Special Features - Toshiba Portege R500 User Manual

Legal Footnote (Wireless LAN)
For more information regarding Wireless LAN, please refer to the Legal
Footnotes section in Appendix H or click the *8 above.

Special features

The following features are either unique to TOSHIBA computers or are
advanced features which make the computer more convenient to use.
Access each function using the following procedures.
*1 To access the Power Options, click Start -> Control Panel -> System
and Maintenance -> Power Options.
TOSHIBA Assist
button
Back light On/Off
button
Hot keys
Display automatic
power off
HDD automatic
power off
System automatic
Sleep/Hibernation
Mode
User's Manual
Press this button to launch the program
automatically. When power-off, Sleep Mode and
Hibernation Mode, press this button to start the
computer and launch the program.
Press this button to turn on or off the back light of
the display screen.
If you turn off the back light outdoors in a good
weather, you can use the computer for a longer
period.
Hot keys are specific key combinations that let
you quickly change the system configuration
directly from the keyboard without running a
system program.
This feature automatically cuts off power to the
computer's display panel when there is no
*1
keyboard input for a specified time, with power
being restored the next time a key is pressed.
This can be specified in the Power Options.
This feature automatically cuts off power to the
*1 hard disk drive when it is not accessed for a
specified time, with power being restored when
the hard disk drive is next accessed. This can be
specified in the Power Options.
This feature automatically shuts down the system
into either Sleep Mode or Hibernation Mode when
*1 there is no input or hardware access for a
specified time. This can be specified in the Power
Options.
Hardware, Utilities and Options
*8
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