Toshiba G35-AV660 manual

GMAD00091010 08/06 G35-A V660 S e r i e s Use r ’ s Guide If you need assistance: ❖ T oshiba’ s Support W eb site pcsupport.toshiba.com ❖ T oshiba Global Support Centre Calling within the United States (800) 457-7777 Calling from outside the Unite d States (949) 859-4273 For more information, see “If Something Goes Wrong” on page 293 in[...]

2 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical kno wn to the State o f California to ca use birth defe cts or other reproductive harm. Wash h ands after handling . Model: Qosmio™ G35-A V660 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software W arranty The computer system you purchase[...]

3 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Critical Applications The computer you have purchased is not designed for any “critical applications. ” “Critical applications” means life s upport sy stems, medical applications, connections to implanted medi cal de vi ces, commercial transportation, nuclear facilities or systems or an y other applicatio ns where pr[...]

4 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following tw o conditions: ❖ This device may not cause harmful interference. ❖ This device must accept an y interferen ce receiv ed, including interference that may cause undesired operatio n. Contact either: ❖ T oshiba’ s Support W eb s[...]

5 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 decimal point (e.g., 03 is a REN of 0. 3). For earlier products, the REN is separately shown on the label. Connection to party line service is subject to state tarif fs. Contact the state public utility commission, public se rvice co mmission or corpor ation commission for information. T elephone Company Procedures The goal [...]

6 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 provided may not be a 900 number or any other number for which charges exceed local or long-distan ce transmission char ges.) In order to program this information into your fax transmission, refer to the fax software instructions installed on this computer . Alarm Equipment If your home has specially wired alarm equipment co[...]

7 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 NO TICE: The Ringer Equi v alence Number (REN) assigned to each terminal device pro vides an indication of the maximum number of terminals allowed to be connected to a telephone interface. The termination on an interface may consist of any comb ination of de vices subject only to the requirement that the sum of the Ringer Eq[...]

8 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Wireless LAN and Y our Health W ireless LAN products, like other radio de vices, emit radio frequency electromagnetic energy . The level of ener gy emitted by W ireless LAN devices howe ver is far much less than the elect romagnetic energy emitted by wireless devices lik e for example mobile phones. Because W ireless LAN pro[...]

9 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 documentation that comes with the pr oduct. This de vice complies with the following radio frequency and safety standards. Canada – Indust ry Canada (IC) This device complies with RS S 210 of Ind ustry Canada. The installer of this radio equipment mu st ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not em[...]

10 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 EU Declaration of Conformity TOSHIB A declares that this product conforms to the following Standards: This product is carrying the CE-Mark in accordance w ith the related European Directiv es. Responsible for CE-Marki ng is TOSHIB A Europe, Hammfelddamm 8, 41460 Neuss, Germany . VCCI Class B Information Modem W arning Notic[...]

11 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Ta i w a n The legal communications mentioned in the abov e item refer to radio communications operated in accordan ce with telecommunication laws and regulations. Lo w power radio frequenc y electric machin ery shall resist against interference from legal communications or from industrial, scientific and medical radio emis[...]

12 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2. Indication The indication shown belo w appears on this equipment. 1 2.4: This equipment uses a frequency of 2.4 GHz. 2 DS: This equipment uses DS-SS modulation. O F : This equipment uses OFDM modulation. 3 The interference range of this equipment is less than 40m. 4 This equipment uses a frequenc y bandwidth from 2,400 M[...]

13 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The following restrictions apply: ❖ Do not disassemble or modify the device. ❖ Do not install the embedded wire less module into other device. ❖ 5.17 GHz to 5.23 GHz for indoo r use only . Radio Approvals for Wireless Devices The following information is de pendent on what ty pe of wireless de vice is in your computer[...]

14 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Europe - Restrictions for us e of 2.4 GHz Frequencies in European Community Countries België/ Belgique: For pri v ate usage outside buildings acr oss public grounds over less than 300m no special registration with IBPT/BIPT is required. Registration to IBPT/BIPT is required for priv ate us age outside buildings across publ[...]

15 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 802.11a (5 GHz) Tu r b o M o d e (5 G H z) Europe - Restrictions for Use of 5 GHz Frequencies in European Community Countries O: allowed ×: forbidden ❖ T o remain in conformance with E uro pean spectrum usage laws for W ireless LAN operation, the above 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channel limitations apply . The user should use the[...]

16 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ This device must not be operated in ad-hoc mode using channels in the 5 GHz bands i n the European Community . Ad-hoc mode provides a direct communication between two client devi ces without a W ireless LAN Access Point. ❖ This device must be used with Acce ss Points that hav e employed and activ ated a radar detectio[...]

17 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 802.11a (5 GHz) Tu r b o M o d e (5 G H z) Approved Countries/Regions for use for the Intel ® PRO/ Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter This equipment is approv ed to the radio standard by the countries/re gions in the following table. Do not use this equipment except in the countries/regions in the following table. Austr[...]

18 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Approved Countries/Regions for use for the T oshiba Mini PCI Wireless LAN Card This equipment is approv ed to the radio standard by the countries/re gions in the following table. Do not use this equipment except in the countries/regions in the following table. Approved Countries/Regions for use for the INPROCOMM IPN2220 Wir[...]

19 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Bluetooth wireless technology is a new in novative technology , and TOSHIBA has not confirmed compatibility of its Bluetooth products with all computers and/or equi pment using Bluetooth wireless technology other than TOSHIBA portable comp uters. Always use Bluetooth cards from TOSH IBA in or der to enable wireless networks[...]

20 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 In some situatio ns or en vironments, the use of Bluetooth wireless techno logy may be restricted by the proprietor of th e building or responsible representati ves of the organization. These situations may for example include: ❖ Using the equipment with Bluetooth wireless technology o n board airplanes, or ❖ In any oth[...]

21 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Ta i w a n The legal communications mentioned in the abov e item refer to radio communications operated in accordan ce with telecommunication laws and regulations. Lo w power radio frequenc y electric machin ery shall resist against interference from legal communications or from industrial, scientific and medical radio emis[...]

22 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2. Indication The indication shown belo w appears on this equipment. 1 2.4: This equipment uses a frequency of 2.4 GHz. 2 FH: This equipment uses FH-SS modulation. 3 The interference range of this equipment is less than 10m. 4 This equipment uses a frequenc y bandwidth from 2,400 MHz to 2,483.5 MHz. It is impossible to av o[...]

23 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Optical Drive Safety Instructions The HD DVD-ROM and mult i-function drives employ a laser system. T o ensure proper use of th is product, please read th is instruction manual carefully and retain for future reference. Never attempt to disassemble, adjust or repair a HD DVD , CD/DVD drive, CD-RW drive, Multi-drive or any ot[...]

24 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Copyright This guide is copyrighted by T oshiba Amer ica Information Systems, Inc. with all rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this guide canno t be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of T oshiba. No patent liability is assumed, howe ver , with respect to the use of the information contained[...]

25 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T rademarks Qosmio is a trademark of T oshiba Amer ica Information Systems, Inc. and/or T oshiba Co rporation. Microsoft and W indo ws are registered tr ademarks of Microsoft Corpo ration in the United States and/or other countries. HD D VD Application Logo (HD DVD-R O M) represents the optical dri ves compliance with the H[...]

26 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Computer Disposal Information This product contains mercury . Disposal of this material may be regulated due to en v ironmental considerations. For dispos al, reuse or recycling information, please contact your local gov ernment or the Electronic Industries Alliance at www .eiae.org .[...]

27 5.375 x 8.375 v er 2.3 Contents Introduction ................ ................................................................ 37 This guide ...............................................................38 Safety icons ............................................................39 Other icons used ...............................................[...]

28 Contents 5.375 x 8.375 v er 2.3 Using the computer fo r the first time ......................54 Opening the display panel ................................. 54 Your computer’s features and specifications ....55 Turning on the power .......................................56 Adding memory (optional) ......................................57 Instal[...]

29 Contents 5.375 x 8.375 v er 2.3 Chapter 2: Learning the Ba sics ................................................. 93 Computing tips ....................................................... 93 Using the keyboard .................................................95 Character keys ................................................. 95 Making your keybo[...]

30 Contents 5.375 x 8.375 v er 2.3 Chapter 3: Mobile Comput ing................................................. 115 Toshiba’s energy-saver design..............................115 Running the computer on battery power ..............115 Battery Notice ................................................. 116 Power management ..........................[...]

31 Contents 5.375 x 8.375 v er 2.3 Internet Service Providers ..............................145 Connecting to the Internet .............................145 Surfing the Internet .........................................146 Internet features ..............................................146 Uploading to, and downloading files from, the Internet .....[...]

32 Contents 5.375 x 8.375 v er 2.3 Starting the Media Center .....................................173 Using Media Center ...............................................179 Using the Toshiba Remote Control with Media Center ............................................. 181 Watching Televisi on Programs ............................. 188 Selecting a P[...]

33 Contents 5.375 x 8.375 v er 2.3 Sorting Videos ................................................ 213 Watching a DVD/HD DVD ......................................214 Stopping a DVD Movie .................................... 215 Playing a DVD movie already in your drive .....215 Changing the Media Center Settings .....................216 More Progr[...]

34 Contents 5.375 x 8.375 v er 2.3 Using an instant password.............................. 259 Using a user password ...................................260 Using a supervisor password ..........................261 PC Diagnostic Tool Utility .....................................262 Fn-esse ® .........................................................[...]

35 Contents 5.375 x 8.375 v er 2.3 Chapter 8: If Something Goes Wrong ............. ...................... 293 Problems that are easy to fix ................................293 Problems when you turn on the computer ............ 295 The Windows ® operating system is not working .. 298 Using Startup options to fix problems ............ 299 Internet[...]

36 Contents 5.375 x 8.375 v er 2.3 Appendix A: Hot Keys ........ ...................................................... 338 Volume Mute ........................................................338 Password security ................................................339 Without a password ........................................339 With a password .....[...]

37 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 I n t roduct ion W elcome to the world of po werful, portable, multimedia computing. W ith your T oshiba notebook computer , your work and entertainment can accompany you where ver you go. This notebook is compatible with European Union Directive 2002/95/EC, Re striction of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in e lectr[...]

38 Introduction This guide 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Certain Microsoft ® software product(s) included with this computer may use technological measures for copy protection. IN SUCH EVENT , YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE PRODUCT IF YOU DO NOT FULL Y COMPL Y WITH THE PRODUCT ACTIV A TION PROC EDURES. Product activation procedures and Microsoft’ s pri[...]

39 Introductio n Safety icons 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Safety icons This manual contains safety in structions that must be observed to a v oid potential h azards that could result in personal injuries, damage to your equipment, or loss of data. These safety cautions hav e been classified according to the seriousness of the risk, and icon s highlight t[...]

40 Introduction Other documentation 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Other icons used Additional icons highlight ot her helpful or educational information: TECHNICAL NOTE: This icon in dicates technica l information about the computer . HINT : This icon indicates helpful hints and tips. DEFINITION: Th is icon indi cates the de finition of a te rm used in the [...]

41 Introductio n Service options 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Ser vice options T oshiba offers a full line of optional service programs to complement its limited warranty . T oshiba’ s standard limited warranty , extended warranty , and service upgrade terms and conditions are av ailable at warranty .toshiba.com . T o stay current on the most r ecent so[...]

42 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 1 Getting Started This chapter provides tips for w orking comfortably , summarizes ho w to connect components, and explains what to do the f irst time you use your notebook computer . Selecting a place to work Y our computer is portable and designed to be used in a v ariety of circumstances and locations. Creating a[...]

43 Getting Started Selecting a place to work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o keep your computer in prime operating condition, protect your work area from: ❖ Dust, moisture, and direct sunlight. ❖ Equipment that ge nerates a st rong electromagnetic field, such as stereo speakers (oth er than speakers that are connected to the computer) or speakerphone[...]

44 Getting Started Selecting a place to work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Never allow any liquids to spill into any part of your com puter , and never expose the computer to rain, wate r , seawater or moisture. Exposure to liquid or moisture can cause electric shock or fire, resulting in damage or serious injury . If any of these eventualities should acci[...]

45 Getting Started Selecting a place to work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Ne ver turn of f the computer if a driv e light indicates a dri v e is ac ti v e. T urning of f the computer while it is reading from or writing to a disk/disc or flash media may damage the disk/disc or flash media, the driv e, or both. ❖ K eep the computer and disk s a way fr[...]

46 Getting Started Setting up your computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Always make sure your computer and AC adapto r have adequate ventilation and are protected from overheating when the power is turne d on or when an AC adapto r is connected to a power outlet (even if your computer is in Standby mode). In this condit ion, obser ve the following: ❖ N[...]

47 Getting Started Setting up your computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Setting up your software When you turn on the computer for the first time, do not turn off the power again until the operating sy stem has loaded completely . The names of windows displayed, and the order in which windows appear , may vary acco rding to your software setup choices. T[...]

48 Getting Started Re gistering your computer with T oshiba 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If an Internet connectio n could not be foun d, a windo w will display the message: “ An Internet connection could not be chosen. ” Click Next to continue. If you are conne cting your computer to a network, c onsult your system administrator before you choose your[...]

49 Getting Started Adding optional external de vices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Adding optional external devices Before adding extern al devices or memory , T os hiba recommends setting up your software. See “Se tting up your software” on page 47 . After starting your computer for the f irst time you may want to: ❖ Add more memory (see “ Adding [...]

50 Getting Started Connecting to a power so ur ce 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Always confirm that the power plug (and extension cable plug if used) has been fully inserted into the socket, to ensure a secure electrical connection. Failure to do so may result in a fire or electric shock, possibly resulting in serious injur y . Be careful if you use a mult[...]

51 Getting Started Connecting to a po wer sour ce 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o connect A C po wer to the computer: 1 Connect the po wer cord/cab le to the A C adaptor . (Sample Illustr ation) Connecting the po wer cor d/cable to the A C adaptor Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical kno wn to the State o f California to [...]

52 Getting Started Connecting to a power so ur ce 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Connect the po wer cord/cable to a li ve electrical outlet. The A C power lig ht on the indicator panel glo ws blue. Never attempt to connect or disconnect a power plug with wet hands. Failure to follow this instruction could result in an electric shock, possibly re sulting i[...]

53 Getting Started Char ging the main battery 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Charging the main batter y Y our computer came with its batte ry already installed. Before using the battery to po wer the computer , you must charge the battery . T o char ge the battery , leav e the computer plugged into an A C po wer source with the computer turned of f until th[...]

54 Getting Started Using the computer for the fir st time 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using the computer for the first time The computer is no w ready for you to turn it on and be gin using it. Opening the display panel 1 Press the display release b utton. 2 Lift the display panel. (Sample Illustration) Opening the display pa nel When opening or closing [...]

55 Getting Started Using the computer for the f irst time 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Small bright dots may ap pear on your screen display when you turn on your computer . Y our display contains an extremely lar ge number of thin-f ilm transistors (TFT) and is manufactured using high -precision technology . Any small bright dots that may appear on your d[...]

56 Getting Started Using the computer for the fir st time 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T urning on the power T o turn on the computer: 1 Make sure any e xternal de vices (such as the A C adaptor , if you plan to use A C powe r rather t han battery po wer) are properly connected and ready . 2 Check to ensure that all optical dri ves are empty . 3 Press and[...]

57 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Adding memor y (optional) HINT : T o purchase addition al memory modules, see the accessories information packaged with you r system or visit accessories.toshib a.com . Y ou r c o m pu te r comes with enough memory to run most of today’ s popular applications. Y ou may want to incr[...]

58 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The computer has two memory slots—Slo t A and Slot B. Y ou can install one or tw o memory modules. Before y ou install or remov e a memory module, turn off t he computer using the Start menu. If you install or remove a memory module while the computer is in Standby or Hibernation m[...]

59 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 6 Using a small Phillips scre wdriv er , loosen the capti ve scre w that secures the memory module slot co ver . (Sample Illustration ) Unscr ewing the memory module slot cover 7 Remov e the memory module slot cov er . 8 Place the cov er in a safe place so that you can retriev e it l[...]

60 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 9 Carefully remov e the ne w memory module from its antistatic packaging, with out touching its connector . 10 Locate an empty memory module slot on the undersi de of the computer . If no memory slot is available, you mu st remove a module by performing steps 2 - 3 of “Removing a m[...]

61 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 12 Firmly press the memory modu le into the memory slot’ s socket at approximately a 30-degree angle (to the horizontal surface of the computer). (Sample Illustration) Inserting the memory module into t he soc ket 13 Once the module’ s connector is fully inserted into the socket,[...]

62 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Do not force the memory module into position. The memory module should be co mpletely inserted into the socket and le vel when secured in place. (Sample Illustration) Inserting the memory module into t he slot 14 Replace the memory module slot cov er and secure it using the screw . 1[...]

63 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Y ou can now continue setting up the computer . When the operating system ha s loaded, you can verify that the computer has recognized th e additional memory module. If you are adding an extra memory module after setting up the computer , verify that the computer has recognized it co[...]

64 Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Pull the latches a way from the memory module. The memory mo dule pops up slightly . If your system has the memor y modules stacked on top of one another , you must remove th e top module first before removing/installing the bottom module. 3 Gently lift the m em or y module to a 30[...]

65 Getting Started Using the Dual Mode P ad 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 8 Restart the computer . TECHNICAL NOTE: Y ou must ha ve at least one memor y module installed for th e comput er to work. Checking total memory When you ad d or remo ve a memory m od ul e , you can check that the computer has recognized the change. T o do this: 1 Click Start , Contr[...]

66 Getting Started Using the Dual Mode P ad 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Illustra tion) V irtual buttons on the Dual Mode P ad Activating the Dual Mode Pad will deactivate an external mouse. The virtual buttons at the top of the Du al Mode Pad ha ve the follo wing default settings: ❖ Left button: Opens the as signed email application ❖ Middle [...]

67 Getting Started Using the Dual Mode P ad 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The virtual b uttons cannot be used until the mode switch button is tapped again. The virtual b uttons and Dual Mode can be enabled or changed in the Mouse Pro perties dialog box. Enabling Dual Mode T o enable Dual Mode: 1 Click Start , Contr ol Panel . The Control P anel windo w app[...]

68 Getting Started Using external display de vices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o conf igure a virtual b utton: 1 Perform steps 1-5 in “Enabling Dual Mode” on pag e 67 . 2 Select the virtual b utton you wish to configure. 3 Select the desired options, then click OK . 4 Click OK . 5 Click OK to close the Mouse Properties windo w . Using external disp[...]

69 Getting Started Using external display de vices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Connecting the display device If you are connectin g a tele vision or other vid eo display device to the computer’ s HDMI Out port, first refer to “Selecting video cables” on page 69 for guidelines on choosing a video cable, then refer to “Connecting a plasma tele visi[...]

70 Getting Started Using external display de vices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Connecting a plasma television or VCR/DVD player T o connect a plasma tele vision or VCR/D VD player to the computer: 1 Connect one end of an HDMI cable (not included with your computer) to the HDMI Out port on the back of your computer , and then conn ect the other end of the[...]

71 Getting Started Using external display de vices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T oslink 1/8" (3.5mm) mini plu g on one end and a plug compatible with your sound system on the other end. Connecting a standard television, projector , or VCR/ DVD player T o connect a standard tele vision, projector , or VCR/D VD player: 1 Connect one end of an S-video [...]

72 Getting Started Using external display de vices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Adjusting the Display Properties When using the S-v ideo display port, the desktop sho wn on your TV may be larger than th e screen can sho w . As a result, you may ha ve to adj ust the Display Properties to sho w the entire desktop on the TV with out ha ving to pan the displa[...]

73 Getting Started Using external display de vices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Connecting an external monitor or projector Y ou can easily attach an external monitor or projector to your computer if yo u need a larger screen or to display a n ything on your computer screen. T o do this: 1 Connect the m onitor’ s video cable to the RGB (monitor) port on[...]

74 Getting Started Using external display de vices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ TV (or other external video de vice) only ❖ Built-in display and e xternal monitor (extended desktop) ❖ Built-in display and TV (e xtended desktop) (Sample Imag e) Display o ptions window The dual display mode s (interna l display and externa l device) cannot be used w[...]

75 Getting Started Connecting External A V Input Devices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Adjusting the quality of the external display T o obtain the best picture quality from your tele vision (or other video display d e vice), you may need to adjust the video settings. See the video de vice documentation for additional confi guration steps. TECHNICAL NOTE: [...]

76 Getting Started Connecting External A V Input Devices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 computer is of f, launch QosmioPlayer (refer to “Using QosmioPlayer” on page 156 ). Connecting to the S-video In port Y ou can connect an external input de vice such as a VCR/ D VD pla yer or game console to the S-video In port on the right side of your compute r . S[...]

77 Getting Started Connecting External A V Input Devices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Connect the de vice’ s power cable to a li ve electrical outlet. 5 T urn on your computer . 6 T urn on the external de vice. 7 Press the TV button abo ve the keyboard. The QosmioPlayer TV application starts. 8 If necessary , change the inpu t source by pressing the i[...]

78 Getting Started Using an e xternal k e yboar d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using an external keyboard If you prefer to use a full-size k eyboard, you can attach one to your computer . The computer’ s U SB ports support any USB- compatible keyboard. Using a mouse Y ou may want to use a mouse instead of the computer’ s built- in Dual Mode Pad. Y ou [...]

79 Getting Started Connecting a printer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If your printer supports Plug and Play , your computer will automatically recognize the printe r; the printer is then ready for use. Refer to your printe r documentatio n for further instructions. TECHNICAL NOTE: T o determine if your printer supports Plug and Play , check its d ocumenta[...]

80 Getting Started Connecting an option al e xternal diskette drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Click Add a printer . The Add Printer W izard appears. (Sample Imag e) Add Printer W izard 3 Follo w the on-screen instructio ns to set up your printer . Connecting an optional ex ternal diskette drive Some operations, such as creating a password service dis[...]

81 Getting Started T urning off the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o connect an optional ex ternal USB diskette dr i ve, connect the cable to one of the computer’ s USB ports. (Sample Illustration) Connectin g an optional e xternal USB diskette drive T urning off the computer Pressing the power button before shutting down the Windows ® operati[...]

82 Getting Started T urning of f the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T urn Off or Shut Down Factors to consid er when choosing either T urn Off or Shut Do wn: ❖ Use the T urn Of f command if you are usin g W indows ® XP Home, or either W indows ® XP Professional or Wi n d o w s ® XP Media Center Edition (MCE) and are not connected to a domain s[...]

83 Getting Started T urning off the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Restarting from Hibernation takes less time and consumes less main battery po wer than restarting from turning off the computer . ❖ Since information is being retrie ved from the hard disk rather than from memory , restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and co ns[...]

84 Getting Started T urning of f the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ When starting u p again, th e co mputer returns to the mode in which you left it, including all open programs and f iles you were using. If you power down using the Standby command and the main battery discharges fully , your un saved information wi ll be lost. Be sure to save [...]

85 Getting Started T urning off the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Shut Down For W ind ows ® XP Professional when connected to a domain server , follow these steps to turn of f the computer: 1 Click Start , and then Shut do wn . The Shut Do wn W indows ® dialog box appears. 2 Select Shut down from the drop-down list. 3 Click OK . The computer shu[...]

86 Getting Started T urning of f the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Select the options you want from the drop-do wn lists. ❖ When I press the po wer button Set this option to Shut down i f you want th e computer to shut do wn when you press the po wer bu tton. ❖ When I close the lid Set this option to Shut down i f you want th e computer to s[...]

87 Getting Started T urning off the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using and configuring Hibernation mode T o turn of f the computer using the Hibernation comman d, click Start , T urn off comp uter , and then select Hiber nate . (Sample Imag e) T urn off computer W indows ® dialog box The computer sav e s the state of all open programs and files,[...]

88 Getting Started T urning of f the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Select Hiber nation for the options you want. ❖ When I press the po wer button Set this option to Hiber nate i f you want t he computer to go into Hibe rnation mode when you press the po wer b utton. ❖ When I close the lid Set this option to Hiber nate i f you want t he compu[...]

89 Getting Started T urning off the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using and configuring Standby mode T o turn of f the computer usi ng the Standby command, click Start , T urn off computer , and then select Stand B y . (Sample Imag e) T urn off computer W indows ® dialog box The computer saves the status of all open pro grams and files, turns off[...]

90 Getting Started T urning of f the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Select Standby for the options you w ant. ❖ When I press the po wer button Set this option to Standby if you want the computer to go into Standb y mode when you press the po wer bu tton. ❖ When I close the lid Set this option to Standby if you want the computer to go into Sta[...]

91 Getting Started Caring for your computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Caring for your computer This section gi ves tips on cleaning and mo ving your computer . For information ab out taking care of your computer’ s battery , see “T aking care of your battery” on page 130 . Cleaning the computer Keep liquids, including cle aning fluid, out of the [...]

92 Getting Started Caring for your computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using a computer lock Y ou may want to secure your comp uter to a heavy object such as your desk. The easiest way to do this is to purchase an optional computer lock cable. F or more information on purchasing a cable lock, visit accessories.toshiba.com . (Sample Illustra tion) Comput[...]

93 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 2 Learning t he Basics This chapter giv es some computing tips and provides important information about basic features. Computing tips ❖ Sa ve your w o rk frequently . Y our work stays in the computer’ s temporary memory until you sa ve it to the disk. If the netw ork you are using goes do wn and you must restar[...]

94 Learning the Basics Computing tips 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Back up your f iles to disks (or other remov able media) on a regular basis. Label the backup copies clearly and store them in a safe place. It is easy to put of f back ing up because it takes time. Ho we ver , if your hard disk suddenly fails, you will lose all the data on it unless y[...]

95 Learning the Basics Using the ke yboar d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using the keyboard Y ou r computer’ s keyboard cont ains character keys, control ke ys, function k ey s, and special W indo ws ® ke ys, providing all the functionality of a full-size keyboard. (Sample Illustra tion) K eyb oar d Character keys T yping with the character keys is v e[...]

96 Learning the Basics Using the ke yboar d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Y our computer’ s key board has only one Enter and one Ctrl key . Most of the time, this does not matter . Howe ver , some programs assign separate functions to the right and left Ctrl and Alt keys, o r to the re gular and numeric pad Enter keys on the full-sized k eyboard. Using t[...]

97 Learning the Basics Using the ke yboar d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Windows special keys (Sample Illustration ) W indows special keys Y ou r computer’ s keyboard has two ke ys that hav e spe cial functions in W indows: ❖ Win dow s ke y —Opens the Start menu ❖ A pplication key —Has a si milar function as the secondary mouse b utton Overlay k[...]

98 Learning the Basics Starting a pr ogr am 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using the overlay to type numeric data The keys with the numbers on their right front are the numeric overlay ke ys. T o turn the numeric o verlay on, press Fn and F11 simultaneously . The numeric mode light on the ke yboard indicator panel glo ws when the numeric ov erlay is on. T o[...]

99 Learning the Basics Starting a pr ogram 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The ne xt three sections e xplain how to start a program from the Start menu, Explorer and the Run dialog box. Starting a program from the Start menu When you install a progr am, the operating system usually puts an icon in the All Prog rams menu. T o start a program that has an icon [...]

100 Learning the Basics Starting a pr ogr am 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Click Windo ws Explor er . 4 Click My Computer to expand th e windo w . 5 In the left part of the windo w , click the line that ends in “(C:). ” 6 In the left part of the windo w , under the C: icon, double- click the folder containing the program, in this case Program Files .[...]

101 Learning the Basics Saving your work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 In the Run dialog box: ❖ If you kno w the program’ s location, type the command line. For a pr ogram in the W indows ® folder , type just the prog ram name. Otherwise, type the full f ile path. Fo r example, to access W ordPad, type: c:Program FilesWindows NTA ccessorieswordp[...]

102 Learning the Basics Saving your work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Saving files 1 In your W indo ws ® appli cation, click File , and then Sa ve . If you are working with a document that already has a f ile name, this is all you need to do. If you cr eated a ne w document, your prog ram displays a Sav e As dialog box. Use this dialog box to specify whe[...]

103 Learning the Basics Printing your work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 File names The W indows operating system su pports long file names that can contain up to 255 characters and can include spaces. Some applications do not suppor t long file names and require file names li mited to no more than eight characters. Y ou may use all the letters and numbers[...]

104 Learning the Basics Backing up your work 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o print a f ile: 1 If your printer is not on, turn it on no w . 2 In your W indows ® application, click File , an d then Pri nt . The program displays a P rint dialog box. (Sample Imag e) Print dialo g box 3 Specify the print parameters. For e x ample, the range of pages and numb[...]

105 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 HINT : Backing up all the files on your hard disk may take a considerable amount of time and multiple CDs/DVDs. Y ou may prefer to use a high-capacity backup syste m, such as an external hard drive. Small files can be backed up on diskettes if an opt ional external disk ette dri [...]

106 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 TECHNICAL NOTE: Y our optical dr ive is set to play region 1 (North America) DVD-ROMs. If you play a DVD disc from another reg ion, the driv e will au tomatically change to play in the format of the other region. The drive will allow you to change regions four times. On the fourt[...]

107 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Illustra tion) Media contr ol buttons abo ve the computer ke yboard The TV button: ❖ Launches W indows Media Center and acti v ates the TV interface, when the comput er is powered on and W indows is running. While Media Center is running, the TV b utton has the same fun[...]

108 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The Play/Pause button starts playing the disc or mak es it pause if currently playin g. The Stop/Eject b utton stops a disc that is currently playing. The Pr evious track b utton returns to the preceding track on the disc. The Next track b utton skips to the follo wing track on t[...]

109 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 5 Hold the disc b y its edges and check that it is free of dust. If the disc is dusty , clean it as described in “Caring for CD or D VD discs” on page 113 . 6 Place the disc carefully in th e disc tray , label side up. (Sample Illustration) P ositioning the disc in the drive [...]

110 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Playing an audio CD If the computer is of f, you can press the CD/D VD button to play the CD using QosmioPlayer (refer to “Using QosmioPlayer” on page 156 for more information). If the computer is turned on, W indo ws Medi a ® Playe r opens and the CD begins to play . Y ou c[...]

111 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The W indo ws Media Player cont rol panel works much like an ordinary compact di sc player: ❖ T o play the CD or to pause, click the Play/P ause b utton. ❖ T o stop the CD, click the Stop bu tt on . Before putting on headphones to listen to an audio CD, turn the volume dial d[...]

112 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 and CD-Re writable (CD-R W) discs; and D VD ± R/ ± RW or D VD RA M discs. Due to manufacturing and quality variations in third party optical media (e.g., CD or DVD) or optical media players/ recorders, in certain cases, yo ur T oshiba optical drive may not record on certain opt[...]

113 Learning the Basics Using the optical drive 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Removing a disc with the computer off T o remov e a disc with the computer turned off: 1 Insert a slender object, such as a straightened paper clip, into the manual eject hole. The disc tray slides partially out of the dri ve (about 1 inch). Never use a pencil to press the manual[...]

114 Learning the Basics T oshiba’s online r esour ces 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T oshiba’ s online resources T oshiba maintains a number of online sites to which you can connect. These sites provide information about T oshiba products, gi ve help with technical questions and k eep you up to date with future upgrades . For more information, see “C[...]

115 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Chapter 3 Mobile Computing This chapter cov ers all aspect s of using your computer while tra veling. T oshiba’ s energy-saver design Y our computer enters a low-po wer suspension mode when it is not being used, thereby conserving ener gy and saving money in the process. It has a number of other features th at enhance [...]

116 Mobile Computing Running the computer on battery power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Battery Notice Battery life may v ary consid erably from specificat ions depending on product model, conf iguration, application s, po wer management settings and features utilized, as well as the natural performance v ariations produced b y the design of indi vidual[...]

117 Mobile Computing Running the computer on battery power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 The compute r also has an internal re al-time-cloc k (R TC) battery . The R T C battery po wers the R TC memory that stores your system configuration set tings and the current time and date information. It maintains this information for up t o a month while the compu[...]

118 Mobile Computing Char ging batteries 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Charging batteries The battery needs to be charged before you can u se it to po wer the computer . Never leave batteries in the batter y charger for more than a week at a time. Doing so may reduce the potential charge of the batter y . Always use the b attery charg er specified by T o[...]

119 Mobile Computing Char ging batteries 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 ❖ The battery is almost completely dischar ged. Leav e the power connected and the battery should b e gin charging after a fe w minutes. HINT : Once the battery is fully charged, we recommend that you operate your computer on batter y power until the batter y discharges completely .[...]

120 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 It is seldom necessar y to charge the RTC battery because it charges while the compute r is on. If the RTC battery is low, the real-time clock and calendar may display the incorrect time and date o r stop working. When Hibernation mode is enab led and the R TC battery is com[...]

121 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 If the AC power light flashes amber during charging, either the battery pack is malfunctioning, or it is not receiving correct input from the AC po wer supply . Disconnect the AC power cord/cab le and remove the ba ttery pack. See “Changing th e main battery” on pag e 12[...]

122 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Determining remaining batter y power Wait at least 16 seconds after turning on the co mputer before tr ying to monitor the remaining batter y power . The compu ter needs this time to check the batter y’ s remaining capacity and perform its calculations. 1 Click Start , Con[...]

123 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 What to do when the main battery runs low When the main battery runs lo w you can : ❖ Plug the computer into an external power source and recharge the main battery ❖ Place the computer into Hibernation mode and replace the main battery with a char ged spare ❖ Connect t[...]

124 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Conser ving battery power Ho w long a fully char ged battery pack lasts when you are using the computer depend s on a number of f actors, such as: ❖ Ho w the computer is configured ❖ Ho w much you use the hard disk, optical dri ve, diskette dri v es, or other optional de[...]

125 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Power Profiles Y ou can choose a predefined Po wer Prof ile or select your o wn combinatio n of po wer management op tions. T o do this: 1 Click Start , Contr ol Panel , P erf ormance and Maintenance , and then To s h i b a Pow er Sav er . The T oshiba Po wer Sa ve r Propert[...]

126 Mobile Computing Monitoring main battery power 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Using a hot key to set the Power Profile Y ou may use a hot key to set the Po wer Profile. T o set the Po wer Prof ile: 1 Press Fn and F2 simultaneously to display the Po wer Prof ile pop-up windo w . (Sample Imag e) P ower Pr ofile pop-up window 2 While continuing to press [...]

127 Mobile Computing Changing the main battery 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Changing the main batter y When your main battery has run ou t of po wer , you ha ve tw o options: plug in the A C adapto r or install a charged main battery . Never short circuit the battery pack by either accidentally or intentio nally bringing the b attery te rminals in conta[...]

128 Mobile Computing Changing the main battery 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 5 Slide the battery release lock to the unlock ed position. (Sample Illustration) Unloc k ing the battery r elease lock 6 Slide the battery release latch to release the battery . 7 Pull the discharg ed battery out of the computer . (Sample Illustration) Remo ving the battery If [...]

129 Mobile Computing Changing the main battery 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Inserting a charged battery T o insert a battery: 1 W ipe the terminals of the charged battery with a clean cloth to ensure a good connection. 2 Insert the charged battery in to the slot until the latch clicks. The battery pack has been designed so that you cannot install it wit[...]

130 Mobile Computing T aking car e of your battery 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 3 Slide the battery lock to the locked position. (Sample Illustration) Loc king the battery r elease lock 4 T urn the computer right side up. 5 Reconnect any cables that were remov ed in step 3 of “Removing the battery from the com puter” on page 127 . 6 Restart the comp[...]

131 Mobile Computing T aking care of your battery 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 ❖ A void touching the metal terminals of the battery with another metal object. Short-circuiting the battery can cause it to ov erheat a nd may cau se damage to the battery or the computer . ❖ Do not incinerate a spent battery , as this could ca use it to explode and rele[...]

132 Mobile Computing T aking car e of your battery 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 3 Operate the computer on battery po wer for f i ve minutes. If the battery pack has at least f iv e minutes of operating time, continue operating until the battery pack is fully discharged. If the batt ery light flashes or there is some other w arning to indicate a l o w ba[...]

133 Mobile Computing Disposing of used batteries 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Disposing of used batteries The life of a battery pack depends on usage. When the battery pack needs replacing, the main battery light flashes amber shortly after you h a ve fully recharged the battery . Y ou must discard a battery if it becomes damaged. Never attempt to dispo[...]

134 Mobile Computing T raveling tips 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 T oshiba is dedicated to preserving the en vironment by sponsoring Call2Recycle, a program of the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation. F or more information and for drop-off locations, visit www .rbrc.org or call 1-800-822- 8837. Notice regarding CR coin ce ll batteries, applicable[...]

135 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 4 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features In this chapter , you will explor e some of the special features of your notebook compu ter . Exploring the desktop The desktop is the launching pad for ev erything you can d o in the W indows ® operatin g system. Y ou use i ts features to start programs, f ind documen ts, [...]

136 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Explorin g the desktop 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Finding your way around the desktop Y our computer’ s desktop includes se veral standard feat ures: icons, Start b utton, T askbar , System tray , and backgro und pattern. (Sample Imag e) W indows ® operating system d esktop Icons An icon represen ts a folder[...]

137 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Exploring the desktop 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The icons initially displayed on your system desktop include: Recycle Bin—Holds f iles you hav e deleted. Y ou may be able to retrie ve these f iles un til you empty the Recycle Bin. TECHNICAL NOTE: If you delete a f ile from a diskette or flash media, it does [...]

138 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Setting up for communications 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T askbar Each time you open a pro gram, a b utton associated with that program appears on the T askba r . W ith some programs, a button appears on the T askbar for each do cument or window you open. Y ou can use these b uttons to quickly switch between th[...]

139 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Setting up for communications 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Determining the COM port Y our modem (av a ilable on certain models) is connected to one of the computer’ s COM (communications) ports. The default setting for the modem is COM3. The follo wing procedure is intended to support you if you need to either [...]

140 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Setting up for communications 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Connecting the modem to a telephone line Y our computer may come with a built-in modem (a vailable on certain models) that can be conne cted to a standard v oice- grade telephone line. The modem allo ws you to: ❖ Access the Internet. ❖ Communicate wit[...]

141 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Setting up for communications 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Connect the other end to the RJ-11 wall jack. (Sample Illustration) Connecting to a wall jac k Connect the built-in modem only to ordinar y analog phone lines. Never connect the built-in modem to a digital line (ISDN). Never connect the built-in modem t[...]

142 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Setting up for communications 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 connecting to the networ k, consult your network administrator . ❖ While you are at home or tra veling, you need a dial-up connection. Ask your network administrato r for the telephone number of the network. Setting up the connection T o set up an off i[...]

143 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Setting up for communications 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 5 Select the Properti es icon. 6 Select the Do not use this device (disable) option from the De vice usage drop-down. 7 Click OK . Y our LAN port is now di sabled. T o enab le the Ethernet LAN po rt, repeat steps one through four . Select the Use this dev[...]

144 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features An overview of using the Internet 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 An over view of using the Internet The follo wing sections gi ve a quick introduction to the Internet and some of its exciting features, under these headings: ❖ The Internet ❖ The W orld W ide W eb ❖ Internet Service Providers ❖ Connecting to [...]

145 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features An overview of using the Internet 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Internet Ser vice Providers T o connect a computer directly to the Internet, many peo ple and businesses use an Internet Serv ice Provider (ISP). An ISP is a company that has the equipment and the telecommunication lines necessary to maintain an Inter[...]

146 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features An overview of using the Internet 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Surfing the Internet Once connected to the Internet , the W eb browser displ ays a home page, for e xample, your IS P’ s home page on the Internet or your compan y’ s W eb site home page. T o visit a desired W eb site, type in the W eb address. Th[...]

147 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Explorin g audio feat ur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 clearinghouse where all the message s are placed, like a gigantic bulletin board. ❖ Online shopping Many W eb sites offer produc ts and services for sale. Uploading to, and downloading files from, the Internet T ransferring files from one comp uter to ano[...]

148 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Explor ing audio fe atur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Imag e) Sound Recor der scr een 3 Click the Record b utton. 4 Speak normally int o the microphone. 5 When you ha ve fin ished recording, click the Stop button. The Sound Recorder windo w displays the new sou nd file as a wav eform. Y ou can only rec[...]

149 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Explorin g audio feat ur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using external speakers or headphones Y our computer is equipped w ith a full stereo sound system with internal speakers. Instead of using the internal speakers, you can connect headph ones or a pair of e x ternal stereo speakers. Before putting on headphon[...]

150 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using PC Car ds 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using PC Cards TECHNICAL NOTE: For PCMCIA-compatible PC Cards, check the package to make sure they conform to the PCMCIA 2.1 standard (or later). Other cards may work with your computer , but are likely to be much more difficult to set up and use. Y our notebook comput[...]

151 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using PC Car ds 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Removing a PC Card Be sure to disable the PC Card prior to removing it. Other wise, the system may be damaged. Before removing a PC Card, mak e sure that no applications or system ser vices are using the card. 1 Prepare the card for remov a l by right-clicking the Safe[...]

152 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using an Expr essCar d™ 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Setting up a PC Card for your computer Some PC Cards are ready to us e as soon as y ou install t hem. Others, such as hard disk cards, network cards, and SCSI adapters, may need to be set up to wo rk with your computer . T o set up your PC Card, refer to the [...]

153 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Removing an ExpressCard ™ 1 Prepare the card for remov a l by right-clicking the Safely Remov e Hardwar e icon on the system tray and then selecting the card or de vice you want to remo v e. If the system is unable to prepare the card for safe rem[...]

154 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The Bridge Media Adapter slot m ay also support other types of media. For a complete list of supported media, visi t T oshiba’ s W eb site at access ories.toshiba.com . Do not use the Copy Disk function for this type of media. T o copy data from o[...]

155 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Removing memor y media 1 Prepare the media for remov al by right-clicking the Safely Remov e Hardwar e ic on on the system tra y and then selecting the card or de vice you want to remove. If the system is unable to prepare the media for safe remov a[...]

156 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using the i.LINK® port 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using the i.LINK ® port The i.LINK ® port on th e left side of the computer pro vides an extremely fast data transfer rate. In addition to high speed, the i.LINK ® port also supports isochronous data transfer (the deli very of data at a guaranteed rate). Thi[...]

157 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using QosmioPlayer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o start the QosmioPlayer: 1 If the computer is on, turn it of f or place it in Hibernation mode. The computer must either be off or in Hibernation mode for QosmioPlayer to start. If the computer is powered on or in Standby mode, turn off the comp uter before tryin[...]

158 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using QosmioPlayer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The Record button only work s when using the Windows Media Center Edition, and is not operatio nal when using QosmioPlayer . Playing an audio CD Insert a supported audio CD into your optical dri ve. The QosmioPlayer automatically re cognizes and play s supported CDs[...]

159 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using QosmioPlayer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Playing a DVD Insert a supported D VD into your optical dri ve. The QosmioPlayer automatically recognizes and plays all supported D VDs. The Media Control b uttons abov e the computer keyboard allo w you to mov e to the previo us chap ter or next chapter , play or p[...]

160 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using QosmioPlayer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Duplicated DVD discs may not play with QosmioPlayer . In addition, if any of the me dia are scratched or dirty , or not in compliance with standards, they may not play properly . TECHNICAL NOTE: Y our optical dr ive is set to play region 1 (North America) DVD-ROMs. [...]

161 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using QosmioPlayer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Imag e) Setup menu When viewing tele vision programs, you hav e th e follo win g options: 0-9 Press a number on your ke yboard to watch a specif ic channel. PA G E UP / DOWN Press the P A GE UP ke y to scro ll backward th rough channels, press the P A GE DO [...]

162 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using QosmioPlayer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T oshiba Remote Control Y ou can use your T oshiba Remote Control to play CDs, D VDs, and videos; to vie w pictures; and to w atch tele vision programs through QosmioP layer . The remote control helps you na vigate the Qosmi oPlayer windo ws on your computer just as[...]

163 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using QosmioPlayer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T oshiba Remote Control Buttons Over view (Sample Illustration) T oshiba Remote Contr ol Power Replay Vol um e Recorded DVD Menu Arrows Channel/ Live TV Play Guide Control OK Button Record* Pause Rewind Forw ard Skip Back More Stop Start* TV* Page Control Mute Clear[...]

164 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using QosmioPlayer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The remote control has the follo wing buttons/functions depending on wh ich mode you are using: Button Function TV Mode DVD Mode Audio Mode Power T urns the computer’ s power on and off T urns the computer’ s power on and off T urns the computer’ s power on an[...]

165 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using QosmioPlayer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 * This function not supported with QosmioPlayer Left arrow Moves the cursor left one sele ction within QosmioPlayer menu Moves the cursor left one sele ction within QosmioPlayer menu None Right arrow Moves the cursor right one sele ction within QosmioPlayer menu Mov[...]

166 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Using QosmioPlayer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using the T oshiba Remote Control T o be gin using your remot e control: 1 Point the remote control at th e remote control sensor . The remote control sensor is located on the fron t of your computer . Make sure there is nothing blocking the path between your remote[...]

167 Exploring Y our Computer’ s Features Installing the QosmioPlayer Recovery media 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Installing the QosmioPlayer Recover y media T o recov er or repair QosmioPlayer on a computer that has the application installed: 1 Insert the QosmioPlayer Rec ov ery media into the dri ve, close the dri ve tray , and rest art your computer f[...]

168 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 5 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 This section introduces you to the W indows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005, a complete multimedia center where you can play your ent ire library of audio, video, and pict ure media on your comp uter , using either your computer’ s ke yboard, mouse, or[...]

169 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Media Center Setup 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Media Center Setup This section sho w s you ho w to set up your computer to use the Media Center . There are many dif ferent methods you can use to connect your tele vision and computer which are cov ered in the follo wing sections. Connecting t[...]

170 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Media Center Setup 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Some stations may not come in clearly if the signal is not strong enough. If you do not ha ve a Set-top box, you may need to purchase a signal amplifier which may help boost and improve the cable signal. Contac t your service provid er for t[...]

171 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Media Center Setup 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Connecting the TV Signal S ource When Y ou Have an Existing Setup This section describes ho w to connect the signal source from the wall to a VCR/D VD player to a TV using two coaxial cables (not shipped with yo ur computer or system). 1 Remov e[...]

172 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Media Center Setup 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Illustration) W all-to-VCR/DVD player -to-TV setup Connecting the External IR T ransceiver The external IR transcei v er is a small de vice that connects from the computer to a de vice th at prov ides the input signal to your TV , su[...]

173 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Starting the Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Install batteries in the remote control. (F or an illustration of the set-up described abo v e, see page 172 .) 4 Run the Media Center Setup wizard (see “Starting the Media Center” on page 1 73 ). The wizard will w alk you through t[...]

174 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Starting the Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o complete the Media Center Setup, follo w the wizard’ s on- screen prompts. For more info rmation, see the Microsoft XP Media Center Edition Help file on your computer: 1 Click the help icon located at the top of each screen. 2 C[...]

175 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Starting the Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 7 Click Ye s to verify that your Internet connection is alway s on. 8 Click Next . Th e wizard displays the T est Y our Internet Connection screen. 9 Click Te s t to verify that your computer is connected to the Internet. ❖ If the conne[...]

176 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Starting the Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 When you set up the TV Signal and identify the Set-top box remote, you may receive a “Remote Not Recognized” message. When this occurs, you must select th e Have Media Center Learn My Remote Again From Scratch option. When you get[...]

177 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Starting the Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 18 Use the numeric k eys o n your ke yboard to enter your ZIP code, then click Next . The wizard displays the Do wnload Provider Information screen. The Media Center connects to the Internet and begins to do wnload information about your [...]

178 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Starting the Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 27 Click K eep my curr ent settings and continue , then click Next . The wizard displays the Adjust Y our Display Settings screen. 28 Click Finish this wizard , then click Next . The wizard displays the Y ou Are Done! screen. 29 Click[...]

179 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Using Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using Media Center Y ou can run Media Center side by side with other Windows software programs. It is possibl e to browse through your pictures, watch videos, play music, and even record TV while using other Windows programs. Simply resize the M[...]

180 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Using Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 When enjoying the Media Center , use the icons on the T itle Bar to return to the Media Center main screen, go back to the pre vious screen, or to display the Media Center’ s online help. (Sample Imag e) T itle Bar Icons Use the Medi a Pla[...]

181 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Using Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Navigating Media Center In the Media Center windows, a selected item, such as a folder , file, or menu item is outlined with a green border . T o select items, use the arrow b uttons on the remote control, and then the OK button to ent er your s[...]

182 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Using Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T oshiba Remote Control Buttons Over view (Sample Illustration) T oshiba Remote Contr ol Power Replay Vol um e Recorded DVD Menu Arrows Channel/ Live TV Play Guide Control OK Button Record* Pause Rewind Forw ard Skip Back More Stop Start* TV[...]

183 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Using Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The remote control has the follo wing buttons/functions: Pow er — T urns the computer on and starts Windo ws if the computer is of f or in Hibernation mode. If the computer is running W indows or Media Center , pressing Pow er turns off the co[...]

184 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Using Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Fo rw ar d — Mov es media (video, D VD, music, and so on) forward. T o stop forward progress of the media, press Play . Skip — Mo ves media (video, D VD, music, and so on) forward. More — Pro vides more details on a TV program than is [...]

185 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Using Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Na vigation and dir e ct access — The na vigation b uttons mov e the cursor arou nd to select desired action or windo w options. much like a mouse does. The other direct access buttons open specif ic windo ws within Media Center such as re[...]

186 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Using Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Media Playback Buttons These bu ttons allo w you to play back picture slide sho ws, music files, playlists, music CD s, D VD movies, home videos , and li ve TV (so long as a TV source is connected to the computer) from within Media Center . [...]

187 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Using Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Mov es the video backw ard ❖ Mov e s li ve TV program to the beginn ing of the 30-minute pause b uf fer Use Stop to stop s elected med ia fro m playing. Wh en this is pressed while you are w atching TV , the Media Center pause buf fer cont[...]

188 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 W atching T elevision Pr ograms 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 W atching T elevision Programs Before you can watch TV using Media Center , make sure your computer is set up correctly for your TV sig nal source and that you have completed the Media Center setup wiza rd. The TV T uner will fu[...]

189 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 W atching T elevision Pr ograms 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Record a single TV show or an entire series (my TV will manage the recordings fo r you and giv e adv anced warning if there are any recording conflicts) ❖ Create a recorded TV library ❖ Quickly check which TV sh o ws you ha [...]

190 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 W atching T elevision Pr ograms 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Use the arro ws on the remote to scroll through the list of current tele vision programs and channels av ailable from your tele vision service provider . The TV Guide displays the channel and n etwork, as well as the sho w tit[...]

191 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 W atching T elevision Pr ograms 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 W atching a Recorded TV Program Recorded TV is the storage place for all your recorded programs. In the Recorded TV windo w , you can sort your sho ws by name, date, or status. Y ou can also delete a recorded program or series of pr[...]

192 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 W atching T elevision Pr ograms 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Select Scheduled to view a list of all programs scheduled to be recorded. Use the Sort by Date and T itle options to sort the scheduled programs, if n eeded. Use the arro w b uttons to mo ve through the list, select a program,[...]

193 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Recor ding TV 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Select K eyword . Use the ke ys on your ke yboard to enter a descriptiv e word that would appear in a program title or program desc ription, and then press OK on the remote control. Medi a Center displays the search results. 5 Use the arro w b ut[...]

194 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Recor ding TV 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If there is a recording conflict or error , the Record Conflict icon appears next to the sho w in the TV Guide. This means the sho w will not be recorded unless the conflict is resolv ed. Y ou can resolve recording conflicts on the Sc heduled scr[...]

195 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Recor ding TV 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 manually update the Gu ide before scheduling a recording. If you turn off yo ur computer , the Media Center will not record a scheduled program. Y our computer must be turned on or in Standby mode to record a TV program. The computer will not automat[...]

196 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Recor ding TV 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Recording from Search T o record a current or future sho w or series using Search: 1 Press the Start button on the remote control to start the Media Center and to open the Media Center main windo w . 2 Select My TV . 3 Select Search . 4 Select Ti[...]

197 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Recor ding TV 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Recording Manually Recording a program manually allo ws you to select a specific date, channel, and rec ording time period. For some programs, you may want to begin recording before the sch eduled beginning and after the scheduled end ing of the prog[...]

198 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Recor ding TV 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Change your ZIP Code to re ceiv e the correct T elevision Program Guide for your area T o change settings, on the My TV screen, click Settings . This windo w allo ws you to change se veral settings that control how Media Center plays and reco[...]

199 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Listening to Music 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 7 Use the up or do wn arro w on the screen to mov e a scheduled series up or do wn in the list of series priorities. 8 Select Done to sav e changes and re turn to the Schedule Series page. Listening to Music The My Music windo w in the Media Cen[...]

200 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Listening to Music 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 1 Click Start on the T askbar, and then click W indows Media Player . 2 Click the Library tab at the top of the windo w . The first time you select the media Library , a message tells you that W indows Media Player needs to search your compu[...]

201 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Listening to Music 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Adding Music from Y our Hard Drive to Windows Media Player Librar y Y ou can place all your music f iles into the My Music folder or into other folders on your hard dri ve, ho we ver , you need to add those files to the W indows Media Player Lib[...]

202 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Listening to Music 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 5 Click Search . W indows Media Player searches the selected dri ves for all supported audio f iles and adds them to the Media Library . If W indows Media Player does not recognize all of your audio files, try cop ying the files directly int[...]

203 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Listening to Music 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Insert a CD into the CD dri ve — the CD plays automatically in Media Center . If yo u ha ve other media such as liv e TV already playing when you insert the CD, Media Center asks you if you want to play t he CD. Select Ye s to begin playing [...]

204 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Listening to Music 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Use the arro w ke ys to select a music f ile, press OK on the remote, and then press Play on the remote control to begin playing that music file. If you back up music files from a CD using Windows Media Player , you must lo g the files int[...]

205 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Listening to Music 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Setting Up an Automatic Disc Jockey Y ou can select to have Media Center randomly play all the av ailable s ongs in one genre: 1 Press the Start button on the remote control to start the Media Center and to open the Media Center main windo w . 2[...]

206 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Listening to Music 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Shuffle (rearrange the play order of the music tracks on the album) ❖ Repeat (play the alb um again) ❖ Play (play the selected album) ❖ When you select Play , the Now Playing windo w opens, and the album starts playing. ❖ Buy Mus[...]

207 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Listening to Music 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o create a playlis t: 1 Click Start on the T askbar a nd select W indows Media Player . 2 Click the Library tab . 3 Left click the Now Playing list menu on the right side of the screen. 4 Select New List , then Playlist . 5 Drag the music file[...]

208 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Displaying Y our Pictures 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Displaying Y our Pictures (Sample Imag e) Media Center main scr een In My Pictures , you can: ❖ V iew pictures indi vidually or as a slide sho w ❖ Change transition time and di splay order of the pictures in your slide sho w ❖ S[...]

209 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Displaying Y our Pictur es 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Image) My Pictur es screen After you org anize your pictures in the My Pictures folder in W indows Explorer , open Media Center to view your pictures: 1 Press the Start button on the remote control to start the Media Center and t[...]

210 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Displaying Y our Pictures 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Viewing a Slide Show T o view pictures as a slide show: 1 Press the Start button on the remote control to start the Media Center and to open the Media Center main windo w . 2 Select My Pictures . 3 Use the arrow b u ttons on the re mo[...]

211 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 W atching Y our Dig ital Mo vies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 W atching Y our Digital Movies The My V ideos window in the Media Center makes it easy to play home video files you created or video files you do wnloaded from the Internet. (Sample Imag e) Media Center main scr een In My Videos yo[...]

212 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 W atching Y our Digital Movies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If not, mo ve yo ur videos into the My V ideos or Shared V ideos folder in W indows Exp lorer for Media Center to be able to find and play them. Once you ha v e placed all your videos into the My V ideos or Shared V i deos folder[...]

213 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 W atching Y our Dig ital Mo vies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 mouse to resize the windo w if you want to w atch your video while doing something else on your d esktop. 5 When the video is f inished, select Restart and then press OK to replay the video. Y ou can also select Done and press OK t[...]

214 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 W atching a D VD/HD D VD 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 W atching a DVD/HD DVD W atching D VDs in the Media Ce nter allows you to control the playback with your remote co ntro l. If you select to play your D VD in another program, the use of some o f the remote control b uttons is not suppo[...]

215 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 W atching a D VD/HD D VD 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Stopping a DVD Movie 1 Press the Stop button on the remote control to stop the movie. 2 Use the arrow b u ttons on the re mote contr ol to select an item on the Stopped menu, and then press OK . ❖ Select Resume to begin playi ng the D VD[...]

216 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Changing the Med ia Center Settings 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Changing the Media Center Settings In the Media Center Settings windo w , you can change settings for watching tele vision, for viewing your pictures and slide sho ws, and for contro lling sound and the display of all the Me[...]

217 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Changing the Media Ce nter Settings 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Changing General Settings General settings affect each user’ s experience in Media Center and can be changed only by the administrat or of the computer . 1 Press the Start button on the remote control to start the Media Center[...]

218 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Changing the Med ia Center Settings 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Select A utomatic Download Options to change your do wnload settings (Do wnload when connected, or Manual do wnload). ❖ Select About Media Center to vie w information about the Media Center’ s so ftwa re version, ter[...]

219 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Changing the Media Ce nter Settings 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 5 T o change the TV/D VD settings on Recorded Storage or Recording Default screens, use the arro w buttons to select an option, and then press OK on the remote control. Use the arro ws to select Sa ve on the screen. Then press O[...]

220 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Changing the Med ia Center Settings 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ In the Recorder Defaults windo w , select Until I watch as the K eep setting for each recorded sho w . Change TV Guide Settings In the Guide Settings, you can select which channels to display and you can m anually update[...]

221 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Changing the Media Ce nter Settings 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Select About Guide Listings to f ind out general Guide information and the dat e range of your current T elevisi on Program Guide. 5 Use the arro w b uttons to select an option, and then press OK on the remote control. Ma ke[...]

222 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Changing the Med ia Center Settings 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Image) Gener a l Settings P arental Contr ols screen 6 Use the arro w b uttons to select T urn on mo vie blocking , and then press OK . 7 Use the arro w b uttons to select Bl ock unrated movies , and then press OK . [...]

223 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Changing the Media Ce nter Settings 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Select DV D . 4 In the D VD Settings window , select D VD Language . 5 Use the arro w b uttons to select the + or – b uttons. Press the OK button on the remote cont rol to scroll through the languages a v ailable. When you f[...]

224 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Changing the Med ia Center Settings 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Changing Picture Settings Each user can set his or her o wn picture settings. 1 Press the Start button on the remote control to start the Media Center and to open the Media Center main windo w . 2 Select Settings . 3 Select [...]

225 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Mor e Pro grams 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 More Programs (Sample Imag e) Media Center main scr een Use the options on the More Pr ograms screen, av ailable from the Media Center’ s main menu , to perform the follo wing tasks: ❖ Select Create CD/D VD to create a CD or D VD. ❖ Select In[...]

226 Getting to Kn ow the Wind ows ® XP Media Cen ter Edition 20 05 Online Spotlight 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Image) Mo r e Pr ogr ams main scr een Online Spotlight Use the Online Spotlight screen, a vailable from Media Center’ s main screen, to pu rchase and download music, D VDs, and movies, and read ne ws and sports stories. T ips on Medi[...]

227 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Getting Help for Media Center 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Getting Help for Media Center Click the Help icon at the top left of the screen to access Media Center’ s Help screen, which includes a number of links to helpful information on Media Ce nter , as well as he lp for hardware problems[...]

228 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 6 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Using RAID RAID (Redundant Array of Inde pendent Di sks) is a utility that allo ws you to configure yo ur computer to pro vide either improv ed performance in readin g and wri ting data on the computer’ s internal hard disks or greater reliability in storing data on the computer?[...]

229 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Using RAID 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 RAID-0 RAID-0 provides impro ve d performance in writing data to or reading data from your computer’ s internal hard disks. RAID-0 is configured b y creating an array which specif ies the hard disks which striped data will be writ ten to or read from. F or your computer , you wil[...]

230 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Using RAID 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 RAID-1 RAID-1 improv es reliability in storing data by automatically copying all data from your comp uter’ s primary internal hard disk to your comp uter’ s secondary internal hard disk. If your computer’ s primary hard disk fails, yo u can replace the failed primary hard dis[...]

231 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Using RAID 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 hard disk capacity will appear to the operating system as only 40 GB. When you first start your computer Each time you start your computer you will be prompted to configure your computer for RAID-1 until o ne of the follo wing occurs: ❖ The computer is ready to enable for RAID-1.[...]

232 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Using RAID 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Imag e) Ne w HDD detected window 3 Y ou can choose to use your secondary driv e as a mirror (RAID 1) of the fi rst dri ve, or not use RAID at all, and use the secondary hard disk as a second hard dri ve. If you wish to mirror the dri ve, proceed to step 4 belo w . If you wi[...]

233 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Cr eating a new RAID-0 array 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 5 Click OK . The computer begins creating the array by copying data from the primary internal ha rd disk to the secondary internal hard disk. RAID-1 configuration can var y in time to complete, depending on the size of the hard drives and the amount of data. If th[...]

234 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Cr eating a new RAI D-0 array 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Before config uring your system for RAID-0, ma ke sure you back up all data on your computer’ s hard drives onto another storage media. When a RAID-0 array is created, all data on both your primar y and secondar y hard disks is erased and cannot be recovered. T[...]

235 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Cr eating a new RAID-0 array 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Press the right arro w ke y until the CD icon is highlighted; then, press Enter . The follo wing menu is displayed: (Sample Image) T oshiba Recovery D VD RAID Menu 5 Press 3 and then pr ess Enter to select RAID-0. RAID-1 configuration can var y in time to comple[...]

236 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSHIB A RAID Console Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 TOSHIBA RAID Console Utility The TOSHIB A RAID Console utility provides a w ay to vie w and manage the RAID conf iguration on y our computer and to check the status of the RAID array a nd physical dri ves. It also allo ws you to: ❖ Create or bre ak a mirror , s[...]

237 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSH IB A RAID Consol e Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 An icon is sho wn for each RAID-1 array configured on the computer . On each array icon, an ic on is displayed for each physical dri ve belonging to the array . RAID-0 When RAID-0 (striping) is co nfig ured, a single array icon and two physical d ri ve icons ar[...]

238 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSHIB A RAID Console Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 RAID-1 When RAID-1 (mirroring) is co nf igured, a single array icon and two physical d ri ve icons are sho wn to represent the array and the physical drives associated with the array . The equ al sign indicates that the data is mirrored (copied) from the internal[...]

239 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSH IB A RAID Consol e Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o defi ne options for RAID: 1 Start the TOSHIB A RAID Console utility by clicking Start , All Programs . Then select TOSH IBA , RAID , RAID Console . 2 Click Options . The Options dialog bo x appears. (Sample Imag e) Options window ❖ Check media —Allo ws [...]

240 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSHIB A RAID Console Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Enable write cache —During mirroring, data is copied from the computer’ s hard disk to the secondary internal hard disk. ❖ If write caching is disabled , data is copied from the computer’ s hard disk to the secondary internal hard disk one piece at a [...]

241 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSH IB A RAID Consol e Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Enable S.M.A.R.T . — Detects predictable driv e failures b y monitoring the motor , head, and performance of the physical dis k dri ves. S.M.A.R.T . logs a record in the W indows Event V iewer when performance of a physical dri ve is belo w specif ication[...]

242 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSHIB A RAID Console Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Double-click the array icon. The Array information windo w appears. (Sample Imag e) Arr ay information wind ow ❖ Array No. Identif ication number of array . ❖ Status —Indicates the status of the array . The contents which will be displayed are as follo ws[...]

243 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSH IB A RAID Consol e Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 When RAID-0 is configured, the total hard disk capaci ty will appear to the operating system as twice that of the smaller of the two hard drives in the RAID configuration. For example, when a RAID-0 array is configured with one 40 GB hard disk and one 60GB hard[...]

244 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSHIB A RAID Console Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Imag e) har d disk drive information window ❖ Status —Displays the status of t he physical dri ve. ❖ Online— The driv es are working in a normal state. ❖ Offline— The dri ve is not used, as it is not configured as the logical dri ve. ❖ Fa il[...]

245 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSH IB A RAID Consol e Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Performing a media check on a RAID-1 array A media check compares the data of the mirrored hard dri ves in an array to determine if there are an y errors. If an error is detected during a media check, the data will be restored on the secondary internal ha rd di[...]

246 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSHIB A RAID Console Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Click Media Check . The Conf irm media che ck windo w appears. (Sample Imag e) Conf irm media chec k window 4 Click OK . The time required to complete a media check can vary depending on the amount of data to be checked. Y ou ma y use the computer while perform[...]

247 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSH IB A RAID Consol e Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o break the RAID-0 array: 1 Plug in the A C adapter and power on the comput er . (The computer must be running on po wer provid ed by the A C adapter to perform these s teps.) 2 Insert the Recov ery D VD that shippe d with your system into the computer’ s C[...]

248 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility TOSHIB A RAID Console Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 5 Press 1 and then pr ess Enter to break the RAID-0 array . All data is permanently erased from both of your computer’ s internal hard disk dri ves and th e computer is restored to its default setti ngs. This process takes takes approxim ately one hour to compl[...]

249 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Rebuilding the data on the secondary disk in a RAID-1 array 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Rebuilding the data on the secondar y disk in a RAID-1 array If the secondary hard disk has been remo ved from the computer and you want to resume using the sec ondary hard disk for mirroring, you must rein sert the secondary hard di[...]

250 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Rebuilding the data on the secondary disk in a RAID-1 array 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 5 Click Mirroring . The Confirm disk mirroring windo w appears. (Sample Imag e) Conf irm disk mirr oring window 6 Click OK . 7 The Confirm disk mirroring windo w appears. (Sample Imag e) Conf irm disk mirr oring window 8 Click OK . T[...]

251 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Restoring a failed drive in a RAID-1 array 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Restoring a failed drive in a RAID-1 array If your computer’ s primar y hard disk fails the failed hard disk can be removed and replaced with the secondar y hard disk that contain s the mirrored data. Contact T oshiba Global Support Centre or a T o[...]

252 Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility Err or message e xamples 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Error message examples The following error messages may be displaye d on the TOSHIB A RAID Console. Not enough memory a vailable. Increase the av ailable memory by shutting do wn one or more applications. Another user is working in administrator mode. Currently unable[...]

253 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 7 T oshiba Utilities Y our computer includes several utilities designed to help you to reconfigure your system to best meet your individual needs. T ogether , the se allo w you to asc ertain certain system details, set additional options, or change def ault options. These utilities are described in this chapter . ?[...]

254 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A Assist 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 TOSHIBA Assist The T OSHIB A Assist provides quick access to computer functions and allo ws you to customize a range of comp uter settings. T o access TOSHIB A Assist, do one of the following: ❖ Double-click the T oshiba Assist shortcut icon on the desktop. ❖ Click Start , All Pr ogra[...]

255 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A Assist 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Connect The features av ailable in this category are: ❖ ConfigFree ❖ Start Bluetooth ® ❖ Bluetooth Settings ❖ Bluetooth Local COM Settings (Sample Imag e) T oshiba Assist window – Connect tab[...]

256 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A Assist 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Secure The features av ailable in this category are: ❖ User password ❖ Supervisor password (Sample Imag e) T oshiba Assist window – Secur e tab[...]

257 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A Assist 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Protect & Fix The features av ailable in this category are: ❖ PC Diagnostic T ool Utility (Sample Imag e) T oshiba Assist window – Pr otect & F ix tab[...]

258 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A Assist 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Optimize The features av ailable in this category are: ❖ TOSHIB A Hotke y Utility ❖ TOSHIB A SD™ Memory Card Fo rmat Utility ❖ TOSHIB A Power Sa ver ❖ Mouse Utility ❖ T oshiba Hardware Setup ❖ TOSHIB A Zooming Utility ❖ CD/D VD Driv e Acoustic Silencer ❖ TOSHIB A Accessi[...]

259 T oshiba Utilities Setting passwor ds 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Setting passwords Setting a password lets you w a lk aw ay from your computer , secure in the kno wledge that nobody can access your files. When you set a pa ssword, you must enter the passw ord before you can work on your com puter again. T oshiba supports several types of passwords o[...]

260 T oshiba Utilities Setting passwor ds 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o unlock your system, press an y ke y or touch the p ointing device and the W indows ® Logon screen will appear . Select your user name and enter your password, if an y . Using a user password A user password pro vides instant password and po wer-on password protection. Setting a us[...]

261 T oshiba Utilities Setting passwor ds 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Click Delete . 5 Follo w the on-screen instructions to remov e the user password. Using a super visor password A supervisor passw ord pre vents o ther users from changing hardware conf iguration options. Setting a super visor password If you choose to set a super visor or user passwo[...]

262 T oshiba Utilities PC Diagnostic T ool Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 3 Click the Superviso r Passw ord icon. 4 Click Set . 5 Enter your password then enter it again to v erify . 6 Click Set . 7 Click OK if you want to sa ve the password to a text f ile on a diskette or media of your choice, or click Cancel to continue without sa ving the passwo[...]

263 T oshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The PC Diagnostic T ool windo w appears. (Sample Imag e) PC Diagnostic T ool window 2 Select the de vices that you would li ke to test b y clicking the check box that appears to the left of the de vice. Click the + (plus) and - (minus) symbols to expand and collapse the categories. 3 Click Star[...]

264 T oshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 W ith Fn-esse, you can assign an Fn key combination to: ❖ Open a W indows ® operating system program ❖ Open a file in its associated program ❖ Display a customized folder of programs and/or f iles from which to choose Fn-esse also has se veral k eys, kno wn as hot keys, that perform prea[...]

265 T oshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Using the ke yboard or poi nting de vice The method most often used is d rag-and-drop. Using drag-and-drop to assign a key T o assign a ke y to open a program or document: 1 Start both Fn-esse and W indows ® Explorer (or the program supporting d rag-and-drop). 2 Resize the Explorer windo w[...]

266 T oshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Using the pointing de vice, mov e the cursor o ver t he desired ke y in the Fn-esse windo w and press the secondary bu tton. The Assignment T ype dialog box appears. (Sample Imag e) Fn-esse assignment typ e dialog bo x Follo w the instructions in “Making a direct ke y assignment” on pag[...]

267 T oshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Making a popup assignment 1 Select Pop u p to display the Application Explorer dialog box. 2 Select the desired folder . The left side of the Application Explorer windo w displays the folders in the All Programs menu. The rig ht side lists the progra ms and documents in the folder . These are t[...]

268 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A Hotke y Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 TOSHIBA Hotkey Utility The TOSHIB A Hotke y utility allo ws you to receive a confirmation message when you us e the Hotke y combina tion for Standby [ Fn+F3 ] and Hibernation [ Fn+F4 ]. T o acti v ate the Hotke y utility: 1 Click Start , All Pr ograms , To s h i b a , Utilities ,[...]

269 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A SD™ Memory Car d F ormat Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 TOSHIBA SD ™ Memor y Card Format Utility This utility is used to format SD ™ cards used with the Bridge Media Adapte r slot. T o format an SD memory card using this utility: 1 Click Start , All Pr ograms , To s h i b a , Utilities , and then SD Memory Card [...]

270 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A P ower Saver 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 TOSHIBA Power Saver The TOSHIB A Po wer Sa ver is used for po wer management, enabling you to cont rol your computer’ s power usage, regardless of the source, and use the man y preset po wer prof iles, or create one yourself. T o access TOSHIB A Power Sa ver: ❖ Click Start , Con[...]

271 T oshiba Utilities TOSHI B A P ower Saver 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Preset Power Profiles The preset po wer profi les are: ❖ Full Po wer ❖ A C Optimized ❖ High Po wer ❖ Normal ❖ D VD Playback ❖ Presentation ❖ Long Life These prof iles cannot be delete d. It is not recommended to change the settings of these pr of iles. If you need a c[...]

272 T oshiba Utilities Mouse Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Mouse Utility The Mouse utility allo ws you to change your pointing device or mouse settings. T o access the Mouse utility: 1 Click Start , Contr ol Panel , and then Mouse , or click the Mouse icon in the Optimize tab of TOSHIB A Assist . The Mouse P roperties sc reen appea rs. (Sample Imag[...]

273 T oshiba Utilities T o s h i b a H a rd w a re S e t u p 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T oshiba Hardware Setup T oshiba Hardware Setup is the T oshiba configuration management tool available through the W in do ws ® op erating system. T o access it: ❖ Click Start , All Pr ograms , To s h i b a , Utilities , Ass ist , or click the To s h i b a H a r [...]

274 T oshiba Utilities T o s h i b a H a rd w a re S e t u p 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Display—Allo ws you to change v arious defa ult settings for the built-in LCD di splay When the comp uter restar ts, it remembers th e last configuration. If data does not appear on the display you are using after starting in Standby Mode, press Fn + F5. For mo[...]

275 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A Zo oming Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ USB—Allo ws you to enable or di sable USB Le gac y Emulation ❖ LAN—Allo ws you to set networking functio ns ❖ Button Setting—Lets you set the startup logo and startup sound. By changing an y of the options that appear in the dialog boxes and clicking Ap pl y , you [...]

276 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A Zooming Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ( Sa m p l e I m ag e ) T O SH I BA Zooming Utility Pr operties scr een 2 Select the desired option(s). 3 Click OK . The zoom in and zoom ou t hot ke ys will now work with the applications you selected. T o zoom in, hold do wn the Fn key and press 2 ; to zoom out, hold do wn the [...]

277 T oshiba Utilities CD/D VD Drive Acoustic Silencer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer This utility can slo w the speed of your optical dri ve to mak e it run more quietly . Y ou can use this utility to make listening to music CDs more enjo yable. When you change the CD/DVD drive to “Quiet” mode, the setting is only valid f[...]

278 T oshiba Utilities TOSHIB A Accessibility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o access the utility: 1 Double-click the icon in the task tray , or click the CD/ D VD Drive Acoustic Silencer icon in the Optimize tab of TOSHIB A Assist . The CD/D VD Drive Acoustic Silencer screen appears. 2 Click Set Quiet Mode to make the driv e run more slo wly and quietly [...]

279 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o use TOSHIB A Accessibility: 1 Click Start , All Pr ograms , T oshiba, Utilities , and then Accessibility , or click the Accessibility icon in the Optimize tab of T OSHIB A As sist . The TOSHIB A Accessibility windo w appears. 2 Check the Use Fn-StickyK ey box. 3 P[...]

280 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Fingerprint Enrollment Use the Enroll or Edi t Fingerprints wizard to enroll ne w fi ngerprints or to update e xisting fingerprint samples. It is recommended that you complete the Fingerprint tutorial before starting fingerprint enro ll ment. The Fingerprint tutorial [...]

281 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If your system suppor ts po wer -on security , a Po wer -on b utton is also displayed abov e each en rolled finger print. This button is sho wn pressed b y default, i ndi cating that your f ingerprint is automatically added for power -on authentication. During f inger[...]

282 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The Fast User Switching feature of the W indows ® operating system is also supported. If user A is logged on and the fingerprint uti lity v erifies the f ingerprint of user B (who is already enrolled), the utility re cognizes the f ingerprint and switches the users. [...]

283 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Po wer-on security can be configured to operate with the fing erprint logon feature. If a f ingerprint used for po wer- on security matches a f ingerprint in an e x isting passport, the corresponding user is logged on automatically without having to enter the W indows[...]

284 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Control Center The Control Center contains various functions for fingerprint management and for setting up your f ingerprint software. A v ailable options depend on the so ftware status, used hardware, and installed applications. Fingerprints ❖ Enroll or Edit Finger[...]

285 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Fingerprint Storage Inspec tor—Opens the Fingerprint Storage Inspector dialog wher e you can se e the contents of your f ingerprint storage. Help ❖ Introduction—Displays the Introduction dialog with basic information about product features. ❖ T utorial—R[...]

286 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Swipe your f inger to open Biomenu. If f ingerprint verif ication is conf igured to in vo ke another action (e.g., display a registered page), press and hold the Shift ke y while swiping your f inger . The Biomenu contains the follo wing menu options: ❖ Lock compute[...]

287 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Replaying a registered Web page or dialog Y ou are logged on to the comp uter and want to repl ay a registered W eb page. T o replay a registration: 1 Swipe your enrolled f inger to display the Biomenu. 2 Select Registered Sites . 3 Select a page you want to displa y [...]

288 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Replaying a registered dialog Y ou are logged on to the comp uter and want to repl ay a regis tered dialog. T o replay a registration: 1 Display the dialog to be replayed . 2 Use the reader . 3 Optional—If the hint for replayin g dialogs is displayed, confi rm that [...]

289 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Deleting a registration Y ou are logged on to the comp uter and want to d elete an existing re gistration. T o delete an existing registration: 1 Click the Settings topic in the Control Center . 2 Click User Settings . V erify your fingerprint. 3 Select Registrations [...]

290 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Care and maintenance of your fingerprint reader Failure to follo w these guidelin es an d/or procedures mi ght result in damage to the reader or cause reader failure, f i nger recognition problems, or lo we r f inger recognition success rate. ❖ Do not scratch or pok[...]

291 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ A void the follo wing finger conditions for enrollment or recognition as they may resul t in f ingerprint enrollment errors or a drop in the fi ngerprint recognition success rate. ❖ Soaked or swollen f inger (e.g., after taking bath) ❖ Injured finger ❖ We t [...]

292 T oshiba Utilities F ingerprint A uthentication Utility 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Fingerprint reader limitations ❖ The f ingerprin t reader comp ares and an alyzes the u nique characteristics in a f ingerprint. Ho we v er , there may be instances where certain users are unable to register their fingerprints due to insuf ficien tly unique characte[...]

293 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Chapter 8 If Somet hing G oes Wron g Some problems you may encounter wh en using your computer are relati v ely easy to identify and solv e. Others may require help from your netw ork administrator o r the manufacturer of the software program. This chapter aims to help you solv e man y problems b y yourself. It cov ers the[...]

294 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Pr oblems that ar e ea sy to f ix 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 2 Click the Applications tab . If a program has stopped res ponding, the words “not responding” appear besi de its name in the list. 3 Select the program you want to cl ose, then click End Ta s k . Closing the failed program shou ld allow you to continue workin[...]

295 If Something Goes Wrong Pr oblems when you turn on the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o record the details: 1 Click the Details button and select the text the operating system displays. The Details button displ ays in formation that the software manufacturer needs to h elp you solv e your problem. 2 Press Ctrl + C to copy the te xt to the cli[...]

296 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Pr oblems when you turn on the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The computer starts b ut when y ou pr ess a key no thing happens. V erify that the active program accepts te xt input. T ry clicking your mouse on an area where you can type text and try typing again. Y our computer may be in Standby mode and ha v e a softw a[...]

297 If Something Goes Wrong Pr oblems when you turn on the computer 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If you are running on ba ttery po wer , it is recomm ended that you do not lea v e the computer in Standb y mode for long periods of time. T o char ge the battery , leav e the computer plugged into a li ve wall outlet for se veral hours. F or more information [...]

298 If Someth ing Goes Wrong The W indows ® operating system is not working 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 slo w , steady “trickle -char ge” to the battery . Once the battery has been trickle-char ged, it may begin working correctly again. If the trickle-charging does not pro v e ef fecti ve, visit the T oshiba W eb site at pcsupport.toshiba.co m and s[...]

299 If Something Goes Wrong The W indows ® operating system is not working 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ The operating system respon ds dif ferently from the normal routine. ❖ The screen does not look right. Unless a hardware de vice has failed, problems usually occur when you change the system in some way such as installing a new program or adding [...]

300 If Someth ing Goes Wrong The W indows ® operating system is not working 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Start W indows ® normally ❖ Reboot ❖ Return to OS Choices (menu) See your W indows ® do cumentation for further e xplanation. If your computer is connected to a network, the Startup menu may display different versions of Safe mode. Internet [...]

301 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The Windows ® XP operating syst em can help you If the operating system has started properly b ut you still hav e a problem using your computer , the online Help can assist you in troubleshooting the problem. T o access Windo ws ® XP Help and Support: 1 Click Start[...]

302 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 A plan of action The smooth operation of th e system d epends on the interaction of all de vices, programs, and features. If the system or one of its attached de vices is not working, resolving the problem can be time-consuming and frustrating. The recommended procedu[...]

303 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Plug and Play W ith Plug and Play and the operatin g system, av oiding hardware conflicts is easy . Pl ug and Play is a c omputer standard that helps the system BIOS (basic input/output system) and the operating syst em to automatically assign system resources to Plu[...]

304 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Fixing a problem with Device Manager Device Manager provides a wa y to check and change the configuration of a de vice. Changing the default settings using De vice Manager can cause other conflicts that ma ke one or more devices unusable. Device Manager is a configura[...]

305 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 1 Click Start , Contr ol Pane l , then click Perf ormance and Maintenance . 2 Click the Administrativ e T ools icon. 3 Double-click Computer Management , then click Device Manager . 4 T o vie w the de vice(s) installed, double-click the device type. 5 T o vie w the p[...]

306 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Memory problems Incorrectly connected o r f aulty memory modules ma y cause errors that seem to be de vi ce-related. It is worthwhile checking for these first: 1 Click Start , T urn off computer . 2 Click Tu r n O f f . The operating system shut s do wn and turns of f[...]

307 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Power and the batteries Y our computer receives its po wer through the A C adaptor and po wer cord/cable or from the system batteries (battery , optional high-capacity battery , and real-time clock (R TC) battery). Po wer problems are interrel ated. F or exa mple, a [...]

308 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If the battery light does not g lo w after 20 minutes, the battery may hav e reached the end of its usefu l life. T ry replacing it. The battery appears not to power the computer f or as long as it usually does. If you frequen tly repeat sh allo w charge and dischar g[...]

309 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ke yboard. Refer to the softwa re documentation and check that the program does not assign dif ferent meanings to any of the keys. Y ou hav e connected an external k eyboard and the operating system displays one or more k eyboard err or messages. The ke yboard y ou c[...]

310 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 problem, press Fn and F5 simultaneously again to return the display priority to its pre vious setting. HINT : Holding the Fn key and pressing th e F5 key several times will advance yo u through the displa y options. If you are using an e xternal monitor: ❖ Check tha[...]

311 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 For more information see W indows ® Help. A message displays saying th at there is a pr oblem with y our display settings and that the adapter type is incorrect or the curr ent settings do not work with your hardwar e. Reduce the size of the color pale tte to one th[...]

312 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Disk drive problems Problems with the hard disk or with a disk ette dri v e usually sho w up as an inability to acces s the disk or as sector errors. Sometimes a disk problem may cause one or more files to appear to hav e garbage in them. T ypical dis k problems are: [...]

313 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 7 Click Start . Error- checking tests and repairs the disk. Y our hard disk seems very slow . If you hav e been using your computer fo r a long time, your files may ha ve beco me fragmented. Run Disk Defragmenter . T o do this, click Start , All Programs , Accessorie[...]

314 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The computer displays the Non-system disk or disk err or message . If you are starting the computer from a disk ette, the diskette in the dri ve does not ha ve the files necessary to start the computer . Replace it with a bootable diskette. The driv e cannot rea d a d[...]

315 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If you need to remov e a disc and cannot turn on the computer (for example, if the battery is completely dischar ged), use a narrow object, such as a straightened paper clip, to press the manual eject butt on. This b utton is in the small hole ne xt to the optical dr[...]

316 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 fed to the speakers and the speaker volume is too loud. Adjust the volume control. PC Card problems PC Cards (PCMCIA-compatible) include many types of de vices, such as a remov able hard disk, additional memory , or a pager . Most PC Card problems occur during install[...]

317 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 PC Card checklist ❖ Make sure the card is inserted properly into the slot. ❖ Make sure all cables are securely connected. ❖ Occasionally a defecti ve PC Card slips through quality control. If another PCMCIA -equipped compute r is a v ailable, try the card in th[...]

318 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 o wn I/O base address. See “Fixing a problem with De vice Manager” on page 304 for more information. Since all PC Cards share the same socket, each card is not required to ha v e its o wn address. Hot swapping (remo ving one PC Card and inserting another without t[...]

319 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Printer problems This section lists some of the most common printer problems. The printer will not print. Check that the printe r is connected to a working po wer outlet, turned on and r eady (on line). Check that the printer has plenty of paper . Some printers will [...]

320 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Modem problems This section lists common mo dem problems. The modem will not recei ve or transmit properly . Make sure the cable from the mo dem to the telephone line is firmly connected to the comp uter’ s modem port and the telephone line jack. Check the port sett[...]

321 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Wireless networking problems This section provides general troubleshootin g tips for networking problems, specifica lly wireless (Wi-Fi) networking. The terms and conc epts used assume a basic understanding of networks, and may be for more advanced users. If y ou nee[...]

322 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Resolving a hardwar e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 these will be very helpful if you should confer with a support technicia n at a later time. ❖ V erify that the network connec tion is configured to obtain its Internet Protocol (IP) address dynamically: 1 Click Start , Contr ol Panel . 2 Double-click Network Connect[...]

323 If Something Goes Wrong Resolving a har d war e conflict 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Enter PING 192.168.1.1 at the command prompt, and press Enter . ❖ If “Request T imed Out” or another error message appears in response, then the problem is probably W i-Fi-related. ❖ If you ha v e enabled an y secu rity pro visions (closed system, MA C ad[...]

324 If Someth ing Goes Wrong D VD operating pr oblems 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 The Windo ws XP wir eless management facility does not wor k. If you are using an e xternal W i-Fi adapter (a PC Card, USB adapter , or othe r v arie ty), check if the adapter comes with its o wn management utility . If it does, the utility may be disabling the W indows XP [...]

325 If Something Goes Wrong D V D oper ating pr oblems 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 5 V erify th at your computer re cognizes your optical driv e by double-clicking the My Computer icon on the desktop. The optical drive should appear in the list. 6 See “Checking de vice properties” on page 304 for instructions on using De vice Manager to vie w the opt[...]

326 If Someth ing Goes Wrong D VD operating pr oblems 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 D VD titles, games, or applic ations appear distorted. Havi ng Stretch enabled when your video resolution is set to 640 x 480 or 800 x 60 0 can cause distortion. T o disable Stretch, follo w the instructions belo w: 1 Right-click the Desktop , select Pr operties . 2 Select [...]

327 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Develop good computing habits Sa ve y our work frequently . Y ou can ne ver predict when your computer will lock, forci ng you to close a progra m and lose unsav ed changes. Many software programs b uild in an automatic backup, but you should not rely solely on this fea[...]

328 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Get familiar with all the user’ s guides prov ided with your computer , as well as the manuals that come with the programs and devices you purchase. Y our local computer store or book store sells a v ariety of self- help books you can us e to suppl ement the inform a[...]

329 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 In the Restore point description f i eld, enter a name that is descripti ve enough to be easily understood in the future, such as “Before installing Brand X Accounting app. ” Then click Cr eate . 5 W indows creates the Restore Point and automatically stamps it wit[...]

330 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Backing up your data to CDs with Windows XP The most valuable component of your computer system is the data that you create and sto re on its hard dri ve. Since problems with either hardware or software can mak e the data inaccessible or ev e n destroy it, the ne xt mo[...]

331 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Documents and other data files that y ou create as you work are typically stored in the My Documents folder . Y o u may also wish to back up other im portant data files stored elsewhere on your hard disk drive, for example: ❖ E-mail files and settings—for Outlook, O[...]

332 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Favorites (bookmarks) for Internet Explorer Follo w these steps to back up your Fa v orites for Internet Explorer (v er 5.0 or ne wer): 1 In Internet Explorer , click File , Import and Export . 2 The Import/Export W izard will appear . Click Next . 3 Click Export F a v[...]

333 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 General tips for installin g hardware and software Here are a fe w tips to help ensure safe and easy installation of ne w hardw are (printers, pointing de vices, e xternal hard dri ves, D VD write rs, scanners, etc.) a nd software (applications like Microsoft Of fice an[...]

334 If Someth ing Goes Wrong If you need further assistance 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Do one installation at a time. If yo u ha ve se veral ne w items to add to your computer system, install just one at a time, creating Restore Points immediately before each successi ve installation. This will mak e it much easier to determine the origin of any ne [...]

335 If Something Goes Wrong If you need further assistance 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ If the problem occurs wh ile you are running a program, consult the program’ s docume ntation for troubleshooting suggestions. Contact the soft ware co mpan y’ s technical support group for their assistance. ❖ Consult the dealer from whom you p urchased your [...]

336 If Someth ing Goes Wrong Other T oshiba Internet W eb sites 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Information about what yo u were doing when the problem occurred ❖ Exact error mes sages and wh en the y occurred For technical support, call the T oshiba Global Support Centre: W ithin the United States at (800) 45 7-7777 Outside the United States at (949) [...]

337 If Something Goes Wrong T oshiba’ s worldwide of fices 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 For more information on ad ditional T o shiba w orldwide locations, please visit: www .toshiba.co.jp/index.htm . Italy Centro Direzionale Colleoni Palazzo Perseo Vi a P a r a c e l s o 1 0 20041, Agrate Brianza Milano, Italy Jap an T oshiba Cor poration, PCO-IO 1-1, [...]

338 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Appendix A Hot Keys Hot keys are keys t hat, w hen pr essed in combination with the Fn ke y , turn system functions on and of f. Hot keys ha ve a legend on the ke y indicating the option or feature the k e y controls. V olume Mute Fn + This hot ke y enables/disables v olume mute on your computer . When v olume mute is en[...]

339 Hot Keys P asswor d security 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Password security Without a password The Fn + F1 ke y combination turns of f the display and activ ates instant security . Using the pointing device or an y ke y will mak e the display’ s content reappear , if no password is set for the current user . With a password The Fn + F1 key combina[...]

340 Hot Keys P asswor d security 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Maintaining security when the battery is not fully charged When the battery is not fully ch arged (e ven if t he computer is operating on A C po wer) your display may rea ppear automatically after a short time. T o protect your de sktop, you must set up a screen sa ver with a password before [...]

341 Hot Keys P ower pr of ile 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Power profile Standby mode Fn + This hot ke y displays the power prof ile pop-up window and c ycles through the power prof iles. (Sample Imag e) P ower pr of iles The properties of each po we r prof ile are set in the T oshiba Power Sa ver utility . For more information, see “T OSHIB A Po wer [...]

342 Hot Keys Hibernation mode 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Hibernation mode Fn + This hot ke y places the computer into Hibernation mode. If Hibernation mode is enabled (the default) a message box displays b y default to conf irm the computer is entering Hibernation mode. Y ou can choose not to displa y this message box. (Sample Imag e) Hibernation conf[...]

343 Hot Keys Display modes 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Display modes The dual display mode s (interna l display and externa l device) cannot be used wh ile you are watching an HD DVD. The right-most icon in the above illustrati on is for the Swap Image Display mo de. This mode is available only if the current setting is an exte nded desktop mode (Built[...]

344 Hot Keys Display brightness 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Display brightness Enabling a wireless device Fn + This hot ke y decreases the screen brigh tness. Fn + This hot ke y increases the screen brightness. Fn + This hot key enables/disabl es the optional wireless de vices on your computer (for systems with W i-Fi or Bluetooth ® only). The wireles[...]

345 Hot Keys Disabling or enablin g the Dual Mode P a d 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Disabling or enabling the Dual Mode Pad Zooming applications in/out Fn + This hot ke y enables/disables the Dual Mode P ad. For more information on using the Dual Mode Pad, see “Using the Dual Mode P ad” on page 65 . (Sample Imag e) Disable a nd enable Dual Mo de P [...]

346 Hot Keys K eyboar d hot keys 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3.2 Keyboard hot keys Fn + This hot ke y turns the cursor control ove rlay on and of f. Fn + This hot ke y turns the numeric ove rlay on and of f. Fn + This hot ke y turns the scroll lock feature on and off. Fn + [ Space bar ] This hot ke y switches screen resolution.[...]

347 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Appendix B P o wer Cord/Cable C o nnector s Y our notebook computer features a uni versal po wer supply you can use worldwide. This appendix sho ws the shapes of the typical A C power cord/ cable connectors for va rious parts of the world. USA and Canada UL app rove d CS A ap pr oved United Kingdom BS app rove d Australia [...]

348 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Appendix C Using ConfigFree ™ with your T oshiba Computer All references to Bluetooth ® in this appendix are applicable only if Bluetooth is availab le on your system. ConfigFree ™ is a set of utilities that mak es it easy to control communication de vices and network connections. ConfigFree also lets you identify com[...]

349 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Getting Started 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 information about them on a virtual map. Fo r more information, see “Search for W ireless Devices” on page 354 . ❖ Profile Settings—The Prof iles utility lets you switch between network configurations. For more information, see “Profile Settings” o[...]

350 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Getting Started 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If your computer is not connected to a network, the ConfigFree icon on the T askbar is disp layed with an “X.” When you st art a search for wireless de vices, Conf igFree Launcher displays on y our computer desktop . Y ou can then click the appropriate ico[...]

351 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Confi gF ree Utilit ies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Imag e) Conf igF ree Laun cher coming bac k into view ConfigFree Utilities Connectivity Doctor The Connecti vity Doctor lets you analyze you r network connections and f ix network connection problems. Using Connecti vity Doctor , you can vie w [...]

352 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer ConfigF r ee Utilities 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ Location of wireless comm unication switch (identif ied with a yello w arro w) ❖ Status of wireless communication switch (on or off) (Sample Image) Connectivity Doctor scr een Movin g the mouse pointer o v er a wired or wireless network de vice ic[...]

353 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Confi gF ree Utilit ies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 If a problem or potential problem is detected, in most case s, a screen automatically dis plays sho wing you the possible cause and solution for the problem. A triangle containing an excl amation point also appears on the Connecti vity Doctor screen, a[...]

354 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer ConfigF r ee Utilities 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Search for Wireless Devices The Search for W ireless De vices utility searches for wireless LAN and Bluetooth ® de vices currently used in the neighborhood, and displays in formation about them on a virtual map. T o search for wireless devices: 1 Click[...]

355 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Confi gF ree Utilit ies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Image) V iewing W i-F i devices Creating a new wireless connection This feature is only supporte d on systems running Windows XP SP2. T o add a ne w wireless connection to an Access Point: 1 Open the Search for W ireless Devices option from Con[...]

356 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer ConfigF r ee Utilities 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Image) Drag ging a device to the Access P oint (Sample Image) W ir eless settings screen 3 Enter the SSID/WEP inform ation an d connect to the device. After the Access Point is set up and added to the conne ction list, the system displays the Co[...]

357 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Confi gF ree Utilit ies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Creating a detected device wireless connection The follo wing screen sho ws an example of Bluetooth ® de vices that are detected using the Search f or Wir eless Devices option. Moving the mouse cursor ov er a de vice icon displays informatio n abou t [...]

358 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer ConfigF r ee Utilities 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T ransferring files using Bluetooth ® There are several w ays to use Bluetooth ® to send files to other devices. T o select the device using the Bluet ooth ® radar screen: ❖ Open the Bluetooth ® radar screen. ❖ Drag and drop the file direc tly o[...]

359 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Confi gF ree Utilit ies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Or , you can right-click the f ile and select Send to Bluetooth Devices . (Sample Image) Selectin g Send to Bluetooth ® Devices option 2 Choose a file recipient. 3 Click Send . During a file transfe r , c onnecting and disconnecting to the selected de[...]

360 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer ConfigF r ee Utilities 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Profile Settings The Prof ile Settings u tility lets you sa ve network settings in “profiles. ” ConfigFree prof iles are useful for easily switching network settings and de vices.Y ou can switch network settings simply by selecting the prof ile with[...]

361 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Confi gF ree Utilit ies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 T o create a profile: 1 Click the icon in the system tray . 2 Mov e the pointer to Prof ile . 3 Click Add . The Add Prof ile screen appears. 4 Select Capture and click OK . The Add Prof ile screen appears. 5 Enter the name of the prof ile you want to c[...]

362 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer ConfigF r ee Utilities 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Image) Expanded Add Pr ofile scr een The online Help pro vides real-world examples of settin g up profiles for different networking environments. After you set up one or more profiles, you can check their settings and fine-tune t hem as necessar[...]

363 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Confi gF ree Utilit ies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ConfigFree SUMMIT The ConfigFree SUMMIT utility is a con venient way to share files with other users and to transfer f iles between your computers at home and at w ork. This utility is faster and more dependab le than se nding the files via email . Use[...]

364 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer ConfigF r ee Utilities 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 (Sample Image) User s attending SUMMIT meeting (user icons appear on SUMMIT table) Files can be shared with one us er or all users attending the meeting. ❖ T o share a file with one user , drag and drop the f ile on the user’ s icon. Only the SUMMIT[...]

365 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Confi gF ree Utilit ies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ T o share a file with all users, drag the f ile to the center of the SUMMIT table where users can access it as desired. If you are the Host of the summit, and drag a file to the center of the SUMMIT table, it will automatically be sent to all SUMMI[...]

366 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer ConfigF r ee Utilities 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using ConfigFree SUMMIT T o host a ConfigFree SUMMIT : 1 Click the icon in the system tray . 2 Click SUMMIT . Other users appear on the SUMMIT main window . SUMMIT can also be started from the ConfigFree Launcher . 3 Select the appropriate users and in [...]

367 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Confi gF ree Utilit ies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Quick Connect The Quick Connect feature in cludes two o ptions: ❖ T oshiba Wire less Projector . Switches the W ireless LAN connection to connect to a T oshiba Wi reless Projector ❖ Direct Link T oshiba Device . Launches Co nf igFree SUMMIT T oshib[...]

368 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer ConfigF r ee Utilities 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 4 Click OK . Because the wire less LAN’ s defa ult connection setting is for Ad Hoc mode, the T oshiba Wireless Projector will not connect if the projector is set to Infrastruc ture mode. If this occ urs, you can change the wireless LAN’ s conne cti[...]

369 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Confi gF ree Utilit ies 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ❖ If you close ConfigFree. Direct Link T oshiba Device When Access Point is not a v ailable, use the Direct Link T oshiba Device feature to conn ect your computer in Ad Hoc (peer -to-peer) mod e and use the Summit feature . T o use this feature: 1 Di[...]

370 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Using the Au tomatic Switc h 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Using the Automatic Switch The Automatic Switch feature allo ws the computer to automatically switch profiles th e ne xt time it is po wered on. This feature is particularly useful if you w ant your compu ter to automatically switch from th e netw[...]

371 Using ConfigFree™ with your T oshiba Computer Semi-A utomatic Switc h F eatur e 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Semi-Automatic Switch Feature The Semi-Automatic feature al erts you when the computer connects to a Service Set Identifier (SSID) stored in a profile, When the computer connects to the designated SSID, a notificat ion windo w appears. Y o u [...]

372 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Glossar y TECHNICAL NOTE: Some features defined in this glossary may not be av ailable on your computer . Acronyms The follo wing acronyms may appear in this user’ s guide. AC alternating current BIOS basic input/output system bps bits per second CD compact disc CD-R OM compact disc read-only memory CD-R W compact disc r[...]

373 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 DMA direct memory access DIMM dual inlin e memory modu le DOS disk operating system DPI dots per inch DSTN dual supertwist nem atic DV D digital versatile (or video) disc DV D - R O M digital versatile (or video) disc read-only m emory ECP enhan ced capabilities port EPR OM erasable programmable read-only memory F[...]

374 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 RFI radio frequency interference RO M read-only memory RT C real-time clock SCSI small computer system interface SDRAM synchronous dynamic random access memory SRAM static random access memory SVGA super video graphics adapter TFT thin film transistor USB univ ersal serial bus URL uniform resource lo cator WA N wi[...]

375 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 application — A computer program that yo u use to perform tasks of a specific type. Applications includ e wo rd processors, spreadsheets, and database management systems. See also pro gram . B backup — A copy of a fi le, usually on a remov able disk, kept in case the original file is lost or damaged. basic inp[...]

376 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 C cache — A section of very fast memory in which frequently used information is duplicated for qu ick access. Accessing data from cache is faster than acces sing it from the computer’ s main memory . See also CPU cach e, L1 c ache, L2 ca che. CD — An individual compact disc. See also CD-R OM. CD-R OM (compac[...]

377 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 CPU — See central pr ocessing unit (CPU). CPU cache — A section of v ery fa st memory re siding betw een the CPU and the computer’ s main m emory that temporarily stores data and instructions the CPU will need to ex ecute commands and programs. See also cach e, L1 cache, L2 ca che. cursor — A symbol that i[...]

378 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 disk drive — The device that reads and writes information and programs on a diskette or hard disk. It rotates the disk at high speed past one or more read/write heads. diskette — A thin, flexible disk in a protecti ve jack et that stores magnetically encoded data. Diskettes can be removed from the computer and[...]

379 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 executable f ile — A computer program that is ready to run. Application programs and batch files are e xamples of ex ecu table f iles. Names of ex ecutable files usually end with a .bat or .ex e extension. expansion de vice — A de vice that connects to a computer to expand its capabilities. Other names for an [...]

380 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 G ground — A co nductor to which al l comp onents of an elect ric circuit are connected. It has a potential of zer o (0) volts, is connected to the earth, and is the point of refere nce for voltages in the circuit . H hard disk — A storage device composed of a rigid platter or platters that can be magnetically[...]

381 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Internet — The decentralized, w orld-wide network of computers that provides electronic mail, the W orl d W ide W eb, and other services. See also W o rld W i de W eb . K keyboard shortcut — A key or combination of keys that you use t o perform a task instead of using a pointing device such as a mouse. L L1 (l[...]

382 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 MIDI (Musical Instrume nt Digital Interface) — A standard for connecting musical instruments, synthesizers, and com puters. The MIDI standard provides a way of translating music into a form computers can use, and vice v ersa. modem — Short for “modulator/demodulator . ” A device that con verts information [...]

383 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 optical drive — A dri ve which reads plas tic coated discs on which information is recorded digitally and uses a laser to read data, music, or videos. P palette — See color palett e . parallel — Processes that occur simultan eous ly . In comm unications, it means the transmission of more th an one bit of in [...]

384 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 properties — The attrib utes of an object or device. F or ex ample, the properties of a file include the f ile’ s type, size, and creation date. R RAM (random access memory) — V olati le memory that can be written to as well as read. V olati le here means that information in RAM is lost when you turn off you[...]

385 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 shortcut — See k e yboar d shortcut . software — See pr ogr am. Compare ha rd w a re. Standby — A feature of some Windo ws ® operating systems that allows you to turn off the computer without exiting your op en applications and to continue from where you left off when you turn the computer on again. stripin[...]

386 Glossary 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 utility — A computer program designed to perform a narrowly focused operation or solve a specific problem. Utilities are often related to computer system managem ent. V W We b — See W orld W ide W eb . Wi- Fi — A registered trademark term of the W i-Fi Alliance that stands for W ireless Fidelity , and is ano[...]

387 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Index A A C adaptor 49 AC p o w e r connecting adaptor 51 accessories memory 57 adding memory 57 adjusting record ing quality 148 Alt ke ys 96 antenna connecting 75 audio .wav f iles 147 audio features 147 B backing up files 94 battery alarms 123 changing 127 charge indicator light 52 , 120 charge not lasting 308 charging [...]

388 Index 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 charging the battery 53 checking device properties 304 communications network connection 141 set up 138 system resources 302 compact discs handling 109 inserting 108 removing 112 , 113 computer caring for 91 cleaning 91 moving 91 non-system disk or disk error message 297 not accessing disk driv es 296 running on batt[...]

389 Index 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 program has performed an illegal operation 294 warning resume failure 296 Error-checking 312 Ethernet LAN port 142 expansion memory slot 59 exploring the desktop 135 ExpressCard inserting 152 removing 153 ext er na l monitor not working 311 mouse 78 external diskette driv e connecting 80 external display adjusting th[...]

390 Index 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 bookmarked site not found 300 connecting to 145 features 146 slow connection 300 surfing 146 uploading and downloading files 147 URL address not found 300 using 144 Internet Explor er icon 137 Internet Service Providers 145 IRQ (Interru pt Request) 302 ISPs 145 J jack headphones 70 RJ-11 141 S/PDIF 70 K key assignmen[...]

391 Index 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 ov erlay ke ys 97 P password deleting a supervisor 262 disabling a user 260 supervisor set up 261 types 259 user set up 260 passwords instant, using 259 setting 259 PC Card checklist 317 CIS (Card Informat ion Structure) 316 computer stops working 317 configuring 152 errors 318 hot swapping fails 318 inserting 150 no[...]

392 Index 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 found 300 Internet connection is slo w 300 keyboard not responding 296 missing files /trouble accessing a disk 312 modem not recei ving or transmitting 320 no sound 315 non-system disk or disk error 297 , 314 PC Card 316 checklist 317 error occurs 318 hot swapping fails 318 not recognized 318 slot appears dead 317 po[...]

393 Index 5.375 x 8.375 ver 2.3 Standby mode 83 hot key 341 starting again from 90 start button 137 starting a program 98 Run dialog box 100 W indows Explorer 99 W i ndo w s Start menu 99 starting up the computer from Shut down 86 from Standby 90 Startup menu problem solving 299 supervisor password, deleting 262 supervisor password, set up 261 S-vi[...]