Document Outline

• TOSHIBA M40X Series
  • General Precautions
    • Stress injury
    • Heat injury
    • Pressure or impact damage
    • PC Card overheating
    • Mobile phone
    • LCD
    • Central Processing Unit (“CPU”) Performance Disclaimer
    • Graphics Processing Unit (“GPU”) Performance Disclaimer
    • Main Memory Disclaimer
    • Copy Protection
    • Hard Disk Drive Capacity
    • Non-applicable Icons
    • Wireless LAN/Atheros
    • SRS
    • Images
    • Express Media Player
    • LCD Brightness and Eye Strain
    • CE compliance
    • Working environment
    • Network connection (Class A warning)
    • Information on the secure writing of optical disc
    • Wireless LAN and your Health
      • Safety Instruction for Wireless Products
  • Table of Contents
  • Preface
    • Manual contents
    • Conventions
      • Abbreviations
      • Icons
      • Keys
      • Key operation
      • Display
      • Messages
  • 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
    • Back side
    • Underside
    • Front with the display open
    • System Status Indicators
    • Keyboard Indicators
    • Optical Disc drive
      • Region codes for DVD drives and media
      • Writable discs
      • CDs
      • DVDs
      • CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
      • DVD Super Multi drive with double layer disc recording support
      • DVD Super Multi drive
      • AC adapter
  • Chapter 3 - Getting Started
    • Setting up your work space
      • General conditions
      • Placement of computer
      • Seating and posture
      • Lighting
      • Work habits
    • Connecting the AC adapter
    • 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 from the backup media
      • Restoring the complete system
      • Restoring TOSHIBA utilities and drivers
  • Chapter 4 - Operating Basics
    • Using the TouchPad
    • Using the internal modem
      • IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
      • Region selection
      • Properties menu
      • Setting
      • Modem Selection
      • Dialing Properties
      • Connecting
      • Disconnecting
    • LAN
      • Connecting the LAN cable
      • Disconnecting the LAN cable
    • Wireless LAN
      • Wireless LAN Disclaimer
      • Security
      • Wireless communication switch
      • Wireless communication LED
    • Using optical disc drives
      • Loading compact discs
      • Removing compact discs
      • Buttons
      • CD/DVD play control buttons
    • Express Media Player
    • Writing CDs on a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
      • Important message
      • Disclaimer
      • Before writing or rewriting
      • When writing or rewriting
    • Writing CDs/DVDs on a DVD Super Multi drive supporting double layer disc recording
      • Important message
      • Disclaimer
      • Before writing or rewriting
      • When writing or rewriting
    • Writing CD/DVDs on a DVD Super Multi drive
      • Important message
      • Disclaimer
      • Before writing or rewriting
      • When writing or rewriting
    • RecordNow! Basic for TOSHIBA
      • Data Verification
    • DLA for TOSHIBA
    • InterVideo WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum
      • Installing WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum
      • Using WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum
      • How to make a DVD-Video
      • Important information for use
    • TOSHIBA Virtual Sound
    • TV-Out
    • Setting up more than one display
    • Cleaning the computer
    • Media Care
      • CDs/DVDs
      • Diskettes
    • Moving the computer
  • Chapter 5 - The Keyboard
    • Typewriter keys
    • F1 ... F12 function keys
    • Soft keys: Fn key combinations
      • Emulation keys
    • Hotkeys
    • 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 indicator
      • DC IN indicator
      • Power indicator
    • Battery types
      • Battery pack
      • Real Time Clock 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 (standby mode)
      • 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
    • Panel power off/on
    • System automatic Standby/Hibernation
  • Chapter 7 - HW Setup
    • Accessing HW Setup
    • HW Setup Window
  • Chapter 8 - Optional Devices
    • PC Card
      • Installing a PC card
      • Removing a PC card
    • SD/MMC/SM/MS/MS Pro/xD Memory cards
      • Installing a memory card
      • Removing a memory card
      • Memory card care
    • Memory expansion
      • Installing a memory module
      • Removing a memory module
    • Additional battery pack
    • Additional AC adapter
    • 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
      • Keyboard
      • LCD panel
      • Hard disk drive
      • Password
      • CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive
      • DVD Super Multi drive
      • Diskette drive
      • Infrared port
      • PC Card
      • Memory Card
      • Sound system
      • Pointing device
      • USB
      • TV output signal
      • Standby/Hibernation
      • Real Time Clock
      • Memory expansion
      • Modem
      • LAN
      • Wireless LAN
      • Monitor
      • i.LINK (IEEE1394)
    • TOSHIBA support
      • Before you call
      • Where to write
  • Appendix A - Specifications
    • Dimensions
    • Weight
    • Environmental Requirements
    • Built-in Modem
  • Appendix B - Display Modes
    • Displaying movies on a TV or CRT
  • Appendix C - AC Power Cord and Connectors
    • Certification agencies
  • Appendix D - If your computer is stolen
  • Glossary