Toshiba M1 User Manual

Tecra M1 Series User’s Guide ®

Contents

Introduction
- This guide
  - Safety icons
    - Other icons used
- Other documentation
- Service options

Chapter 1: Finding Your Way Around
- Making sure you have everything
- Finding where everything is located
- Front with the display panel closed
- Back
- Left side
- Right side
- Front with the display panel open
- Underside
  - Indicator panel lights
- System indicator panel lights
- Keyboard indicator panel lights

Chapter 2: Getting Started
- Selecting a place to work
- Creating a computer-friendly environment
- Keeping yourself comfortable
  - Other precautions
  - Setting up your computer
- Connecting the AC adapter
- Charging the battery
  - Turning on the computer
- Opening the display panel
- Turning on the power
  - Setting up your software
  - Registering your computer with Toshiba
- Setting up other devices
  - Turning off the computer
- Closing the display panel

Chapter 3: Connecting Other External Devices
- Using external display devices
- Connecting the display device
- Directing the display output when you turn on the computer
- Adjusting the quality of the external display
- Video limitations
  - Using a keyboard
  - Connecting a keyboard
  - Making your external keyboard emulate the Fn key
- Using a mouse
- Connecting a mouse
  - Connecting a local printer
  - Connecting an external diskette drive
  - Connecting external speakers or headphones
  - Connecting an external microphone
  - Using an expansion device
  - Adding memory
- Installing a memory module
- Removing a memory module
  - Using Slim SelectBay® modules
- Removing a module from the Slim SelectBay®
- Inserting a module into the Slim SelectBay®
  - Inserting and removing hard drives
  - Inserting and removing PC Cards
- Inserting a PC Card
- Removing a PC Card
- Setting up a PC Card for your computer
  - Inserting an SD® card
  - Connecting your modem to a telephone line
- Connecting to a phone line
  - Using the i.LINK® port

Chapter 4: Learning the Basics
- Computing tips
- Using the keyboard
- Character keys
- Making your keyboard emulate a full-size keyboard
- Ctrl, Fn, and Alt keys
- Function keys
- Windows special keys
- Overlay keys
  - Using the AccuPoint II® pointing device
  - Using the TouchPad™
- Control buttons
- Disabling or enabling the Dual Pointing Device
  - Using the TOSHIBA Console button
  - Starting a program
- Starting a program from the Start menu
- Starting a program from Windows ® Explorer
- Starting a program from the Run dialog box
  - Saving your work
  - Printing your work
  - Using the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive
- Inserting compact discs
- Removing compact discs
- Caring for CDs and DVDs
  - Using PC Cards
- Hot swapping
  - Using SD® cards
  - Using your computer at the office
  - Using a computer lock
  - Caring for your computer
- Cleaning the computer
- Moving the computer
  - Powering down the computer
- Using Turn Off or Shut down
- Using Hibernation
- Using Standby
  - Toshiba’s online resources

Chapter 5: Mobile Computing
- Toshiba’s energy-saver design
- Running the computer on battery power
- Battery Notice
- Charging the batteries
- Monitoring battery power
  - What to do when the battery alarm sounds
  - Changing batteries
  - Taking care of your battery
- Safety precautions
- Maximizing battery life
- Disposing of used batteries safely
  - Conserving power
- Power usage modes in Windows XP Professional
- Using a hot key to set the power usage mode
  - Additional options for power

Chapter 6: Exploring Your Options
- Exploring the desktop
- Finding your way around the desktop
  - Exploring audio features
- Using external speakers or headphones
- Recording sounds
- Playing an audio CD-ROM
  - Exchanging data with another computer
- Transferring files
- Getting help transferring files
- Setting up for communications
- Connecting the modem to a telephone line
- Connecting your computer to a network
- Toshiba’s online resources
  - An overview of using the Internet
- The Internet
- The World Wide Web
- Internet Service Providers
- Connecting to the Internet
- Surfing the Internet
- Internet features
- Uploading and downloading files from the Internet

Chapter 7: Toshiba Utilities
- Fn-esse®
- Starting Fn-esse
- Using the keyboard or pointing device to assign keys
- Viewing existing key assignments
- Changing or removing existing key assignments
  - Toshiba HW Setup
- Accessing Toshiba HW Setup
  - Power Saver
  - Mobile Extension

Chapter 8: Keeping Your Files Safe
- Using passwords in Windows
- User-level passwords
- Setting a user-level password
- Using an instant password
- Disabling a user password
- Disabling a user-level password in System Setup
- Using the power-on (user-level) password
- Using the instant (user-level) password
  - Using a supervisor password
- Setting a supervisor password
- Deleting a supervisor password
  - Hard disk drive passwords
- Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup
- Deleting or changing a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup
- Setting a hard disk drive master and user password in System Setup
- Changing the master and user passwords in System Setup
- Deleting the hard disk drive master and user passwords in the System Setup

Chapter 9: Troubleshooting Guide
- Problems that are easy to fix
- Problems when you turn on the computer
- Resolving a hardware conflict
- Using the Windows XP troubleshooting feature
- A plan of action
- Resolving hardware conflicts on your own
- Memory card problems
- Power and the batteries
- Keyboard problems
- AccuPoint II problems
- Display problems
- Disk drive problems
- Modem problems
- Problems with the DVD-ROM or multi-function drive
- Sound system problems
- Optional devices
- PC Card problems
- Printer problems
  - Internet Problems
  - DVD operating problems-Windows XP
  - Developing good computing habits
  - If you need further assistance
- Before you call
- Contacting Toshiba
  - Other Toshiba Internet Web sites
  - Toshiba’s worldwide offices
  - Using your computer for the first time
- Setting up your software
- Completing the initial startup procedure
  - Connecting to the Internet
  - Setting up a printer
  - Turning off the computer
  - Exploring the desktop
- Using the Start menu
- Using Windows 2000 Professional online Help
  - Viewing your computer’s contents
- Using Windows Explorer
- Naming your files
  - Backing up your work
  - Restoring your work
  - Running the computer on battery power
  - Powering down the computer
- Shut down command
- Hibernation command
- Standby command
  - Using Shut down
- Shutting down more quickly
- Starting again after Shut down
  - Using Hibernation
- Enabling the Hibernation Command
- Going into Hibernation mode more quickly
- Starting again from Hibernation
  - Using Standby
- Going into Standby mode more quickly
- Starting again from Standby
- Quickly changing your Shut down mode
  - Toshiba Utilities
- Toshiba Hardware Setup

Appendix A: Windows 2000 Supplemental Information
- Using your computer for the first time
  - Setting up your software
  - Completing installation
  - Completing the initial startup procedure
- Connecting to the Internet
- Setting up a printer
- Turning off the computer
- Exploring the desktop
  - Using the Start menu
  - Using Windows 2000 Professional online Help
    - Icons
- Viewing your computer’s contents
  - Using Windows Explorer
  - Naming your files
- Backing up your work
- Restoring your work
- Running the computer on battery power
- Powering down the computer
  - Shut down command
  - Hibernation command
  - Standby command
- Using Shut down
  - Shutting down more quickly
  - Starting again after Shut down
- Using Hibernation
  - Enabling the Hibernation Command
  - Going into Hibernation mode more quickly
  - Starting again from Hibernation
- Using Standby
  - Going into Standby mode more quickly
  - Starting again from Standby
  - Quickly changing your Shut down mode
- Toshiba Utilities
  - Toshiba Hardware Setup

Appendix B: Hot Keys
- Volume Mute
- Instant password security
  - Without a password
  - With a password
- Power usage mode
- Standby mode
- Hibernation mode
- Display modes
- Display brightness
- Wireless device enable/disable
- Disabling or enabling the Touchpad/AccuPoint II
- Keyboard hot keys

Appendix C: Power Cable Connectors

Appendix D: Using ConfigFree™ with your Toshiba Computer
- Getting Started
  - ConfigFree Main Screen
  - Starting ConfigFree
  - Configuring ConfigFree
- ConfigFree Utilities
  - Connectivity Doctor
  - Device Settings
  - Profile Settings
  - Quick Connect
- Using Auto Switch
  - Auto Switch (Cable Disconnect)
  - Auto Switch (SSID)

Glossary

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