User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE U205-S5022

[. . . ] Satellite® U200/U205 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 180 in this guide. PMAD00080011 03/06 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® U200/U205 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. [. . . ] Toshiba is not responsible for any losses that may occur to you, your organization or others as a result of the inability to access the computer. To register a password for the power-on password functions: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, then click Toshiba Assist. 2 On the left side, select Secure. Toshiba Utilities Using a supervisor password 147 Sample Toshiba Assist Security window 3 4 5 6 7 Select the Supervisor Password icon. Click OK if you want to save the password to a text file on a diskette or media of your choice, or click Cancel if you do not want to save the password to a text file. Click OK to exit. 8 Deleting a supervisor password To cancel the power-on password function: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, then click Toshiba Assist. The Toshiba Assist window appears. 148 2 3 4 5 Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® On the left side, select Secure. Follow the on-screen instructions to remove the supervisor password. Fn-esse® Desktop shortcuts and Toshiba's Fn-esse program provide quick ways to open programs, documents, and folders from within any Windows® program without using the Start menu. For more information on creating desktop shortcuts, refer to the operating system documentation that came with your computer. This section describes how to use the Fn-esse program to quickly access your programs and files. With Fn-esse, you can assign an Fn key combination to: Open a Windows® operating system program Open a file in its associated program Display a customized folder of programs and/or files from which to choose Fn-esse also has several keys, known as hot keys, that perform preassigned operations. You can assign any key that is not associated with a hot key or a keyboard overlay. Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 149 Starting Fn-esse® Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, Fn-esse, or click the Hotkey Assignment icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. The Fn-esse keyboard appears. Sample Fn-esse window The keys are color-coded as follows: Available keys are dark gray with white letters. Assigned keys and keys associated with a popup list are shown on the Fn-esse keyboard in the selected color. Unavailable keys are light gray. There are two ways to assign a key to open a program or document: Using drag-and-drop Using the keyboard or pointing device The method most often used is drag-and-drop. Using drag-and-drop to assign a key To assign a key to open a program or document: 1 Start both Fn-esse and Windows® Explorer (or the program supporting drag-and-drop). 150 2 3 4 Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® Resize the Explorer window so that you can see both the Fn-esse keyboard and Explorer at the same time. In the Explorer window, highlight the program or document file you wish to assign to a key. Click and hold the primary button as you drag the highlighted item from Explorer to the key on the Fn-esse keyboard which you are assigning to the item. Fn-esse displays the Add/Edit Command dialog box with the Description, Command Line, and Working Directory fields automatically completed. 5 6 Click OK to close the Add/Edit Command dialog box with your key assignment in place. The program or document is now associated with the key you just selected. To open the program or document, press Fn plus the appropriate key from within any Windows program. Using the keyboard or pointing device to assign a key To assign a key to open a program or document: 1 2 Start Fn-esse. Perform one of the following: Using the keyboard, press and hold the Fn key, then press the desired assignment key. Using the pointing device, move the cursor over the desired key in the Fn-esse window and press the secondary button. Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 151 The Assignment Type dialog box appears. Sample Fn-esse assignment type dialog box Follow the instructions in "Making a direct key assignment" on page 151 or "Making a popup assignment" on page 151. Making a direct key assignment 1 2 Select Direct to display the Add/Edit Command dialog box. Enter the Description, Command Line, and Working Directory for the new Fn-esse key assignment, or click the Browse button to specify this information. Click OK. 3 Making a popup assignment 1 2 Select Popup to display the Application Explorer dialog box. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]