User manual TOSHIBA SATELLITE U205-S5044

[. . . ] Satellite® U200/U205 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 180 in this guide. PMAD00080011 03/06 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: Satellite® U200/U205 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. [. . . ] To remove the key assignment, click Clear. Toshiba Utilities PC Diagnostic Tool Utility 153 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 click the PC Diagnostic Tool icon in the Protect & Fix tab of Toshiba Assist. The PC Diagnostic Tool window appears. Sample PC Diagnostic Tool screen 2 Select the devices that you would like to test by clicking the check box that appears to the left of the device. Click the + (plus) and - (minus) symbols to expand and collapse the categories. NOTE 3 Click Start Diagnostics when you are ready to begin the tests. 154 Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Power Saver Toshiba Power Saver The Toshiba Power Saver is used for power management, enabling you to control your computer's power usage, regardless of the source, and use the many preset power profiles, or create one yourself. To access Toshiba Power Saver: Click Start, Control Panel, Performance and Maintenance, Toshiba Power Saver, or click the Power Management icon in the Optimize tab of Toshiba Assist. The Toshiba Power Saver Properties window appears. Sample Toshiba Power Saver Properties window The Profile panel on the left of the Toshiba Power Saver Properties window shows the power profiles used to control power usage for both AC power and battery power, as well as the estimated battery life for each power profile. The profiles shown in the Profile panel consist of the preset power profiles that come with your computer, plus any customized power profiles that you have created. Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Power Saver 155 Preset Power Profiles The preset power profiles are: Full Power AC Optimized High Power Normal DVD Playback Presentation Long Life These profiles cannot be deleted. It is not recommended to change the settings of these profiles. If you need a custom profile, create a new profile with the properties you require. The DVD Playback profile applies only when a DVD program is playing while running the computer on battery power. Quickly creating a new power profile 1 2 Highlight one of the preset profiles. A new profile appears with the title "Copy of Name" where Name is the title of the profile you copied. 3 4 To rename the profile, click Property. Type the name for your new profile, and then click OK. Customizing a power profile 1 2 3 Select the profile to be customized in the Profile panel. Make the desired changes to the settings on the Basic Setup tab and the Setup Action tab. Click Apply, then OK. 156 Toshiba Utilities Mouse 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 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 You may see additional categories depending on your particular pointing device. For information on these settings, see "Using the TouchPadTM" on page 54. 2 Adjust the settings as desired, then click OK. Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Hotkey Utility 157 Toshiba Hotkey Utility The Toshiba Hotkey utility allows you to receive a confirmation message when you use the Hotkey combination for Standby [Fn+F3] and Hibernation [Fn+F4]. To activate the Hotkey utility: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba, Utilities, Hotkey utility. The Toshiba Hotkey window appears. Sample Toshiba Hotkey utility window 2 3 Select the desired option. [. . . ] telephone systems and direct-connect modems. 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. [. . . ]