User manual TOSHIBA PORTEGE M400-S933

[. . . ] Portégé® M400/M405 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 217 in this guide. PMAD00081010 02/06 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: Portégé ® M400/M405 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. [. . . ] Make the desired changes to settings on the Basic Setup page and the Setup Action page. Click OK. Toshiba SDTM Memory Card Format Utility This utility is used to format SD cards used with the Bridge Media Adapter Slot. To access the SD Memory Card Format utility through the Toshiba Assist window, click Optimize on the left side of the window, then double-click the SD Memory Card Format icon. The SD Memory Card Format screen appears. Sample SD Memory Card Format screen To format an SD memory card: 1 2 Select the drive corresponding to the SD memory card. Select the formatting option. Toshiba Utilities Mouse Utility 177 3 4 Click Start to begin formatting. The formatting progress is displayed in the horizontal bar in the window. When formatting is completed, click Close to exit the utility. Mouse Utility The Mouse utility allows you to change your pointing device or mouse settings. To access the Mouse utility: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Mouse, or double-click the Mouse icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. The Mouse Properties screen appears. Sample Mouse Properties screen The settings you can change are divided into these categories: Buttons Pointers Pointer options Hardware 178 Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Mobile Extension You may see additional categories depending on your particular pointing device. For information on these settings, see "Using the TouchPadTM" on page 55. 2 Adjust the settings as desired, then click OK. Toshiba Mobile Extension To adjust the settings for docking or using the Ultra SlimBay or the Toshiba Express Port Replicator, use the Toshiba Mobile Extension utility. To use the Toshiba Mobile Extension utility: 1 Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, then Toshiba Mobile Extension. The Toshiba Mobile Extension Service Configuration dialog box appears. 2 Under the Mobile Extension Service tab, you can select behaviors to enable or disable, such as Warm Undock Service and Notification Messages, by checking or unchecking the appropriate box. Sample Toshiba Mobile Extension Service tab options Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Zooming Utility 179 3 Under the Display Change Service tab, you can set the default display configuration you wish to use when docking the system to the optional Toshiba Express Port Replicator. Sample Display Change Service tab options Toshiba Zooming Utility This utility allows you zoom in and zoom out of applications as well as the icons for Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Microsoft® Office, Windows® Media Player, and Adobe® Reader. To access the utility, click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then Toshiba Zooming Utility. 180 Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Button Controls The Toshiba Zooming Utility screen appears. Sample Toshiba Zooming Utility screen Toshiba Button Controls The Toshiba Button Controls allow you to customize the Toshiba Assist and Toshiba Presentation buttons. Those buttons are located to the left of the keyboard. To access Toshiba Button Controls: 1 Double-click the Toshiba Button Control icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. Toshiba Utilities CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer 181 The Toshiba Controls Properties window appears. Sample Toshiba Button Controls screen 2 3 4 Select the button whose function is to be customized. Click Apply, then click OK. CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer This utility can slow the speed of your optical drive to make it run more quietly. You can use this utility to make listening to music CDs more enjoyable. NOTE When you change the CD/DVD drive to "Quiet" mode, the setting is only valid for the current Windows session. If you shut down, restart, log off, or resume from hibernation, the setting will revert back to Normal speed. The setting can also be changed by CD burning software or other applications that can set the drive speed. 182 Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Hardware Setup Sample CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer screen To access the utility: 1 Double-click the icon in the task tray, or double-click the CD/DVD Drive icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. The CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer screen appears. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]