Setting Up A Direct Cable Connection - Toshiba Portege 2010 User Manual

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Enhancing Productivity
Exchanging data with another computer
of the computer. Alternatively, if you have a PC Card SCSI
adapter, you can use a SCSI CD-ROM drive.
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Connect to a network.
You can access your Recovery CD by connecting your
notebook to the office network. You then can upload the files
on the CD from another computer with a CD-ROM drive onto
a network server and download the files onto your notebook.
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Use the infrared port to connect your notebook to another
computer that has a CD-ROM drive.

Setting up a direct cable connection

NOTE: To establish a direct cable connection you will need to
purchase a Data Transfer/Direct Connect cable, which is sold
separately
To establish a direct cable connection with another computer:
1 Click Start, then Settings.
2 Click Network and Dial-up Connections.
3 Double-click Make New Connections.
4 Click Next.
5 Select Connect directly to another computer, then click
Next.
6 Choose the appropriate role for your computer:
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7 Follow the on-screen instructions.
Guest
Host