User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE P105-S6114

[. . . ] Satellite® P100/P105 Series User's Guide If you need assistance: Toshiba's Support Web site pcsupport. toshiba. com Toshiba Global Support Centre Calling within the United States (800) 457-7777 Calling from outside the United States (949) 859-4273 For more information, see "If Something Goes Wrong" on page 176 in this guide. PMAD00071011 07/06 2 Handling the cord on this product will expose you to lead, a chemical known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands after handling. Model: Satellite ® P100/P105 Series Recordable and/or ReWritable Drive(s) and Associated Software Warranty The computer system you purchased may include Recordable and/or ReWritable optical media drive(s) and associated software, among the most advanced data storage technologies available. As with any new technology, you must read and follow all set-up and usage instructions in the applicable user guides and/or manuals enclosed or provided electronically. If you fail to do so, this product may not function properly and you may lose data or suffer other damage. [. . . ] Do not force the card into position. 140 Exploring Your Computer's Features Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot Removing an ExpressCard 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 ExpressCard eject button once to extend it, and push it in to remove the ExpressCard. 3 Grasp the edges of the ExpressCard and slide it out of the slot. (Sample Illustration) Removing an ExpressCard Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot The Bridge Media Adapter Slot supports the use of Memory StickTM or Memory StickTM PRO media, Secure DigitalTM (SDTM) Cards, MMC (MultiMedia Card), or xD-Picture Cards. This media can be used with a variety of digital products: digital music players, cellular phones, PDAs, digital cameras, digital video camcorders, etc. Exploring Your Computer's Features Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot 141 NOTE Do not use the Copy Disk function for this type of media. To copy data from one media to another, use the drag-and-drop feature of Windows. Inserting memory media The following instructions apply to all media devices. Push the media into the adaptor slot until it locks in place. (Sample Illustration) Inserting memory media When inserting memory media, do not touch the metal contacts. You could expose the storage area to static electricity, which can destroy data. Removing memory media Prepare the media 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 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. 1 Gently press the card inward to release it. 142 2 Exploring Your Computer's Features Using the Bridge Media Adapter Slot The card pops out slightly. Grasp the card and pull it straight out. (Sample Illustration) Removing a memory media card 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. Chapter 5 Toshiba Utilities Your computer includes several utilities designed to help you to 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 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 143 144 TOSHIBA Assist 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 Illustration) TOSHIBA Assist window The TOSHIBA Assist offers four categories of options: Connect Secure Protect & Fix Optimize TOSHIBA Assist 145 Connect 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 Illustration) TOSHIBA Assist ­ Connect tab Secure The features available in this category are: User password Supervisor password TOSHIBA Password Utility 146 TOSHIBA Assist (Sample Illustration) TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Secure tab Protect & Fix The feature available in this category is: PC Diagnostic Tool Utility (Sample Illustration) TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Protect & Fix tab TOSHIBA Assist 147 Optimize The features available in this category are: TOSHIBA SDTM Memory Card Format Utility Mouse Utility TOSHIBA Accessibility TOSHIBA Zooming Utility CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer TOSHIBA Hardware Setup (Sample Illustration) TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Optimize tab 148 TOSHIBA SDTM Memory Card Format Utility 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 Illustration) 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. [. . . ] By volatile, we mean that information in RAM is lost when you turn off your computer. resolution -- A measure of the sharpness of the images that can be produced by a printer or displayed on a screen. For a screen, it is expressed as the number of pixels available horizontally and vertically. To reset the computer by reloading the operating system without turning the computer off. [. . . ]