Toshiba a80-127 User Manuals

Table of Contents

• A80 User's Manual

  1
• Table of Contents

  24
• Preface

  30
  • Manual contents

    31
  • Conventions

    32
  • Equipment checklist

    34
• Chapter 1 Toshiba A80 Features

  36
  • Features

    36
  • Special features

    45
  • Utilities

    47
  • Options

    49
• Chapter 2 The Grand Tour

  50
  • Front with the display closed

    50
  • Left side

    52
  • Right side

    54
  • Back side

    55
  • Underside

    56
  • Front with the display open

    57
  • Keyboard Indicators

    60
  • Optical Media drive

    60
• Chapter 3 Getting Started

  65
  • Setting up your work space

    65
  • Connecting the AC adaptor

    69
  • Opening the display

    70
  • Turning on the power

    70
  • Starting up for the first time

    71
  • Turning off the power

    71
  • Restarting the computer

    75
  • Restoring the preinstalled software from the backup media

    76
• Chapter 4 Operating Basics

  78
  • Using the TouchPad

    78
  • Using the internal modem

    79
  • LAN

    83
  • Wireless LAN

    84
  • Using optical media drives

    85
  • Express Media Player

    90
  • Writing CDs on a CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive

    91
  • Writing CD/DVDs on a DVD±R/±RW drive supporting Double Layer

    93
  • Writing CD/DVDs on a DVD Super Multi drive and a DVD Super Multi drive supporting Double Layer

    96
  • Installing InterVideo WinDVD Creator Platinum

    101
  • Media Care

    103
  • TV-Out

    104
  • Setting up more than one display

    105
  • Cleaning the computer

    106
  • Moving the computer

    106
• Chapter 5 The Keyboard

  107
  • Typewriter keys

    107
  • F1 ... F12 function keys

    108
  • Soft keys: Fn key combinations

    108
  • Hotkeys

    109
  • Windows special keys

    110
  • Keypad overlay

    110
• Chapter 6 Power System

  113
  • Power conditions

    113
  • Power indicators

    114
  • Battery types

    115
  • Care and use of the battery pack

    117
  • Replacing the battery pack

    122
  • Power-up modes

    124
  • Panel power off/on

    125
  • System automatic Standby/Hibernation

    125
• Chapter 7 HW Setup

  126
  • Accessing HW Setup

    126
  • HW Setup Window

    126
• Chapter 8 Optional Devices

  131
  • PC cards

    132
  • SD/MMC/SM/MS/MS Pro/xD Memory Cards

    134
  • Memory expansion

    136
  • Additional battery pack

    139
  • Additional AC adaptor

    139
  • External monitor

    140
  • Television

    140
  • i.LINK (IEEE1394)

    141
  • Security lock

    142
• Chapter 9 Troubleshooting

  143
  • Problem solving process

    143
  • Hardware and system checklist

    145
  • TOSHIBA support

    161
• Appendix A Specifications

  162
• Appendix B Display Modes

  164
• Appendix C AC Power Cord and Connectors

  165
• Appendix D If your computer is stolen

  167
• Glossary

  169