from accessing your d ata. T o restore the screen and orig inal set- tings, press any key . When a dialog box appears, enter the screensaver pas sword and click OK . If no pas sword is set, the screen will be restored wh[...]

5-5 Soft keys: Fn key combinations T HE K EYBOARD Display selection : Press Fn + F5 to change the active display device. When you press these hot keys a dialog box appears. Only select able devices will be displa yed. Hold d own Fn and press F5 again to chan ge the device. When yo u release Fn and F5 , the selected device will change. If you hold d[...]

User ’s Manual 5-6 T HE K EYBOARD T ouch Pad: Pressi ng Fn + F9 in a windows environment enables or di sables the T ouch Pad functi on. When you press thes e hot keys, the current se tting will change and be d isplayed as an icon. Disp lay r esolu tio n sel ectio n: Press Fn + space key s to change the display resolution. Each time when y ou pres[...]

5-7 Windows special keys T HE K EYBOARD Fn Sticky key Y ou can use the T osh iba Accessibility Utility to make the Fn key s ticky , that is, you can press it once, r elease it, and they press an “F number” key . T o start the T oshi ba Accessibity Utility , click start, poi nt to All Programs, point to TOSHIBA, point to Utilities an d click Acc[...]

User ’s Manual 5-8 T HE K EYBOARD Arrow mo de T o turn on the Arrow mode, p ress Fn + F1 0 . The Ar row m ode i ndica tor light s. Now try curs or and page co ntrol usin g the keys sho wn in figure 5-1. Press Fn + F10 again to turn of f the overlay . Nume ric mode T o turn on the Numeric mode, pres s Fn + F11 . The Numeric mode indicator lights. [...]

5-9 Generating ASCI I character s T HE K EYBOARD T emp oraril y using overlay (over lay off) While using the normal keyb oard, you can tempo rarily use the keypad overlay without turnin g it on: 1. Pr ess and h old d own Fn . 2. Check the keyb oard indicators. Pres sing Fn turns on the most recently used overlay . If the Numeric mode indicator lig [...]

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6-1 P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Chapter 6 Power and Power-Up Modes The computer’ s power resources include the AC adaptor an d internal batteries. This chapter gives d etails on making the most effective use of these resources including ch arging an d changing ba tteries, tips for saving battery power , and power up modes. Power cond itions Th[...]

User ’s Manual 6-2 P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES T a ble 6-1: Power conditions Power on Powe r off (no operation) AC adaptor conn ected Battery fully charge d •O p e r a t e s • No char ge •L E D : Battery green DC IN green • No ch arge •L E D : Batt ery green DC IN green Battery partially charge d or no ch arge •O p e r a t e s •C[...]

6-3 Powe r indi cat ors P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Power indicators The Battery , DC IN and Power indicat ors on the system in dicator panel al ert you to the computer ’ s operating capability and battery char ge status. Battery indicator Check the Battery indicator to deter mine the status of the b attery . The following indicat or lights in[...]

User ’s Manual 6-4 P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Power indicator Check the Power indicator to deter mine the power status. Green Indicates power is being supplied to the computer and the computer is tur ned on. Blinking amber Indicates the power wa s turned of f while the computer was in Resum e mode . No li ght Und er an y oth er c ondi tio ns,[...]

6-5 Care and use of the battery pack P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES T o ensu re that the battery pack maintains its maximum capacity , operate the computer on ba ttery power at least once a m onth until the battery pack is fully dischar ged. Refer to Extending battery life in this chapter fo r procedures. If the computer is con tinuously operated o[...]

User ’s Manual 6-6 P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Caution: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, W hich if not avoided, may result in moderate or minor injury or property damage. Note: Provides important information. Danger 1. Never t ry to dispose of the bat tery pack by burni ng or expose it to a heatin g device such as a microwave oven.[...]

6-7 Care and use of the battery pack P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Wa r n i n g 1. Never allow caustic electrolyte fluid l eaked from a battery pack to contact your eyes , skin or clo thing. If c austic electrolyte fluid sh ould contact your eyes, immediately wash your eyes with large amoun ts of runni ng water and seek medical attention, to help [...]

User ’s Manual 6-8 P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES 6. Be sure to monitor the remaining battery power . If the battery pack and real time clock battery discharge completely . Standby and Su spend will not function and data in mem ory will be lose. Also , the computer might regist er an incorrect time and date. In this case, connect the AC adap tor [...]

6-9 Care and use of the battery pack P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Procedures T o recharge a battery p ack while it is installed in the comput er , connect the AC adaptor to the DC IN socket and plug the oth er end into a working outl et. The Battery indicator glow s amber when the battery is being charged . CAUTION: Use only the computer conn ect[...]

User ’s Manual 6-10 P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES ❑ The battery has not been used for a long time. ❑ The battery has completely dischar ged and been left in the co mputer for a long time. ❑ A cool battery is ins talled in a warm computer . In such case, fo llow the steps below . 1. Fully di schar ge the battery by leaving it in the comput [...]

6-1 1 Care and use of the battery pack P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Maxi mizi ng batte ry op erat ing t ime A battery’ s usefuln ess depend s on how l ong it can supply power on a sin gle charge. How long the ch arge las ts in a battery depends on: ❑ How you co nfigure the comp uter (for examp le, whether you enab le battery- pow er s aving o[...]

User ’s Manual 6-12 P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Retaining data with power off When you turn off your computer with fully charged batteries, the batteries retain data for the following approximate time perio ds: Battery pack (6 cell) about 2 days (Standby mode) about 3 0 days (Shu tdown mode) Battery p ack (12 cell) about 4 d ays (Standb y mode[...]

6-13 Replacing the batter y pack P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Replac ing t he battery pack When the battery pack reaches the end of its operating life you will need to install a new one. If the Battery indicator f lashes amber shortly after fully rechargin g the battery , the batte ry pack needs to b e replaced. Y ou might also replace a dischar [...]

User ’s Manual 6-14 P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Figur e 6-1 Slide the locking latch to the unlocked position 6. Slide the battery release latch to free the battery pack for removal, then lift up the battery pack. Figur e 6-2 Removing th e battery pack 7. Pull the battery pack forward to remove it. CAUTION: For envir onmental r easons, do not t[...]

6-15 Starting the computer by password P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES Installing the battery pack T o install a battery pack, follow the s teps below . CAUTION: The batter y pack is a lithium ion battery , which can explode if not pr operly r eplaced, used, handl ed or disp osed of. Di spose of th e bat- tery a s r equir ed by local or dinances or [...]

User ’s Manual 6-16 P OWER AND P OWER - U P M ODES CAUTION: If you enter the passwor d incorr ect ly thr ee times in a r ow , the computer shuts off. I n this case, yo u must turn the comput er back on to r etry passwor d entry . Power-up m odes The computer has the following power -up modes: ❑ Boo t: Com put er s huts d own w ith out savi ng d[...]

7-1 HW S ETUP AND P ASSWORDS Chapter 7 HW Setup and Passwords This chapter explains h ow to use TO SHIBA HW Setup p rogram to conf igure your comput er and how t o set pass words. HW Setup TOSH IBA HW Setu p lets you configure s ettings for pointin g devices, display , CPU, boot priority , keyboard, US B, LAN, gen eral, passw ord, device conf ig an[...]

User ’s Manual 7-2 HW S ETUP AND P ASSWORD S HW Setup w indow The HW Setup window contains the following tabs: Pointing Devices, Display , CPU, Boot Priority , Keyboard, USB, LAN, General, Password, Device Config and Parallel/P rinter . There are also three butto ns: OK , Cancel and Apply . General This windo w displa ys the BIOS vers ion and co [...]

7-3 HW Setup HW S ETUP AND P ASSWORDS 2. Enter a passwor d of up to 10 char act ers (Y ou can’t use the following char - acters: - ^ @ [ ] ; : , . / space). The character string you enter is displayed as a string of asterisk s. For example, if y ou enter a pas sword consist ing of four characters, the display is shown as: Enter Password: **** NOT[...]

User ’s Manual 7-4 HW S ETUP AND P ASSWORD S Y ou will not be able to access the pass wor d option in the HW S etup. In this case you must turn the power off and back on to r etry the pr ocedure. 4. Follow the s ame procedures described in the earlier section , How to set th e pass word , to set a new u ser pa ssw ord. Parallel/P rinter This tab [...]

7-5 HW Setup HW S ETUP AND P ASSWORDS CPU Dynamic CPU Frequency Mode This option lets you choos e from the following settings: Dynamically Switch able CPU power consumption and clock speed automatic switching function is en abled. When the comput er is in use, CPU oper ation is automatically switched when neces sary . (Default) Always High CPU powe[...]

User ’s Manual 7-6 HW S ETUP AND P ASSWORD S Boot Priority Boot Priority Options This option sets the priority for booting the computer . Select from th e following settings: Y ou can overr ide the settings and manu ally select a boot dev ice by pressing on e of the following keys while the computer is booting: This procedure does not affect the [...]

7-7 HW Setup HW S ETUP AND P ASSWORDS T o change the boot drive, fo llow the steps below . 1. Hold down F12 and boot the co mputer . 2. Use the up/down curso r keys to s elect boot devi ce you want and press Enter . NOTES: 1. If a superviso r passwor d is set, the m enu above does not appear w hen you use th e user pass wor d to st art the com- put[...]

User ’s Manual 7-8 HW S ETUP AND P ASSWORD S Keyboard Wake-up on Keyboard When this feature is enabled a nd the comp uter i s in stand by mode, you can turn on the comp uter by pressi ng any key . It is ef fective onl y for the int ernal keyboard and only when the comput er is in stand by mode. USB USB KB/Mouse Legacy Emulation Use this op tion t[...]

8-1 O PTIONAL D EVICES Chapter 8 Optional Devices Optional devices can expand the comp uter ’ s capabilities an d its versatility . The following optional dev ices are available from you r TOSHIBA dealer: Cards/ memory ❑ PC cards ❑ SD, MS (MS P ro), SM, MMC, xD memory cards ❑ Memory expans ion ❑ Express cards Power devices ❑ Additional [...]

User ’s Manual 8-2 O PTI ON AL D EVICES PC cards The computer is equipped with a PC card exp ansion slot that can accomm odate one 5 mm T ype II car d. Any PC card that meets ind ustry standards (manufac- tured by TOSHIBA or other v endor) can be installe d. The slots support 16 -bit PC cards, including PC card 16’ s multifunction card and Card[...]

8-3 PC cards O PTIONAL D EVICES Removing a PC card T o remove the PC card, follow the steps belo w . 1. In W indows ® XP , open th e Safely Remove Hardw are icon o n the sys- tem tray and d isable the PC card. 2. Press the eject button o f the PC card you want to remove to extend the but- ton. 3. Press the extended eject butto n to pop the ca rd o[...]

User ’s Manual 8-4 O PTI ON AL D EVICES Express Card Installing an Express card The Express card slot is located on the left s ide of the compu ter . Y ou can install one Express card in the slot. W indows’ hot-install feature lets y ou in stall Express car d while the computer’ s power is o n. NOTE: Do not install an Express car d while the [...]

8-5 Express Card O PTIONAL D EVICES Removing an Express card T o remove the Express card, f ollow the steps below . 1. In W indows ® XP , open the Safely Remove Hardwa re icon on th e sys- tem tray and d isable the Express card. 2. Press the Express card slight ly to make it stretch out. 3. Grasp the Expres s card and pull it out from the slot. Fi[...]

User ’s Manual 8-6 O PTI ON AL D EVICES Multiple Di gital Media Card Slot The computer is equipped with a Multiple Digit al Media Card S lot that can accom- moda te Secu re Dig ita l (SD) /Mem ory Sti ck (MS )/Mem ory St ic k Pro (MS Pro )/ Smart Media (SM)/Multi Media Card (MMC)/xD memory cards. These memory cards le t you easily transfer data f[...]

8-7 Mul tiple Digit al M edia Car d Slo t O PTIONAL D EVICES 2. 5V Smar t Media card is not suppor ted. 3. T wo kinds of cards will not work at the same time. Please insert only one c ard wh en us ing Mult iple Di git al Me dia C ard Slo t. NOTE: If W indows fail to read the S D/MS /MS Pr o /SM/MMC/xD car d, r emo ve it then r einser t it. Removing[...]

User ’s Manual 8-8 O PTI ON AL D EVICES Memory ex pansi on Y ou can install ad ditional memory i n the computer ’ s memory module to in crease the amount of RAM. CAUTION: Only memory modules with the followin g parts numbers ca n be installed: 256MB: P A3389U-I M25 512MB: P A3412U -1M51 1GB: P A341 1U-1M1 G Insta lling mem ory modul e T o in st[...]

8-9 Memory expansion O PTIONAL D EVICES Figur e 8-7 Removing the cover 6. Insert the memory module into the connector on the co mputer . Press the module carefu lly and firmly to ensure a s olid connection. 7. Push the module down so that it lies flat and is secured by two latches. CAUTION: Do no t touch the connectors on the memory modu le or on t[...]

User ’s Manual 8-10 O PTI ON AL D EVICES Remo ving memor y modul e T o remove the memory m odule, make su re the comput er is in boot mo de then: 1. T urn the computer of f and remove all cables conne cted to the computer . CAUTIONS: 1. If you use the computer for a long time, the memory modules will become hot. In this ca se, let the memory modu[...]

8-1 1 Additional battery pack (12 Cel l and 6 Cell) O PTIONAL D EVICES Addition al batte ry pack (12 Cell and 6 Cell ) Y ou can increase the portability of the computer with additional battery packs (12 Cell: P A3400U-1BAS/P A3400U -1BRS, 6 Cell: P A3399U-1BAS/P A3399U- 1BRS). If yo u’re away from an AC power source, you can replace a low battery[...]

User ’s Manual 8-12 O PTI ON AL D EVICES ❑ PS/2 mous e port ❑ PS/2 keyboard port ❑ DC IN socket ❑ Security lock slot ❑ Aud io li ne-i n, li ne-o ut jac ks ❑ Universal Serial Bu s (four) ports ❑ i.LINK (IEEE 1394 ) port ❑ DVI port (S upported w ith some model s) Connecting the A dvanced Port Replicator II I When connecting you r TO[...]

8-13 Par allel pr inte r O PTIONAL D EVICES When a Port Replicator is con nected to the compu ter , remove all cables con- nected to the com puter . Please refer to the Advanced Port Replicator III User’ s Guide or visit pcsupport .toshiba. com for more informatio n. Parallel printer Y o u can connect any stand ard Centronics- compatibl e paralle[...]

User ’s Manual 8-14 O PTI ON AL D EVICES CAUTION: If an external monitor is conn ected to the computer , do not connect the Por t Replicator . First disconnect the external monitor fr om the computer then co nnect the Port Replicato r and us e its external mo ni- tor port. NOTE: The R esume featur e can be used wi th an external monitor . Simply [...]

8-15 T elevisi on O PTIONAL D EVICES T ele vision A television can b e connected to the vide o out port on th e computer . T o connect a television, follow the steps be low . 1. T urn the computer of f. 2. Use a video cab le (not supplied) to co nnect the television to the vid eo out port . Figur e 8-10 Con necting a t elevision 3. T u rn the telev[...]

User ’s Manual 8-16 O PTI ON AL D EVICES Precautions 1. Make a back-up of your data before tran sferring it to the computer . There is a possibility that the original data will be damaged. There is a particular risk that some frames will be deleted in the case of digital video transfer . TOSHIBA assumes no liability for such loss of data. 2. Do n[...]

8-17 Security lock O PTIONAL D EVICES f. When multiple IEEE1394 devices are connected to a PC, the devices may not correctly be identified. This problem may occur when W in- dows ® XP is restarted while the devi ces are connected or when the power to the IEEE1394 d evices is tur ned on befor e the PC is t urned on. If it occurs, disconnect the IEE[...]

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9-1 T ROUBLESH OOTI NG Chapter 9 T roubleshooting TOSH IBA desig ned the comput er for dur ability . However , should pro blems occur , following the procedu r es in this chapter can help to determine the cause. All readers should b ecome familiar with this chapter . Knowing what might go wrong can help p revent problems fro m occurring. Problem so[...]

User ’s Manual 9-2 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG ❑ Check that your diskette is correctly inserted and that the disk ette’ s write protect tab is corr ectly set. Make notes of your observ ations and keep them in a per manent error log. This will help yo u describ e your probl ems to your d ealer . If a probl em recurs, the log will help you identify th e[...]

9-3 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING Hardwa re and sy stem checkl ist This se ction disc usses proble ms cause d by your comp uter ’ s hard ware or a ttached peripherals. Basic pr oblems may occur in the following area s: ❑ System st art-up ❑ T ouch Pad device ❑ Self test ❑ PC card ❑ Power ❑ SD/MS/SM/MMC/x D card ❑ P[...]

User ’s Manual 9-4 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG Self t est When the computer starts up, the self-test will be run automatically , and the fol- lowing will be displayed: In Touch with Tomorrow TOSHIBA This message remains o n the screen for a few seconds. If the self test is successfu l, the comput er tries to load the operating sy stem. Depending on how th[...]

9-5 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING Overheatin g power d own If the compu ter ’ s internal temperature b ecomes too high, the co mputer will auto- matically shut down. AC po wer If you have trouble turn ing on the comp uter with the AC adaptor conn ected, check the DC IN indicator . Refer to Chapter 6, Po wer and Power -Up Modes [...]

User ’s Manual 9-6 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG Battery doe sn’t charge w hen the AC adaptor i s attached (Battery in dicator does n ot glow orange.) If the battery is comp letely d ischarge d, it will not begin c harging immediat ely . Wait a few minutes . If the battery still does not ch arge, make s ure the out let is supp lying pow er . T est it by p[...]

9-7 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING Password Key boar d Keyboard problems can be caused by your setup configuratio n. For more informa- tion refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboar d and Chapter 7, HW Setup and Passwor ds . LCD pane l Apparent LCD problems may be relate d to the compu ter ’ s setup. Refe r to Chap- ter 7, HW Setu p an d [...]

User ’s Manual 9-8 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG Hard disk drive Problem s above remain u nresolved or other problems occur Refer to your softwa re’s documentation to deter- mine if the so ftware is causin g the di f fic ulty . Contact your dea ler if th e problem s co ntinue. Problem Procedure Computer d oes not boot from hard disk drive Check if a disk [...]

9-9 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING DVD -ROM drive For more informatio n, refer to Chap ter 4, Operati ng Basics . Problem Procedure Y ou cannot access a CD/DVD in the dri ve Make s ure t he driv e’s drawer is secu rely clos ed. Pres s gently until it clicks into place. Open th e drawer and ma ke sure the DVD is proper ly seated.[...]

User ’s Manual 9-10 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG CD-RW/DVD-ROM driv e For more informatio n, refer to Chap ter 4, Operati ng Basics . Check the regio n code on the DVD. It must match th at on the DV D-ROM drive . Region codes are listed in the Op tic al M edi a dr ive se ction in Chapt er 2, The Grand T our . Contact your dea ler if th e problem s co ntinu[...]

9-1 1 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING Check the type of DVD/CD y ou are us ing. Th e drive s upports: DVD-ROM: DVD-R OM, DVD-Video CD-ROM: CD-DA, CD-T ext, Photo CD (sin gle/ multi-sess ion), CD-ROM M ode 1, Mode 2, CD-ROMX A Mode 2 (Form1, Fo rm2), E nhanced C D (CD-EXTRA), CD-G (Audi o CD only) Recordable: CD-R, CD-RW Check the r[...]

User ’s Manual 9-12 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG DVD Super Multi (+-R Double Layer) driv e For more informatio n, refer to Chap ter 4, Operati ng Basics . Problem Procedure Y ou cannot access a CD/DVD in the dri ve Make s ure t he driv e’s drawer is secu rely clos ed. Pres s gently until it clicks into place. Open t he dr awer a nd ma ke sur e the CD/DV [...]

9-13 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING Diskette drive For more informatio n, refer to Chap ter 4, Operati ng Basics . Check the regio n code on the DVD. It must match th at on the CD- RW/DVD-ROM drive. Region co des are lis ted in the Optical M edia dri ve section i n Chapt er 2, Th e Grand T our . Cannot wri te correc tly If yo u ha[...]

User ’s Manual 9-14 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG Infrared port Refer also to the docu mentation for your I rDA compatible device and r elated software. Printer Refer to the troubleshooting and other relevant sections in your printer and soft- ware documentation. Problem Procedure Infrared dev ices do not work as expected Check that the devi ce i s conn ect[...]

9-15 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING Pointing device If you are using a USB mouse, also refer to the USB section in this chapter and to your mous e documentation . T ouch Pad Make su re your so ftware is c onfigu red to recog- nize th e printer . Check y our pri nter and soft ware docume ntation . Printer error Chec k your printer [...]

User ’s Manual 9-16 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG USB mouse This section applies only with W indows ® XP operat ing syst ems. When t he reaction of T ouc h pad is sens itive to slow Adjust the to uch Sen sitiv ity . 1. Open the Cont rol Pane l. 2. Clic k the P rinters i con and t hen the Other Hardware icon. 3. Clic k the M ouse ic on. 4. Clic k the De vic[...]

9-17 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING PC card Refer also to Chapter 8, Op tional Devices . 1. Open the Control Panel , select th e Mouse icon and press Enter . 2. Clic k the Buttons tab. 3. Se t the doubl e-clic k speed as in structe d and click OK . The mous e pointer moves to o fast or too slow T ry ch anging the sp eed setti ng i[...]

User ’s Manual 9-18 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG SD/MS/SM/MMC/xD ca rd Refer also to Chapter 8, Op tional Devices . Monitor Refer al so to Ch apter 8, Optional Devices , and to your monitor’ s documentati on. Problem Procedure Memory c ard error occurs R e s e a t t h e m e m o r y c a r d t o m a k e s u r e i t i s f i r m l y connec ted. Check the car[...]

9-19 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING Sound system TV output signal Refer also to your Personal Conferencing Kit’ s documentation. Display error oc curs Check that the cable co nnecti ng the external monitor to the compu ter is attache d firmly . If probl ems p ersist, c ontact yo ur deale r . Problem Procedure No sound i s heard [...]

User ’s Manual 9-20 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG USB Refer also to your USB dev ice’ s documentatio n. Pres s hotkey s Fn + F5 to change the displ ay . Refer to Cha pter 5, The Keybo ard . NOTE: If you turn th e compute r off in Resu me mode whi le the display is on TV , the compu ter will sel ect either the i nternal LCD o r an exte rnal compute r CRT a[...]

9-21 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING Modem Refer to the online help files for Appendix C and Appendix D . Problem Procedure Communic ation soft - ware ca n’t in itializ e modem Make sure th e compute r ’s internal modem set- tings are c orrect. Refer to P hone an d Modem Options in t he Control Panel. Y ou can hea r a dial tone[...]

User ’s Manual 9-22 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG Standby/Hibernation A CONNECT d isplay i s quickl y replaced by NO CARRIER Check the erro r contr ol se tting in y our com muni- cation s appl ication . Y ou can a lso use the A TN com mand. R efer to the cha pter on A T commands in online help fil es for Appendix C , A T Comm ands . Character d isplay beco[...]

9-23 Hardware and s ystem checklist T ROUBL ESHOOTING LAN Wireless LAN If the following p rocedures do no t restore LAN access, co nsult your LAN admin- istrator . For more information on wireless communication, refer to Chapter 4, Operating Basics . Problem Procedure Cannot acc ess LAN Check for a firm c able con nection b etween t he LAN jack and[...]

User ’s Manual 9-24 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG Bluetooth For more information on wireless communication, refer to Chapter 4, Operat ing Basics . i.LINK (IEE E1394) Problem Procedure Cannot acc ess Blue- tooth de vice Make s ure the c ompute r ’s wireless commun ica- tion sw itch is se t to on. Make s ure the Blu etooth M anager is run ning and t he pow[...]

9-25 TO SHIBA support T ROUBL ESHOOTING T OSHIBA support If you require any additional help using your computer or if yo u are having prob- lems opera ting the compu ter , you may n eed to contact TOSHIBA for additional technical assistance. Before you call Some probl ems you exper ience may be re lated to software or the oper ating sys- tem, it is[...]

User ’s Manual 9-26 T ROUBLE SHOOTI NG Where t o write If you are still unable to solve the problem and susp ect that it is hard- ware related, write to TOSHIBA at the nearest location listed on the bel ow . Outsid e of Eur ope Australia TOSHIBA Australia Pty . Ltd. Infor mation Systems Division 84-92 T alaver a Road North R yde N.S.W . 21 13 Syd[...]

A PPENDIXES Appendixes Appendix A Specifications ......... ............ ............. .................... ............. .................. A-1 Appendix B Display Contro ller and Modes .............. ................... ............. ............ B-1 Appendix C A T Comma nds . ............. ................... ............. .................... ...[...]

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A-1 A PPENDIX A Append ix A Specifications This appendix su mmarizes the comp uter’s technical specifications. Physical Dime nsions Size W ith TF T display 360 (w) x 268.5 (d) x 29.0 (front) / 36.2 (rear) millimeters W eight (typ ical*) < 3 kilograms, configured with: 15.4" panel, DVD Combo drive, 6-cell bat- tery , an d mode m. * W eight[...]

User ’s Manual A-2 A PPENDIX A Comp uter 15 VD C 5.0 amperes Buil t-in M odem Network control unit (NCU) Ty p e o f N C U A A T ype o f line T ele pho ne li ne (a nalog only ) T ype of dialing Pulse To n e Control co mmand A T comma nds EIA-57 8 commands Monitor functio n Computer’ s s peaker Communication specifications Comm uni cat ion Data :[...]

B-1 A PPENDIX B Append ix B Display Controller and Modes Disp lay contr oller The display controller interprets software commands into hardware commands that turn par ticular pels on or of f. The controller is an advanced V ideo Gr aphics Array (VGA) that pr ovides Sup er VGA (SVGA) and Extended Graphics Array (XGA) support for the in ternal LCD an[...]

User ’s Manual B-2 A PPENDIX B V ideo M odes The computer s upports video modes defi ned in the t able below . If your appl ica- tion offers a selection of mode numbers that do not match the numbers on the table, sel ect a mode based o n, resoluti on, number o f colors and refresh rates. T abl e V ide o Mod es CRT Display Resolut ion Color Depth [...]

C-1 A PPENDIX C Append ix C A T Commands In most cases, you will not need to type A T commands manually . However, there might be some occasions when you will need to do s o. This chapter describes A T comman ds for data mo de. Fax and voi ce commands are taken care of by app lication software. The format for entering A T commands is: AT X n where [...]

User ’s Manual C-2 A PPENDIX C A Answer command This command in structs the modem to go o ff-ho ok and answer an incoming call. Bn Communication standard setting This command d etermines the commu ni cation stand ard CCITT or Bel l. B0 Selects CCITT V .22 mo de when the modem is at 120 0 bps. B1 Selects Bell 212A when the modem is at 1200 b ps (d[...]

C-3 Appendix C A PPENDIX C ; Return to command mode. Causes the modem to return to com- mand mode af ter dialing a nu mber , without disconn ecting the call. S=n Dial a telephon e number prev iously stored using th e &Zn=X command (See &Zn =X command for more information) . The range is 0-3. En Echo command This command controls whether or [...]

User ’s Manual C-4 A PPENDIX C Ln Monitor speaker v olume This command sets speaker volume to low , medium, or high. L0 Low v ol ume . L1 Low volume. ( Same as L0 ) L2 Medium volume (default). L3 High vo lume. Result Codes : OK n=0, 1,2, 3 ERROR Otherwise Mn Monitor speaker mode This command tu rns the speaker on or off. M0 The speaker is of f. M[...]

C-5 Appendix C A PPENDIX C Result Codes : OK n=0, 1 ERROR Otherwise On Return on-line to data mode O0 Instructs th e modem to exit o n-line command m ode and return to data mode (s ee A T escape sequence, +++). O1 This command issues a retrain before returning to on-line data mode. O3 This command issues a rate renegotiation before returning to on-[...]

User ’s Manual C-6 A PPENDIX C T Select tone dialing This command in structs the modem to send DTMF tone s while dialing. Dialed digits are tone dialed until a P command or dial modifier is received. This is the default settin g. Vn DCE response format This command co ntrols wheth er result codes (including call progress and negotiat ion progr es[...]

C-7 Appendix C A PPENDIX C X5 Enable Enable OK, RING, NO CARRIER, ERROR, NODI- AL TONE, BUSY , CONNECT <RA T E>, RRING, NO BONGTONE, DELA YED, BLACKLISTED, REORDER, W ARBLE, CALL W AITING DETECTED Dial tone detect Disabled: The modem dials a call regardless of wh ether it detects a dial tone. Enabled: Th e modem dials only upon detection of a[...]

User ’s Manual C-8 A PPENDIX C &C0 The state of the carrier from the remote modem is ignored. DCD circuit is always on. &C1 DCD turns on when the remote mo dem’ s carrier signal is detected, and of f when the carrier signal is n ot detected (default). Result Codes : OK n=0, 1 ERROR Otherwise &Dn DTR control This command in terprets [...]

C-9 Appendix C A PPENDIX C &Gn V .22bis guard tone c ontrol This command determines which guard tone, if any , to transmit while transmitting in the high band (answer mode). This command is only used in V .22 and V .22bis mode . This optio n is not us ed in North Amer - ica and is fo r international use only . &G0 Guard to ne disabled (def [...]

User ’s Manual C-10 A PPENDIX C &T0 Abort. S tops any t est in p rogress. &T1 Local analog loop. This test verifies modem op eration, as well as the connecti on between the modem and com puter . Any data entered at the local DTE is modulated, then demodulated, and returned to the local DTE. T o work properly , the modem m ust be of f-line[...]

C-1 1 Appendix C A PPENDIX C Nn Error control mode selec tion This command d etermines the type of err or control us ed by the modem when sending o r receiving data. N0 Buf fer mode. No error contr ol. N1 Direct mode. N2 MNP or dis connect mode. The mod em attempts to connect using MNP2-4 error control procedures. If this fails, the modem di sc[...]

User ’s Manual C-12 A PPENDIX C Vn Protocol res ult code V0 Dis able protoco l result code appended to DCE speed. V1 Enable p rotocol result code app ended to DCE speed ( default). Result Codes : OK n=0, 1 ERROR Otherwise %B View numbers i n blacklist If blacklisting is in effect, this command displays the numbers for which the last call attem[...]

D-1 A PPENDIX D Append ix D S-registers S-regis ters contain the settings that determine ho w a number of functions of the internal modem operate. For example, how many times to let the tele phone ring before the modem answers and how long to wait before it hangs up if a con nec- tion fails. Y ou can also customize certain A T command s such as the[...]

User ’s Manual D-2 A PPENDIX D S0 Auto answer ring num ber This register determines the numb er of rings the modem will count before automatically answering a call. Enter 0 (zer o) if you do not wan t the modem to automa tically answer at all. When disabled , the modem can only answer with an A T A command. Range: 0-25 5 Default: 0 Units: rings S[...]

D-3 Appendix D A PPENDIX D S4 Response f ormatting character (user defined) This register determines the ASC II va lue used as the line feed char acter . The modem us es a line feed char acter in command mode when it responds to the computer . Range: 0-127, AS CII decima l Default: 10 (line feed) Units: ASC II S5 Command line editing character (use[...]

User ’s Manual D-4 A PPENDIX D S7 Connection completion time-out This register sets the time, in seconds, th at the modem must wait before hanging up because carr ier is not detected. The timer is started when the modem finis hes dialing (originate), or goes of f-hook (answer ). In origi- nate mode, th e timer is reset u pon detection of an answe[...]

D-5 Appendix D A PPENDIX D S37 Dial line rat e S37 = 0 (d efault) maximum modem speed S37 = 1 reserved S37 = 2 1200/ 75 bps S37 = 3 300 bp s S37 = 4 reserved S37 = 5 1200 b ps S37 = 6 2400 b ps S37 = 7 4800 b ps S37 = 8 7200 b ps S37 = 9 9600 b ps S37 = 10 12000 bps S37 = 1 1 14400 bps S37 = 12 16800 bps S37 = 13 19200 bps S37 = 14 21600 bps S37 = [...]

User ’s Manual D-6 A PPENDIX D A T command set re sult codes The following table shows th e result codes. The result code summary Result Code Numeric Desc ription OK 0 Command execut ed CONNECT 1 Modem conn ected to line RING 2 A ring si gnal has been det ected NO CARRIER 3 Modem lost carrier si gnal, or does not detect carrier si gnal, or does n[...]

D-7 Appendix D A PPENDIX D Result Code Numeric Desc ription DELA YED *2 88 Delay is in effect for the d ialed number BLACKLISTED *2 89 Dial ed number is blackliste d BLACKLIST FULL *2 90 Blacklist is full *1: EC only a ppears when the Extended Result C odes configuration option is enabled . EC is re placed by one of the follo wing symbols, dep endi[...]

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E-1 A PPENDIX E Appe ndix E V .90/V .92 The TO SHIBA internal modem uses V .90 technolo gy . The modem is capab le of downstream speeds of 56K bps (kilob its per second ) when connected to an I nter- net service p rovider that supports V .90/V .92. As with any m odem, the actual throughput (speed of data transfer) depends on analog telep hone line [...]

User ’s Manual E-2 A PPENDIX E T able E-1 Result co des for a V .90 connection No. Resu lt code Description 70 CONNECT 32000 EC* Connection at 32000 bits/s 72 CONNECT 36000 EC* Connection at 36000 bits/s 74 CONNECT 40000 EC* Connection at 40000 bits/s 76 CONNECT 44000 EC* Connection at 44000 bits/s 78 CONNECT 48000 EC* Connection at 48000 bits/s [...]

E-3 Appendix E A PPENDIX E A T Command -V90=* V .90 Dial Line Rate -V90 sets the max imum V .90 down stream that the mode m attempts to connect. -V90=0 V .90 dis abled -V90=1 V .90 enabled: autom atic speed se lection - maximum mod em speed (default)[...]

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F-1 A PPENDIX F Appendix F Internal Modem Guide This appendix describes ho w to install a nd the remove the internal modem. CAUTION: Do not disassemble the co mputer beyond the s teps described in this instructio n or touch any components not sp ecifically described. Installing the mo dem board NOTE: The internal mod em is pr einstalled. The follo [...]

User ’s Manual F-2 A PPEND IX F Removing the modem board T o remove the internal modem. 1. Save your data, quit W indows and turn of f the power . 2. Discon nect the AC adaptor an d any othe r peripheral devices. 3. T urn the computer upside down and r emove the battery pack. 4. Remove on e screw securing the modem cover and remove the co ver . 5[...]

G-1 A PPENDIX G Appe ndix G Wireless LAN This appendi x is inten ded to help you get your W ireless LAN network up and runn ing, wit h a mi nimu m of pa ram eter s. Card specification s Radio characteri stics Radio characteristics of W ireless LAN cards may vary according to: ◆ Country/region wher e the product was purch ased ◆ T ype of product[...]

User ’s Manual G-2 A PPENDIX G The range of the wireless signal is related to the transmit rate of the wireless communication. Commun ications at lower transmit r ange may travel lar g er distances. ◆ The range of y our wireless devices can b e affected when the an tennas are placed near metal su rfaces and solid high-density materials. ◆ Ran[...]

G-3 Card spec ifications A PPENDIX G Wireless IEE E 802 .1 1 Chann els Sets ( 1 1G T urb o Mode) When installin g W ireless LAN cards, the channel configuration is managed as follows: ◆ For wireless clients that operate in a W ireless LAN infrastructure, the W ire- less LAN card will automatically start operation at the channel identi fied by the[...]

User ’s Manual G-4 A PPENDIX G Wireless Channels Set s (T urbo Mode) *1 Factory-set default channels *2 Refer to the sheet Appr oved Countri es/Regions for use for t he countri es/ regions that in which these channels can be u sed. *3 These channels are av ailable to A/B/G combo type only . *4 A vailab le Area: US (USA, CANADA) only . Frequenc y [...]

H-1 A PPENDIX H Append ix H AC Power Cord and Connectors The power cord’ s AC input plug must be compatible with the various interna- tional AC power outlets and the cord must meet t he standards for the country/ region in which it is used. All cords must meet th e following specifications: Length: Minimum 2 meters W ire size: Minimum 0.75 mm 2 C[...]

User ’s Manual H-2 A PPENDIX H The following illustratio ns show the plug shapes for the U.S.A. and Canada, the United King dom, Austr alia, Europe an d China. USA United Kingdom UL approved BS approved Australia Europe AS approved Approved by the appropriate agenc y Canada CSA approved China CCC approved[...]

I-1 A PPENDIX I Appendix I Parts Numbers The computer con figuration and p arts numbers, pr inted on a label on th e bottom of the computer , indicate the CPU, LCD, memory , HDD, ODD mo dules, com- muni ca tio n and g raph ics devi ces .[...]

User ’s Manual I-2 A PPENDIX I Configurat ions The following tab le shows the computer configuration indicated on a label. Shaded areas indi cate abbreviations used on the label. The explanations are to the left of the sh ading. Abbreviations are n ot limited to those in this chart. Th ey may change witho ut notice. CPU Penti um-M LCD Memory HDD [...]

Glossa ry-1 Glossary The terms in this glossary cover the topics discussed in this manual. Altern ate naming is included for reference. Abbreviations AC: alternating current AGP: accelerated graphics port ANSI: American National Standards Institute APM: advanced power manager ASCII: American Standard Code f or Information I nterchange BIOS: basic i[...]

Glossary -2 G LOSSARY AccuPoint (Abbr eviat ions c ont inued) SO-D IMM: small-outline dual in-line memory modul e SVGA: super video graphi cs adapter SDRAM: synchronized dynamic ran- dom access memory TF T : thin-film transistor UAR T : universal asynch ronous receiver/transmitter USB: Universal Serial Bu s VESA: V ideo Electronic Standards Associa[...]

Glossa ry-3 G LOSSARY asynchr onous: Lacking r egular time relationship. As applied to computer communicati ons, asynchro nous refers to the method of transmitt ing data that does not require a st eady stream of bits to be transmitted at regular time inter- vals. AUTO EXEC.BA T : A batch file that executes a series of MS-DOS com- mands and prog ram[...]

Glossary -4 G LOSSARY cache memory C cache memory: High speed m emory which stores da ta that increases pro- cessor speed and data transfer rate. When the CPU reads data f rom main memory , it s tores a copy of th is data in cache memory . The next time the CPU needs that same data, it looks for it in the cache memory r ath er than the main memory [...]

Glossa ry-5 G LOSSARY compatibility: 1) The ability of one computer to accept and pr ocess data in the same manner as an other computer without mo difying th e data or the media upon which it is being trans- ferred. 2) the ability of one device to connect to or communicate with another s ystem or componen t. components: Elements or parts (of a syst[...]

Glossary -6 G LOSSARY device driver device driver: A program that co n- trols communication between a spe- cific peripheral device and the computer . The CONFIG.SY S file con- tains device drivers that MS-DOS loads when you turn the computer on . dial og bo x: A window that accepts user input to make system settings or record other inf ormation. di[...]

Glossa ry-7 G LOSSARY execute: T o interpret and execute an instruction . Ex ten ded C apa bili ty Port : An indus- try standard th at provides a data buffer , switchable forward an d reverse data transmission, and run length encoding (RLE) supp ort. F fast infrar ed: An indust ry standard that enables cableless infr ared serial data transfer at sp[...]

Glossary -8 G LOSSARY hot dock/undock hot dock/u ndock: Connecting o r dis- connecting a device to or from the computer while the comp uter ’ s power is turned on. hotkey: The co mputer ’ s feature in which certain keys in combination wit h the exte nded func tion key , Fn , can be used to set system parameters, such as speaker volu me. HW Setu[...]

Glossa ry-9 G LOSSARY keyb oar d: An input device contain- ing switches that ar e activated by man- ually pressing marked keys. Each keystroke activates a s witch that trans- mits a sp ecific code to the computer . For each key , the transmitted code is, in turn, representative o f the (ASCII) character marke d on the key . kilobyte (KB): A unit of[...]

Glossary -10 G LOSSARY monitor moni tor: A device that uses ro ws and columns of pixels to display alp hanu- meric characters or graphic images. See CR T . motherboard: A name sometimes used to refer to the main printed circuit board in processing equipment. It u su- ally contains integrated circuits that perform th e processo r ’ s basic func- t[...]

Glossar y-1 1 G LOSSARY parity: 1) The symmetrical relatio n- ship between two paramet er values (integers) both of which are either on or of f; odd or even; 0 or 1. 2) In serial communications, an err or detection bit that is added to a group of dat a bits making the s um of the bits even or odd. Parit y can be set to n one, odd, o r even. pass wo[...]

Glossary -12 G LOSSARY restart rest ar t: Res etting a computer without turning it off (also called ‘war m boot’ or ‘soft reset’). T o restart the computer , press C trl + Alt + Del wh ile the com- puter is on. See also boot. RCA jack: A single-pin co nnector that carries composite video signals, which include both contras t and color infor[...]

Glossar y-13 G LOSSARY S-vid eo: This co nnection pr ovides separate lines for con trast and color , which produ ces a video image s uperior to that produced by a composite con- nection. See also RCA ja ck. synchr onous: Ha ving a constant time interval between successive bits, char- acters or events. system disk: A disk that has been f or- matted [...]

Glossary -14 G LOSSARY[...]

Index-1 Index A AC adaptor 1-6, 1-14, 2-5 , 2-10 DC I N 15V port 2-5, 2 -6 additional 1-14, 8- 11 connecting 3-5 problems 9-5 Auto power on, See Power B Battery , See also Battery p ack chargi ng 6-8 extending l ife 6-12 indicator 2-9, 2-10, 6-3 monitoring capacity 6 -10 real time clock 1-6, 6 -5 safety precautions 6-5 save mode 1-1 1 types 6-4 Bat[...]

User ’s Manual Index-2 I NDEX E Equipment checklist 1-1 Equipment s etup general conditio ns 3-2 placement 3-2 Ergon omics lighting 3-4 seating and posture 3-3 work habits 3-4 Expansion mem ory , Se e Memory expansion F Fn key emul ation 5- 2 Fn + Alt (enh anced keyboard simula- tion) 5-3 Fn + Ctr l (enhanced keyb oard simul a- tion) 5-3 Fn + E n[...]

Index-3 I NDEX K Keyboard 1-6 , 5-1 emulating enhanced keybo ard 5-2 F1 . . . F 12 function keys 5-2 problems 9-7 T ypewrite r keys 5 -1 Keypad ov erlay 1-10, 5 -7 arrow mode 5-8 numeric mod e 5-8 temporari ly changing mod es 5-9 temporari ly using nor mal key- board (overlay on) 5-8 temporaril y using over lay (over- lay of f) 5-9 turning on 5-7 W[...]

User ’s Manual Index-4 I NDEX USB 1- 7, 2-3, 2-4 Pow er button lo cation 2-8 indicator 2-10, 6-4 panel power o n/off 1-11 res tart ing 3-11 turning of f 3-7 turning on 3-6 system auto of f 1-10 Prin ter parallel 7-4, 8-12 problems 9-16 Problems analyzing symptoms 9-2 CD-R W/ DVD-ROM driv e 9-10 diskette drive 9-1 5 DVD-ROM drive 9-9 hard disk dr [...]

Index-5 I NDEX V V i deo modes , Appendix B V i deo- out ja ck 1- 7, 2 -5 V ideo RAM 1- 3 Vo l u m e c o n t r o l , See Sound system W W ireless L AN 1-8 problems 9-25 using 4-31[...]

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