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• TOSHIBA TECRA A4 Portable Personal Computer - User’s Manual
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
    • Manual contents
    • Conventions
      • Abbreviations
      • Icons
      • Keys
      • Key operation
      • Display
      • Messages
  • General Precautions
    • Stress injury
    • Heat injury
    • Pressure or impact damage
    • PC Cards overheating
    • Mobile phones
    • Central Processing Unit (“CPU”) Performance Disclaimer
    • Non-applicable Icons
    • Wireless LAN/Atheros
      • LCD
      • Copy Protection
      • HDD Drive Capacity
      • Images
      • LCD Brightness and Eye Strain
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
    • Equipment checklist
      • Hardware
      • Software
    • Features
      • Memory
      • Disks
      • Display
      • Keyboard
      • Pointing Device
      • Power
      • Ports
      • Slots
      • Multimedia
      • Communications
      • Security
      • Software
    • Special features
    • Utilities
    • Options
  • Chapter 2 - The Grand Tour
    • Front with the display closed
    • Left side
    • Right side
    • Back side
    • Underside
    • Front with the display open
    • System indicators
    • USB diskette drive (optional)
    • Optical Media drive
      • Region codes for DVD drives and media
      • Writable discs
      • DVD-ROM drive
      • CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
      • DVD±R/±RW drive (DVD+R DL)
      • DVD Super Multi drive
      • DVD Super Multi drive (DVD+R DL)
    • AC adaptor
  • Chapter 3 - Getting Started
    • Setting up your work space
      • General conditions
      • Placement of computer
      • Seating and posture
      • Lighting
      • Work habits
    • Connecting the AC adaptor
    • Opening the display
    • Turning on the power
    • Starting up for the first time
    • Turning off the power
      • Shut Down mode (Boot mode)
      • Hibernation Mode
      • Starting Hibernation Mode
      • Automatic Hibernation
      • Standby mode
    • Restarting the computer
    • Restoring the preinstalled software from the Product Recovery Media
  • Chapter 4 - Operating Basics
    • Using the Touch Pad
    • Using the USB diskette drive
      • Connecting 3 1/2" diskette drive
      • Disconnecting 3 1/2" diskette drive
    • Using optical media drives
      • Loading discs
      • Removing discs
    • Writing CDs on CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
      • Important message (CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive)
      • Before writing or rewriting
      • When writing or rewriting
      • Disclaimer (CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive)
    • Writing CD/DVDs on DVD±R/±RW drive supporting DVD+R DL
      • Important message (DVD±R/±RW drive)
      • Before writing or rewriting
      • When writing or rewriting
      • Disclaimer (DVD±R/±RW drive supporting DVD+R DL)
    • Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drive
      • Important message (DVD Super Multi drive)
      • Before writing or rewriting
      • When writing or rewriting
      • Disclaimer (DVD Super Multi drive)
    • Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drive supporting DVD+R DL
      • Important message (DVD Super Multi drive)
      • Before writing or rewriting
      • When writing or rewriting
      • Disclaimer (DVD Super Multi drive)
      • RecordNow! Basic for TOSHIBA
      • Data Verification
      • DLA for TOSHIBA
      • Video
      • When using WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum:
      • How to make a DVD-Video
      • How to learn more about InterVideo WinDVD Creator
      • Important information for use
    • Media care
      • CD/DVDs
      • Diskettes
    • Using the microphone
    • Modem
      • Region selection
      • Properties menu
      • Disconnecting
    • Wireless communications
      • Wireless LAN
      • Bluetooth wireless technology
      • Wireless communication switch
      • Wireless communication Indicator
    • LAN
      • Connecting LAN cable
      • Disconnecting LAN cable
    • Cleaning the computer
    • Moving the computer
    • Heat dispersal
  • Chapter 5 - The Keyboard
    • Typewriter keys
    • F1 ... F12 function keys
    • Soft keys: Fn key combinations
      • Emulating keys on enhanced keyboard
      • Hotkeys
      • Fn Sticky key
    • Windows special keys
    • Keypad overlay
      • Turning on the overlays
      • Arrow mode
      • Numeric mode
      • Temporarily using normal keyboard (overlay on)
      • Temporarily using overlay (overlay off)
      • Temporarily changing modes
    • Generating ASCII characters
  • Chapter 6 - Power and Power-Up Modes
    • Power conditions
    • Power indicators
      • Battery indicator
      • DC IN indicator
      • Power indicator
    • Battery types
      • Battery
      • Real time clock battery
    • Care and use of the battery pack
      • Safety precautions
      • Charging the batteries
      • Procedures
      • Time
      • Monitoring battery capacity
      • Maximizing battery operating time
      • Retaining data with power off
      • Extending battery life
    • Replacing the battery pack
      • Removing the battery pack
      • Installing the battery pack
    • Starting the computer by password
      • Power-up modes
      • Windows utilities
      • Hotkeys
      • Panel power on/off
      • System Auto Off
  • Chapter 7 - HW Setup and Passwords
    • HW Setup
      • Accessing HW Setup
      • HW Setup window
  • Chapter 8 - Optional Devices
    • Cards/memory
    • Power devices
    • Peripheral devices
    • Other
    • PC Cards
      • Installing a PC Card
      • Removing a PC Card
    • Express Card
      • Installing an Express card
      • Removing an Express card
    • Multiple Digital Media Card Slot
      • Installing a SD/MS/MS Pro/SM/MMC/xD card
      • Removing a SD/MS/MS Pro/SM/MMC/xD card
    • Memory expansion
      • Installing memory module
      • Removing memory module
    • Additional battery pack (12 Cell and 6 Cell)
    • Additional AC adaptor
    • USB FDD Kit
    • Advanced Port Replicator III
    • Parallel printer
    • External monitor
    • Television
    • i.LINK (IEEE1394)
      • Precautions
      • Connecting
      • Disconnecting
    • Security lock
  • Chapter 9 - Troubleshooting
    • Problem solving process
      • Preliminary checklist
      • Analyzing the problem
    • Hardware and system checklist
      • System start-up
      • Self test
      • Power
      • Password
      • Keyboard
      • LCD panel
      • Hard disk drive
      • DVD-ROM drive
      • CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
      • DVD±R/±RW drive
      • DVD Super Multi drive
      • Diskette drive
      • Infrared port
      • Printer
      • Pointing device
      • Touch Pad
      • USB mouse (optional)
      • PC Card
      • SD/MS/SM/MMC/xD card
      • Monitor
      • Sound system
      • TV output signal
      • USB
      • Modem
      • Standby/Hibernation
      • LAN
      • Wireless LAN
      • Bluetooth
      • i.LINK (IEEE1394)
    • TOSHIBA support
      • Before you call
  • Appendix A - Specifications
  • Appendix B - Display Controller and Modes
    • Display controller
    • Video Modes
  • Appendix C - Wireless LAN
    • Card specifications
      • Radio characteristics
      • Supported frequency sub-bands
  • Appendix D - AC Power Cord and Connectors
    • Certification agencies
  • Appendix E - If your computer is stolen
  • Glossary
  • Index