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Getting Started Getting Started ■ All users should be sure to read the section Starting up for the first time. ■ Be sure to read the enclosed Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort for information on the safe and proper use of this computer. It is intended to help you be more comfortable and productive while using a notebook computer. By following the recommendations in it you may reduce your chance of developing a painful or disabling injury to your hand, arms, shoulders or neck. This section provides basic information to start using your computer. It covers the following topics: ■ About the Tablet mode ■ Connecting the AC adaptor ■ Opening the display ■ Turning on the power ■ Starting up for the first time ■ Turning off the power ■ Restarting the computer ■ Creating the Recovery Media ■ Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive ■ Restoring the pre-installed software from your created Recovery Media ■ Use a virus-check program and make sure it is updated regularly. ■ Never format storage media without checking its content - formatting destroys all stored data. ■ It is a good idea to periodically back up the internal hard disk drive or other main storage device to external media. General storage media is not durable or stable over long periods of time and under certain conditions may result in data loss. ■ Before you install a device or application, save any data in memory to the hard disk drive or other storage media. Failure to do so may result in the loss of data. About the Tablet mode Change to "The TOSHIBA PORTÉGÉ M750" computer can be used in two ways, as an ordinary laptop PC and as a Tablet PC. You can use the computer as Tablet PC, operated with the supplied Tablet PC Pen, by turning the display panel through 180 degrees and closing it. This manual calls the use as an ordinary laptop PC "Laptop mode", and the use as a Tablet PC "Tablet mode". Refer to Changing to the Tablet mode section in Chapter 4, Operating Basics for details on changing the mode. User's Manual 1-3

Section	Page
PORTÉGÉ M750 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 for EU-member states:	16
Disposing of the computer and the computer's batteries	17
Description on Laser specification	17
Preface	18
Conventions	18
General Precautions	21
Creating a computer-friendly environment	21
Stress injury	21
Heat injury	22
Pressure or impact damage	22
PC Card overheating	22
Mobile phones	22
Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort	22
Chapter 1 Getting Started	23
Equipment checklist	23
Getting Started	25
System Recovery Options	34
System Recovery	35
Chapter 2 The Grand Tour	38
Front with the display closed	38
Left side	40
Right side	41
Back	42
Underside	44
Front with the display open	46
Indicators	50
Optical disc drives	52
AC adaptor	54
Chapter 3 Hardware, Utilities and Options	56
Hardware	56
Special features	62
TOSHIBA Value Added Package	65
TOSHIBA Tablet PC Extension	66
Utilities and Applications	67
Optional devices	71
Optional accessories	103
Chapter 4 Operating Basics	105
Pointing Devices	105
Using the Tablet mode	113
Using the Fingerprint Sensor	121
Web Camera	127
Using the TOSHIBA Face Recognition	129
Changing Ultra Slim Bay modules	132
Using optical disc drives	135
Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) Drive Kit II	140
TOSHIBA DVD PLAYER	145
Media care	148
Sound System	149
Modem	151
Wireless communications	155
LAN	158
Computer Handling	160
Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection	161
Using the TOSHIBA USB Sleep and Charge Utility	163
Heat dispersal	165
Chapter 5 The Keyboard	166
Typewriter keys	166
Function keys: F1 … F12	167
Soft keys: FN key combinations	167
Hot keys	168
Windows special keys	170
Keypad overlay	171
Generating ASCII characters	172
Chapter 6 Power and Power-Up Modes	173
Power conditions	173
Monitoring of power condition	176
Battery	177
TOSHIBA Password Utility	187
Tablet mode	190
Power-up modes	190
Panel power on/off	191
System Auto Off	191
Chapter 7 HW Setup	192
Accessing HW Setup	192
HW Setup window	192
Chapter 8 Troubleshooting	199
Problem solving process	199
Hardware and system checklist	201
TOSHIBA support	225
Appendix A Specifications	227
Physical Dimensions	227
Environmental Requirements	227
Appendix B Display Controller and Video mode	230
Display controller	230
Video mode	230
Appendix C Wireless LAN	231
Card Specifications	231
Radio Characteristics	232
Supported Frequency Sub-bands	233
Appendix D Bluetooth wireless technology Interoperability	236
Bluetooth wireless technology and your Health	237
Regulatory statements	237
Using Bluetooth Adaptor from TOSHIBA equipment in Japan	239
Appendix E AC Power Cord and Connectors	241
AC Power Cord and Connectors	241
Certification agencies	241
Appendix F TOSHIBA Anti-theft Protection Timer	243
Appendix G TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor	244
Starting the TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor	245
If a TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor message is displayed	246
Cleaning the Cooling module	247
Appendix H Legal Footnotes	249
Non-applicable Icons*1	249
CPU*2	249
Memory (Main System)*3	250
Battery Life*4	251
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity*5	251
LCD*6	251
Graphics Processor Unit (\	251
Wireless LAN*8	252
USB Sleep and Charge*9	252
Copy Protection*10	252
Glossary	253
Index	266

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User’s Manual

1-3

Getting Started

This section provides basic information to start using your computer. It

covers the following topics:

■

About the Tablet mode

■

Connecting the AC adaptor

■

Opening the display

■

Turning on the power

■

Starting up for the first time

■

Turning off the power

■

Restarting the computer

■

Creating the

Recovery Media

■

Restoring the pre-installed software from the Recovery hard disk drive

■

Restoring the pre-installed software from your created Recovery Media

About the Tablet mode

Change to "The TOSHIBA PORTÉGÉ M750" computer can be used in two

ways, as an ordinary laptop PC and as a Tablet PC. You can use the

computer as Tablet PC, operated with the supplied Tablet PC Pen, by

turning the display panel through 180 degrees and closing it. This manual

calls the use as an ordinary laptop PC "Laptop mode", and the use as a

Tablet PC "Tablet mode". Refer to

Changing to the Tablet mode

section in

Chapter 4, Operating Basics for details on changing the mode.

■

All users should be sure to read the section

Starting up for the first time

■

Be sure to read the enclosed Instruction Manual for Safety and Comfort

for information on the safe and proper use of this computer. It is

intended to help you be more comfortable and productive while using a

notebook computer. By following the recommendations in it you may

reduce your chance of developing a painful or disabling injury to your

hand, arms, shoulders or neck.

■

Use a virus-check program and make sure it is updated regularly.

■

Never format storage media without checking its content - formatting

destroys all stored data.

■

It is a good idea to periodically back up the internal hard disk drive or

other main storage device to external media. General storage media is

not durable or stable over long periods of time and under certain

conditions may result in data loss.

■

Before you install a device or application, save any data in memory to

the hard disk drive or other storage media. Failure to do so may result

in the loss of data.