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• TOSHIBA PORTÉGÉ M300 Portable Personal Computer - User’s Manual
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • General Precautions
  • Chapter 1 - Introduction
    • Equipment checklist
      • Hardware
      • Software
      • Documentation
    • Features
    • Special features
    • Utilities
    • Options
  • Chapter 2 - The Grand Tour
    • Front with the display closed
    • Left side
    • Right side
    • Backside
    • Underside
    • Front with the display open
    • System indicators
    • Keyboard indicators
    • USB floppy disk drive (optional)
    • Optical media drives
      • Region codes for DVD drives and media
      • Writable discs
      • CDs
      • DVDs
      • Formats
      • DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
      • DVD Super Multi drive
    • AC adaptor
  • Chapter 3 - Getting Started
    • Setting up your work space
      • General conditions
      • Placement of the 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
      • Standby mode
    • Restarting the computer
    • Restoring the preinstalled software
      • Restoring from Recovery HDD
      • Restoring from the Product Recovery Media
  • Chapter 4 - Operating Basics
    • Using the Touch Pad
    • Using the USB floppy disk drive
      • Connecting USB floppy disk drive
      • Disconnecting USB floppy disk drive
    • Using optical media drives
      • Loading discs
      • Removing discs
      • How to remove CD/DVD when the disk tray will not open
    • Writing CDs on DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
      • Before writing or rewriting
      • When writing or rewriting
    • Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drive
      • Important message
      • Disclaimer
      • Before writing or rewriting
      • When writing or rewriting
      • RecordNow! Basic for TOSHIBA
      • Data Verification
      • DLA for TOSHIBA
      • When WinDVD Creator Platinum is used:
      • How to make a DVD-Video
      • How to learn more about InterVideo WinDVD Creator
      • Important information for use
    • Media care
      • CD/DVDs
      • Floppy disks
    • Sound System
      • Volume Control
      • Microphone level
      • Audio controller
    • Modem
      • Region selection
      • Properties menu
      • Setting
      • Modem Selection
      • Dialing Properties
      • Connecting
      • Disconnecting
    • Wireless communications
      • Wireless LAN
      • Security
      • Bluetooth wireless technology
      • BluetoothTM Stack for Windows® by TOSHIBA
      • Wireless communication switch
      • Wireless communication Indicator
    • LAN
      • LAN cable types
      • Connecting LAN cable
      • Disconnecting LAN cable
    • Cleaning the computer
    • Moving the computer
    • Heat dispersal
  • Chapter 5 - The Keyboard
    • Typewriter keys
    • Function keys: F1 … F12
    • Soft keys: Fn key combinations
      • Emulating keys on enhanced keyboard
    • Hot keys
      • Fn Sticky key
    • Windows special keys
    • Keypad overlay
      • Turning on the overlays
      • 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 indicators
      • DC IN indicator
      • Power indicator
    • Battery types
      • Battery pack
      • High capacity battery pack (optional)
      • Real Time Clock (RTC) battery
    • Care and use of the battery pack
      • Safety precautions
      • Charging the batteries
      • 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
    • TOSHIBA Password Utility
      • User password
      • Supervisor password
      • Starting the computer by password
    • Power-up modes
      • Windows utilities
      • Hot keys
    • Panel power on/off
    • System Auto Off
  • Chapter 7 - HW Setup
    • Accessing HW Setup
    • HW Setup window
  • Chapter 8 - Optional Devices
    • PC card
      • Inserting a PC card
      • Removing a PC card
    • SD card
      • Formatting an SD memory card
      • Inserting an SD card
      • Removing an SD card
      • SD card care
      • Creation of a boot disk
    • CF (CompactFlash) card
      • Inserting a CF card
      • Removing a CF card
      • CF card care
    • Memory expansion
      • Installing memory module
      • Removing memory module
    • Battery pack
    • AC adaptor
    • Battery charger
    • USB floppy disk drive
    • External monitor
    • i.LINK (IEEE1394)
      • Precautions
      • Connecting
      • Disconnecting
    • Advanced Port Replicator IIl
    • Parallel printer
    • 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
      • Internal LCD display panel
      • Hard disk drive
      • DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
      • DVD Super Multi drive
      • USB floppy disk drive
      • SD card
      • PC card
      • CF card
      • Infrared port
      • Pointing Device
      • USB
      • Memory expansion
      • Sound System
      • External monitor
      • i.LINK (IEEE1394)
      • Modem
      • LAN
      • Wireless LAN
      • Bluetooth
      • Printer
    • TOSHIBA support
      • Before you call
      • Where to write
  • Appendix A - Specifications
    • Physical Dimensions
      • Environmental Requirements
      • Built-in Modem
  • Appendix B - Display Controller and Modes
    • Display controller
    • Video modes
    • Display settings
  • Appendix C - Wireless LAN
    • Card Specifications
    • Radio Characteristics
    • Supported Frequency Sub-bands
      • Wireless IEEE 802.11 Channels Sets (Revision B and G)
      • Wireless IEEE 802.11 Channels Sets (Revision A)
      • Wireless Channels Sets (Turbo Mode)
      • Wireless Channels Sets (Turbo Mode)
  • Appendix D - Bluetooth wireless technology Interoperability
    • Bluetooth wireless technology and your Health
    • Regulatory statements
      • General
      • European Union (EU) and EFTA
      • Canada - Industry Canada (IC)
      • Caution: FCC Interference Statement
      • Caution: Exposure to Radio Frequency Radiation
      • Taiwan
    • Using BluetoothTM Card from TOSHIBA equipment in Japan
      • Device Authorization
    • Approved Countries/Regions for use (BluetoothTM wireless technology)
  • Appendix E - AC Power Cord and Connectors
    • Certification agencies
  • Appendix F - If your computer is stolen
  • Glossary
  • Index