User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO S200

[. . . ] YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, DATA 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. TOSHIBA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE FAILURE TO COPY OR TRANSFER THE DATA CORRECTLY. Critical Applications The computer you have purchased is not designed for any "critical applications. " "Critical applications" means life support systems, medical applications, connections to implanted medical devices, commercial transportation, nuclear facilities or systems or any other applications where product failure could lead to injury to persons or loss of life or catastrophic property damage. [. . . ] 2 Click Properties. 120 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 10: Changing the screen saver The operating system opens the Display Properties dialog box. Sample Display Properties dialog box 3 4 5 6 Click the Screen Saver tab. Click the arrow beside the current option to open the screen saver list box. Scroll through the screen saver options by clicking the scroll arrows in the list box. The operating system displays your selection in the monitor above the list box. After you have chosen a screen saver pattern and applied it to your desktop, click OK. You can view any object's properties by clicking the object with the secondary button, then choosing Properties from the shortcut menu that appears. Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 11: Setting the date and time 121 The next lesson explains how to set two other properties--the date and time. Lesson 11: Setting the date and time You initially set the computer's date and time properties when you turned the computer on for the first time and set up the operating system. To change the date and time settings: 1 2 3 Click Start, then click Control Panel. The operating system displays the Date and Time Properties dialog box. Sample Date and Time Properties dialog box HINT: To open the Date and Time Properties dialog box more quickly, either click the time display on the taskbar with the secondary button, then click Adjust Date and Time, or doubleclick the time display. 4 Click the Date & Time tab and set the correct month, year, day, and time. 122 5 6 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 12: Removing objects from the desktop Click the Time zone tab, then the drop-down list box and set your time zone. Click OK. There is a third tab, Internet Time, which when selected allows you to have Windows® XP automatically synchronize your time. However, you need to be connected to the Internet for this function to work. Continue with the next lesson to finish cleaning up the desktop. Lesson 12: Removing objects from the desktop Earlier in this tutorial, you created a new icon on the desktop. If you are not familiar with the Windows® XP operating system, start with "Windows XP Preview. " "Learning about the benefits of Windows XP features" is a helpful introduction to the new features in the Windows® XP operating system. Sample Windows® XP Tours and tutorials window To start a Windows® XP tour or tutorial: 1 2 3 4 Click Start, then Help and Support. On the right pane, click Take the Windows XP tour. 128 Getting to Know the Windows ® XP Operating System Lesson 15: Turning off your computer Lesson 15: Turning off your computer It is very important that you let the Windows® XP operating system shut down your computer. As it shuts down, the operating system performs a number of tasks that ensure that everything is in place the next time you turn on the computer. This lesson teaches you how to shut down the operating system and turn off your computer. To let the operating system shut down your computer: 1 2 Click Start, then click Turn off computer. For more information, see "Powering down the computer" on page 76. Chapter 6 Exploring Your Options In this chapter, you will explore other features of your notebook computer. Windows® XP special features The Windows® XP operating system offers you several new features and enhancements, including: New system file protection A system restore function, allowing you to rollback the system to its previous mode An improved help center, support automation, and automatic Windows® operating system update Wizards to simplify setting up your home network Ability to share one Internet connection among multiple PCs An automatic discovery feature that allows your computer to detect new and intelligent devices 129 130 Exploring Your Options Personalizing your desktop Personalizing your desktop Your desktop is your virtual workspace. This section explains how to customize its features for the way you like to work. You can customize the following aspects of the desktop: Taskbar--which resources to display for quick access Active Desktop® interface--what information from the Internet to always display Desktop style--how windows are displayed and how to browse folders and files Toolbars--what information appears at the top of each window Customizing the taskbar As you work, the taskbar changes to reflect what you are doing. Its icons provide shortcuts to programs, documents, files, folders, system features, and components. Open applications also have Forward and Backward buttons to allow navigation through folders, documents, and Web sites. For example, you can personalize the taskbar to include Quick Launch icons, and also your favorite URL addresses or local folders and programs. [. . . ] 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. 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. [. . . ]