Toshiba M40 User Guide

User’s Manual

1-4

Introduction

Memory

Disks

PC2700 128 MB or 256 MB or 512 MB or 1024 

MB memory modules can be installed in the two 

memory slots for a maximum of 2048 MB system 

memory.

A 1 MB (Intel

®

 Celeron

®

 M)/2 MB (Intel

®

 

Pentium

®

 M) level 2 cache is provided to 

maximise performance.

Up to 128 MB integrated solution shares with 

main memory for intel 915GM/910GML. External 

32/64/128 MB VGA DDR RAM for ATI 

MOBILITY™ RADEON™ X300/X600 or nVIDIA 

Geforce Go 6600/6250.

The computer has an integrated, 2 1/2" hard disk 

drive (HDD) for nonvolatile storage of data and 

software. It comes in the following sizes.
40.0 GB (37.26 billion bytes)
60.0 GB (55.89 billion bytes)
80.0 GB (74.52 billion bytes)
100.0 GB (93.15 billion bytes)
Other hard disk drives may be introduced.

3 1/2" 1.44-megabyte or 720-kilobyte connects to 
the USB port. (Windows

®

 XP does not support 

720-kilobyte diskettes.)

A full-size, DVD-ROM drive module lets you run 

either digital versatile or compact disks without 

using an adaptor. It runs DVD-ROMs at 

maximum 8 speed and CD-ROMs at maximum 

24 speed. This drive supports the same formats 

as the CD-ROM drive plus the following:

■

DVD-ROM

■

DVD-Video

Some models are equipped with a full-size, CD-

RW/DVD-ROM drive module that lets you run 

CD/DVDs without using an adaptor. It reads 

DVD-ROMs at maximum 8 speed and CD-ROMs 

at maximum 24 speed. It writes CD-R at up to 24 

speed and CD-RW at up to 24 speed. See 

Chapter 4, 

, for details. For 

reading, this drive supports the same formats as 

the DVD-ROM drive.