Preparing For Communications; Powering Down The Computer - Toshiba TE2100 Series User Manual

Preparing for communications

To connect to the Internet, use an online service, or communicate
across the telephone lines with another computer, you may need:
❖
A modem (supplied with your computer)
❖
A telephone line
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A browser or communications program
❖
An Internet Service Provider (ISP) or an online service if you
plan to use the Internet
Before you can use the modem, you must connect it to a standard
voice-grade telephone line. See
telephone line" on page 74

Powering down the computer

NOTE: Pushing the power button before shutting down the
Windows
work. Make sure the system indicator panel's disk light and
the drive-in-use light are off. If you turn off the power while a
disk is being accessed, you may lose data or damage the
disk and/or drive.
When you power down the computer, you have three options to
choose from: Turn Off Computer, Standby, and Hibernation.
You can set the computer to turn on automatically at a time you
designate. This option is helpful for transferring files by modem at
Preparing for communications
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operating system could cause you to lose your
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