Toshiba Tecra A7 PTA71C-LL701EF Users Manual Canada; English - Page 127

Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties You can make the HDD Protection setting by using the TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties window. To open the window, click start point to All Programs point to TOSHIBA point to Utilities and click HDD Protection setting. The window can also be started from the icon on the taskbar, or from the Control Panel. HDD protection You can choose whether to enable or disable HDD protection. Detection Level The function can be set to four levels. The sensitivity levels in which vibrations, impacts and their similar signs are detected can be set to OFF,1,2 and 3 in ascending order. Level 3 is recommended for better protection of the computer. However, when the computer is used as handheld or in other unstable conditions, setting the detection level to 3 could result in frequent execution of HDD Protection, which will slow HDD reading and writing. Set a lower detection level when the speed of HDD reading and writing is a priority. Different detection levels can be set depending on whether the computer is used as handheld or mobile usages, or whether it is used in a stable environment such as on a table in the workplace or at home. By setting different detection levels for the computer depending on whether it runs with the AC power (desktop) or with 4-41 OPERATING BASICS