User manual TOSHIBA EQUIUM 2000/CELERON

[. . . ] ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, DATA, NETWORK SYSTEMS OR REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. Protection of Stored Data For your important data, please make periodic back-up copies of all the data stored on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of the data. IF YOUR DATA IS ALTERED OR LOST DUE TO ANY TROUBLE, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AND THE DATA CANNOT BE RECOVERED, TOSHIBA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING THEREFROM. WHEN COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. [. . . ] The Web address, or Uniform Resource Locator (URL), is a unique identifier for that computer system linked to the Internet. Web addresses can also appear within a Web page's text, and are known as links. Clicking a link automatically transfers your Web browser to that site. You can also use a Search Engine, a Web site specifically designed to help you look for information. Internet features The Internet offers many types of communication tools to help you perform many tasks. Internet email To send and receive email of your own, you need a mailbox on the Web or an email address. If you have an account with an ISP, you can probably set up an email address at the same time you sign up for the service. Internet chat rooms A chat room is a Web site that offers a place where people with similar interests and ideas communicate in real-time, one-on-one or in groups, by typing messages which are instantly viewed by others on their computer screens. Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features 137 Internet news groups A news group is similar to a chat room, but instead of using a dedicated site to converse about a specialized subject with others in real-time, it uses a Web site as a clearinghouse where all the messages are placed, like a gigantic bulletin board. Online shopping Many Web sites offer products and services for sale. Uploading to, and downloading files from, the Internet Transferring files from one computer to another is termed uploading (transferring data from your computer to a site on the Web), or downloading (transferring data from a site on the Web to your computer). It can be as simple as attaching a file or document to an email, or you can use the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) features of your Web browser to transfer large amounts of data. Exploring audio features You can use your computer to record sounds using an external microphone. You can play . wav sound files or audio CDs using the built-in speakers, headphones, or external speakers. Recording sounds You may record sounds as . wav files by connecting an external microphone or other sound source to the microphone jack. TECHNICAL NOTE: If you record MP3 files, you will only be able to play them on a device capable of playing MP3 files. 138 1 2 Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features Using a microphone Connect an external microphone to the computer. Click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, then click Sound Recorder. Positioning bar Record Stop Play Skip forward Skip backward Sample Sound Recorder screen 3 4 5 Click the Record button. The Sound Recorder window displays the new sound file as a waveform. NOTE You can only record 60 seconds at a time. 6 7 NOTE To hear what you just recorded, click the Play button. To check this, click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories, Entertainment, and then click Volume Control. Exploring Your Computer's Features Exploring audio features 139 Using external speakers or headphones Your computer is equipped with a full stereo sound system with internal speakers. If the system is unable to prepare the media for safe removal, a message will tell you to try again later. If the media can be removed now, the system displays Safe To Remove Hardware. The card pops out slightly. 2 144 3 Exploring Your Computer's Features Using the i. LINK® port Grasp the card and pull it straight out. Sample removing memory media Do not remove memory media while data is being written or read. Even when the Windows message "copying. . . " disappears, writing to the media might still be in progress and your data could be destroyed. Wait for the indicator light to go out. Using the i. LINK® port The i. LINK® port on the front of the computer provides an extremely fast data transfer rate. In addition to high speed, the i. LINK® port also supports isochronous data transfer (the delivery of data at a guaranteed rate). This makes it ideal for devices that transfer high levels of data in real-time, such as video devices. As with USB ports, the i. LINK® port supports both Plug-andPlay (automatic configuration) and hot swapping (the ability to connect and disconnect devices while the computer is on). Chapter 5 Toshiba Utilities Your computer includes several utilities designed to help you reconfigure your system to best meet your individual needs. Together, these allow you to determine certain system details, set additional options, or change default options. This chapter describes the utilities supplied by Toshiba: Toshiba Assist Toshiba Application Installer User Password Supervisor Password Fn-esse® PC Diagnostic Tool Utility Toshiba Power Saver Mouse Utility Toshiba Hotkey Utility Toshiba Hardware Setup Toshiba Zooming Utility Toshiba SDTM Memory Card Format Utility 145 146 Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Assist HDD Protection Utility Toshiba Button Controls CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer Toshiba Accessibility Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Fingerprint Authentication Utility Toshiba Assist The Toshiba Assist provides quick access to computer functions and allows you to customize a range of computer settings. To access Toshiba Assist, do one of the following: Double-click the Toshiba Assist shortcut icon on the desktop. [. . . ] pointing device -- Any device, such as the TouchPad or a mouse, that enables you to move the cursor on the screen. port -- A socket on the computer where you plug in a cable for connection to a network or a peripheral device. Glossary 277 processor -- See central processing unit (CPU). The general classes of programs (also called software) are operating system, application, and utility. For example, the properties of a file include the file's type, size, and creation date. R RAM (random access memory) -- Volatile memory that can be written to as well as read. [. . . ]