User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO L650

[. . . ] The following are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation: MS, MS-DOS, Windows. PCMCIA is a trademark of the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association. BaySwap is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies, Ltd. Intel, Pentium and SpeedStep are registered trademarks and Celeron is a trademark of Intel Corporation. Netscape Communicator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Corporation. [. . . ] If you want to charge the battery more quickly, put your LifeBook into Suspend mode, or turn it off while the adapter is charging the battery. (See Power Management on page 44 for more information on Suspend mode and shutdown procedure) CAUTION Using heavy current devices such as Modem or frequent DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM accesses may prevent charging completely. 51 LifeBook E Series ­ Section Four Low Battery State When the battery is running low, your LifeBook will beep every 15 seconds and the Battery Level indicator will flash. If you do not respond to the low battery alarm, the batteries will continue to discharge until they are too low to operate. When this happens there will be a multiple beep alarm and the Battery Level indicator will show a dead battery. Your LifeBook will then go into Suspend mode to try and protect your data for as long as possible. There is no guarantee that your data will not be lost once the LifeBook reaches this point. CAUTION You may not be able to hear the audio alarm if the volume control is set too low or is turned off by either the hardware or software. However, you will still be able to see the Battery Level indicator flash. Once the low battery alarm occurs you need to save all your active data and put your LifeBook into Suspend mode until you can provide a new power source. You should provide a charged battery, an AC power adapter, or Auto/ Airline as soon as possible. Shorted Batteries The Status Indicator panel uses a symbol inside the battery outline of the Battery Level indicator to display the operating level available in that battery. (See Figure 2-9 on page 17) If this display shows a Shorted Battery, it means that the battery is damaged and must be replaced so it does not damage any other parts of your LifeBook. REPLACING THE BATTERY With the purchase of an additional battery, you can have a fully charged spare to swap with one that is not charged. The Auto Insert Notification function can be re-activated by repeating this process and placing a check mark in the Auto Insert Notification box to turn it back on. Write Protected Figure 4-3 Floppy Disk Write Protect CAUTION Formatting a floppy disk that already contains data will erase all of the information on the disk. AUTO INSERT NOTIFICATION FUNCTION (ONLY IN MODELS WITH WINDOWS 98 SECOND EDITION) The Auto Insert Notification function allows your LifeBook to automatically see the contents of your floppy disk as soon as it is inserted in the SuperDisk drive. Disabling Auto Insert Notification Function To disable the Auto Insert Notification function, follow these easy steps: 1. From the Start menu, select Settings, and then select Control Panel. 54 User Installable Features CD Eject Button CD Holder Tray Figure 4-4 CD-ROM Drive CD-ROM Drive Your LifeBook contains a 24x max CD-ROM player. (Figure 4-4) CAUTION Do not operate your CD-ROM drive unless your LifeBook is sitting on a flat surface. Using a CD when the drive is not level may damage the drive or prevent proper operation. 3. Place the CD into the tray, label side up, with the hole in the center of the CD. (Figure 4-5) POINT If you have disabled the Auto Insert Function, you will have to start the CD from your desktop, as your LifeBook will not automatically recognize that a CD has been loaded. LOADING A CD To load a CD into your CD-ROM drive, follow these easy steps: 1. Push and release the eject button on the front of the CD-ROM drive to open the holder tray. CAUTION There may be a protective sheet in the tray when it was shipped, please make sure it is removed before operating. (c) (d) Figure 4-5 Loading/Ejecting a CD (a) (b) 55 LifeBook E Series ­ Section Four REMOVING A CD 1. This will stop the CD and the holder tray will come out of the LifeBook a short distance. Gently pull the tray out until the CD can easily be removed from the tray. [. . . ] If the self test detects failures that are so serious that operation can not continue, the operating system will not be loaded. 103 LifeBook E Series ­ Section Eight Program An integrated set of coded commands to your computers telling your hardware what to do and how and when to do it. PS/2 An IBM series of personal computers which established a number of standards for connecting external devices such as keyboards and monitors. A hardware component of your LifeBook that holds binary information (both program and data) as long as it has the proper power applied to it. RAM Module A printed circuit card with memory and associated circuitry which allows the user to add additional memory to the computer without special tools. [. . . ]