User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE 2410-404

[. . . ] ("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. [. . . ] 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). Using PC Cards Your computer comes with one PC Card slot and supports two types of PC Cards: Type I cards--You can install one of these cards. Type II cards--You can install one of these cards. 142 Exploring Your Computer's Features Using PC Cards TECHNICAL NOTE: For PCMCIA-compatible PC Cards, check the package to make sure they conform to the PCMCIA 2. 1 standard (or later). Other cards may work with your computer, but are likely to be much more difficult to set up and use. Inserting a PC Card Before you insert a PC Card, refer to the documentation that comes with the card to see if you need to do anything before you insert it. You can only use PC Cards in the top slot or ExpressCards in the bottom slot. You cannot insert a PC Card into the ExpressCard slot (the bottom slot), nor can you insert an ExpressCard into the PC card slot (the top slot). To insert a PC Card: 1 2 Locate the PC Card slot on the left side of the computer. Insert the PC Card. Sample inserting a PC Card 3 When the card is almost all the way into the slot, push firmly but gently to ensure a firm connection with the computer. Do not force the card into position. Exploring Your Computer's Features Using PC Cards 143 Removing a PC Card Prepare the card for removal by right-clicking on the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the system tray and then selecting the card or device you want to remove. If the system is unable to prepare the card for safe removal, a message will tell you to try again later. If the card can be removed now, the system displays Safe to Remove Hardware. Press the PC Card eject button once to pop it out slighty, then push it in to remove the PC Card. 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 Supervisor password User password TOSHIBA Password Utility PC Diagnostic Tool Utility TOSHIBA Hotkey Utility TOSHIBA SDTM Memory Card Format Utility Mouse Utility TOSHIBA Hardware Setup TOSHIBA Zooming Utility CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer TOSHIBA Accessibility Fingerprint Authentication Utility 148 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist 149 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. Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, then click Toshiba Assist. The TOSHIBA Assist window appears. Sample TOSHIBA Assist window The TOSHIBA Assist offers four categories of options: Connect Secure Protect & Fix Optimize 150 Connect Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist The features available in this category are: ConfigFreeTM Connectivity Doctor ConfigFree Bluetooth® Settings (available on some models) Bluetooth Local COM Settings (available on some models) Sample TOSHIBA Assist ­ Connect tab Secure The features available in this category are: User password Supervisor password TOSHIBA Password Utility Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist 151 Sample TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Secure tab Protect & Fix The feature available in this category is: PC Diagnostic Tool Utility Sample TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Protect & Fix tab 152 Optimize Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist The features available in this category are: TOSHIBA SDTM Memory Card Format Utility Mouse Utility TOSHIBA Accessibility TOSHIBA Zooming Utility TOSHIBA Button Controls CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer TOSHIBA Hardware Setup Sample TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Optimize tab Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA SDTM Memory Card Format Utility 153 TOSHIBA SDTM Memory Card Format Utility This utility is used to format SD cards used with the Bridge Media Adapter Slot. To format an SD memory card using this utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, SD Memory Card Format utility, or double-click the SD Memory Card icon in the Optimize tab of TOSHIBA Assist. The SD Memory Card Format screen appears. Sample SD Memory Card Format screen 2 3 Select the drive corresponding to the SD memory card. Select the formatting option: Quick Format Full Format 4 5 Click Start to begin formatting. The formatting progress is displayed in the horizontal bar in the window. When formatting is completed, click Close to exit the utility. 154 Toshiba Utilities Setting passwords Setting passwords Setting a password lets you walk away from your computer, secure in the knowledge that nobody can access your files. When you set a password, you must enter the password before you can work on your computer again. Toshiba supports several types of passwords on your computer: An instant password--Secures your open programs and files when leaving the computer temporarily (the user password supports this function). [. . . ] port -- A socket on the computer where you plug in a cable for connection to a network or a peripheral device. 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. Glossary 271 R RAM (random access memory) -- Volatile memory that can be written to as well as read. By volatile, we mean that information in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer. [. . . ]