User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE 1800-700

[. . . ] If you fail to do so, this product may not function properly and you may lose data or suffer other damage. TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS ("TOSHIBA"), ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS DO NOT WARRANT THAT OPERATION OF THE PRODUCT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. YOU AGREE THAT TOSHIBA, ITS AFFILIATES AND SUPPLIERS SHALL HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF ANY BUSINESS, PROFITS, PROGRAMS, DATA OR REMOVABLE STORAGE MEDIA ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE PRODUCT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. Protection of Stored Data For your important data, please make periodic back-up copies of all the data stored on the hard disk or other storage devices as a precaution against possible failures, alteration, or loss of the data. IF YOUR DATA IS ALTERED OR LOST DUE TO ANY TROUBLE, FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION OF THE HARD DISK DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AND THE DATA CANNOT BE RECOVERED, TOSHIBA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING THEREFROM. [. . . ] To enter hibernation mode, you must hold down the Shift key while you select Hibernate. The computer saves the status of all open programs and files, turns off the display, and goes into a low-power mode. The on/off light blinks amber indicating the machine is in Standby mode. Going into Standby mode more quickly You can configure the computer to enter Standby mode by either pressing the power button or closing the display panel. You can also specify an amount of time after which the computer automatically enters into Standby mode. To use either of these methods, you first need to configure them in Toshiba's Power Saver utility. 1 2 3 4 Open the Start menu, click Control Panel then Performance and Maintenance. Select Standby for the options you want. Learning the Basics Toshiba's online resources 107 When I press the power button Set this option to Standby to put the computer into Standby mode when you press the power button. When I close the lid Set this option to Standby to put the computer into Standby mode when you close the display panel. 5 6 NOTE Click Apply. For more information about the Power Saver utility, see "TOSHIBA Power Saver" on page 154. Starting again from Standby mode To restart the computer from Standby mode, press the power button until the on/off light changes to green. The computer returns to the screen you were previously using. If you place the computer in Standby mode by closing the display panel, you can start it again by opening the display panel. Toshiba's online resources Toshiba maintains a number of online sites to which you can connect. These sites provide information about Toshiba products, give help with technical questions and keep you up to date with future upgrades. Use only battery chargers designed to work with your notebook computer. You can order a Toshiba battery charger from Toshiba's Web site at accessories. toshiba. com. Charging the main battery To charge the main battery while it is in your computer, plug the computer into a live electrical outlet. The battery charges whether the computer is on or off. TECHNICAL NOTE: When your computer is using all of the power provided by the AC Adaptor to run applications, features, and devices, the recharging of the battery can not occur. Your computer's Power Saver utility can be used to select a power level setting that reduces the power required for system operation and will allow the battery to recharge. The main battery light ( ) glows amber while the battery is being charged, and glows green when it is fully charged. 112 Mobile Computing Charging the batteries The battery may not start charging immediately under the following conditions: The battery is extremely hot or cold. To ensure that the battery charges to its full capacity, wait until it reaches room temperature. The battery is almost completely discharged. Leave the power connected and the battery should begin charging after a few minutes. Charging the RTC battery Your computer has an internal real-time clock (RTC) battery. The RTC battery powers the System Time Clock and BIOS memory used to store your computer's configuration settings. When fully charged, it maintains this information for up to a month when the computer is powered off. The RTC battery may have become completely discharged while your computer was shipped, resulting in the following error message during startup: BAD RTC BATTERY BAD CHECKSUM (CMOS) CHECK SYSTEM NOTE The above error message may vary by computer model. The RTC battery does not charge while the computer is turned off even when the AC adapter is charging the computer. If the RTC battery is low, the real-time clock and calendar may display the incorrect time and date, or stop working. [. . . ] A diskette is one example of a removable disk. resolution -- A measure of the sharpness of the images that can be produced by a printer or displayed on a screen. For a printer, resolution is expressed in dots per inch (dpi). For a screen, it is expressed as the number of pixels available horizontally and vertically. [. . . ]