User manual TOSHIBA PORTEGE R400

[. . . ] Portégé R400/R405 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 169 in this guide. GMAD00092010 11/06 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® R400/R405 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. [. . . ] If the system is unable to prepare the card for safe removal, a message will tell you to try again later. If the card can be removed now, the system displays Safe to Remove Hardware. 1 2 3 Locate the PC Card eject button. Press the PC Card eject button once to pop it out slightly, and push it in to remove the PC Card. The PC Card ejects slightly from the slot. Grasp the edges of the PC Card and slide it out of the slot. 4 (Sample Illustration) Removing a PC Card Setting up a PC Card for your computer Some PC Cards are ready to use as soon as you install them. Others, such as hard disk cards, network cards, and SCSI adapters, may need to be set up to work with your computer. To set up your PC Card, refer to the documentation that came with the card or refer to your operating system manual or online Help. Chapter 5 Toshiba Utilities Your computer includes several utilities designed to help you to reconfigure your system to best meet your individual needs. Together, these allow you to ascertain certain system details, set additional options, or change default options. These utilities are described in this chapter. TOSHIBA Assist Toshiba Application Installer Supervisor password User password TOSHIBA Security Assist TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool Utility TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility Mouse Utility Toshiba Hardware Setup TOSHIBA Zooming Utility TOSHIBA Button Support TOSHIBA Rotation Utility Tablet PC Settings Windows Mobility Center 127 128 Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist Toshiba Tablet Access Code Utility Trusted Platform Module (TPM) TOSHIBA Accessibility Fingerprint Authentication Utility ConfigFreeTM TOSHIBA Assist The TOSHIBA Assist provides quick access to computer functions and allows you to customize a range of computer settings. To access TOSHIBA Assist, do one of the following: Double-click the TOSHIBA Assist shortcut icon on the desktop. Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, and then TOSHIBA Assist. The TOSHIBA Assist window appears. (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Assist window The TOSHIBA Assist offers four categories of options: Connect Secure Protect & Fix Optimize Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist 129 Connect The features available in this category are: ConfigFreeTM Connectivity Doctor Bluetooth® Settings Bluetooth Local COM Settings (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Connect tab 130 Secure Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist The features available in this category are: Supervisor password User password TOSHIBA Security Assist (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Secure tab Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist 131 Protect & Fix The features available in this category are: TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool Utility TOSHIBA HDD Protection Utility (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Protect & Fix tab 132 Optimize Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Assist The features available in this category are: Mouse Utility TOSHIBA Accessibility Toshiba Hardware Setup TOSHIBA Button Support TOSHIBA Rotation Utility (Sample Image) TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Optimize tab Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Application Installer 133 Toshiba Application Installer The Toshiba Application Installer allows you to reinstall the drivers and applications that were originally bundled with your computer. To reinstall drivers and applications: 1 2 Double-click the Toshiba Application Installer icon on the Windows® desktop. Click Next. (Sample Image) Toshiba Application Installer screen 3 Click the item(s) you want to install. To select multiple items, hold down the Ctrl key as you make your selections. (Sample Image) Toshiba Application Installer selection screen 4 Click Install, then follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation process. 134 Toshiba Utilities Setting passwords Setting passwords Setting a password lets you walk away from your computer, secure in the knowledge that nobody can access your files. When you set a password, you must enter the password before you can work on your computer again. Toshiba supports several types of passwords on your computer: An instant password--Secures your open programs and files when leaving the computer temporarily. You need to have created a password for your Windows® account to use an instant password. A power-on password--Prevents unauthorized users from starting or restarting the computer. A supervisor password--Prohibits unauthorized users from accessing certain functions such as Toshiba Hardware Setup. This is useful if more than one person uses the computer. The user password can be set up under the supervisor password. [. . . ] ROM (read-only memory) -- Non-volatile memory that can be read but not written to. Non-volatile here means 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. Compare RAM. Glossary 229 S select -- To highlight or otherwise specify text, data, or graphics with the intent to perform some operation on it. [. . . ]