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Getting Started Please note that some of the above media may not be compatible with the optical disc drive installed into your computer. You should therefore verify the optical disc drive supports the blank media you have chosen before proceeding. USB Flash Memory will be formatted and all the data in the USB Flash Memory will be lost when proceeding. 3. Turn on your computer and allow it to load the Windows 7 operating system from the hard disk drive as normal. 4. Insert the media into the computer. ■ Insert the first blank disc into the optical disc drive tray, or ■ Insert the USB Flash Memory into one available USB port. 5. Double click the Recovery Media Creator icon on the Windows 7 desktop, or select the application from Start Menu. 6. After Recovery Media Creator starts, select the type of media and the title you wish to copy, the screen will display the number of discs or the capacity of USB Flash Memory required. Make sure you have a sufficient number of discs or sufficient capacity of USB Flash Memory before you proceed with the Recovery Media process. 7. click the Create button to proceed. If your optical disc drive can write both CDs and DVDs, select 'DVD' as the 'Disc Set' within the Recovery Media Creator application. Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive A portion of the total hard disk drive space is configured as a hidden recovery partition. This partition stores files which can be used to restore pre-installed software in the event of a problem. If you subsequently set up your hard disk drive again, do not change, delete or add partitions in a manner other than specified in the manual, otherwise you may find that space for the required software is not available. In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure the partitions on your hard disk drive, you may find that it becomes impossible to setup your computer. When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the FN + ESC key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before starting the restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5, The Keyboard, for further details. You can not use System Recovery Options if restoring the pre-installed software without System Recovery Options. User's Manual 1-14

Section	Page
PORTÉPORTÉGÉ R600/PORTÉGÉ A600 User's Manual	1
Table of Contents	2
Copyright	6
Disclaimer	6
Trademarks	6
FCC information	7
EU Conformity Statement	8
VCCI Class B Information	8
Modem warning notice	8
Japan regulations	9
Instructions for IC CS-03 certified equipment	12
Notes for Users in Australia and New Zealand	13
Following information is only valid for EU-member States:	15
Disposing of the computer and the computer's batteries	16
Optical disc drive safety instructions	17
International precautions	20
Preface	22
Conventions	22
General Precautions	25
Provide adequate ventilation	25
Creating a computer-friendly environment	26
Stress injury	26
Heat injury	26
Pressure or impact damage	27
Mobile phones	27
Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort	27
Chapter	28
Chapter 1	28
Getting Started	28
Equipment checklist	28
Getting Started	30
System Recovery Options	39
System Recovery	40
Chapter 2	44
The Grand Tour	44
Front with the display closed	44
Left side	45
Right side	47
Back	50
Underside	51
Front with the display open	53
Indicators	57
Optical disc drives	59
AC adaptor	62
Chapter 3	63
Hardware, Utilities and Options	63
Hardware	63
Special features	68
TOSHIBA Value Added Package	72
Utilities and Applications	73
Optional devices	77
Optional accessories	94
Chapter 4	96
Operating Basics	96
Using the Touch Pad	96
Using the Fingerprint Sensor	97
Web Camera	104
Using the TOSHIBA Face Recognition	105
Using optical disc drives	108
Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drives	112
TOSHIBA DVD PLAYER	123
Media care	124
Sound System	125
Modem	127
Wireless communications	131
LAN	134
Computer Handling	136
Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection	137
Using the TOSHIBA USB Sleep and Charge Utility	139
Heat dispersal	141
Chapter 5	142
The Keyboard	142
Typewriter keys	142
Function keys: F1 … F12	143
Soft keys: FN key combinations	143
Hot keys	144
Windows special keys	146
Keypad overlay	147
Generating ASCII characters	148
Chapter 6	149
Power and Power-Up Modes	149
Power conditions	149
Monitoring of power condition	151
Battery	152
TOSHIBA Password Utility	159
Power-up modes	162
Panel power on/off	163
System automatic Sleep/Hibernation	163
Chapter 7	164
HW Setup	164
Accessing HW Setup	164
HW Setup window	164
Chapter 8	171
Troubleshooting	171
Problem solving process	171
Hardware and system checklist	173
Using Windows XP Mode on your Windows 7 computer (available on certain models)	193
TOSHIBA support	194
Appendix	196
Appendix A	196
Specifications	196
Physical Dimensions	196
Environmental Requirements	196
Appendix B	199
Display Controller and Video mode	199
Display controller	199
Video mode	199
Appendix C	200
Wireless LAN	200
Card Specifications	200
Radio Characteristics	201
Supported Frequency Sub-bands	202
Appendix D	205
Bluetooth wireless technology Interoperability	205
Bluetooth wireless technology and your Health	206
Regulatory statements	206
Using Bluetooth Adaptor from TOSHIBA equipment in Japan	208
Appendix E	210
AC Power Cord and Connectors	210
Certification agencies	210
Appendix F	212
TOSHIBA Anti-theft Protection Timer	212
Appendix G	213
TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor	213
Starting the TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor	214
If a TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor message is displayed	214
Appendix H	216
Legal Footnotes	216
Non-applicable Icons*1	216
CPU*2	216
Memory (Main System)*3	217
Battery Life*4	218
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity*5	218
LCD*6	218
Graphics Processor Unit (\	218
Wireless LAN*8	219
USB Sleep and Charge*9	219
Copy Protection*10	219
Glossary	220

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User’s Manual

1-14

Getting Started

Turn on your computer and allow it to load the Windows 7 operating

system from the hard disk drive as normal.

Insert the media into the computer.

■

Insert the first blank disc into the optical disc drive

tray, or

■

Insert the USB Flash Memory into one available USB port.

Double click the

Recovery

Media Creator

icon on the Windows 7

desktop, or select the application from

Start

Menu.

After Recovery

Media

Creator starts, select the type of media and the

title you wish to copy,

the screen will display the number of discs or the

capacity of USB Flash Memory required. Make sure you have a

sufficient number of discs or sufficient capacity of USB Flash Memory

before you proceed with the Recovery Media process.

click the

Create

button

to proceed.

Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk

drive

A portion of the total hard disk drive space is configured as a hidden

recovery partition. This partition stores files which can be used to restore

pre-installed software in the event of a problem.

If you subsequently set up your hard disk drive again, do not change,

delete or add partitions in a manner other than specified in the manual,

otherwise you may find that space for the required software is not available.

In addition, if you use a third-party partitioning program to reconfigure the

partitions on your hard disk drive, you may find that it becomes impossible

to setup your computer.

Please note that some of the above media may not be compatible with the

optical disc drive installed into your computer. You should therefore verify

the optical disc drive supports the blank media you have chosen before

proceeding.

USB Flash Memory will be formatted and all the data in the USB Flash

Memory will be lost when proceeding.

If your optical disc drive can write both CDs and DVDs, select 'DVD' as the

'Disc Set' within the Recovery Media Creator application.

When the sound mute feature has been activated by pressing the

ESC

key, be sure to disable this to allow sounds to be heard before starting

the restore process. Please refer to Chapter 5,

The Keyboard

, for further

details.

You can not use System Recovery Options if restoring the pre-installed

software without System Recovery Options.