User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE 1800-921

[. . . ] The instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for the Satellite 2750/2770 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 SpeedStep is a trademark of Intel Corporation. [. . . ] If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, the computer shuts off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to retry password entry. Startup in standby mode If you start up the computer in Standby mode, the system will not automatically prompt for your user or supervisor password, even if one is set. You can set a password in Windows for this purpose. Click Start, point to Settings and click Control panel. Double-click the Power Saver icon to open the Power Save Mode window. Double-click a mode (Full Power, Long Life, Normal or High Power). Click the System Power Mode tab and check "Prompt for password when the computer goes off Standby. " 5. Click the Passwords icon to open the Password Properties window. Click the button "Change Windows Password . Repeat from step 3 for any other modes you need the feature in. 6-12 Power and Power-Up Modes User's Manual Startup with password service diskette The following steps describe how to use a password service diskette to start the computer if you've forgotten the user's password. If you did not make a password service diskette, contact your dealer. The RTC battery does not charge when the computer is turned off. TSETUP TSETUP is an MS-DOS-based program that provides similar functions to Hardware Setup and Power Saver Utility. Settings for HDD Mode and LCD Display Stretch (both explained in this chapter), cannot be made in Hardware Setup. The SYSTEM SETUP screen is displayed when you execute the file TSETUP. EXE, which is stored in the Windows subdirectory on your hard disk. If the supervisor password is set and you log onto the computer with the user password, you cannot access the TSETUP program. User's Manual TSETUP and Passwords 7-1 Executing TSETUP 1. Select Restart (the computer) in MS-DOS mode?After the computer reboots in MS-DOS, type TSETUP and press Enter. TSETUP displays the SYSTEM SETUP screen. The TSETUP screen is divided into two pages SYSTEM SETUP (1/2) and SYSTEM SETUP (2/2). MEMORY Total PASSWORD Not Registered BATTERY Battery Save Mode SYSTEM SETUP (1/2) ACPI BIOS version = x. xx BOOT PRIORITY Boot Priority = FDDHDDCD-ROM = 65536 KB Power On Boot Select = Enabled DISPLAY Power On Display = Auto-Selected LCD Display Stretch = Disabled TV Config. OTHERS CPU Cache = Enabled Level 2 Cache = Enabled Processor Serial Number = Disabled Dynamic CPU Frequency mode = Dynamically switchable Auto Power On = Disabled Alarm Volume = High System Beep = Enabled CD Power SW Mode = CD Play ACPI BIOS version = x. xx = Auto-Selected = Full Power PERIPHERAL Pointing Devices = Auto-Selected Ext Keyboard "Fn" = Disabled USB Legacy Emulation = Disabled Parallel Port Mode = ECP Hard Disk Mode = Enhanced IDE (Normal) SYSTEM SETUP (2/2) CONFIGURATION Device Config. I/O PORTS Serial Built-in Modem Parallel PCI BUS PCI BUS = All Devices = COM1(3F8H/IRQ4) = COM2(2F8H) = LPT1(378H/IRQ7/CH3) PC CARD Controller Mode DRIVES I/O HDD = Primary IDE(1F0H/IRQ14) CD-ROM = Secondary IDE(170H/IRQ15) = IRQ11 FLOPPY DISK I/O Floppy Disk = (3F2H/IRQ6/CH2) : Select items Space, BkSp: Change values PgDn, PgUp: Change pages Home: Set default values End: Save changes and Exit Esc: Exit without saving The system setup screen Changing values in the TSETUP menu 1. Press and to move between the two columns. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]