Toshiba M400 User Guide
User’s Manual
3-6
Getting Started
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Never turn off the power, disconnect an external storage device or
remove storage media during data read/write. Doing so can cause data
loss.
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Never format storage media without checking its content. Formatting
destroys all stored data.
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It is a good idea to periodically back up the internal hard disk or other
main storage device to external media. General storage media is not
durable or stable over long periods of time and under certain conditions
may result in data loss.
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Before you install a device or application, save any data in memory to
the hard disk drive or other storage media. Failure to do so may result in
the loss of data.
Operating the computer in Tablet mode
When operating the computer in tablet mode, follow the instructions below.
Operating the computer in tablet mode
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Hold the computer firmly on your forearm. Do not block the vent.
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Remove the AC adaptor from the computer when using it in tablet mode
held in your forearm.
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Do not use the computer while walking or driving a car.
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Change to laptop mode and turn off the computer before carrying it. Do
not carry the computer with power on or in stand by state. Do not carry
the computer while the disk activity LED is glowing.
Change to "The TOSHIBA PORTÉGÉ M400 computer can be used in two
ways, as an ordinary laptop PC and as a Tablet PC. You can use the
computer as Tablet PC, operated with the supplied Tablet PC Pen, by
turning the LCD display panel through 180 degrees and closing it. This
manual calls the use as an ordinary laptop PC 'laptop mode', and the use
as a Tablet PC 'Tablet mode'. Refer to
section in Chapter 4, Operating Basics for details on changing the mode.