Toshiba A9 User Guide

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If Something Goes Wrong
Develop good computing habits
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Verify that your computer recognizes your optical drive by 
clicking Start, and then Computer. The optical drive should 
appear in the list.
5
on using Device Manager to view the optical drive properties. 
6
Check the Toshiba Web site for new information on optical 
drives and their operation.
A blank screen appears while watching a DVD-ROM movie 
or title.
Change the Turn off Display feature in the Display Properties using 
the following steps:
1
Right-click in a blank area of the Windows
®
 desktop.
2
Click Personalize.
3
Click Screen SaverChange power settings and then Change 
plan settings 
for the power plan you are using.
4
Change the Turn off the display setting for the power mode 
you are using.
5
Click Save changes.
6
Close the three windows you opened.
The screen saver runs while you are watching a movie or title.
If the screen saver is enabled, it runs on top of any movie or title 
you are watching. To disable the screen saver:
1
Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize from the 
menu.
2
Select None for the screensaver.
3
Click OK.
Develop good computing habits
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 
 for instructions.