Toshiba R500 User Manual

User’s Manual

3-7

Hardware, Utilities and Options

This section describes the TOSHIBA Component features pre-installed on 
the computer.

This feature lets you turn off the power to the 
computer without exiting from your software. The 
contents of main memory are automatically 
saved to the hard disk drive so that when you 
next turn the power on again, you can continue 
working right where you left off. Refer to the 

 section in Chapter 1, 

Getting Started, for more details.

If you have to interrupt your work, you can use 
this feature to allow you to turn off power to the 
computer without exiting from your software. 
Data is maintained in the computer's main 
memory so that when you next turn on the power, 
you can continue working right where you left off.

TOSHIBA Power Saver provides you with the 
features of more various power supply 
managements.

This utility controls the following computer button 
functions.

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TOSHIBA Assist

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Back light On/Off

The starting application from the button can be 
changed.

This utility allows you to enlarge or reduce the 
icon size on the Windows Desktop, or the zoom 
factor associated with specific supported 
applications.

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.

The TOSHIBA Password utility allows you to set 
a password in order to restrict access to the 
computer.