User manual TOSHIBA TECRA A3X

[. . . ] 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. WHEN COPYING OR TRANSFERRING YOUR DATA, PLEASE BE SURE TO CONFIRM WHETHER THE DATA HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULLY COPIED OR TRANSFERRED. [. . . ] If you cannot find the information you need elsewhere, call Toshiba at: (800) 457-7777. 128 Mobile Computing Conserving power Conserving power How long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are using the computer depends on a number of factors, such as: How the computer is configured. How much you use the hard disk, DVD-ROM or multifunction drive, diskette drives, or other optional devices. Where you are working, since operating time decreases at low temperatures. There are various ways in which you can conserve power and extend the operating time of your battery: Enable Standby or Hibernation, which saves power when you turn off the computer and turn it back on again. Use Toshiba's power-saving options. These power-saving options control the way in which the computer is configured. By using them, you can greatly increase the length of time you can use the computer before you need to recharge the battery. Toshiba has combined these options into preset power profiles. Using one of these profiles lets you choose between maximum power savings and peak system performance. You may also set individual power-saving options to suit your own needs. The following sections describe how to choose a power profile and discuss each power-saving option. Mobile Computing Conserving power 129 Power profiles in Windows XP In Windows® XP, you can choose from predefined power profile or select your own combination of power management options. To do this: 1 2 3 4 Open the Start menu, click Control Panel, then Performance and Maintenance. Select an appropriate profile for your work environment, or create your own custom profile. You can ignore the remainder of this section. See your printer manual. 4 If the printer you are setting up: Is not connected to a network, select Local printer attached to this computer. Is connected to a network, select Network printer, or a printer attached to another computer. 5 Click Next. The Add Printer Wizard looks for a Plug and Play printer. The Add Printer Wizard prompts you for the printer port. Expansion Options Using a printer 135 6 Select the port settings according to the instructions in your printer's documentation and the port to which your printer is connected, then click Next. The wizard prompts you to select your printer. From the list of manufacturers and printers, select your printer, then click Next. The Add Printer Wizard prompts you to enter a "friendly" printer name. 7 8 Enter a name for your printer. HINT: If you are using more than one printer, make sure the name is descriptive enough to help you tell the difference. 9 If you want this printer to be: The default printer, click Yes. Available when specifically requested, click No. 10 Click Next. The Windows® XP operating system prints a test page. [. . . ] 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. [. . . ]