User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO P100 (PSPAE)

[. . . ] ("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. [. . . ] Windows® Media Player -- Plays and organizes digital media files on your computer and on the Internet. NOTE If you place the cursor over an icon, a popup description of the file contents appears. Your desktop may contain other icons depending on your configuration. See Windows® online Help for more specific information on each icon and how to use it. Start button You use the Start button to: Start programs Access Microsoft® Windows® operating system update Open documents Adjust system settings Find files Access Windows® Help Run programs Suspend system activity and shut down the computer Exploring Your Computer's Features Setting up for communications 131 Taskbar Each time you open a program, a button associated with that program appears on the Taskbar. With some programs, a button appears on the Taskbar for each document or window you open. You can use these buttons to quickly switch between the programs or windows. To make a program or window the currently active one, click the associated Taskbar button. System tray The System tray displays icons of tasks or programs that run continuously in the background. To learn more about each task, position the cursor over the icon for a few moments and a short description of the task appears. Typical tasks in the System tray are Current time, Power usage mode, Mouse properties, and speaker volume. To activate a specific task, double-click the appropriate System tray icon. Setting up for communications To connect to the Internet, use an online service, or communicate across the telephone lines with another computer, you need: A modem (available on certain models) A telephone line A browser or communications program An Internet Service Provider (ISP) or online service if you plan to use the Internet 132 Exploring Your Computer's Features Setting up for communications Determining the COM port Your modem is connected to one of the computer's COM (communications) ports. The following procedure is intended to support you if you need to either upgrade your modem or reset the port to the default settings. If you are having trouble connecting through the modem, you may need to determine the current COM port name and possibly change it. To find out which port your modem is connected to: 1 2 3 Click Start, and then Control Panel. 1 Plug one end of a telephone cable (purchased separately) into the modem port on the left side of the computer. (Sample Illustration) Connecting the telephone cable to the modem port 2 Connect the other end to the RJ-11 wall jack. (Sample Illustration) Connecting to a wall jack Do not pull on the cable or move the computer while the cable is connected. Exploring Your Computer's Features Setting up for communications 137 NOTE Connect the built-in modem only to ordinary analog phone lines. Never connect the built-in modem to the digital connector on a public telephone or to a digital private branch exchange (PBX). Never connect the built-in modem to a key telephone system for residences or offices. Connection to any communication line other than an analog phone line could cause a computer system failure. NOTE If you use a storage device such as an optical drive or hard disk drive connected to a 16-bit PC Card, you might experience the following modem problems: ·Modem speed is slow or communication is interrupted. ·Skips may occur in sound. Now you are ready to send a fax or use the modem to connect to an online service or the Internet. Disconnecting To disconnect the internal modem cable, follow the steps below. 1 2 Pinch the lever on the connector in the telephone jack and pull out the connector. In the same way, pull the cable's other connector out of the computer. 138 Exploring Your Computer's Features Setting up for communications Connecting your computer to a network You can connect your computer to a network to increase its capabilities and functionality using one of its communication ports. LAN cable types NOTE The computer must be configured properly before connecting to a LAN. Logging onto a LAN using the computer's default settings could cause a malfunction in LAN operation. Check with your LAN administrator regarding set-up procedures. If you are using Fast Ethernet LAN (100 megabits per second, 100BASE-TX), be sure to connect with a CAT5 cable or higher. If you are using Ethernet LAN (10 megabits per second, 10BASE-T), you can connect with a CAT3 cable or higher. Connecting LAN cable To connect the LAN cable, follow the steps below. 1 2 3 Turn off the power to the computer and to all external devices connected to the computer. [. . . ] 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. See also operating system, application, utility. Glossary 255 properties -- The attributes of an object or device. 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. [. . . ]