User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO 4300 NOTEBOOK

[. . . ] TOSHIBA U S E R ' S M A N UA L 4200/4300 Series Model R Copyright © 2000 by Toshiba Corporation. Under the copyright laws, this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of Toshiba. No patent liability is assumed, with respect to the use of the information contained herein. Toshiba Satellite Pro 4200/4300 Series Portable Personal Computer User's Manual First edition January 2000 Disclaimer This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. [. . . ] Formats for Enhanced IDE and Standard IDE are different, so if you change the setting, you will have to reformat the hard disk for the appropriate setting. Enhanced IDE (Normal) Standard IDE Select this mode when using MS-DOS, Windows 95/98 or Windows NT. (Default) Select this mode when using an operating system that does not support Enhanced IDE. If this mode is selected with MS-DOS, up to 504 MB is logically available even though the disk's capacity is larger than 504 MB. User's Manual Setup and Password Security 7-7 Boot priority This tab sets the priority for booting the computer. Select from the following settings: FDD HDD CD-ROM HDD FDD CD-ROM FDD CD-ROM HDD HDD CD-ROM FDD CD-ROM FDD HDD CD-ROM HDD FDD The computer looks for bootable files first on the diskette drive, then on the HDD and last on the CD/DVD-ROM. (Default) The computer looks for bootable files first on the HDD, then on the diskette drive and last on the CD/DVD-ROM. The computer looks for bootable files first on the diskette drive, then on the CD/DVD-ROM and last on the HDD. The computer looks for bootable files first on the HDD, then on the CD/DVD-ROM and last on the diskette drive. The computer looks for bootable files first on the CD/DVD-ROM, then on the diskette drive, and last on the HDD. The computer looks for bootable files first on the CD/DVD-ROM, then on the HDD, and last on the diskette drive. You can override the settings and manually select a boot device by pressing one of the following keys while the computer is booting: F B C Selects the diskette drive. Selects the CD/DVD-ROM. This procedure does not affect the settings. Power On Boot Select This tab lets you enable or disable the F2 hotkey, which changes the boot device when pressed during start up. Display This tab lets you customize your computer's display settings for either the internal LCD screen or for an external monitor. 7-8 Setup and Password Security User's Manual Power On Display Lets you set the display to be used when the computer is booted. Auto-Selected Simultaneous Selects an external monitor if one is connected. (Default) Selects both the internal LCD and external monitor for simultaneous display. You cannot select TV display in TSETUP. The LCD Display Stretch feature cannot be set in the Display window of Hardware Setup. Click the Flat Panel tab and click the Display Stretch check box. LCD Display Stretch This feature is used to enable or disable the text mode stretch. Enabling this feature increases the display area of the screen. TV This option allows you to select the type of TV. TV Type NTSC (National Television System Committee) PAL (Phase Alternation Line) TV Output Signal Composite Others Whether or not you need to configure the computer with these options depends primarily on the kind of software or peripherals you use. User's Manual Setup and Password Security 7-9 Power-up Mode This option lets you choose between Resume and boot mode. When you use Windows, settings made in Power Saver will be used. CPU Cache, Level 2 Cache Use this feature to enable or disable the CPU cache and to set the write policy. Level 2 Cache and Write Policy are activated only when the CPU cache is enabled. Write-back policy provides better system performance, because main memory is accessed only when necessary to update the cache contents with changes in main memory. Write-through policy accesses main memory every time data is handled by the processor. Level 2 Cache Options Write Policy Enabled: Enables the level 2 cache. [. . . ] terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to the computer for data input/output. A logic circuit design that uses switching transistors for gates and storage. U USB: The Universal Serial Bus is a way to connect up to 127 devices through one connector. A new development in 1997, this offers significantly improved ease of use and reliability than earlier expansion methods. V VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets you run any popular software. volatile memory: Random access memory (RAM) that stores information as long as power is supplied to the computer. W Warm dock/undock: Connecting or disconnecting a device to or from the computer while the computer is suspended. [. . . ]