User manual TOSHIBA TECRA M7

[. . . ] Tecra® M7 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 212 in this guide. PMAD00077011 05/06 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: Tecra® M7 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. [. . . ] To use the Toshiba Password utility: 1 2 Start Toshiba Assist. Click the Secure tab, then click the User Password icon. The Toshiba Password Utility window appears. (Sample Image) Toshiba Password Utility window 3 4 5 Click Set. Enter a password, then enter it again to verify. Click Set. Toshiba Utilities PC Diagnostic Tool Utility 169 6 Click OK if you want to save the password to a text file on a diskette or media of your choice. Click Cancel if you do not want to save the password to a text file. This is known as the password service diskette. If you choose to set a supervisor or user password, Toshiba strongly recommends that you save your password in a location where you can later access it should you not remember it. Toshiba is not responsible for any losses that may occur to you, your organization or others as a result of the inability to access your computer. 7 PC Diagnostic Tool Utility This utility can help diagnose problems with devices in your computer. Refer to the online Help documentation within the application for additional help. To use the PC Diagnostic Tool utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then click PC Diagnostic Tool, or click the PC Diagnostic Tool icon in the Protect & Fix tab of Toshiba Assist. 170 Toshiba Utilities HDD Protection Utility The PC Diagnostic Tool window appears. (Sample Image) PC Diagnostic Tool window 2 Select the devices that you would like to test by clicking the check box that appears to the left of the device. Click the + (plus) and - (minus) symbols to expand and collapse the categories. NOTE 3 Click Start Diagnostics when you are ready to begin the tests. HDD Protection Utility The HDD Protection utility controls your computer's hard disk drive (HDD) protection feature, which parks the HDD whenever motion is detected on the computer. Using this utility, you can enable or disable hard disk drive (HDD) protection, and set the motion detector's sensitivity level for AC power and battery power operation. Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 171 To use the HDD Protection utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then click HDD Protection, or click the HDD Protection icon in the Protect & Fix tab of Toshiba Assist. The HDD Protection Properties window appears. (Sample Image) HDD Protection Properties window 2 3 4 Select ON to enable HDD protection, or select OFF to disable HDD protection. Set the battery and AC power detection levels as desired. Click OK. 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. 172 Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse® 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. For more information, see "Hot Keys" on page 257. You can assign any key that is not associated with a hot key or a keyboard overlay. Starting Fn-esse® Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then click Fn-esse, or click the Hotkey Assignment icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. The Fn-esse keyboard appears. (Sample Image) Fn-esse screen 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. [. . . ] The RJ11 connector is a 6-wire connector. ROM (read-only memory) -- Non-volatile memory that can be read but not written to. By non-volatile, we mean that information in ROM remains whether or not the computer is receiving power. This type of memory is used to store your computer's BIOS, which is essential instructions the computer reads when you start it up. [. . . ]