Table Of Contents - Toshiba Satellite 200 Series User Manual

Table Of Contents

The System1
Make Sure You Have Everything1
Select A Place To Work2
Keep The Computer Comfortable2
Keep Yourself Comfortable3
Placement Of The Computer3
Seating And Posture4
Arms And Wrists5
Work Habits5
Find Out Where Everything's Located6
The Front With The Display Closed6
The Left Side7
The Right Side9
The Underside10
The Front With The Display Open11
The Indicator Panel12
Connect To A Power Source14
Adding Memory (Optional)15
Sizes Of Memory Modules16
Install The Memory Module16
Removing A Memory Module19
Connecting The External Diskette Drive20
Disconnecting The External Diskette Drive22
Inserting And Removing Diskettes22
Connecting A Parallel Printer23
Open The Display25
Fill In Your Registration Card And Mail It25
Turn The Computer On26
Using The Accupoint Pointing Device27
When You Turn The Computer On The First Time28
Finish The Windows 95 Setup Procedure31
Create Master Diskettes Or Purchase The Cd-Rom34
Preparing To Create Master Diskettes34
Running Microsoft Create System Disks35
Running Master Disk Creator36
Using The Electronic Guide39
Opening The Book39
The Parts Of The Window40
Finding A Topic Quickly41
Reading A Topic41
Cross References42
Using Bookmarks42
Deleting A Bookmark43
Keeping Track Of Where You've Been44
Using Material From The Book45
Copying A Selection45
Changing How The Book Works46
Getting To Know49
Lesson 1: Exploring The Desktop50
Lesson 2: Using The Accupoint Pointing Device51
Lesson 3: Creating A New Document53
Lesson 4: Creating A New Folder55
Lesson 5: Starting Programs56
Lesson 6: Resizing And Reshaping Windows58
Lesson 7: Closing Your Programs And Files60
Lesson 8: Creating Shortcuts61
Lesson 9: Changing The Wallpaper62
Lesson 11: Removing Objects From The Desktop65
Lesson 13: Turning Your Computer Off68
Computing Tips70
The Basics70
Five Things You Should Never Do72
When You Turn The Computer On73
All Those Messages73
How To Start Where You Left Off73
How To Adjust The Display Panel75
How To Start A Program76
Starting A Program From The Explorer77
How To Use The Keyboard78
The Character Keys79
The Other Keys79
Typing Numbers80
How To Save Your Work83
How To Print Something You've Created84
Setting Up Windows 95 To Work With Your Printer84
Printing Your Work86
Using The Cd-Rom Drive87
How To Prepare Diskettes For Use90
How To Copy Something To A Diskette92
How To Back Up Your Work93
Transferring Files To Another Computer96
Connecting To A Network99
Making The Connection100
Swapping Drives In The Selectbay101
Prepare The Computer102
Install The Drives104
How And When To Turn The Computer Off104
Caring For Your Computer105
Cleaning The Computer105
Moving The Computer106
Buying Programs107
Understanding The Information On The Box109
Windows Compatibility109
Graphics Card111
Sound Card111
Pointing Device111
Tips On Buying Programs112
Installing Programs112
Buying Hardware115
Tips On Buying Hardware116
Toshiba's Energy-Saver Design118
Running The Computer On Battery Power119
Monitoring Battery Power119
Setting The Alarms127
Starting Again Where You Left Off128
Replacing Batteries131
Disposing Of Used Batteries Safely132
Conserving Power133
The Easy Way-Choosing A Battery Save Mode133
Setting Your Own Battery Save Options135
Processing Speed136
System Auto Off137
Lcd Brightness137
Cooling Method137
Looking After Your Battery138
Maximizing Your Battery's Potential138
Additional Power Options139
Additional Battery Packs Extend Battery Time139
Charging The Computer's Battery In Your Car140
How About A Carrying Case140
Building Your Compact Disc Library142
Playing An Audio Cd143
Playing Back Sound, Video And Animation Files144
Midi Files145
Using Media Player148
Adjusting The Volume148
Recording Sounds As Wave Files149
Using The Built-In Microphone150
Using An External Microphone151
Using An External Audio Input Device153
Adjusting Recording Quality153
Using External Speakers Or Headphones154
What Do Pc Cards Do167
Cards You Can Buy From Toshiba168
Programs That Make Your Pc Card Work168
Hot Swapping Cautions169
Inserting Pc Cards169
Setting Up Your Pc Card For Your Computer170
Setting Up Pc Card Support In Windows 95171
Removing A Pc Card173
Connecting To The World175
If You're Ready To Go176
Choosing A Modem177
Using A Pc Card Modem178
Using An External Modem179
Installing An External Modem180
Determining The Com Port182
Connecting To A Telephone Line183
Faxing A Document184
The Internet And Other Fascinating Places185
Online Services185
Exploring The World Of The Internet186
Logging On To An On-Line Service Or The Internet192
Installing Dial-Up Networking194
Setting Up Your Internet Connection194
Search Engines197
Connecting Directly To Another Computer197
Communications Parameters198
File Transfer Protocols198
Using Bulletin Board Services199
Discovering Toshiba's On-Line Resources200
Using An External Monitor202
Connecting An External Monitor202
Directing The Display When You Turn The Computer On203
Using An External Keyboard206
Connecting The Keyboard206
Making Your External Keyboard Pretend It Has The Fn Key207
Using A Serial Mouse209
Connecting The Mouse209
Using A Ps/2 Mouse211
Connecting The Ps/2 Mouse211
Setting Up A Ps/2 Mouse212
Using The Optional Notedock214
Notedock Features215
Connecting The Computer To The Notedock217
Using Pc Cards In The Notedock218
Using A Password219
Working With User-Level Passwords220
Creating A User-Level Password220
Shut Down223
Power-On Password225
Instant Password226
Disabling A User-Level Password226
Working With Supervisor-Level Passwords227
Deleting A Supervisor-Level Password228
Applying Physical Restraints228
Viruses And How To Cure Them229
Starting Programs Faster230
Starting Fn-Esse231
Assigning A Key To A Program Or Document231
Using Drag-And-Drop232
Defining A Pop-Up Key Assignment235
Viewing Existing Key Assignments236
Changing Or Removing Existing Key Assignments236
Setting Colors237
Working With The Keyboard238
The Cursor Control Overlay239
Selecting The Keyboard Layout240
Using Device Manager To Configure Your System242
Different Ways To Turn The Computer On And Off244
Changing The Display Mode246
What Is A Computer249
What Other Batteries Does The Computer Have249
How Does A Disk Store Information250
How Big Is A Megabyte, Anyway251
How Does The Screen Display Information251
Displaying Colors252
Video Modes252
What Is Plug And Play254
What Really Happens When You Turn The Computer On254
Problems Turning The Computer On259
Windows 95 Isn't Working260
Using Startup Options To Fix Problems260
Safe Mode262
What To Do With A Hardware Conflict264
A Plan Of Action265
Resolving Hardware Conflicts On Your Own265
Fixing A Problem With Device Manager267
Checking Device Properties268
Fixing Device Related Problems269
Running The System Verification Test269
Where Do I Go From Here270
Memory Card Problems271
Power And The Batteries272
The Disk Drives274
Optional Devices276
Card Information Structure277
Pc Card Checklist277
Resolving Pc Card Problems278
Develop Good Computing Habits282
If You Need Further Assistance283
Before You Call283
Contacting Toshiba284
Toshiba Voice Contact286
Instant Password Security291
Resume Mode292
The Display Dialog Box294
The Style Page296
The Modules Page298
The Size Page299
The Alarms Dialog Box300
Alarm Options301
The Set Battery Charge Dialog Box301
Battery Charge Options302
The Machine Settings Dialog Box303
The Battery Options Page304
The Sound Control Page306
The System Configuration Page307
Hardware Setup309
The Hardware Configuration Dialog Box310
The Setup Section311
The Memory Section311
The Hdd Section312
The Hardware Configuration Options Dialog Box312
Restart Indicators312
The Legend Field313
The Serial Page313
The Parallel/Printer Page314
The Pointing Devices Page315
The Display Page316
The Cpu Cache Page317
The Keyboard Page319
The Password Page320
Making Changes In Tsetup323
Closing Tsetup324
Hard Disk326
Diagnostic Test337
Starting The Diagnostic Test338
Choosing Test Options339
Test Sequence340
System Functions And Memory341
Character Attributes342
Character Sets342
X 200 Graphic Display342
The Diagnostic Test343
Graphics Capabilities344
Diskette Drives345
Exiting The Diagnostic Menus347
Built-In Features348
Storage Capacity350
Standard Hardware351
Standard Software352
Special Features353
Power Devices354
Memory Cards354
Expansion Capability354
Specifications355
Physical Dimensions355
Usa And Canada357
Power Cord357
Dma Channel Assignments359
What's On The Screen371
Starting Programs372
Working With Files372
Running Programs Described In The Guide372
Turning The Power Off376
Using Optional Devices In Windows For Workgroups377
Resolving Resource Conflicts378
Getting Help378
Creating A New Bookmark379
Searching For A Topic381