This information is listed on the Quick Start Card at the top of the box. If any items are missing or damaged, notify your dealer immedi- ately. For additional help, contact Toshiba as described in “If You Need Further Assistance” on page 357.
If the computer does not operate correctly after you turn it back on, contact a Toshiba authorized service provider. equipment that generates a strong electromagnetic field, such as stereo speakers or speakerphones.
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 3 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Select a Place To Work rapid changes in temperature or humidity. Keep the computer away from sources of temperature change such as air condi- tioner vents or heaters.
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 4 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Select a Place To Work If you plan to use an external monitor, the top of the screen should be no higher than eye level. Adjust the screen to avoid reflections and glare.
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 5 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Select a Place To Work If you are using a conventional chair: Your knees should be slightly higher than your hips. If neces- sary, use a foot rest to raise the level of your knees and ease the pressure on the back of your thighs.
000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 6 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Find Out Where Everything's Located Work Habits The key to avoiding discomfort or injury from repetitive strain is to vary your activities. If possible, schedule a variety of tasks into your working day.
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 7 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Find Out Where Everything's Located The Front with the Display Closed Display latch Infrared port SelectBay with diskette drive module SelectBay lock System indicator panel The front with the display closed ™...
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 8 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Find Out Where Everything's Located The Left Side Volume control dial Cooling fan SelectBay eject lever PC Card slot Security lock slot Power button Reset button External diskette drive port cover The left side...
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 9 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Find Out Where Everything's Located working from where you left off. So use this button only if all other attempts at restarting the computer have failed. Don’t use a pencil to press the reset button.
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 10 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Find Out Where Everything's Located The monitor port allows you to connect an external monitor. For more information, see “Using an External Monitor” on page 225. The serial port lets you connect a serial mouse, printer or other serial device.
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 11 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Find Out Where Everything's Located The Right Side Hard disk drive cover latch Modem/fax (RJ-11) jack The right side The modem/fax (RJ-11) jack lets you connect the computer’s internal modem directly to a telephone line.
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The front with the display open The computer's screen is a liquid crystal display (LCD) that provides clear, sharp images. The contrast control dial (Tecra 500CS only) adjusts the contrast of the display. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer...
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 13 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Find Out Where Everything's Located The AccuPoint pointing device combines the function of a mouse with the convenience of never having to remove your hands from the keyboard.
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 14 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Find Out Where Everything's Located The Indicator Panels Two panels of lights display the current state of your system. This section describes the two indicator panels. The System Indicator Panel This panel is located on the front of the computer.
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000-book.bk : 01-find.fm5 Page 15 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Finding Your Way around the System Find Out Where Everything's Located The Keyboard Indicator Panel Caps lock light Numeric mode light Cursor control mode light The keyboard indicator panel The caps lock light glows when you press the key.
000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 17 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Now that you know where everything is, it’s time to get to work. If you’re new to computers or have never used a notebook computer before, this chapter provides easy-to-follow steps for getting the computer up and running.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 18 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Connect to a Power Source Before you can use the battery to power the computer, you must charge it. Leave the computer plugged in for at least two and a half hours with the computer turned off.
000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 19 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Adding Memory (Optional) Adding Memory (Optional) Your computer comes with enough memory to run most of today's popular applications. However, you may want to increase the computer's memory.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 20 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Adding Memory (Optional) Install the Memory Module The memory module installs into the memory expansion slot on the bottom of the computer. You’ll need a small Phillips screw- driver for this procedure.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 21 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Adding Memory (Optional) 5 Remove the memory slot cover. Static electricity can damage the memory module. Before you handle the module, touch a grounded metal surface to dis- charge any static electricity you may have built up.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 22 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Adding Memory (Optional) Module Inserting a half-sized memory module 7 Place the module in the memory slot at a 45° angle, aligning the memory module’s connector with the connector in the slot.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 23 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Adding Memory (Optional) Clips A half-sized memory module inserted correctly 9 Press the free edge of the memory module into the slot until the clips snap into place, securing the memory module.
000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 24 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Connect the External Diskette Drive Clips Removing a memory module 2 Pull the clips away from the memory module. The memory module pops partially out of the slot. 3 Carefully remove the module from the slot.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 25 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Connect the External Diskette Drive See “Swapping Drives in the SelectBay” on page 115 for more information. The external chassis (optional with the Tecra 500 CS) works with the diskette drive only.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 26 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Connect the External Diskette Drive Cable External diskette drive port Attaching the external diskette drive 2 Attach the cable from the external diskette drive to the external diskette drive port.
000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 27 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Connecting a Parallel Printer and gently pull the connector out of the external diskette drive port. If you try to access a diskette in the external diskette drive after disconnecting the drive, you will get a disk error message.
000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 28 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Open the Display 3 With the printer off, connect the printer cable to your printer. If you’re unsure how to do this, your printer’s documentation will tell you.
The card was on the keyboard of your computer when you first opened the display panel. Sending in your product regis- tration card lets Toshiba keep you up to date with information about new products and upgrades. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer...
000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 30 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Turn the Computer On Registering your computer also extends your Toshiba warranty world-wide at no charge to you. See the registration card and war- ranty information for details about the warranty options available from Toshiba.
000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 31 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Using the AccuPoint Pointing Device Using the AccuPoint Pointing Device The computer’s AccuPoint pointing device enables you to move the cursor and to select items on the screen. If you’re familiar with desktop computers, you may have used a mouse or trackball for this purpose.
000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 32 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… When You Turn the Computer on the First Time… When You Turn the Computer on the First Time… The first time you turn the computer on, it displays several mes- sages and leads you through four welcome screens.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 33 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… When You Turn the Computer on the First Time… 6 Read the license agreement, then click the button next to “I accept the agreement.” 7 Click Next.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 34 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… When You Turn the Computer on the First Time… 10 Click Finish to restart the computer. The computer restarts and loads the operating system you selected.
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Know the Desktop” on page 47 applies to Windows 95 only. The system configuration instructions provided in this manual apply to Windows 95 only. Toshiba provides three programs for changing system settings in Windows for Workgroups: MaxTime, Hardware Setup, and Fn-esse. Access these pro- grams by double-clicking their icons in the Toshiba Utilities group in Program Manager.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 36 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… When You Turn the Computer on the First Time… Set Up Windows 95 to Work With Your Printer If you already have a printer, click Next when the system prompts you to set up your printer.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 37 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… When You Turn the Computer on the First Time… Select Date/Time Properties As Setup continues, Windows 95 displays the Date/Time Proper- ties dialog box. This dialog box has two tabs. Click on a tab to bring it to the front.
000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 38 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Create Master Diskettes or Purchase the CD-ROM Complete the Initial Startup Procedure Windows 95 completes its setup procedure and displays the Wel- come to Windows 95 screen. This screen provides the following options: The Windows 95 Tour gives you a brief overview of Windows 95.
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Buy blank diskettes and run Toshiba’s Master Disk Creator program. Purchase the Toshiba drivers/utilities on CD-ROM from Toshiba, using the order form that came with your computer. If your chose Windows for Workgroups, use Master Disk Creator to make its operating system diskettes.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 40 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Create Master Diskettes or Purchase the CD-ROM Write-protect tab A write-enabled diskette Although you can run these programs at any time, it's a good idea to create your program diskettes the first time you start the com- puter.
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Creator. To run Master Disk Creator, follow these steps: 1 Click Start, then point to Programs. 2 Point to Toshiba Utilities, then click Master Disk Creator. Master Disk Creator displays a welcome screen. 3 Click OK. Master Disk Creator displays a list of the available disk images.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 42 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Create Master Diskettes or Purchase the CD-ROM A sample list of disk images 4 To create a complete set of program diskettes, click Select All.
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000-book.bk : 02-start.fm5 Page 43 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Let's Start at the Very Beginning… Create Master Diskettes or Purchase the CD-ROM Disk eject button Diskette drive Protective cover Label Inserting a diskette 7 Insert the appropriately labeled blank formatted diskette into the diskette drive.
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(if you haven't yet done so). skim through the rest of this manual. fill in and mail the reader response card. Toshiba welcomes your comments and suggestions for improving the documentation. 12 When you've finished making the master diskettes, store them together in a safe place.
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Lesson 11: Removing Objects from the Desktop ....73 Lesson 12: Exploring the Toshiba Access Panel ....74 Lesson 13: If I’m Lost, What Do I Do? .
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 47 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop This chapter is a tutorial showing you how to work with the desk- top, which is the Windows 95 term for the screen. When you have finished this tutorial you will have: learned how to use the AccuPoint explored the Windows 95 desktop created a new document and folder...
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 48 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop If you’re new to computers or have never used Windows 95 before, the skill and confidence you’ll gain going through these lessons will more than offset the small amount of time you will spend.
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 49 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 1: Using the AccuPoint Lesson 1: Using the AccuPoint The AccuPoint is a pointing device located between the G and H keys. AccuPoint Primary button Secondary button The AccuPoint...
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 50 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 2: Exploring the Desktop 3 Practice moving around the screen. Experiment by moving in different directions and at different speeds. See how quickly you can point to a particular spot on the screen.
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As you work through the lessons in this chapter, the taskbar will change to reflect what you’re doing. The Toshiba Access Panel displays gauges which monitor the current battery capacity and lets you launch applications, set up configurations, and configure the system’s power management settings.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 52 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 2: Exploring the Desktop One special icon is the Recycle Bin. You use the Recycle Bin to delete files and remove objects from the desktop. You’ll learn more about the Recycle Bin in “Lesson 11: Removing Objects from the Desktop”...
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 53 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 2: Exploring the Desktop When You Point to The System Run... starts a program or opens a folder when you type a pro- gram or folder name.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 54 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 2: Exploring the Desktop 4 Click an empty space in the desktop to close the menu. Every time you start a program, open a folder or open a docu- ment, the system displays a button on the taskbar that reminds you the object is open or running.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 55 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 2: Exploring the Desktop 6 Close the My Computer window by clicking the close but- ton on its upper right corner. 7 Click the My Computer icon with the secondary button to display a shortcut menu.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 56 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 2: Exploring the Desktop The taskbar moves from the bottom to the right edge of the desktop. The desktop with the taskbar on the right You can move the taskbar to any of the desktop’s four edges.
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 57 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 3: Creating a New Document Lesson 3: Creating a New Document When you work in Windows 95 with a word processor, a data base, a graphic design tool, or a spreadsheet, you are working in a document.
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 58 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 4: Creating a New Folder The Notepad window Notice as you open the document that there’s a new button on the taskbar that reads My New Document - Notepad (the name may be too long to fit into the taskbar space, but if you point to the name, the system displays all of it).
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 59 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 4: Creating a New Folder 2 Point to New and click Folder. Windows 95 creates a new folder icon with the name highlighted. 3 Click the highlighted “New Folder”...
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 60 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 5: Starting Programs Lesson 5: Starting Programs Another way to begin working on the desktop is to start a particu- lar program. After you’ve gained some experience, you’ll know exactly which program to use for a particular document.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 61 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 5: Starting Programs Help Tool box The desktop with Paint open Your desktop now looks something like the above illustration. You can use Paint to draw simple pictures, logos, maps and symbols.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 62 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 5: Starting Programs Windows Explorer open on the desktop Windows Explorer provides access to all your computer’s resources. For example, it lets you see all the icons in a particu- lar folder on the computer’s hard drive.
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 63 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 6: Resizing and Reshaping Windows Lesson 6: Resizing and Reshaping Windows If you’ve been following the steps in this chapter, you now have two programs open and two buttons on the taskbar, one for Paint and the other for Windows Explorer.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 64 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 6: Resizing and Reshaping Windows To learn how to use these buttons, follow these steps: 1 To make the Windows Explorer window the active win- dow, click the Windows Explorer button on the taskbar.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 65 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 6: Resizing and Reshaping Windows 6 To return Paint to its previous size, click the restore button. The Paint window returns to its previous size and location. Notice how the restore button has changed back into the maxi- mize button.
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 66 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 7: Closing Programs and Documents 12 Adjust the size and position of the Windows Explorer win- dow in the same way, placing it at the left side of the desktop.
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 67 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 8: Making Shortcuts Now that you know how to close programs and folders, go on to the next lesson to learn how to save time when you are working on the desktop.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 68 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 8: Making Shortcuts The Find dialog box 2 On the Name and Location tab, type Calculator in the Named: box. 3 Click Find Now. In the box, Windows 95 displays a list of all the files with “Calculator”...
One of the properties of the desktop is the wallpaper. Your computer came with the Toshiba wallpaper selected. In this lesson you will learn how to view the properties associated with the objects on the desktop. First, you will look at the proper- ties of the folder you created.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 70 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 9: Changing the Wallpaper 3 Click OK. Windows 95 closes the My New Folder Properties dialog box. 4 With the secondary button, click any empty space on the desktop.
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 71 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 10: Changing the Date and Time 9 After you have chosen a wallpaper pattern and applied it to your desktop, click OK. Windows 95 returns you to the desktop. Now that you have viewed properties for two objects and experi- mented with options for your desktop wallpaper, continue with the next lesson where you will learn how set two other properties: the...
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 72 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 10: Changing the Date and Time This dialog box has two tabs. Click the Date & Time tab to bring it to the front. The Date/Time Properties dialog box To open this dialog box more quickly, click the time display on the taskbar using the secondary button, then click Adjust...
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 73 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 11: Removing Objects from the Desktop Lesson 11: Removing Objects from the Desktop In this tutorial, you created new icons on the desktop. Since every- thing you’ve done to this point has been just practice, you may want to return the desktop to its original uncluttered state.
Help features if you get lost. Lesson 12: Exploring the Toshiba Access Panel The Toshiba Access Panel, located on the right side of the desk- top, is a handy place to check the power usage gauges, launch...
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 75 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 12: Exploring the Toshiba Access Panel Configurations button Gauge button Dashboard Splitter Application launchpad Options button Help button The Toshiba Access Panel The illustration identifies the parts of the panel. The following steps demonstrate some of the things you can do with the panel.
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3 To hide the configuration slider bar, click the configura- tion button again. The bar disappears. The dashboard section of the Toshiba Access Panel displays gauges that monitor the current battery capacity. You can choose which gauge(s) display in the dashboard.
Click Add to Home/Office/Travel to add the briefcase to the current configuration only. For a complete list of all the Toshiba Access Panel features, see “Toshiba Access Panel” on page 371. Lesson 13: If I’m Lost, What Do I Do? Windows 95 and the Toshiba Access Panel come with excellent online help.
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000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 78 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 13: If I’m Lost, What Do I Do? Windows 95 Help To use Windows 95 help, follow these steps: 1 Click Start, then click Help. The Help window opens.
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6 Just to clean up the desktop, close both Help and Paint by clicking on their close buttons. Toshiba Access Panel Help The Toshiba Access Panel provides three types of help. Follow these steps: 1 Click the help button at the bottom of the panel.
000-book.bk : 03-windo.fm5 Page 80 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Getting to Know the Desktop Lesson 14: Turning Your Computer Off 2 Click one of the buttons and follow the instructions on the screen. You’re almost done! The next (and last) lesson tells you how to turn your computer off with the Start button.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 82 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Chapter Computing Tips ......... . . 83 Turning the Computer On .
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 83 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics The information in this chapter is intended for the novice com- puter user. Simple steps describe many day-to-day computer oper- ations. There are also lists of helpful computing tips. By the end of the chapter, you'll have developed many of the basic skills that more advanced users take for granted.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 84 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Computing Tips Two Things Every User Learned the Hard Way Save your work frequently. Both novice and experienced computer users occasionally forget to save their work. When the network you are working on goes down and you must restart your computer to reconnect, or your battery runs out of charge mid-flight, you’ll say, “I wish I had saved!”...
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 85 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Computing Tips Set up your computer to fit your tastes and needs. You're the one that's going to be looking at the screen while you work. If you don't like the colors or the fonts on the screen, go ahead and change them by clicking a blank area of the desktop with the secondary button, then clicking Properties.
Between the time you press the power button and the time you get to work, the computer goes through its normal self-test and startup procedure. Skip these steps by using Windows 95’s Suspend command or Toshiba’s Resume Mode to save time and battery power. All Those Messages...
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There's an easier way. By using Windows 95’s Suspend com- mand or Toshiba's Resume Mode, you can turn your computer off without exiting your software applications. When you turn the computer on again, the screen display is restored as you left it. So you can continue working where you left off.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 88 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Turning the Computer On Using the Suspend Command To turn the computer off using Windows 95’s Suspend command: 1 Save any files you are using over a local area network. Your network connection may be lost when you suspend your computer.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 89 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Turning the Computer On Turning the Computer Off in Resume Mode To turn your computer off when you are using Resume Mode, fol- low these steps: 1 Save your files to the hard disk or a diskette.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 90 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Adjust the Display Brightness How to Adjust the Display Brightness Where you use the computer affects how easily you can see the images on the display panel. For example, the display panel may be more difficult to read outdoors in full sunlight than in a dimly lit room.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 91 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Start a Program Set the Power Usage Mode to Custom Settings, then click Modify Custom Settings. MaxTime displays the Modify Custom Settings dialog box. Change the Display Bright- ness setting to Bright by moving the slider, then click OK.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 92 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Start a Program Starting a Program from the Explorer These steps demonstrate how to start a program if it is not in the Start menu. To use this method, you need to know the file name and directory of the program you want to start.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 93 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Use the Keyboard 3 Refer to the program’s documentation for the command that starts the program. 4 At the system prompt, type the command and press Enter How to Use the Keyboard If you've never used a computer before, you're probably asking...
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(page 296) and control various system functions. Toshiba's powerful Fn-esse program lets you assign your own key combination to launch a Windows program or document quickly from anywhere in Windows 95. Instructions for using this program are given in “Starting Programs Faster with Fn-esse”...
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 95 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Save Your Work The numeric overlay To turn the numeric overlay on and off, press . The numeric lock light on the indicator panel shows whether the numeric overlay is on or off.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 96 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Save Your Work your files to the hard disk or to a diskette before turning the power off. Save your data before turning the computer off even when you are using Resume Mode, in case the backup battery dis- charges before you return to work.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 97 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Print Something You've Created 3 Type a file name and click OK. Windows 95 supports file names of up to 255 characters, and the names can include spaces. If you plan to share your files with a computer using MS-DOS or an older version of Windows, the file name must be no more than eight characters followed by a period and a three-charac-...
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 98 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Print Something You've Created Setting Up Windows 95 to Work with Your Printer When you turned your computer on for the first time, the Windows 95 Setup program offered you the opportunity to define a printer.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 99 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Print Something You've Created 4 Click Next. The Add Printer Wizard asks you to select your printer. If your printer is Plug and Play, Windows 95 recognizes it automatically.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 100 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Print Something You've Created 10 If your printer is connected and turned on, click Finish to print a test page. To finish the setup procedure without printing a test page, click No, then Finish.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 101 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Using the CD-ROM Drive Using the CD-ROM Drive The CD-ROM drive is easy to use. You insert compact discs into it while the computer is turned on, and change compact discs whenever you want to (as long as the system is not reading from the disc).
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 102 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Using the CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM button Pressing the CD-ROM button 2 Locate and press the CD-ROM button on the front of the computer. The CD-ROM drive slides partially open (about one inch). Opening the CD-ROM drive 3 Grasp the sides of the CD-ROM tray and pull the drive until it’s fully open.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 103 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Using the CD-ROM Drive If the CD is dusty, clean it as described in “Taking Care of Compact Discs” on page 105. Placing the compact disc in the drive 5 Carefully place the compact disc in the drive (with the label facing up).
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 104 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Using the CD-ROM Drive 7 Push the CD-ROM tray in by pressing gently on the center of the tray until it clicks into place. You are ready to use the CD-ROM. Before moving the computer, even just across the room, remove the CD-ROM from the drive and put it in a safe place where it will not be damaged.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 105 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Prepare Diskettes for Use Taking Care of Compact Discs To protect the data stored on your compact discs: Store your CDs in the containers they came in, to protect them from scratches and keep them clean.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 107 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Prepare Diskettes for Use The Format dialog box 5 Make sure the options in the Format dialog box are set correctly, especially the Capacity option. You cannot format 720KB diskettes for 1.44MB, or vice versa.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 108 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Copy Something to a Diskette Taking Care of Diskettes To protect the data on your diskettes: Store your diskettes in a suitable container to protect them and keep them clean.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 109 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Back Up Your Work To copy a file from the hard disk to a diskette, follow these steps: 1 Insert a formatted diskette into the diskette drive. 2 Double-click My Computer.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 110 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Back Up Your Work This section explain how to use the Windows 95 backup program to back up all the files on your hard disk. Making backup copies of your computer’s hard disk is not a one-only event.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 111 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics How to Back Up Your Work The Backup window 5 Click the files and folders you want to back up. When you select a file or folder, an X appears in the check box next to it.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 112 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Transferring Files to Another Computer Transferring Files to Another Computer You’ve learned how to use diskettes to copy files from one com- puter to another. One method for transferring files is to copy them to a floppy diskette.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 113 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Transferring Files to Another Computer Infrared port The front of the computer 1 Use one of these methods to make the connection between the two computers: For a serial connection, connect the serial cable to the serial port on the back of your computer.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 114 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Transferring Files to Another Computer 9 Click the Enable Connection check box. An X in the box indicates that a connection is enabled. 10 Click OK to accept the current settings. 11 Repeat steps 2 through 10 on the other computer, making sure that the connection has been set up identically on both computers.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 115 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Using Additional Hard Drives 5 Drag the desired file(s) to the destination drive or directory (folder) icon. TranXit asks you to confirm the operation. 6 Click Yes to proceed with the file transfer. 7 When you’ve finished transferring files, click the close button to close TranXit.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 117 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Swapping Drives in the SelectBay Chassis Diskette drive module Removing the diskette drive module from the external chassis 3 Pull the diskette drive module out of the chassis and set it aside.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 118 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Swapping Drives in the SelectBay Module eject lever Pressing the module eject lever 2 Press the module eject lever. The module eject lever pops out. Normally the module eject lever is flush with the case.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 119 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Swapping Drives in the SelectBay The module pops out. Do not turn the module eject lever clockwise (down). You can break the lever by turning it in the wrong direction. Removing the drive module from the SelectBay 4 Remove the drive module.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 120 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Swapping Drives in the SelectBay Install the Drives To install the drive, follow these steps: You must install the CD-ROM drive or the additional hard drive into the SelectBay to use the drive. The external chassis only works with the diskette drive.
000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 121 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Changing the Main Hard Drive Changing the Main Hard Drive You may want to change the main hard drive in your computer. You may need a larger hard drive, you may want to use your hard drive in another computer or you may want to use more than one operating system.This section provides instructions for changing the main hard drive.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 122 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Changing the Main Hard Drive Hard drive cover Hard drive cover lock Removing the hard drive cover 2 Slide the hard drive cover lock to the right. The main hard drive can become hot with use.
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000-book.bk : 04-basic.fm5 Page 123 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Learning the Basics Changing the Main Hard Drive Installing the Main Hard Drive To install the main hard drive, follow these steps: 1 Place the hard drive in the hard drive slot. Lever Locating the lever 2 Push the small lever at the front of the slot to the right.
If you close the display panel while the computer is on, it beeps loudly. To prevent this alarm from going off in the future, dis- able the alarm through the Miscellaneous tab of Toshiba Sys- tem Control Panel (unclick the check box next to “Enable audible warning when panel closes”) or TSETUP (disable the...
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To clean the LCD, dilute a glass cleaner by adding an equal amount of water. Spray a small amount of the diluted cleaner on a soft, clean cloth and gently wipe the screen. Ask your Toshiba dealer for suggestions for appropriate clean- ing products. Moving the Computer Your notebook computer is built to withstand reasonable shock and vibration.
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Do not pick up the computer by its display panel or by the back (where the ports are located). For long trips, transport the computer in a carrying case. You can purchase a carrying case from your Toshiba dealer or through the Toshiba Accessory Catalog. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer...
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(software) can be a confusing experience. This chapter provides advice and explains what you need to know to purchase programs and devices that will work with your Toshiba notebook computer. Buying Programs The range of entertainment, business and personal programs you can buy is enormous.
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000-book.bk : 05-prgrm.fm5 Page 130 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Before You Go to a Computer Store... Buying Programs The Tecra 500 CDT comes with a 3 1/2” diskette drive module and a CD-ROM drive module that turns your computer into a complete multimedia powerhouse.
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000-book.bk : 05-prgrm.fm5 Page 131 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Before You Go to a Computer Store... Buying Programs If you Want to Manage Your Money You can choose from a variety of programs for keeping track of you income and expenditure. They range from simple programs for managing family finances to more comprehensive programs that are also suitable for small businesses.
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000-book.bk : 05-prgrm.fm5 Page 132 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Before You Go to a Computer Store... Buying Programs The popular combination of word processor, drawing program and spreadsheet is available in two basic forms - as “Office” suites and as “Works”...
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000-book.bk : 05-prgrm.fm5 Page 133 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Before You Go to a Computer Store... Buying Programs Should I Buy the Diskette or the CD-ROM Version? Many programs and most integrated packages are available either on diskette or on CD-ROM. Loading programs from CD-ROM is faster and more convenient.
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000-book.bk : 05-prgrm.fm5 Page 134 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Before You Go to a Computer Store... Buying Programs Processor ™ The computer has a 120MHz Intel Pentium microprocessor. It will run programs designed for a 286, 386, 486 or Pentium processor.
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000-book.bk : 05-prgrm.fm5 Page 135 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Before You Go to a Computer Store... Buying Programs Graphics Card A graphics card is also called a display adapter. It may be a board installed in a desktop computer or a chip, as in your computer. Program requirements are generally listed by the type of adapter or the maximum resolution the adapter supports.
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000-book.bk : 05-prgrm.fm5 Page 136 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Before You Go to a Computer Store... Buying Programs Tips on Buying Programs Before you buy: It’s a good idea to see a demonstration of the program. Talk to friends and your company’s computer experts about the programs they recommend.
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000-book.bk : 05-prgrm.fm5 Page 137 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Before You Go to a Computer Store... Buying Programs The Control Panel 3 Double-click the Add/Remove Programs icon. Windows 95 opens the Add/Remove Programs property sheet. The Add/Remove Programs property sheet 4 Click the Install/Uninstall tab.
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000-book.bk : 05-prgrm.fm5 Page 138 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Before You Go to a Computer Store... Buying Programs Windows 95 searches the installation diskette or CD-ROM for the installation program. If Windows 95 doesn’t find the installation program or searches the wrong drive, click the Browse button and find the installation program manually.
PC Cards. For more information about these cards, see “Little Cards that Do Big Things” on page 193. The Toshiba Accessories Catalog lists the add-on devices you can purchase from Toshiba. Talk to your dealer about these Toshiba options and other third-party devices.
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Chapter Toshiba's Energy-Saver Design ......141 Running the Computer on Battery Power ....142 Replacing Batteries .
Toshiba's Energy-Saver Design Toshiba is a partner in the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Energy Star Program. As an Energy Star Partner, Toshiba EPA POLLUTION PREVENTER has designed this product to meet the Energy Star guidelines for energy efficiency.
The backup battery provides the power to store information about the system when you suspend the computer using the Windows 95 Suspend command or Toshiba’s Resume Mode. The backup battery maintains this information for up to eight hours after the battery pack discharges completely.
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 143 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Running the Computer on Battery Power The battery may not start charging immediately under the follow- ing conditions: The battery is extremely hot or cold. To ensure that the battery charges to its full capacity, wait until it reaches room tempera- ture (50 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit, 10 to 30 degrees Celsius).
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The dashboard section of Toshiba Access Panel provides gauges that display the remaining battery charge in a variety of formats. This section describes how to use the Toshiba Access Panel to monitor the battery charge. To learn more about the Toshiba Access Panel, read the complete description of its features, which starts in “Toshiba Access Panel”...
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Percent Remaining Gauge Time Remaining Gauge The Toshiba Access Panel You can set up the dashboard section of the Toshiba Access Panel to display the remaining battery charge in three different for- mats. Each provides the same information in a different way: The Power Meter displays the computer’s power usage in an...
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Gauge Gallery and drag it onto the dashboard sec- tion of the Toshiba Access Panel. The Toshiba Access Panel displays a shortcut menu, prompt- ing you to choose whether to add the gauge to all configura- tions, or just to the current configuration.
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1 Click the undock button on the Toshiba Access Panel. The Dashboard window opens and displays the battery gauges. The Dashboard window 2 To return the gauges to the Toshiba Access Panel, click the close button. What to Do When the Battery Alarm Sounds Don't panic.
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 148 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Running the Computer on Battery Power The Low Battery Alarm warning This alarm gives you early warning that your battery power is run- ning out.
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 149 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Running the Computer on Battery Power Gone. . . the Emergency Battery Alert OK. Now it's serious. When the battery runs down and you have only about five minutes of time left, the computer starts beeping continuously.
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 150 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Running the Computer on Battery Power 3 Double-click the MaxTime icon. The MaxTime Control Panel opens with the Power Settings tab on top. 4 Click the Battery Alarms tab to bring it to the front.
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There are two ways to suspend the computer: Click the Start button, then click Suspend. Turn on Toshiba’s Resume Mode and press the power button. The Windows 95 Suspend feature is the easiest way to suspend the computer. However, you’ll have to use Resume Mode if you...
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 152 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Running the Computer on Battery Power There are two ways to turn on Toshiba’s Resume Mode in Windows 95: Use a special key combination (hotkey).
Panel 4 In the Start Up Mode section, click the button next to Resume. 5 Click OK to save your settings and close the Toshiba System Control Panel. Replacing Batteries When your main battery runs out of power, you have two options: plug in the computer or replace the battery with a charged spare, if you have one.
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 154 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Replacing Batteries 3 Remove all cables connected to the computer. 4 Turn the computer over with the front facing you. Battery cover Battery cover latch Removing the battery cover 5 Slide the battery cover latch to the right.
12 Reconnect any cables you removed in step 3. 13 Turn the computer on. If the backup battery or RTC battery need to be replaced, do not attempt to do so yourself. Contact your dealer or a Toshiba service representative. Disposing of Used Batteries Safely The life of a battery pack is about 500 recharges, so it should last for years.
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Toshiba has combined these options into preset power usage modes. These modes let you choose between maximum power savings and peak system performance. You may also set individ- ual power-saving options to suit your needs.
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 157 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Conserving Power The following table shows the option settings for both power usage modes. The names of these options differ in the MaxTime Control Panel and TSETUP.
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 158 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Conserving Power Using a Hotkey To select a power usage mode with a hotkey, follow these steps: 1 Press to display the power usage pop-up window. The power usage pop-up window 2 While continuing to press , press...
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 159 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Conserving Power The Power Settings tab of the MaxTime Control Panel 4 Choose the power source for which you want to set power- saving options: To set the power-saving options the system will use when it is running on battery power, click the button next to Bat-...
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 160 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Conserving Power Hard Disk Auto Off (HDD Auto Off) This option saves power by temporarily shutting down the hard disk if it hasn't been accessed for a set period of time. The drive turns back on the next time the computer reads from or writes to it.
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000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 161 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Conserving Power Processing Speed This option sets the speed at which the computer processes information. You have two choices: Low sets a lower processing speed and saves power. EPA POLLUTION PREVENTER High sets the computer to its maximum processing speed.
000-book.bk : 06-road.fm5 Page 162 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Taking Your Computer on the Road Looking After Your Battery Looking After Your Battery It doesn't take much effort, but by treating your battery right you can make sure it provides maximum power storage for a long time.
While the battery charger requires a power source, it pro- vides an easy way for you to take more than one charged battery with you when you travel. Use only Noteworthy™ (Toshiba) battery chargers to charge your battery packs. Part I: Getting to Know Your Computer...
How about a Carrying Case? When you're travelling, you'll probably need a way to carry your computer with you. Toshiba offers four choices of carrying cases for the computer: a sturdy fabric carrying case a leather attaché...
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The Tecra 500CS comes with the same capabilities as the Tecra 500CDT except for the CD-ROM drive. To enjoy multime- dia on a Tecra 500CS computer, you need to purchase an optional CD-ROM drive module and follow the instructions in “Swapping...
Building Your Compact Disc Library Your Toshiba computer comes with a number of multimedia pro- grams already installed on the hard disk and a library of compact discs. You will want to expand your library to include compact discs to help you at work, at home, in study or recreation.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 169 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Building Your Compact Disc Library CDs filled with clip art files CDs with computer programs to help you redesign your home or garden, plan your vacation, balance your budget, chart your stars or raise your child extensive catalogs of hobbies such as coin collections, astro- nomical references, and fishing lures...
000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 170 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Playing an Audio CD Playing an Audio CD If you insert an audio CD into your CD-ROM drive, Windows 95 loads CD Player, a program that automatically plays the CD. To view the CD Player window, click CD Player on the task bar.
000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 171 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Playing Back Sound, Video and Animation Files Playing Back Sound, Video and Animation Files Multimedia files are stored in a variety of formats depending on the type of file.
000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 172 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Playing Back Sound, Video and Animation Files MIDI Files Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) is a standard lan- guage used by composers to create music to be played by a syn- thesizer.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 173 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Playing Back Sound, Video and Animation Files AVI Files The most common technique for storing and playing back video on personal computers is Microsoft’s Audio Video Interleaved (AVI) format.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 174 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Playing Back Sound, Video and Animation Files Full-Motion Video on the Tecra 500 Series Computer For best results, MPEG requires specialized hardware to bypass the computer’s Central Processing Unit (CPU) and system bus (the backbone of the computer to which all internal devices are connected).
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 175 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Playing Back Sound, Video and Animation Files Using Media Player You can use Media Player to play back wave and Video for Win- dows files in addition to playing back several other formats such as MIDI and Quick Time for Windows files.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 176 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Playing Back Sound, Video and Animation Files Adjusting the Volume You can set the volume in two ways: by using the Volume Control program by turning the volume dial The Volume Control program sets the volume and balance for playing both CDs and multimedia files that contain sound.
000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 177 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Recording Sounds as Wave Files Recording Sounds as Wave Files You may record sounds through the built-in microphone or, using the microphone jack or line-in jack, from an outside source. This section describes how to record sounds.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 178 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Recording Sounds as Wave Files 7 To hear what you just recorded, click the Play button. 8 To save the file, choose Save from the File menu. Adjusting Recording Quality You can adjust the quality of your recordings.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 179 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Recording Sounds as Wave Files Microphone jack The microphone jack 1 Locate the microphone jack on the back of the computer. 2 Plug the microphone cord into the microphone jack. 3 Turn the microphone on.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 180 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Recording Sounds as Wave Files Using External Speakers or Headphones To play back sound files through an external device such as head- phones or stereo speakers, follow these steps: Headphone jack The headphone jack 1 Locate the headphone jack on the back of the computer.
If you have a large number of audio CDs and compact discs, you might find yourself wishing there were an easy way to keep track ™ of what’s on all of them. That’s where Toshiba’s magiCDisc management program comes in. With magiCDisc, you can launch an associated program when you insert a compact disc into the CD-ROM drive.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 182 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Managing Your Compact Discs Opening magiCDisc To open magiCDisc: 1 Click Start, then point to Programs. 2 Point to magiCDisc. 3 Click magiCDisc. There are two primary screens in magiCDisc. The main screen is shown below.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 183 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Managing Your Compact Discs Inserting a New CD or Compact Disc The first time you insert an audio CD or compact disc into the drive, magiCDisc displays the Inspector dialog box.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 185 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Managing Your Compact Discs 6 Click OK to complete the registration process and close the Registration dialog box. That’s all there is to it. The next time you look at the rack screen, your new disc will appear in the list (unless you’ve set the rack screen to display only discs of a different type).
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 186 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Managing Your Compact Discs To display those discs whose descriptions contain a key word, choose Search by Text from the CD Rack menu. This opens the Search for Text dialog box.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 188 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Managing Your Compact Discs 4 Click the Play button to play the file. Choosing the Next and Previous buttons moves you forward and backward through the selected files in the playlist. To play all the selected files in the playlist, select AutoPlay before choosing the Play button.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 189 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Managing Your Compact Discs The CD Inspector page 2 To enable the Inspector for unregistered discs, click the check box next to each desired type. If the unregistered disc contains a Windows 95 AutoPlay script, the Inspector executes the script.
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000-book.bk : 07-media.fm5 Page 190 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM The Wide World of Multimedia Managing Your Compact Discs Customizing CD-ROM Registration To customize the registration process, follow these steps: 1 Click the Options button from the main or rack screen. The Registration Options dialog box appears with the CD Inspector page selected.
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What Do PC Cards Do? ........194 Cards You Can Buy From Toshiba ......195 Programs that Make Your PC Card Work .
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000-book.bk : 08-cards.fm5 Page 193 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Little Cards that Do Big Things PCMCIA-compatible PC Cards greatly increase the capabilities of your computer. These cards pack all the performance of full-sized expansion cards into a case the size of a credit card. There are three types of PC Card: Type I, Type II, and Type III.
If your PC Card came with a diskette, read “Programs that Make Your PC Card Work” on page 195 before installing any of its programs. The programs on the diskette may conflict with pre-installed Toshiba files designed specifically for your computer. What Do PC Cards Do? New PC Cards are being introduced every day.
Cards You Can Buy From Toshiba Cards You Can Buy From Toshiba Toshiba’s Noteworthy PC Cards are specifically designed to work with your computer and are available from your Toshiba dealer. Noteworthy PC Cards include: Removable hard disk drives Token ring network adapters...
PC Cards and Suspending the Computer Windows 95’s Card and Socket Services software is designed to support Toshiba’s Resume Mode and Windows 95’s Suspend command. If you use another manufacturer’s Card and Socket Services software instead, the system may not recognize your PC Card when you turn the computer on in Resume Mode.
000-book.bk : 08-cards.fm5 Page 197 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Little Cards that Do Big Things Inserting PC Cards Inserting PC Cards OK. You've bought your first PC Card and want to install it. This section describes how to install the card. Before you insert your PC Card, read through the documentation that comes with the card to see if you need to do anything before you insert it.
000-book.bk : 08-cards.fm5 Page 198 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Little Cards that Do Big Things Setting Up Your PC Card for Your Computer PC Card Inserting a Type II PC Card into the lower half of the PC Card slot 2 Insert the PC Card.
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000-book.bk : 08-cards.fm5 Page 199 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Little Cards that Do Big Things Setting Up Your PC Card for Your Computer Setting Up PC Card Support in Windows 95 When you insert your PC Card, Windows 95 should display the New Hardware Found dialog box, prompting you to set up your PC Card.
000-book.bk : 08-cards.fm5 Page 200 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 3:50 PM Little Cards that Do Big Things Removing a PC Card 5 Click OK to close the System Properties sheet and return to the Control Panel. 6 Double-click the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon. Windows 95 opens the PCMCIA Wizard.
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000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 224 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Chapter Using an External Monitor ....... . 225 Using an External Keyboard .
000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 225 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Using Your Computer on Your Desk Your computer was designed to be easy to carry around and use while you travel. However, it’s also powerful enough to use as your primary desktop computer.
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000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 226 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Using Your Computer on Your Desk Using an External Monitor Connecting an External Monitor To connect an external monitor, follow these steps: 1 Turn the computer off. Monitor data cable Monitor port Connecting an external monitor 2 Connect the monitor’s data cable to the monitor port on the...
If you prefer to use a standard desktop keyboard, you can attach one to your computer. The computer’s PS/2 mouse/keyboard port supports any PS/2-compatible keyboard. Toshiba makes two external keyboards specifically designed to work with your com- puter. One is a standard 101 key external keyboard. The other is a...
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000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 228 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Using Your Computer on Your Desk Using an External Keyboard multimedia keyboard with stereo speakers and audio connectors on the keyboard. For more information, contact your dealer. You can only connect one PS/2 device at a time (unless you purchase a special Y-cable to allow you to connect both simultaneously).
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000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 229 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Using Your Computer on Your Desk Using an External Keyboard 3 See the keyboard’s documentation for additional configuration steps. 4 Turn the computer on. Disconnecting the External Keyboard To disconnect the PS/2 keyboard: 1 Save your files.
000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 230 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Using Your Computer on Your Desk Using a Serial Mouse 4 Click the Toshiba tab to bring it to the front. 5 Click the circle to the left of the desired Fn Key Equivalent for External Keyboard setting.
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000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 231 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Using Your Computer on Your Desk Using a PS/2 Mouse Check whether the mouse cable has a 6-pin connector for the PS/2 port. If it hasn’t, you need an adapter cable. See your dealer. Connecting the PS/2 Mouse To connect a PS/2 mouse, follow these steps: 1 Turn the computer off.
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2 Click Control Panel. Windows 95 opens the Control Panel. 3 Double-click the Toshiba System icon. The Toshiba System Control Panel opens with the Start Up Options tab on top. 4 Click the Miscellaneous tab to bring it to the front.
For complete information about the Desk Station V Plus, talk to your Toshiba dealer. For information about using a Desk Station V Plus, refer to the Desk Station V Plus User’s Guide.
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Desk Station V Plus Features The Desk Station V Plus provides the following features: Use the SelectBay to easily install and remove a Toshiba 3 1/2" diskette drive module or a CD-ROM drive module. Use the 5 1/4" expansion bay in the Desk Station V Plus to install any industry standard IDE or SCSI half-height 5 1/4"...
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V Plus and have set a password, the password can provide protec- tion for the notebook as well. This password is called the Undock Password in the Toshiba Sys- tem Control Panel, and the Eject Password in TSETUP. When you enable this option, you must enter a password before you can remove the computer from the Desk Station V Plus.
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2 Click Control Panel. Windows 95 opens the Control Panel. 3 Double-click the Toshiba System icon. The Toshiba System Control Panel opens with the Start Up Options tab on top. 4 Click the Security tab to bring it to the front.
If the passwords match, the OK button is enabled. 8 Click OK. The Toshiba System Control Panel displays the Security tab with the System Password listed as “Registered.” 9 In the Undock Password section of the dialog box, click Enable.
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000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 238 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Using Your Computer on Your Desk The NoteDock II Imagine that you’re a salesperson who frequently works away from the office. When you return to your desk, you want to be able to connect to your network, print reports from your computer, and use a mouse instead of the AccuPoint.
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000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 239 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Using Your Computer on Your Desk The NoteDock II Use the audio line-out jack to connect your computer to a tape recorder or a stereo amplifier to record or play sounds from your computer.
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000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 240 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Using Your Computer on Your Desk The NoteDock II Guide pin Locking latch Computer connector Guide pin The front of the NoteDock II The view of the NoteDock II above identifies: the locking latch and metal latches that secure the computer to the NoteDock II.
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000-book.bk : 10-desk.fm5 Page 241 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Using Your Computer on Your Desk The NoteDock II 5 Gently press the locking latch down. The computer slides into place and connects to the port replicator. 6 Attach the power cable to the NoteDock II’s DC IN socket. 7 Connect the power cable to a wall socket.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 242 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Chapter Using a Password ........243 Using a Hard Disk Drive Password .
Toshiba supports the following types of passwords: A system password protects your system in two ways: as a power-on password, it requires you to enter the password every time you start or resume the computer;...
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The system password is the basic level of password security. For most users, this is all the password security you’ll need. You may create a system password in either the Toshiba System Control Panel or TSETUP. This section describes how to create a system password using the Toshiba System Control Panel and how to use it as an instant and power-on password.
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3 Click Control Panel. Windows 95 opens the Control Panel. 4 Double-click the Toshiba System icon. The Toshiba System Control Panel opens with the Start Up Options tab on top. 5 Click the Security tab to bring it to the front.
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If the passwords match, the OK button is enabled. 9 Click OK. The Toshiba System Control Panel displays the Security tab with the System Password listed as “Registered.” 10 If you would like, you may also enter a Password Prompt in the Prompt text box.
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TSETUP. If you forget your password and have lost your password ser- vice diskette, contact Toshiba service (US telephone number 800-999-4273). To register a password in TSETUP and create a password service...
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11-safe.fm5 Page 248 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Password SYSTEM SETUP (1/2) BIOS VERSION = X.XX MEMORY BATTERY Total 16384KB Battery Save Mode = Full Power DISPLAY OTHERS Display Adaptor = VGA Compatible Power-up Mode = Boot LCD Display Colors...
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11-safe.fm5 Page 249 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Password 12 Press if you’re using a 1.44MB diskette or press you’re using a 720KB diskette. TSETUP creates the password service diskette and displays a message when it’s finished.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 250 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Password If you’ve forgotten your password, follow these steps: 1 If your diskette drive is not installed in the SelectBay, connect the external diskette drive or swap drives in the SelectBay.
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2 Click Control Panel. Windows 95 opens the Control Panel. 3 Double-click the Toshiba System icon. The Toshiba System Control Panel opens with the Start Up Options tab on top. 4 Click the Security tab to bring it to the front.
Toshiba is not responsible for any data loss, lack of use, inability to access the hard disk drive, or any other loss to you or any other person or organization that results from an inaccessible hard disk drive.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 253 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password Setting a Hard Disk Drive Master Password If you choose to set a hard disk drive Master password, you must set it before setting the hard disk drive User password. To set a hard disk drive Master password, follow these steps: 1 Click Start, then point to Programs.
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The HDD Password utility displays a dialog box that lists the hard disk drives installed in the system. (Your dialog box may differ from the one shown). The Toshiba HDD Password Utility dialog box 7 Click Master. The HDD Password utility displays the Master Password dia- log box.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 255 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password The Master Password dialog box 8 Click Register. The HDD Password utility displays a Register Password dia- log box that lists all the unregistered hard disk drives available for password assignments.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 256 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password The Register Master Password warning box 11 Click Yes to continue registering the Master password. The Register Password dialog box displays the name of drive being registered after the message, Enter the password for…...
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11-safe.fm5 Page 257 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password The Register Master Password warning box 15 Click Yes to register the password. Click No to cancel the password registration. The HDD Password utility registers the password. If you chose to register a unique password for each hard disk drive, the HDD Password utility prompts you to enter the next password.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 258 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password 3 Double-click the Windows folder in the C: drive directory. The right side of the Explorer window displays all the folders in the Windows directory.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 259 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password The Toshiba HDD Password Utility dialog box 7 Click User. The HDD Password utility displays the User Password dialog box. The User Password dialog box 8 Click Register.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 260 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password The Register Password dialog box 9 Select one or more of the hard drives listed by clicking in the box next to the drive. To use the same password for all drives, click the box next to the message “Use the same password for all devices”.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 261 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password The Register Password dialog box 12 Type the password in the New Password field. 13 Confirm the password by typing the password again in the Confirm new password field.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 262 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password Creating a Password Backup Diskette Once a password has been registered for each selected hard disk drive, the HDD Password utility prompts you to create a password backup file called an HDD key-file.
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The Register User Password dialog box 5 Click OK. The Toshiba HDD Password Utility dialog box displays. An assigned password is indicated by the word, “Registered,” under the type of password, Master or User. Toshiba HDD Password Utility dialog box 6 Click Exit to finish registering the assigned passwords.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 264 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password 7 Click OK to commit the password changes. 8 Click the Start button, then Shut Down. Windows 95 displays the Shut Down Windows dialog box. 9 Click the box next to the message, Restart the computer? then click Yes for your password changes to take effect.
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6 Click OK to continue deleting a registered password. Clicking Cancel allows you to exit the program. The HDD Password utility displays the Toshiba HDD Pass- word Utility dialog box. The hard disk drives with a registered password display “Registered” under the Master or User col- umns.
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11-safe.fm5 Page 266 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Using a Hard Disk Drive Password The Password option dialog box 8 Click Delete. The following dialog box displays all the hard disk drives with registered passwords. The Delete Password dialog box 9 Select one or more of the hard drives listed by clicking the box next to the drive.
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Password utility displays the following dialog box. The Delete Master Password pending dialog box 14 Click OK. The Toshiba HDD Password Utility dialog box displays those drives with deleted passwords as “Deleted (Pending)” in the status column. 15 Click Exit.
Station V Plus. This protects both your computer and your data. The undock password is the same as the system password. You must register a system password in the Toshiba System Control Panel or TSETUP before you can use an undock password option.
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1 Click Start, then point to Settings. 2 Click Control Panel. Windows 95 opens the Control Panel. 3 Double-click the Toshiba System icon. The Toshiba System Control Panel opens with the Start Up Options tab on top. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer...
Applying Physical Restraints 4 Click the Security tab to bring it to the front. 5 In the Undock Password section of the tab, click Remove. The Toshiba System Control Panel displays the Verify Pass- word dialog box. The Verify Password dialog box 6 Type your password in the Enter existing password box.
11-safe.fm5 Page 271 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:49 PM Keeping Your Files Safe Viruses and How To Cure Them Viruses and How To Cure Them Over the last few years, there have been a number of computer virus scares. Pranksters seem to find pleasure in unleashing these potentially destructive programs on the general public.
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This chapter discusses several convenient options. Feel free to experiment with how they work. There is no one correct way to use the computer. Toshiba’s built-in configuration options make it possible to customize the way the computer works to meet your needs.
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At home, you need your word processor and possibly a game or two to play when your child’s homework is finished. You can set up the Toshiba Access Panel so that when a hardware event occurs, such as undocking the computer from the Desk Sta- tion at work, the icons and information displayed on the panel change.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 275 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Saving Time with Multiple Configurations Which Configuration Am I Currently Using? At the top of the panel is a button that identifies the current configuration. Home, Office and Travel Configuration Buttons The configuration you choose can affect all aspects of the Panel including hardware configuration settings, the display of the bat- tery gauges and the program icons from which you can launch...
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Managing Configurations To access the configuration options, follow these steps: 1 Click the Options button at the lower end of the Toshiba Access Panel. A bar of options slides out. 2 Click the Configuration Management button on the slider bar.
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If you draw an icon, save it as a bitmap or as an icon, making sure it has the extension .BMP or.ICO. Save it or copy it to the c:\toshiba\tap\images folder. To assign your icon, follow these steps: 1 Click the configuration button you wish to modify.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 278 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Saving Time with Multiple Configurations The Configuration Properties dialog box 3 To change the name for the configuration, type in a name in the Name box. 4 To assign a different icon, click Change Image.
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2 Select the appropriate setting: Choose Disable automatic configuration switching if you plan to change the configuration yourself by clicking the button at the top of the Toshiba Access Panel. Choose one of the other settings to cause the system to change configurations automatically.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 280 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Saving Time with Multiple Configurations Creating Your Own Configuration To use one of the blank buttons to create your own configuration, follow these steps: 1 Click the blank configuration button. 2 Click Enable.
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All battery settings are controlled by MaxTime. The easiest way to configure the system’s power settings is by clicking the MaxTime Wizard button on the Toshiba Access Panel. This starts the Max- Time Wizard, which selects power settings based on how you pre- fer to work and assigns the settings to the appropriate configurations.
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8 Click OK to close the dialog box. 9 Click OK to exit the MaxTime Control Panel. Changing Warning Volumes The warning volumes are controlled by the Toshiba System pro- gram in Control Panel. To assign volume settings to a specific configuration, follow these steps: 1 Click Start, then point to Settings.
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7 Select the warning volume and turn on (enable) or turn off (disable) the Enable system beep warning. 8 Click OK to close the dialog box. 9 Click OK to exit the Toshiba System Control Panel. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer...
This section explains how to assign key com- binations and use them to open programs and files quickly. Starting Fn-esse To start Fn-esse, click the Fn-esse button on the Toshiba Access Panel. Fn-esse displays the Fn-esse keyboard: The Fn-esse keyboard...
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 285 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Starting Programs Faster with Fn-esse dark gray keys are not assignable keys with a small triangle on the upper left corner open either a program folder or a custom folder. To view an existing key assignment, position the pointer over the key on the Fn-esse keyboard.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 286 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Starting Programs Faster with Fn-esse The Assignment dialog box 5 Fill in the Description, Target and Start in text boxes with the file information, or click Programs or Browse to choose your file from a list: Clicking Programs displays the Programs Browser dialog box, which lists the items in the Programs menu.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 287 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Starting Programs Faster with Fn-esse Clicking Minimized starts the program without opening it on the desktop. It also adds an icon to the Task Bar. Clicking Maximized starts the program in a window that fills the desktop.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 288 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Starting Programs Faster with Fn-esse 5 Fill in the Description and Target text boxes with the folder information or click Program Folders to choose your folder from the Program Folder Browser. Fn-esse displays the Programs Browser with a list of program folders in the left box.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 289 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Starting Programs Faster with Fn-esse 5 Type a name for your custom folder in the Description field. 6 To add programs or files to your custom folder, click Add. Fn-esse displays a directory tree that allows you to select a pro- gram or file.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 290 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Starting Programs Faster with Fn-esse 10 To remove a file from the list of current files, select the file and click Remove. To remove all files from the current list, click Remove All. 11 Click OK to save your key assignment and exit the dialog box.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 291 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Starting Programs Faster with Fn-esse Changing or Removing Existing Key Assignments To change or remove an existing key assignment, follow these steps: 1 Click the key on the Fn-esse keyboard you wish to change. Fn-esse displays a shortcut menu.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 292 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Starting Programs Faster with Fn-esse Notifying on Launch If you click the check box next to Notify on Launch, Fn-esse dis- plays the title while it opens the assigned program or file. Confirming Changes in Existing Key Assignments If you click the check box next to Confirm Key Changes, Fn-esse asks you to confirm changes in existing key assignments.
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Making the Key Assignment Configuration Aware You can assign key combinations to different tasks in each of your Toshiba Access Panel configurations. To remove a key assign- ment from one or more of the configurations, follow these steps: 1 Click the key you wish to change on the Fn-esse keyboard.
000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 294 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Using Device Manager to Configure the Computer 4 Select the tab for the configuration from which you want to remove the key assignment. 5 Remove the assignment by clicking Clear. 6 Click OK.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 295 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Using Device Manager to Configure the Computer The Device Manager This page lists all of the components of the system that you can change through Device Manager. 4 Double-click the device you want to modify.
000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 296 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Working with the Keyboard Working with the Keyboard This section introduces additional keyboard options. Making Your Keyboard Pretend it Has More Keys The 101-key enhanced keyboard has two keys.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 297 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Working with the Keyboard You can use these keys to: move the cursor up, down, left or right on the screen. move up or down one page. move to the beginning or end of a document.
You can set these options with TSETUP or through the Toshiba System Control Panel. This section shows you how to change the options using the Toshiba System Control Panel. For information on using TSETUP, refer to “TSETUP”...
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Windows 95 displays the Toshiba System Control Panel with the Start Up Options tab on top. The Start Up Options tab of the Toshiba System Control Panel 4 In the Start Up Mode section, click the check box next to Resume Mode.
Otherwise, the time settings and data saved by Resume Mode will be lost, and when you restore power, you must reset this option. 10 Click OK to exit the Toshiba System Control Panel and save your changes. Changing the Display Mode Perhaps you would like to change how much information your screen displays, or adjust the number of colors it uses.
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000-book.bk : 12-cstm.fm5 Page 301 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Making Life Easier Changing the Display Mode To change your display mode, follow these steps: 1 With the pointer positioned over a blank area of the desk- top, click the secondary button. 2 Click Properties.
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Opening the Book To open the book, follow these steps: 1 Click Start, then point to Programs. 2 Point to Toshiba Utilities, then click User’s Guide. Windows 95 opens the guide.
000-book.bk : 13-onlin.fm5 Page 304 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using The Electronic Guide The Parts of the Window The Parts of the Window The electronic book opens at the title page. Top of chapter icon Top of topic icon Menu hot spots Next arrow Previous arrow...
000-book.bk : 13-onlin.fm5 Page 305 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using The Electronic Guide Finding a Topic Quickly Clicking the Top of chapter icon returns you to the beginning of the current chapter or topic. Clicking the Top of topic icon returns you to the beginning of the current topic.
000-book.bk : 13-onlin.fm5 Page 306 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using The Electronic Guide Cross-References Cross-References The topic you located using the Index, Contents or Find may still not be the one you are looking for but, as you read the text a cross- reference may point you to the section you need.
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000-book.bk : 13-onlin.fm5 Page 307 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using The Electronic Guide Using Bookmarks Creating a New Bookmark To create (or define) a bookmark, follow these steps: 1 Position the pointer at the beginning of the text you want to find again.
000-book.bk : 13-onlin.fm5 Page 308 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using The Electronic Guide Keeping Track of Where You’ve Been Keeping Track of Where You’ve Been An electronic book can keep track of what you’ve already read. If you wish you could go back to the page you read five minutes ago, but you don’t remember where you were, follow these steps: 1 Click History.
000-book.bk : 13-onlin.fm5 Page 309 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using The Electronic Guide Using Material from the Book Using Material from the Book Although this book is copyrighted, you may select text and copy it to the clipboard for use in your own projects. You may also print individual topics or selected text.
000-book.bk : 13-onlin.fm5 Page 310 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using The Electronic Guide Changing How the Book Works 3 Click “Print a Selection” to print the text you selected. Click “Print the Current Topic” to print the whole topic. The program prints to the current printer.
000-book.bk : 13-onlin.fm5 Page 311 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using The Electronic Guide Reinstalling the Electronic User’s Guide Reinstalling the Electronic User’s Guide If for any reason you need to restore this book to the hard drive, you must use the master program diskette that contains the book files.
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000-book.bk : 14-nerd.fm5 Page 312 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Chapter What Is a Computer? ........313 How Does a Disk Store Information? .
000-book.bk : 14-nerd.fm5 Page 313 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM If You Want to Know More You can use your computer without knowing what the various components do, just as you can drive your car without knowing what is under the hood. However, people who understand auto mechanics usually reckon their knowledge is useful, particularly when things go wrong.
000-book.bk : 14-nerd.fm5 Page 314 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM If You Want to Know More What Is a Computer? Processor The processor is the computer’s engine; it is where the actual com- puting takes place. Your Tecra 500 computer contains an Intel Pentium microprocessor chip, which operates at 120 MHz.
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000-book.bk : 14-nerd.fm5 Page 315 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM If You Want to Know More What Is a Computer? The amount of RAM has a significant effect on your computer’s performance. This is because, when Windows runs out of RAM, it uses the hard disk as an overflow work area.
000-book.bk : 14-nerd.fm5 Page 316 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM If You Want to Know More How Does a Disk Store Information? How Does a Disk Store Information? The answer depends on the type of disk. Hard Disk and Diskettes Hard disk and diskette drives work in the same way, although the hard disk has much higher capacity and provides much faster data access than a diskette.
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000-book.bk : 14-nerd.fm5 Page 317 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM If You Want to Know More How Does a Disk Store Information? The amount of data a diskette can hold depends on how it is for- matted. In double-density format it holds 720 KB, in high-density format it holds 1.44 MB.
000-book.bk : 14-nerd.fm5 Page 318 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM If You Want to Know More How Does the Screen Display Information? The measures of performance are: transfer rate, the speed with which the drive can transfer data to the host PC seek time, the time taken to move the laser read head to a par- ticular part of the CD.
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000-book.bk : 14-nerd.fm5 Page 319 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM If You Want to Know More How Does the Screen Display Information? A pel formed by several pixels The smallest element that your programs can control is called a pel.
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000-book.bk : 14-nerd.fm5 Page 320 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM If You Want to Know More How Does the Screen Display Information? The video mode required by a program depends on: whether the program displays graphics or text. the resolution required for the text or graphics. the number of colors used.
000-book.bk : 14-nerd.fm5 Page 321 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM If You Want to Know More What About the Batteries? Character cell in a text mode In a text mode, a character cell is the smallest element a program can control.
When you make changes in TSETUP, the MaxTime Control Panel or the Toshiba System Control Panel, this memory keeps track of those settings. The RTC battery also operates the computer's internal clock. Like the backup battery, the RTC battery gets its charge from the main battery.
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It looks first for a diskette in the diskette drive and then at the hard disk (unless you’ve set the Boot Priority option to HDD→FDD in the Toshiba System Control Panel or TSETUP). If a diskette without the necessary startup files is in the drive, the bootstrap program displays an error message.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 324 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM Chapter Problems that are Easy to Fix ......325 Problems When You Turn the Computer On .
If so, follow the steps for solving it. If all else fails, contact Toshiba. You will find information on Toshiba’s support services at the end of this chapter. Problems that are Easy to Fix The more you work with your computer, the more likely you are to encounter one or more of the following problems.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 326 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Problems that are Easy to Fix Software Problems Your program stops responding If you are working with a program that suddenly freezes all opera- tions, the program has probably stopped responding. Don’t worry. You can exit the failed program without shutting down Windows 95 or closing other programs.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 327 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Problems that are Easy to Fix To record the details: 1 Click the Details button and select the text Windows 95 displays. The Details button displays information that the software man- ufacturer needs to help you solve your problem.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 328 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Problems that are Easy to Fix You disable sleep mode in the MaxTime Control Panel or TSETUP. Continue with these steps to disable sleep mode using the MaxTime Control Panel: 1 Click Start, then point to Settings.
000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 329 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Problems When You Turn the Computer On An error message appears while you are using a program Refer to the program’s documentation. Typically this will include a trouble-shooting section or a summary of error messages.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 330 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Problems When You Turn the Computer On The computer starts, but then shuts down and the power indicator glows orange and blinks. The computer has become too hot, so it has automatically entered Resume mode and shut down.
Fol- low the messages that appear on your screen. If you receive another error message, contact Toshiba technical support. See “If You Need Further Assistance” on page 357. Windows 95 Isn’t Working...
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 332 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Windows 95 Isn’t Working The Windows 95 Startup Menu displays the following options: Normal Logged (BOOTLOG.TXT) Safe Mode Step-by-Step Confirmation Command Prompt Only Safe Mode Command Prompt Only If your computer is connected to a network, the Startup Menu may display different versions of Safe Mode.
000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 333 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Windows 95 Isn’t Working Safe Mode Selecting Safe Mode bypasses basic startup files and starts Windows 95 enabling only the mouse, keyboard, and standard VGA drivers. Running Safe Mode allows you to undo any changes you made to the system configuration that may have caused Windows 95 or a device to fail.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 334 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Windows 95 Isn’t Working for SYSTEM.INI and WIN.INI. Most of the information con- tained in these files is now stored in the Windows 95 Registry. However, they are still processed during startup.
000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 335 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Resolving a Hardware Conflict 2 Click the Contents tab and select Troubleshooting. 3 Double-click a problem you would like help with, and follow the steps. Resolving a Hardware Conflict If you receive an error message telling you there is a device driver conflict or a general hardware problem, try using Windows Help...
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 336 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Resolving a Hardware Conflict Resolving Hardware Conflicts on Your Own Computer components need resources to accomplish a task. A device, such as a CD-ROM drive or a modem, needs a channel to the computer's Central Processing Unit (CPU).
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 337 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Resolving a Hardware Conflict However, if you install an older (legacy) device that Windows 95 cannot detect, Windows 95 may have difficulty assigning system resources to it. As a result, a hardware conflict can occur. To find out what resources Windows 95 has assigned to the legacy device, see “Checking Device Properties”...
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 338 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Resolving a Hardware Conflict Disabling a Device in Windows 95 To disable a device using Device Manager, follow these steps: 1 Click Start and point to Settings, then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the System icon.
000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 339 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems Windows 95 displays the Device Properties dialog box, which provides various tabs to choose from. Some of the common ones are: The General tab provides basic information about the device.
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Fixing Device Related Problems System verification displays the following message for a few sec- onds as the computer tests memory: (C) Copyright 19>xx Toshiba Corp. All rights reserved. MEMORY TEST xxxxKB Successful Test Results If the test verifies that the factory-installed components connected to the system are functional, the computer sounds a short beep then starts the operating system.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 342 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems 5 Replace the memory expansion slot cover. 6 Check for the error again. 7 If the error reoccurs, remove the memory card entirely and check for the error again.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 343 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems If the battery icon is glowing after 20 minutes, leave the computer to continue charging the battery for at least another 20 minutes before you turn the computer on.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 344 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems You’ve connected an external keyboard and Windows 95 displays one or more keyboard error messages. The keyboard you connected may be defective or incompatible with the computer.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 345 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems The Display Here are some typical display problems and their solutions: The display is blank. Display Auto Off may have gone into effect. Press any key to acti- vate the screen.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 346 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems Windows 95 displays a message that there is a problem with your display settings and that the adapter type is incorrect or the cur- rent settings don’t work with your hardware.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 347 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems You may also be able to recover lost data by using utility software, which is available from your dealer. Some programs run correctly but others do not. This is probably a configuration problem.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 348 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems The drive can’t read a diskette. Try another diskette. If you can access the second diskette, the first diskette (not the disk drive) is probably causing the problem. Run ScanDisk on the faulty diskette.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 349 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems Sound System No sound Adjust the volume control. If you are using an external microphone or speakers, check that they are securely connected to your computer. In TSETUP, check that the sound function is enabled.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 350 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems Resource conflicts can cause problems when using PC Cards. Refer to “Resolving a Hardware Conflict” on page 335. If the device is a modem, see “Modems” on page 354. Card Information Structure (CIS) When you insert a PC Card into a slot, the computer attempts to determine the type of card and the resources it requires by reading...
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 351 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems Resolving PC Card Problems Here are some common problems and their solutions: The slots appear to be dead. PC Cards that used to work no longer work.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 352 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems The system does not recognize your PC Card or PCMCIA socket controller. Windows 95 may not have built-in drivers for your PC Card. Fol- low these steps to install PC Card support: 1 Click Start, then point to Settings.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 353 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Fixing Device Related Problems 5 Reconnect the computer and NoteDock, making sure to press them together firmly. Refer to “Connecting the Computer to the NoteDock II” on page 240 for instructions.
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(online), then turn the computer back on. You may have selected an incorrect Printer Port Type setting. To change this option setting, refer to “Toshiba System Control Panel” on page 415. The printer doesn’t print what I see on the screen.
000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 355 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Developing Good Computing Habits The modem is on, configured properly and still won’t transmit or receive data. Make sure the line has a dial tone. Connect a telephone handset to the line to check this.
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000-book.bk : 15-trbl.fm5 Page 356 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:07 PM If Something Goes Wrong… Developing Good Computing Habits On a regular basis, back up the information stored on your hard disk. Here are a few ways you can do this: Copy files to diskettes in Windows 95, following the steps in “How to Copy Something to a Diskette”...
Consult the dealer from whom you purchased your computer and/or program. Your dealer is your best source for current information. For the number of a Toshiba dealer near you in the United States, call 1-800-457-7777. Contacting Toshiba If you still need help and suspect that the problem is hardware related, Toshiba offers a variety of resources to help you.
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If Something Goes Wrong… If You Need Further Assistance If you still can’t find a solution to your problem, you can call Toshiba directly. See “Toshiba Voice Contact” on page 323 for details. Toshiba's Automated Fax Service Toshiba’s Automated Fax Service System (AUTOFAX) provides ready access to useful information about Toshiba computers and accessories.
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Toshiba's Bulletin Board Service (BBS) is available 24-hours a day, and is free of charge to anyone with a PC and a modem. From Toshiba’s BBS, you can download files and obtain other useful information to keep your computer running at peak performance.
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The exact error messages and when they occurred. You can reach Toshiba PC Product Support at: 800-999-4273 Toshiba's Worldwide Offices For additional help, contact one of these Toshiba offices: Argentina Australia Smart, S.A. Toshiba (Australia) Pty. Limited Mexico (Street) 630...
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Scribona System A/S TPC Service Sumavska 31 Naverland 27 612 54 Brno DK2600 Glostrup Denmark Finland France Scribona System OY Toshiba Systèmes (France) S.A. Sinimäentie 14 7, Rue Ampère P.L. 83 92804 Puteaux Cédex 02630 ESPOO France Finland Germany Greece Toshiba Europe (I.E.) GmbH...
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Benelux B.V. Casablanca Rivium Boulevard 41 Morocco 2909 LK, Capelle a/d Ijssel The Netherlands New Zealand Norway Toshiba (New Zealand) Pty. Limited Scribona Norge A/S Level 4, 3 Ferncroft Street Toshiba PC Service Grafton Auckland Stalfjaera 20 New Zealand Posboks 51/Kalbakken...
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Toshiba Court 9740 Irvine Boulevard Weybridge Business Park Irvine, California 92718 Addlestone Road United States Weybridge/Surrey KT15 2UL United Kingdom For the most recent list of addresses, access Toshiba’s AUTOFAX system (see page 358). Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer...
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20-hotke.fm5 Page 366 Thursday, May 16, 1996 10:25 AM Chapter Instant Password Security ....... . . 367 Power .
20-hotke.fm5 Page 367 Thursday, May 16, 1996 10:25 AM The Hotkeys Hotkeys are keys that, pressed in combination with the key, turn system functions on and off. A hotkey has a white legend on the front indicating the option or feature the key controls. Instant Password Security Fn + This hotkey prevents other people using your...
20-hotke.fm5 Page 368 Thursday, May 16, 1996 10:25 AM The Hotkeys Power Power Fn + This hotkey changes the battery save mode. When you press it a pop-up window appears. Hold down and press repeatedly to cycle through the bat- tery save modes: Full Power, Low Power, and User Setting.
20-hotke.fm5 Page 369 Thursday, May 16, 1996 10:25 AM The Hotkeys Display Display Fn + This hotkey cycles through the following display options: built-in display only, external monitor only and simultaneous display. Hold down press repeatedly to reach the setting you want. If you’re using an external monitor that can’t show resolutions higher than 640 x 480, it will not work in simultaneous mode.
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TAP Window Styles Dialog Box ........397 Toshiba Access Panel Properties Dialog Box ......399 Help Button .
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The Toshiba Access Panel not only displays the battery gauges, but also lets you start programs, configure the system and get help. This chapter identifies the parts of the Toshiba Access Panel and documents each button, dialog box and menu. The buttons and dialog boxes are in alphabetical order.
Splitter Application launchpad Application launchpad arrow (appears if launchpad size reduced) Options button Help button The Toshiba Access Panel Option Usage Configuration button This button identifies the current configura- tion. To change your configuration, click the configuration button with the primary Accu- Point button.
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000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 373 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Panel Components Option Usage Gauge gallery button This button displays the Gauge Gallery dia- log box. Dashboard undock button This button opens a separate window for the battery gauges.
This button displays the Help slider bar. From this bar you can access text and video help. To change the properties of the Toshiba Access Panel itself, click the configuration button with the secondary AccuPoint button and click Properties... with the primary AccuPoint button.
Remove from con- removes the selected application icon figuration name from the current configuration. Properties... displays the Toshiba Access Panel Properties dialog box. For more infor- mation see “Toshiba Access Panel Properties dialog box” on page 399. Battery gauge Remove From...
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The system will figuration switching change configuration only when you select a new configuration from the configuration slider bar on the Toshiba Access Panel. Switch when docking enables the system to switch configurations when state changes you connect or disconnect your computer from a NoteDock or a Desk Station V Plus.
To access this dialog box, click Animation... on the TAP Window Styles dialog box. Animation dialog box Option Usage Dialog open and close when selected, dialog boxes in the Toshiba Access Panel scroll up when opened and scroll down when closed Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer...
Toshiba Access Panel Animation Effects Dialog Box Option Usage Window open and close when selected, windows in the Toshiba Access Panel scroll up when opened and scroll down when closed. List box drop down and when selected, lists in the Toshiba Access Panel...
000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 379 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Browse for Sound Dialog Box Browse for Sound Dialog Box Use this dialog box as you would use the Windows 95 Open File dialog box. Browse for Sound dialog box...
000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 380 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Dashboard Properties Dialog Box Dashboard Properties Dialog Box The Dashboard Properties dialog box lets you customize the dash- board’s position and style. You define these options using the two property pages that are part of the Dashboard Properties dialog box.
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000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 381 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Dashboard Properties Dialog Box Styles Property Page The Styles property page allows you to control the dashboard’s overall appearance on the desktop. Window Style The Window Style section of the Styles property page defines the position of the dashboard on the desktop relative to the other open windows.
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000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 382 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Dashboard Properties Dialog Box Dashboard Title Bar Style This section of the Styles property page defines how the dash- board is displayed. Option Description Standard This style displays the dashboard with a caption that includes a system menu, minimize button, and a close button.
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Large Displays the dashboard gauges in a larger window. Configuration button Displays the Gauge Size dialog box that allows you to set the dashboard gauge size for each Toshiba Access Panel configuration. Part I: Getting To Know Your Computer...
The Change Configuration Image dialog box uses the Windows 95 Open File dialog box to select a bitmap (.bmp) or icon (.ico) to associate with a Toshiba Access Panel configuration. The Configuration button shows the icon currently associated with the configuration.
Close TAP Applications Dialog Box Close TAP Applications Dialog Box If you create or remove a Toshiba Access Panel configuration, all other panel applications must be shut down for the creation or removal to take effect. Once you click OK, to enable or remove a configuration, the system checks for any open applications.
000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 386 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Configuration Button Option Usage Refresh refreshes the currently Active TAP Applications window. If you switch to an application and closes it, the closed application will not be removed from the active list until you click the Refresh button.
000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 387 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Configuration Management Dialog Box Configuration Management Dialog Box You use the Configuration Management Dialog box to change the properties of a configuration, remove a configuration, or create a new configuration.
Configuration Properties Dialog Box Enable displays the Enable Configuration dialog box when an inac- tive configuration button is selected. This allows you to create a new Toshiba Access Panel configuration. Close applies all changes and closes the dialog box. Advanced displays the Advanced Configuration Management dialog box for the selected configuration.
000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 389 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Edit Sound Schemes Dialog Box Edit Sound Schemes Dialog Box This dialog box allows you to change the sound properties of any sound scheme present on the system, to create new schemes or remove any scheme other than “Default.”...
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000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 390 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Edit Sound Schemes Dialog Box Option Usage Save As allows you to save the current scheme to a new scheme name. This button displays the Save Scheme As dialog box for you to fill in with the new scheme name.
000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 392 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Gauge Gallery Dialog Box Base Configuration Section Option Usage Copy from identifies the existing configuration which you plan to modify to form the new configuration. When you create a new configuration, you must base it on an existing configuration.
Gauge/Icon Size section. Gauge/Icon Size dialog box The options are the same as for the Gauge/Icon Size Section of the Toshiba Access Panel Properties dialog box. Options Button The Options button displays the Options slider bar. This bar pro- vides access to the panel’s customization features.
Clicking on any area other than the Options slider bar hides the slider bar. Option Usage TAP Properties displays the Toshiba Access Panel Properties dialog box. For more information see “Toshiba Access Panel Properties dialog box” on page 399. TAP Window styles displays the Toshiba Access Panel Windows Styles dialog box.
Sounds Dialog Box This dialog box allows you to select a sound scheme to use with the Toshiba Look and Feel. To access this dialog box, click the Options button, then click the TAP Window Styles button, and click the Sounds... button...
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000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 396 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Sounds Dialog Box The Sounds dialog box. Option Usage Enable sound effects enables sounds defined by the chosen sound scheme Sound Scheme displays a drop-down list of all the sound schemes present on the system.
The options are the same as for the Special Effects section of the Toshiba Access Panel Properties dialog box. TAP Window Styles Dialog Box This dialog box sets the properties of the Toshiba Look and Feel. To access this dialog box, click the Options button and click the TAP Window styles button.
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To change your system’s color display, follow the instructions in the error message. Option Usage Toshiba Look and Feel displays panel applications with the Toshiba Look and Feel graphics styles and behavior. Sounds displays the Sounds dialog box. Animation displays the Animation dialog box.
Toshiba Access Panel Toshiba Access Panel Properties Dialog Box Toshiba Access Panel Properties Dialog Box The Toshiba Access Panel Properties dialog box defines the char- acteristics of the panel itself To access this dialog box, click the Configuration button using the secondary AccuPoint button and click Properties…...
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AccuPoint button. Schemes This list box shows a list of overall looks for the Toshiba Access Panel. Click a scheme and the panel changes when you click OK. saves your changes and closes the dialog box. Cancel discards your changes and closes the dialog box.
000-book.bk : 21tapref.fm5 Page 401 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Toshiba Access Panel Help Button Special Effects Section Option Usage Use TAP sound automatically associates sound effects with the follow- effects ing system events: Bar auto-hide Bar reappear (from auto-hide)
Video Help Selection Dialog Box This dialog box provides to access several videos that demonstrate how to use the Toshiba Access Panel. Option Usage Open starts running the selected video.
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You can use the MaxTime Wizard or the MaxTime Control Panel to customize the Tecra 500’s power saving features. To use the MaxTime Wizard, click its button on the Toshiba Access Panel and follow the instructions on the screen. To enter your power settings using the MaxTime Control Panel, follow these steps: 1 Click Start, then point to Settings.
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000-book.bk : 22-max.fm5 Page 406 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM MaxTime This control panel provides three pages of configuration options, arranged like a stack of file folders. Each page of options has its own file folder tab. To view or change these options, click the corresponding tab. In addition to the three tabs, there are four buttons located at the bottom of the MaxTime Control Panel.
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000-book.bk : 22-max.fm5 Page 407 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM MaxTime The Power Settings Page The Power Settings Page The Power Settings page The Power Settings page controls the power usage mode and the custom settings for both battery and external power usage. Option Settings Usage...
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000-book.bk : 22-max.fm5 Page 408 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM MaxTime The Power Settings Page If you choose Custom Settings for the Power Usage Mode option, you can click the Modify Custom Settings button to set each power-saving option individually. The custom settings for each power source may be different.
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000-book.bk : 22-max.fm5 Page 409 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM MaxTime The Power Settings Page Option Settings Usage Display Auto Off 01 Min. Turns the display off if it is not used for the 03 Min. (Low Power specified time. For default) more information, 05 Min.
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000-book.bk : 22-max.fm5 Page 410 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM MaxTime The Power Settings Page Option Settings Usage Sleep Mode Enabled (Low Power When enabled, tempo- default) rarily shuts down the processor when there Disabled (Full Power are no processing default) requests, such as key- board input or pointing...
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000-book.bk : 22-max.fm5 Page 411 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM MaxTime The Battery Alarms Page The Battery Alarms Page The Battery Alarms page This page controls the settings for Low Battery Alarm and the Critical Battery Alarm. Option Settings Usage Battery Alarm Based on Percent...
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000-book.bk : 22-max.fm5 Page 412 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM MaxTime The Battery Alarms Page The lower half of the Battery Alarms page controls how the sys- tem displays the battery alarm messages. These options are identi- cal for both the Low Battery Alarm and the Critical Battery Alarm: Option Settings...
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Power Usage Mode power to AC power, or vice versa. Enable the power Enabled (check) Turns the Toshiba source indicator on power source indicator Disabled (no check) the Windows 95 task- on the taskbar on and off.
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23-hwset.fm5 Page 414 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Chapter The Start Up Options Page ....... . 417 The Power-on Timer Page .
23-hwset.fm5 Page 415 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Toshiba System Control Panel To open the Toshiba System Control Panel, follow these steps: 1 Click Start, then point to Settings. 2 Click Control Panel. Windows 95 opens the Control Panel.
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To view or change these options, click the corresponding tab. In addition to the four tabs, there are four buttons located at the bottom of the Toshiba System Control Panel. The following table summarizes these buttons: Button Function saves current settings and exits the dialog box.
23-hwset.fm5 Page 417 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Toshiba System Control Panel The Start Up Options Page The Start Up Options Page The Start Up Option page The options on this page control how the system starts. Option Settings...
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23-hwset.fm5 Page 418 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Toshiba System Control Panel The Start Up Options Page Option Settings Usage Trigger suspend/ Enabled (check) Turns the computer on resume when panel or off when you open Disabled (no check)
23-hwset.fm5 Page 419 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Toshiba System Control Panel The Power-on Timer Page The Power-on Timer Page The Power-on Timer page The Power-on Timer page lets you set the system to turn on auto- matically at a time and date you specify.
23-hwset.fm5 Page 420 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Toshiba System Control Panel The Security Page Option Settings Usage Time Format Lets you select the for- mat in which you want the time to display. 24 Hour Set time for specific...
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23-hwset.fm5 Page 421 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Toshiba System Control Panel The Security Page Undock Password that prevents an unauthorized user from remov- ing your notebook from its docking station. Option Settings Usage System Password Registered Shows whether you’ve set a system password.
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23-hwset.fm5 Page 422 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Toshiba System Control Panel The Security Page Option Settings Usage Play sound file when Enabled (check) When enabled, this undocking option lets you assign a Disabled (no check) sound file to play when...
23-hwset.fm5 Page 423 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Toshiba System Control Panel The Miscellaneous Page The Miscellaneous Page The Miscellaneous page The Miscellaneous page controls options related to the system’s warnings, pointing devices, and parallel port. Option Settings Usage...
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23-hwset.fm5 Page 424 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Toshiba System Control Panel The Miscellaneous Page Option Settings Usage Enable audible warn- Enabled (check) Enables and disables ing when panel closes the alarm that sounds Disabled (no check) when you close the dis- play panel while the computer is on.
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23-hwset.fm5 Page 425 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:38 PM Toshiba System Control Panel The Miscellaneous Page Option Settings Usage Pointing Devices Enable AccuPoint only Selects whether an if PS/2 mouse is not external pointing connected at power-on device disables the time Accupoint.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 426 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM Chapter Making Changes in TSETUP ......428 Closing TSETUP .
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24-tset.fm5 Page 427 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP TSETUP only runs outside of Windows 95, at a system prompt. TSETUP is an MS-DOS-based program you can use to configure your system. To open TSETUP, follow these steps: 1 From Windows 95, Click Start, then click Shut Down. Windows 95 displays the Shut Down Windows dialog box.
24-tset.fm5 Page 428 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP Making Changes in TSETUP Making Changes in TSETUP This table lists the keys to use in TSETUP. Key(s) Result ← and → Moves between the two columns. ↑ and ↓ Moves between items in a column.
24-tset.fm5 Page 429 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page To close TSETUP without saving your changes, press , then TSETUP returns you to the system prompt. If you attempt to close TSETUP with one or more resource con- flicts resulting from your changes, TSETUP will display an error message.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 430 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page DISPLAY This group configures the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and video port output. Option Settings Usage Restart Display Adaptor VGA Compati- Turns the computer's ble (default) internal display adapter on or off.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 431 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page Option Settings Usage Restart Text Mode Enabled The screen has a height of Stretch (default) 600 pixels. In text mode, which uses 400 pixels, this Disabled leaves a blank space above and below the text on the screen.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 432 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page If you’ve installed a hard disk in the SelectBay, there will also be settings for Int. SelectBay. If you’ve installed an additional hard disk in the optional Desk Station V Plus, it’s settings will be under Ext.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 433 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page Option Settings Usage Restart When you select the Battery Save Mode, a drop-down box appears with the battery save options. You can change these option settings only if you chose User Settings for the Battery Save Mode.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 434 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page Option Settings Usage Restart Display Auto 01 Min. Turns the display off if it is not used for the speci- 03 Min. (Low fied time. For more infor- Power default) mation, see“Display Auto 05 Min.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 435 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page Option Settings Usage Restart System Auto 10 Min. Turns the system off if you haven't used the com- 20 Min. puter for the specified 30 Min. time. This option is avail- able only if Resume Mode 40 Min.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 436 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page OTHERS This group allows you to set many other configuration options. Whether or not you need to use these options depends primarily on the software and devices you use. Option Settings Usage...
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24-tset.fm5 Page 437 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page Option Settings Usage Restart L2 Cache Enabled Improves performance (default) when enabled. This option only appears if the CPU Disabled Cache option is Enabled. Disable this option only if your programs and/or optional devices require you to do so.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 438 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page Option Settings Usage Restart Alarm Volume Sets the volume at which the low battery alarm and other system alarms beep. Medium This also affects sounds generated by any PC High (default) Card modem installed.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 439 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page Option Settings Usage Restart Panel Power Enabled Turns the computer on or On/Off off when you open or Disabled close its display panel. (default) This option is only avail- able when Resume Mode is selected.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 440 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The First Page Option Settings Usage Restart Boot Priority FDD→HDD Determines whether the (default) system looks for the oper- ating system first on the HDD→FDD hard disk (HDD) or the diskette drive (FDD) when you turn the com- puter on.
24-tset.fm5 Page 441 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The Second Page The Second Page SYSTEM SETUP (2/2) BIOS VERSION = X.XX DISPLAY DRIVES I/O VGA Segment Address = E400H-EFFFH Internal HDD = Primary IDE (1F0H/IRQ14) I/O PORTS Int Selectable Bay Serial = COM1 (3F8H/IRQ4) = Secondary IDE (170H/IRQ15)
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24-tset.fm5 Page 442 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The Second Page I/O PORTS This group allows you to configure communications port settings for the serial, infrared, parallel and sound ports. It also lets you control the settings for the joystick port on the optional Notedock II or Desk Station V Plus.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 443 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The Second Page Option Settings Usage Restart Built-In Modem COM1 Sets the COM port name (3F8H/IRQ4) your modem/fax and tele- phony software uses to COM2 send and receive informa- (2F8H/IRQ3) tion.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 444 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The Second Page Option Settings Usage Restart Parallel LPT1 (378H/ Sets the port name, IRQ7/CH3) address, interrupt request (default) level and DMA channel through which the com- LPT2 (278H/ puter communicates with IRQ5/CH3) the parallel port.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 445 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The Second Page Option Settings Usage Restart SBPro I/O 220H (default) Lets you set a unique I/O Address address for the sound sys- 240H tem when you are using it as SoundBlaster Pro com- patible.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 446 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The Second Page Option Settings Usage Restart WSS & SBPro Channel 0 Lets you set a DMA DMA Record (default) channel to be used for recording the Windows Channel 1 Sound System/Sound- Channel 3 Blaster Pro compatible...
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24-tset.fm5 Page 447 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The Second Page PCI BUS This section shows the interrupt level used by the optional Desk Station V Plus, when connected. Option Settings Usage Restart PCI BUS IRQ Not Used This automatically defaults to IRQ11 when IRQ11 (typical)
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24-tset.fm5 Page 448 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The Second Page DRIVES I/O This section sets the memory range and interrupt level used by the system’s hard disk and CD-ROM drives. Internal HDD refers to the built-in hard disk. Drives in the SelectBay are affected by the Int Selectable Bay option.
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24-tset.fm5 Page 449 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:21 PM TSETUP The Second Page FLOPPY DISK I/O This section sets the memory range and interrupt level used by the system’s diskette drive. Option Settings Usage Restart Floppy Disk 3F2H/IRQ6/ Displays diskette drive CH2 (default) resource assignments.
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25-diag.fm5 Page 450 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM Chapter Starting the Diagnostic Test ....... . 452 Choosing Test Options .
25-diag.fm5 Page 451 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM Diagnostic Test This chapter explains how to use the diagnostic test program TDIAGS.EXE to determine if your system components are working properly. Use the diagnostic test if you have a problem you could not identify with the tips listed in the chapter“If Something Goes Wrong…”.
1 If you’re using the diskette drive externally, make sure it’s connected to the computer. 2 Put the Toshiba Companion Diskette in drive A. 3 From Windows 95, click Start, then click Shut Down. Windows 95 displays the Shut Down Windows dialog box.
25-diag.fm5 Page 453 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM The Diagnostic Test Choosing Test Options 6 Use the arrow keys to select Run Diagnostics and press Enter TDIAGS asks you to confirm that you want to run the diagnostic test. 7 To run the diagnostic test, press (for yes), and press Enter...
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25-diag.fm5 Page 454 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM The Diagnostic Test Choosing Test Options The next prompt asks if you want to test the hard disk drive: Test the HDD (Y/N)? 3 To test the hard disk, type and press .
25-diag.fm5 Page 455 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM The Diagnostic Test Test Sequence Test Sequence The diagnostic test checks the computer's components and printer in a predefined sequence as follows: system test memory test display test FDD (floppy disk drive or external diskette drive) test HDD (hard disk drive) test printer test While a test is in progress, the program displays:...
25-diag.fm5 Page 456 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM The Diagnostic Test Test Sequence Character Attributes When the memory test completes, the diagnostic test displays the following screen: CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES NEXT LINE SHOWS NORMAL DISPLAY. NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN NEXT LINE SHOWS INTENSIFIED DISPLAY. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII NEXT LINE SHOWS REVERSE DISPLAY.
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25-diag.fm5 Page 457 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM The Diagnostic Test Test Sequence The display screen should look like the following: First character set test screen If the screen matches this illustration, go to the next character set test by pressing .
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25-diag.fm5 Page 458 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM The Diagnostic Test Test Sequence Graphics Capabilities The next subtests check the screen's graphic capabilities for each of the computer's graphics modes. During the test, the resolution and mode number appear above an image representing the mode's capabilities.
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25-diag.fm5 Page 459 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM The Diagnostic Test Test Sequence Diskette Drives If you selected the diskette drive test, you see a prompt that asks you to insert a disk into each drive you want to test. Insert a formatted, write-enabled diskette into each drive(s).
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25-diag.fm5 Page 460 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM The Diagnostic Test Test Sequence Hard Disk If the diskette drive(s) test is successful and you selected the hard disk drive test, the hard disk test briefly displays this message: HARD DISK TEST IN PROGRESS 805100 If an error occurs, the test displays the ABORTED message.
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25-diag.fm5 Page 461 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM The Diagnostic Test Test Sequence PRINTER TEST 1. THIS LINE SHOWS NORMAL PRINT. THIS LINE SHOWS DOUBLE WIDTH PRINT. 3. THIS LINE SHOWS COMPRESSED PRINT. 4. THIS LINE SHOWS EMPHASIZED PRINT. 5.
1 When TDIAGS completes system components testing, type and press Enter TDIAGS returns you to the Main menu. 2 Remove the Toshiba Companion Diskette from the dis- kette drive and press or the reset button to Ctrl restart the computer.
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25-diag.fm5 Page 463 Thursday, May 16, 1996 2:23 PM The Diagnostic Test Exiting the Diagnostic Menus Part II: Technical Reference...
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000-book.bk : 006-pt3.fm5 Page 464 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM III C ONTENTS Features and Specifications ....... . 467 Power Cord Connectors .
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000-book.bk : 006-pt3.fm5 Page 465 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM PPENDIXES What’s In Part III This part provides additional technical information about the computer. Review this material if you have additional questions or need additional information.
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80-spec.fm5 Page 466 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Appendix Built-in Features ......... 467 Optional Accessories and Devices .
80-spec.fm5 Page 467 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Features and Specifications This appendix lists the features of the computer and summarizes its specifications. Built-in Features This section lists the computer’s features. Technology and Processor Microprocessor 120MHz, 3.3/2.9 volt Intel Pentium with internal math coprocessor LSI and CMOS large scale integrated and complementary metal-...
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80-spec.fm5 Page 468 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Built-in Features PCI Bus high performance PCI system bus supports exter- nal PCI docking capability Zoomed Video Card provides support for Zoomed Video (ZV) Cards, ready allowing advanced multimedia capabilities, such as video conferencing, on-screen television and video playback.
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80-spec.fm5 Page 469 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Built-in Features Power Computer Integrated 30 watt, AC power adapter input volt- age: 100-240V AC, 50/60Hz Main Battery removable, rechargeable 1200mAh x3.6V x9=38.9Wh Li-Ion battery pack Backup Battery 7.2v x 30mAh Nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) bat- tery provides power for special memory features, such as Resume Mode RTC battery...
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80-spec.fm5 Page 470 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Built-in Features Storage Capacity 3 1/2” diskette drive accommodates both 1.44MB, high density (2HD) module and 720KB, double-density (2DD) diskettes CD-ROM drive 5.25 inch 6X speed, MPC-compliant, photo-CD module capable CD-ROM drive module lets you run pro- grams from CD-ROMs (compact discs).
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80-spec.fm5 Page 471 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Built-in Features PS/2 mouse/keyboard PS/2-compatible port allows you to connect a PS/2 keyboard or mouse Expansion port 240-pin port lets you connect an optional Desk Station V Plus or NoteDock II External diskette drive lets you connect the external 3 1/2"...
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Standard Hardware Memory 16MB, 3.3 volt, 64 bit bus EDO DRAM Display The Tecra 500CS has a 12.1 inch (measured diag- onally) Dual Scan Twisted Nematic color LCD that displays up to 64K colors simultaneously at 800 x 600 resolution.
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80-spec.fm5 Page 473 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Built-in Features Sound Crystal Semiconductor CS4232, Yamaha OPL3 (YMF262), and Yamaha D/A converter (YAC512) compatible with Windows Sound Sys- tem and SoundBlaster Pro AccuPoint and buttons provides the complete function of a mouse or other pointing device from within the keyboard Standard Software Operating System...
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80-spec.fm5 Page 474 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Built-in Features Special Features Resume Mode electronic bookmark that records what you’re doing when you turn the computer off and returns you to the same place when you turn the power back on Advanced Power lets you set power consumption levels through...
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80-spec.fm5 Page 475 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Optional Accessories and Devices Optional Accessories and Devices This section lists the options available for the computer. Power Devices Battery charger charges extra battery packs Additional battery use as spare or replacement packs to extend the packs time you can operate the computer away from a live wall outlet...
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80-spec.fm5 Page 476 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Optional Accessories and Devices Expansion Capability PC Card lets you install one Type III or up to two Type I or Type II PC cards. These slots are Zoomed Video Card and CardBus ready. Maximum slot thickness: 10.5 mm Desk Station V Plus optional docking station that provides access to the...
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80-spec.fm5 Page 477 Thursday, May 16, 1996 8:51 AM Specifications Security Cable Noteworthy Computer Lock cable to deter com- puter theft Specifications Physical Dimensions Weight less than 8 lbs with diskette drive module less than 8 lbs with CD-ROM drive module Size width x depth x height 11.77"...
000-book.bk : 81-cords.fm5 Page 479 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Power Cord Connectors The computer features a universal power supply you can use worldwide. This appendix shows the shapes of the typical AC power cord connectors for various parts of the world. USA and Canada United Kingdom UL approved...
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000-book.bk : 82-resrc.fm5 Page 481 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM System Resources This appendix lists the pre-assigned IRQ levels, DMA channels and I/O port addresses. IRQ Level Assignments The direct line to the CPU is called an Interrupt ReQuest (IRQ) level or channel.
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000-book.bk : 82-resrc.fm5 Page 482 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM IRQ Level Assignments Notes Choice for diskette drive, main hard disk, CD-ROM, secondary hard disk, COM port, serial infrared port, PC Card, modem Sound System Choice for diskette drive, main hard disk, CD-ROM, secondary hard disk, COM port, serial infrared port, printer, PC Card, modem 3 1/2"...
000-book.bk : 82-resrc.fm5 Page 483 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM DMA Channel Assignments DMA Channel Assignments Direct Memory Access (DMA) allows some devices to transfer data to and from memory at high speeds, without using the CPU. Such devices are each assigned a unique DMA channel. The com- puter has two DMA controllers with four channels on each con- troller, a total of eight DMA channels.
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000-book.bk : 82-resrc.fm5 Page 484 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Input/Output Port Address Assignments The following table lists the device names and their assigned I/O port addresses for the computer. Port Device/function Notes address(h) 000-01F 82C37: DMA Controller 1 020-03F 82C59: PIC 1 040-05F...
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000-book.bk : 82-resrc.fm5 Page 485 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Input/Output Port Address Assignments Port Device/function Notes address(h) 220-22F Not used SoundBlaster Pro 240-24F Not used Available for Sound System 260-277 Not used 278-27F Parallel PRT 2 280-2E7 Not used 2E8-2EF Serial Port, Infrared Port, or Built-In Modem (COM4)
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000-book.bk : 82-resrc.fm5 Page 486 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Input/Output Port Address Assignments Port Device/function Notes address(h) 390-39F Not used 3A0-3AF Bisynchronous 1 3BC-3BE Parallel PRT 3 3C0-3DF CGA, EGA, VGA 3E2-3E3 Secondary PCMCIA Control- ler when docked (only in PCIC mode) 3E8-3EF Serial Port, Infrared Port, or...
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Appendix Tecra 500CS Video Modes ....... . 490 Tecra 500CDT Video Modes ......492...
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000-book.bk : 83-vid.fm5 Page 489 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Video Modes This appendix lists the video modes supported by the display adapter, and identifies the characteristics of each mode. The columns of the following tables are defined as follows: Mode is the mode number in hexadecimal, and is generally used by programmers to specify video modes in programs.
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000-book.bk : 83-vid.fm5 Page 490 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Tecra 500CS Video Modes Tecra 500CS Video Modes This table lists the video modes for the Tecra 500CS computer: Internal LCD External Monitor Mode Type Resolution Grid Colors Grid...
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000-book.bk : 83-vid.fm5 Page 491 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Tecra 500CS Video Modes Internal LCD External Monitor Mode Type Resolution Grid Colors Grid Colors Scan Freq (hex) (pelxpel) (pelxpel) hor/vert SVGA 800 x 600 8 x 8 16/256K...
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000-book.bk : 83-vid.fm5 Page 492 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Tecra 500CDT Video Modes Tecra 500CDT Video Modes This table lists the video modes for the Tecra 500CDT computer: Internal LCD External Monitor Mode Type Resolution Grid Colors Grid Colors Scan Freq (hex)
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000-book.bk : 83-vid.fm5 Page 493 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Tecra 500CDT Video Modes Internal LCD External Monitor Mode Type Resolution Grid Colors Grid Colors Scan Freq (hex) (pelxpel) (pelxpel) hor/vert SVGA 800 x 600 8 x 8 16/256K 8 x 8 16/256K 37.9KHz/...
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000-book.bk : 84w4wg.fm5 Page 494 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Appendix Using Windows for Workgroups ......495 Running Programs Described in the Guide .
000-book.bk : 84w4wg.fm5 Page 495 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using Windows for Workgroups If you selected Windows for Workgroups when you first started your computer, you may be wondering how much of this guide is relevant to you. In fact, many of the instructions for Windows 95 procedures are very similar to those you use in Windows for Workgroups.
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000-book.bk : 84w4wg.fm5 Page 496 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using Windows for Workgroups Using Windows for Workgroups Starting Windows for Workgroups When you turn your computer on it loads the MS-DOS operating system and displays the command prompt (for example, C:\>). To start Windows for Workgroups, type and press c:\windows\win...
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Double-clicking a program icon starts the program repre- sented by the icon. Program groups contain one or more icons representing related programs. For example, the Toshiba Utilities program group contains Toshiba programs, such as MaxTime and Hardware Setup. Double-clicking a program group icon opens the program group represented by the icon.
Workgroups. There is no Windows for Workgroups equiv- alent for Microsoft’s Windows 95 Create System Disks program. To start Master Disk Creator, go into Program Manager and double-click the Master Disk Creator icon in the Toshiba Utilities program group. Part III: Appendixes...
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“TSETUP” on page 427. Hardware Setup To start Hardware Setup, go into Program Manager and double- click the Hardware Setup icon in the Toshiba Utilities program group. Use Hardware Setup to control your hardware configuration.
Fn-esse, click Help. magiCDisc To open magiCDisc, go into Program Manager and double-click the magiCDisc icon in the Toshiba Utilities program group. Once you’ve opened magiCDisc, it operates as described in “Managing Your Compact Discs” on page 181. Turning the Power Off This section describes how to turn the computer off correctly.
Wizard documentation for instructions for setting up PC Card support. The CardWizard programs were specifically designed for your Toshiba computer. Even if your PC Card comes with its own Card and Socket Services programs, try CardWizard first. Part III: Appendixes...
Windows for Workgroups. It is called Windows QuickStart 3.11 Edition. To open this book, follow these steps: 1 Open the Toshiba Utilities program group. 2 Double-click the Windows QuickStart 3.11 Edition icon. Windows opens the book at the table of contents.
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000-book.bk : 84w4wg.fm5 Page 503 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using Windows for Workgroups Getting Help Reading a Selected Topic To read a section of the Windows QuickStart 3.11 Edition: Select a part of the book, click its index tab or click Contents and select the section from the list displayed.
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000-book.bk : 84w4wg.fm5 Page 504 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using Windows for Workgroups Getting Help 3 Type in a name for your bookmark and choose OK. If you choose OK without typing a name, the current chapter name becomes the bookmark. If the name is already assigned to another bookmark, the pro- gram displays a message.
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000-book.bk : 84w4wg.fm5 Page 505 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using Windows for Workgroups Getting Help To view a cross-reference, follow these steps: 1 Position the pointer over the cross-reference. The pointer changes to a pointing hand symbol. 2 Click the cross-reference. The program displays the section containing the information that relates to the cross-reference you selected.
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000-book.bk : 84w4wg.fm5 Page 506 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using Windows for Workgroups Getting Help Reinstalling the Electronic Book To restore a deleted or damaged electronic book, use the master program diskette that contains the electronic book files. For more information about master program diskettes, see “Create Master Diskettes or Purchase the CD-ROM”...
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000-book.bk : 84w4wg.fm5 Page 507 Wednesday, May 15, 1996 4:15 PM Using Windows for Workgroups Getting Help Part III: Appendixes...