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141 If Something Goes Wrong Develop good computing habits NOTE To enable or disable wireless communication, use the FN + F8 key. For more information see "TOSHIBA Function Keys" on page 149. ❖ Use IPCONFIG to verify that the device has a useful IP address - one other than the private address of 169.254.xxx.xxx assigned by Windows®. 1 From the Start screen, type Cmd. 2 Click or touch Command Prompt. 3 Enter IPCONFIG/ALL, and then press ENTER. The IP address for each active network adapter will be displayed. ❖ Connect your device directly to your router or broadband modem, by plugging a standard CAT5 Ethernet patch cable (sold separately) into your device's RJ45 Ethernet port. If your connection problem disappears, the problem lies in the Wi-Fi® part of your network. ❖ If you have enabled any security provisions (closed system, MAC address filtering, Wired Equivalent Privacy [WEP], etc.), check the access point vendor's Web site for recent firmware upgrades. Problems with WEP keys, in particular, are frequently addressed in new firmware releases. Develop good computing habits Save your work frequently. You can never predict when your device will lock, forcing you to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Many software programs build in an automatic backup, but you should not rely solely on this feature. Save your work! See "Computing tips" on page 72 for instructions. On a regular basis, back up the information stored on your internal storage drive. Use Windows® to back up files, or the entire device, to an optical disc, or external hard disk. Here are some ways you can do this: ❖ Use the Windows® operating system to back up files or your entire device to an optical disc, or external hard disk. ❖ Copy files to a rewritable external storage device.

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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
To enable or disable wireless communication, use the
FN + F8 key.
For more information see
“TOSHIBA
Function Keys” on page 149
.
❖
Use IPCONFIG to verify that the device has a useful IP
address
-
one other than the private address of
169.254.xxx.xxx assigned by Windows
®
.
1
From the Start screen, type
Cmd
.
2
Click or touch
Command Prompt
.
3
Enter
IPCONFIG/ALL
, and then press
ENTER
.
The IP address for each active network adapter will be
displayed.
❖
Connect your device directly to your router or broadband
modem, by plugging a standard CAT5 Ethernet patch
cable (sold separately) into your device's RJ45 Ethernet
port. If your connection problem disappears, the
problem lies in the Wi-Fi
®
part of your network.
❖
If you have enabled any security provisions (closed
system, MAC address filtering, Wired Equivalent Privacy
[WEP], etc.), check the access point vendor's Web site
for recent firmware upgrades. Problems with WEP keys,
in particular, are frequently addressed in new firmware
releases.
Develop good computing habits
Save your work frequently.
You can never predict when your device will lock, forcing you
to close a program and lose unsaved changes. Many
software programs build in an automatic backup, but you
should not rely solely on this feature. Save your work! See
“Computing tips” on page 72
for instructions.
On a regular basis, back up the information stored
on your internal storage drive.
Use Windows
®
to back up files, or the entire device, to an
optical disc, or external hard disk. Here are some ways you
can do this:
❖
Use the Windows
®
operating system to back up files or
your entire device to an optical disc, or external hard
disk.
❖
Copy files to a rewritable external storage device.
NOTE