Toshiba Satellite A500/ Satellite Pro A500/ Satellite A500D/ Satellite Pro A500D series User Manual

User’s Manual

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Discard this computer in accordance with applicable laws and 

regulations. For further information, contact your local government.

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This computer contains rechargeable batteries. After repeated use, the 

batteries will finally lose their ability to hold a charge and you will need 

to replace them. Under certain applicable laws and regulation, it may be 

illegal to dispose of old batteries by placing them in the trash. 

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Please be kind to our shared environment. Check with your local 

government authority for details regarding where to recycle old batteries 

or how to dispose of them properly. This product contains mercury. 

Disposal of this material may be regulated due to environmental 

considerations. For disposal, reuse or recycling information, please 

contact your local government.

TOSHIBA Satellite A500/Satellite Pro A500/ Satellite A500D/Satellite Pro 

A500D series computer is shipped with one of the following drives 

preinstalled: DVD Super Multi (+-R DL) drive or DVD Super Multi (+-R DL) 

/w Label Flash drive.
The drive has one of the following labels:

Your Computer model may be ENERGY STAR

®

 compliant. If the model you 

purchased is compliant, it is labeled with the ENERGY STAR logo on the 

computer and the following information applies.
TOSHIBA is a partner in the ENERGY STAR Program and has designed 

this computer to meet the latest ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy 

efficiency. Your computer ships with the power management options preset 

to a configuration that will provide the most stable operating environment 

and optimum system performance for both AC power and battery modes. 
To conserve energy, your computer is set to enter the low-power Sleep 

mode which shuts down the system and display within 15 minutes of 

inactivity in AC power mode. TOSHIBA recommends that you leave this 

and other energy saving features active, so that your computer will operate 

at its maximum energy efficiency. You can wake the computer from Sleep 

mode by pressing the power button.  
Products that earn the ENERGY STAR prevent greenhouse gas emissions 

by meeting strict energy efficiency guidelines set by the US EPA and the EU 

Commission. According to the EPA, a computer meeting the new ENERGY 

STAR specifications will use between 20% and 50% less energy depending 

on how it is used. 
Visit http://www.eu-energystar.org or http://www.energystar.gov for more 

information regarding the ENERGY STAR Program.