Chapter 5 Utilities And Advanced Usage; Utilities And Applications - Toshiba Satellite C50-A Series User Manual

Utilities and Advanced Usage
This chapter describes the utilities and special features of this computer,
and the advanced usage of some utilities.

Utilities and Applications

This section describes the pre-installed utilities that come with the
computer and details how to start them. For further information on their
operation, you may refer to each utility's online manual, help files or
README.TXT file (if applicable).
TOSHIBA HWSetup
TOSHIBA Peak Shift
Control
TOSHIBA PC
Diagnostic Tool
TOSHIBA Hi-Speed
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This utility allows you to customize your
hardware settings according to the way you work
with the computer and the peripherals you use.
TOSHIBA Peak Shift Control is a function that
can help reduce power usage during periods of
peak demand by shifting some power
consumption to periods when demand is lower.
For instance, in peak hours of power
consumption such as in the daytime in the
summer, the power consumed from the AC
power source is automatically stopped and the
battery is used for PC operation. The AC power
can then be used to charge the battery during
periods where power demand is reduced (such
as at night), thereby reducing the load during
peak periods.
To access the utility, click Start -> All Programs
-> TOSHIBA -> Tools & Utilities -> Peak Shift
Control.
For more information, please refer to the Help
file.
The TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool will display
basic system configuration information and allow
the functionality of some of the computer's built-
in hardware devices to be tested.
Hi-Speed Start Mode can make the computer
start up faster than it would start up after a
system shutdown.
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