Toshiba SATELLITE M500 - Manual (Page 211)

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Develop good computing habits
5 Verify that your computer recognizes your optical drive by
clicking Start, and then Computer. The optical drive should
appear in the list.
6 See “Checking device properties” on page 196 for instructions
on using Device Manager to view the optical drive properties.
7 Check the Toshiba Web site for new information on optical
drives and their operation.
A blank screen appears while watching a DVD-ROM movie
or title.
Change the setting for when to turn off the display using the
following steps:
1 Click Start, Control Panel, System and Maintenance, and
then Power Options.
2 Click Choose when to turn off the display.
3 Select Never on When to turn off the display.
4 Click Save changes.
The screen saver runs while you are watching a movie or title.
If the screen saver is enabled, it runs on top of any movie or title
you are watching. To disable the screen saver:
1 Right-click on the desktop and click Personalize in the menu.
2 Select None for the screen saver.
3 Click OK.
Develop good computing habits
Save your work frequently.
You can never predict when your computer will lock, forcing you to
close a program and lose unsaved changes. Many software
programs build in an automatic backup, but you should not rely
solely on this feature. Save your work! See
“Computing tips” on
page 98 for instructions.
On a regular basis, back up the information stored on your
internal storage drive.
Use Windows ® to back up files, or the entire computer, to an optical
disc, or external hard disk. Here are some ways you can do this:
❖ Use the Windows ® operating system to back up files or your
entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk.
❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device.
❖ Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to
your network partition.