Document Outline

• Toshiba Tecra M4
• 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 card overheating
  • Mobile phones
• 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 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 drive
    • DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
    • DVD Super Multi drive
    • DVD Super Multi drive Double Layer
  • AC adaptor
• Chapter 3: Getting Started
  • Setting up your work space
    • General conditions
    • Placement of the computer
    • Seating and posture
    • Lighting
    • Work habits
    • Strategic Rest Breaks
  • Other Things to Note
  • Operating the computer in Tablet mode
  • 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 your preinstalled software
    • Restoring TOSHIBA utilities and drivers
• Chapter 4: Operating Basics
  • Dual Pointing Device
    • Using the Touch Pad
    • Using the AccuPoint
    • AccuPoint precautions
    • Replacing the cap
  • Using the Tablet PC Pen and Reserve Pen
    • Removing the Tablet PC Pen
    • Inserting the Tablet PC Pen
    • Pen actions
    • Single tap
    • Double tap
    • Press and hold
    • Drag
    • Drag and drop
    • Replacing the pen tip
    • Removing the Reserve Pen (optional)
    • Inserting the Reserve Pen
  • Changing to the Tablet mode
  • Changing the screen orientation
    • Method 1: Changing the screen orientation using TOSHIBA Accelerometer Utilities
    • Method 2: Changing the screen orientation using Cross Function Button
    • Method 3: Changing the screen orientation using Task Bar
  • Changing to the laptop mode
  • Using the USB floppy disk drive (optional)
    • Connecting the USB floppy disk drive
    • Disconnecting USB floppy disk drive
  • Changing Slim Select Bay modules
    • Removing a module
    • Inserting a module
  • 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
    • Video
    • When using WinDVD Creator Platinum
    • 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
    • Using the microphone
    • SoundMAX control panel
    • Mic Effect
  • Modem
    • Region selection
    • Properties menu
    • Setting
    • Modem Selection
    • Dialing Properties
    • Connecting
    • Disconnecting
  • Wireless communications
    • Wireless LAN
    • Security
    • Bluetooth wireless technology (optional)
    • 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
  • Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection
    • TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties
    • Detail Properties
  • 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
    • 2nd battery pack (option)
    • 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
  • Tablet mode
  • Power-up modes
    • Windows utilities
    • Hot keys
  • Panel power on/off
  • System Auto Off
• Chapter 7: HW Setup
  • Accessing HW Setup
  • HW Setup window
  • Configuring the Execute-Disable Bit Capability and TPM
    • Starting and Ending the BIOS Setup Program
    • Execute-Disable Bit Capability
    • Security controller
    • Diagnostic Mode
    • Fast Standby Hold Time
• 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
  • Memory expansion
    • Installing a memory module
    • Removing a memory module
  • Battery Pack
  • Slim Select Bay 2nd Battery Pack
    • Inserting
    • Removing
  • Universal AC Adaptor
  • Battery Charger
  • Slim Select Bay HDD Adaptor
  • USB FDD Kit
  • Tablet PC Pen
  • Reserve Pen
  • External monitor
  • TV
    • Using hot keys
    • Changing the resolution
  • Displaying movies on a TV or CRT
  • 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 drive
    • DVD-ROM&CD-R/RW drive
    • DVD Super Multi drive
    • USB floppy disk drive (optional)
    • SD card
    • PC card
    • Pointing Device
    • USB
    • Memory expansion
    • Sound System
    • External monitor
    • i.LINK (IEEE1394)
    • Modem
    • LAN
    • Wireless LAN
    • Bluetooth
    • Printer
    • TV output signal
  • Disposing of PC and PC batteries
  • 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
  • PowerMizer
• 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)
• Appendix D: AC Power Cord and Connectors
  • Certification agencies
• Appendix E: If your computer is stolen
• Glossary
• Index