User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE 2550

[. . . ] TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INC. ("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, NETWORK SYSTEMS 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. [. . . ] Together, these allow you to determine certain system details, set additional options, or change default options. This chapter describes the utilities supplied by Toshiba: TOSHIBA Assist Supervisor password User password TOSHIBA Password Utility PC Diagnostic Tool Utility TOSHIBA Hotkey Utility TOSHIBA SDTM Memory Card Format Utility Mouse Utility TOSHIBA Hardware Setup TOSHIBA Zooming Utility CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer TOSHIBA Accessibility Fingerprint Authentication Utility 143 144 TOSHIBA Assist 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, then click Toshiba Assist. The TOSHIBA Assist window appears. (Sample Illustration) TOSHIBA Assist window The TOSHIBA Assist offers four categories of options: Connect Secure Protect & Fix Optimize TOSHIBA Assist 145 Connect The features available in this category are: ConfigFreeTM Connectivity Doctor ConfigFree Bluetooth® Settings (available on some models) Bluetooth Local COM Settings (available on some models) (Sample Illustration) TOSHIBA Assist ­ Connect tab Secure The features available in this category are: User password Supervisor password TOSHIBA Password Utility 146 TOSHIBA Assist (Sample Illustration) TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Secure tab Protect & Fix The feature available in this category is: PC Diagnostic Tool Utility (Sample Illustration) TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Protect & Fix tab TOSHIBA Assist 147 Optimize The features available in this category are: TOSHIBA SDTM Memory Card Format Utility Mouse Utility TOSHIBA Accessibility TOSHIBA Zooming Utility CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer TOSHIBA Hardware Setup (Sample Illustration) TOSHIBA Assist window ­ Optimize tab 148 TOSHIBA SDTM Memory Card Format Utility TOSHIBA SDTM Memory Card Format Utility This utility is used to format SD cards used with the Bridge Media Adapter Slot. To format an SD memory card using this utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, SD Memory Card Format utility, or double-click the SD Memory Card icon in the Optimize tab of TOSHIBA Assist. The SD Memory Card Format screen appears. (Sample Illustration) SD Memory Card Format screen 2 3 Select the drive corresponding to the SD memory card. Select the formatting option: Quick Format Full Format 4 5 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. Setting passwords 149 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 (the user password supports this function). To use the TOSHIBA Password utility: 1 2 Start TOSHIBA Assist. Click the Secure tab, then double-click the User Password icon. The TOSHIBA Password Utility window appears. TOSHIBA Password Utility 153 (Sample Illustration) TOSHIBA Password Utility window 3 4 5 6 Click Set. Enter a password, then enter it again to verify. 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. 7 154 PC Diagnostic Tool Utility 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, then PC Diagnostic Tool, or double-click the PC Diagnostic Tool icon in the Protect & Fix tab of TOSHIBA Assist. [. . . ] 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. To reset the computer by reloading the operating system without turning the computer off. RJ-11 -- A modular connector used on most U. S. [. . . ]