Document Outline

• Toshiba Tecra A2
  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Trademarks
  • EU Declaration of Conformity
  • Modem warning notice
    • Conformity Statement
    • Network Compatibility Statement
  • Optical Disc drive safety Instructions
    • Description on Laser specification
  • International precautions
    • Location of the required label
• Table of Contents
• Preface
  • Manual contents
  • Conventions
    • Abbreviations
    • Icons
    • Keys
    • Key operation
    • Display
    • Messages
• General Precautions
  • Stress injury
  • Heat warning
  • Pressure or impact damage
  • PC Card overheating
  • Mobile phones
  • Central Processing Unit ("CPU") Performance Disclaimer
  • RTC battery
  • CE compliance
  • Working environment
  • Network connection (Class A warning)
  • Information on the secure writing on optical media
  • Wireless LAN and your Health
    • Safety Instruction for Wireless Products
    • Usage Restrictions
• Chapter 1 Introduction
  • Equipment checklist
    • Hardware
    • Software
  • 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)
  • Fixed optical media drives
    • Region codes for DVD drives and media
    • Writable discs
    • CDs
    • DVDs
    • Formats
    • DVD-ROM drive
    • DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
    • DVD-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
  • Installing the battery pack
  • Connecting the AC adaptor
  • Opening the display
  • Turning on the power
  • Windows XP setup
  • Turning off the power
    • Shut Down mode (Boot mode)
    • Hibernation Mode
    • Standby Mode
  • Restarting the computer
  • Restoring preinstalled software
    • Restoring from the Product Recovery Media
    • Restoring from Recovery HDD
• Chapter 4 Operating Basics
  • Using the Touch pad
  • Using the USB floppy disk drive (optional)
    • Connecting 3 1/2" floppy disk drive
    • Disconnecting 3 1/2" floppy disk drive
  • Using optical media drives
    • Loading discs
    • Removing discs
  • Writing CDs on DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
    • Before writing or rewriting
    • When writing or rewriting
  • Writing CD/DVDs on DVD-R/-RW drive
  • Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drive
    • Important message (DVD-R/-RW drive)
    • Important message (DVD Super Multi drive)
    • Disclaimer (DVD-R/-RW drive)
    • Disclaimer (DVD Super Multi drive)
    • Before writing or rewriting
    • When writing or rewriting
    • RecordNow! Basic for TOSHIBA
    • Data Verification
    • DLA for TOSHIBA
    • Video
    • When WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum is used:
  • 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 LAN
    • Security
    • 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
  • F1 … F12 function keys
  • 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 indicator
    • DC IN 15V indicator
    • Power indicator
  • Battery types
    • High Capacity battery pack
    • 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
    • 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
    • Hot keys
  • 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
  • PC Card
    • Inserting a PC Card
    • Removing a PC Card
  • Memory expansion
    • Installing a memory module
    • Removing a memory module
  • Additional battery pack
  • Additional AC adaptor
  • Battery charger
  • USB floppy disk drive
  • External monitor
  • Parallel printer
  • Advanced Port Replicator IIl
    • Connecting the Port Replicator
  • 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
    • DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
    • DVD-R/-RW drive
    • DVD Super Multi drive
    • Floppy disk drive
    • PC Card
    • Pointing device
    • USB
    • Memory expansion
    • Sound system
    • Monitor
    • Modem
    • LAN
    • Wireless LAN
    • Printer
  • TOSHIBA support
    • Before you call
• Appendix A Specifications
  • Physical Dimensions
    • Environmental Requirements
    • Built-in Modem
• Appendix B Display Controller and Modes
  • Display controller
  • Video modes
  • Display Settings
• Appendix C Internal Modem Guide
  • Installing the internal modem
  • Removing the internal modem
• Appendix D Wireless LAN
  • Card Specifications
  • Radio Characteristics
  • Supported Frequency Sub-bands
    • Wireless IEEE 802.11 Channels Sets (Revision B and G)
• Appendix E AC Power Cord and Connectors
  • Certification agencies
• Appendix F If your computer is stolen
• Glossary
• Index