Develop Good Computing Habits - Toshiba Satellite 2415 Series User Manual

higher. Refer to the program's documentation and the modem
guide for information on how to change these settings.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Disable Call Waiting before you connect
through the modem. Call Waiting interrupts data transmission.
The modem is on, set up properly and still will not
transmit or receive data.
Make sure the line has a dial tone. Connect a telephone
handset to the line to check this.
The other system may be busy or off line. Try making a test
transmission to someone else.

Develop good computing habits

Make sure you are prepared.
Save your work frequently.
You can never predict when your computer 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 75
On a regular basis, back up the information stored on
your hard disk.
Here are some ways you can do this:
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Copy files to diskette, following the steps in
work" on page
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Copy files to your network partition.
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Connect a tape drive to the system and use specialized
software to copy everything on the hard disk to a tape.
If Something Goes Wrong
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