Toshiba 1730 User Guide

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If Something Goes Wrong
Problems when you turn on the computer
To turn off Standby mode:
1
Open the Start menu, point to Settings, then click Control 
Panel.
2
In the Control Panel window, double-click the Power 
Options
 icon. If the Power Options icon is not present, click 
View all control panel options on the left side of the panel.
The Power Options Properties dialog box appears.
3
In both System stand by boxes, select Never.
4
Click Apply, then click OK.
Problems when you turn on the computer 
These problems may occur when you turn on the power.
The computer will not start.
Make sure you attached the AC adapter and power cable properly 
or installed a charged battery.
Press and release the power button.
The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the diskette 
drive. 
Your computer normally loads Windows from the hard disk. If 
you have a hard disk problem, you will not be able to start the 
computer. Insert a system diskette into the diskette drive, then 
press the power button.
The computer displays the 
Non-system disk 
or
 disk error
 message. 
Make sure there is no diskette in the diskette drive. If there is one, 
remove it and press any key to continue. 
If pressing any key does not work, press the 
Ctrl,
 
Alt,
 and 
Del 
keys to 
shut down the computer, then try restarting it.