Toshiba SATELLITE A500 - Manual (Page 73)

73 Getting Started
Checking the internal storage drive operating status
Checking the internal storage drive operating status
After restoring your internal storage drive, you can check its status
as follows:
1 Click Start.
2 Right-click Computer.
3 Select Manage.
4 Click Disk Management.
5 Highlight the internal storage drive in the Volume list to
display its status in the lower portion of the screen.
Installing drivers and applications
The Toshiba Application Installer allows you to reinstall the drivers
and applications that were originally bundled with your computer.
To reinstall drivers and applications:
1 Click Start, All Programs, My Toshiba, and then TOSHIBA
Application Installer.
2 Click Next.
3 Click the item you want to install.
4 Click Install.
5 Follow the on-screen prompts to complete the installation
process.
Using the TouchPad™
Some of the TouchPad operations described in this section are only
supported in certain applications.
You can use the TouchPad™ (the small, touch-sensitive area in
front of the keyboard) and the adjacent control buttons to:
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Move the pointer on the screen
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Select an item on the screen
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Open or activate an item on the screen
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Scroll through a document or information
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Zoom in for a close-up view
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Zoom out to see more information at once
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