User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE M40 (PSM40)

[. . . ] The instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for the Satellite SATELLITE M40 (PSM40)/2710 Series Portable Personal Computer at the time of this manual's production. However, succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change without notice. Toshiba assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions or discrepancies between the computer and the manual. Trademarks IBM is a registered trademark and IBM PC, OS/2, and PS/2 are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks and Celeron is a trademark of Intel Corporation. [. . . ] Use only batteries recommended by Toshiba as replacements. Disconnect all cables connected to the computer. Hold the battery so that the label faces down and the connectors on the battery face the connectors on the computer. Lay the battery in the cover and make sure it is secured by the latches. Inserting the battery pack 6-10 Power and Power-Up Modes User's Manual 5. Make sure the battery latch is set to the open position, then align the back edge of the cover with the icon and gently press down and back. Slide the battery latch into place to secure the battery pack. Securing the battery cover Starting the computer by password If you registered a password as supervisor or user, you must enter it to start the computer. If you forget your user password, use the password service diskette. For more information about how to set a password and make a password service diskette, refer to the Password security section in Chapter 7, Setup and Password Security. Normal startup To start up the computer with the password, follow these steps: 1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3, Getting Started, and the following message appears: Password = At this point, the hotkeys Fn + F1 to F5 do not work. They will function after you enter the password. Hotkeys Fn + Esc also do not work. User's Manual Power and Power-Up Modes 6-11 2. Data saved in Hibernation mode will be lost. Power-up modes The computer has the following power-up modes: Boot: Computer shuts down without saving data. Always save your work before you turn the computer off in boot mode. Hibernation: Data in memory is saved to the hard disk. Standby (Windows 98 only): Power remains on, saving data in RAM, but the CPU and all other devices enter sleep mode. Refer also to the sections Turning on the power and Turning off the power in Chapter 3, Getting Started. Windows utilities You can set any of the modes above in Windows Power Management Properties and in the Power Saver Utility. Hotkeys You can use hotkeys Fn + F3 to set the power-up modes. See Chapter 5, Keyboard, for details. User's Manual Power and Power-Up Modes 6-13 Panel power off You can set up your computer (Windows 98 only) so that power turns off automatically when you close the display panel. When you open the panel, power turns on in Standby mode or Hibernation mode, but not in boot mode. If the panel power off function is enabled and you use Stand by in the Windows Shut down menu , do not close the display until the Stand by or Hibernation function is completed. System Auto Off This feature turns the system off automatically if it is not used for a set duration. The system shuts down in Stand by mode. Auto power on This feature lets you set a time for the system to turn on automatically. Use Scheduled Tasks in Windows 98. 6-14 Power and Power-Up Modes User's Manual Chapter 7 Setup and Password Security This chapter explains how to use the TSETUP utility to configure your computer in a MS-DOS environment and how to set security passwords. When you configure the computer with TSETUP, the computer stores your selected values in memory that is backed up by the internal battery powered Real Time Clock (RTC). [. . . ] Also called an operating system disk. Glossary 12 User's Manual T TDIAG: A Toshiba diagnostic program used for testing and configuring the computer system's resources. terminal: A typewriter-like keyboard and CRT display screen connected to the computer for data input/output. A logic circuit design that uses switching transistors for gates and storage. U USB: The Universal Serial Bus is a way to connect up to 127 devices through one connector. A new development in 1997, this offers significantly improved ease of use and reliability than earlier expansion methods. V VGA: Video Graphics Array is an industry standard video adaptor that lets you run any popular software. [. . . ]