Toshiba U500 (PSU83A-00N00D) U500 (PSU5EA-00X012) U500 (PSU82A-01W00M) User Manual

Table of Contents

• Preface
  • Manual contents
  • Conventions

• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Equipment checklist
  • Special features
  • TOSHIBA Value Added Package
  • Utilities and Applications
  • Options

• Chapter 2: The Grand Tour
  • Front with the display closed
  • Left side
  • Right side
  • Underside
  • Front with the display open
  • Optical Disc Drive
  • AC adaptor

• Chapter 3: Getting Started
  • Connecting the AC adaptor
  • Opening the display
  • Turning on the power
  • Windows Vista™ setup
  • Turning off the power
  • Restarting the computer
  • System Recovery Options

• Chapter 4: Operating Basics
  • Using the TouchPad
  • Using the fingerprint sensor
  • USB Sleep and Charge function
  • Using the Function buttons
  • Using the Web Camera
  • Using the microphone
  • Using the TOSHIBA Face Recognition
  • Using the optical disc drive
  • Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi Double Layer drives
  • TOSHIBA Disc Creator
  • Video
  • TOSHIBA DVD PLAYER
  • Media care
  • Sound system
  • Modem
  • Wireless communications
  • LAN
  • Cleaning the computer
  • Moving the computer
  • Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection

• Chapter 5: The Keyboard
  • Typewriter keys
  • F1 ... F12 function keys
  • Soft keys: Fn key combinations
  • Emulating keys on enhanced keyboard
  • Hot keys
  • Windows® special keys
  • Keypad overlay
  • Generating ASCII characters

• Chapter 6: Power and Power-Up Modes
  • Power conditions
  • Power indicators
  • Battery types
  • Care and use of the battery pack
  • Replacing the battery pack
  • Starting the computer by password
  • Power-up modes
  • Panel power off/on
  • System Auto Off

• Chapter 7: HW Setup
  • Accessing HW Setup
  • HW Setup Window

• Chapter 8: Optional Devices
  • ExpressCard Slot
  • SD/SDHC/MMC/MEMORY STICK / MEMORY STICK PRO/xD Memory cards
  • Memory expansion
  • Additional battery pack
  • Additional AC adaptor
  • External monitor
  • HDMI
  • Security lock

• Chapter 9: Troubleshooting
  • Problem solving process
  • Hardware and system checklist
  • TOSHIBA support

• Appendix A: Specifications

• Appendix B: Display Controller

• Appendix C: Wireless LAN

• Appendix D: AC Power Cord and Connectors

• Appendix E: TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor

• Appendix F: Legal Footnotes

• Glossary

• Index