Toshiba Satellite User Manual

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Learning the Basics
Using the optical disc drive
Due to manufacturing and quality variations in third party
optical media (e.g., CD or DVD) or optical media
players/recorders, in certain cases, your Toshiba optical
disc drive may not record on certain optical media that
bear the applicable logo, or play back optical media
recorded by other computers or optical media recorders.
Additionally, certain optical media recorded on your
optical disc drive may not play back or operate properly
on other computers or optical media players. These
problems are not due to any defect in your Toshiba
computer or optical disc drive. Please refer to your
computer's product specification for listing of specific
format compatibilities.
Copy protection technology may also prevent or limit
recording or viewing of certain optical media.
For details on how to use the software, please refer to the
respective Online Help menus.
Removing a disc with the computer on
To remove an optical disc with the computer turned on:
1 Press the eject button on the drive.
Do not press the eject button while the drive in-use
indicator light is glowing. Doing so could damage the
disc or the drive.
Also, if the disc is still spinning when you open the disc
tray, wait for it to stop spinning before you remove it.
2 Pull the tray out until it is fully open, remove the disc, and
place it in its protective cover.
3 Gently press the tray in to close it.
NOTE

Toshiba Satellite Specifications

General

Brand	Toshiba
Model	Satellite
Category	Laptop
Language	English

Summary

Introduction

Safety icons

Explains the meaning of various safety symbols used in the manual.

Getting Started

Connecting to a power source

Guides on how to connect the computer to AC power and charge the battery.

Charging the main battery

Setting up your software

To Shut down your computer

Recovering the Internal Storage Drive

Creating recovery media

Instructions on creating recovery media for system restoration.

Refresh your PC (with user’s data)

Details on refreshing the PC while preserving user data.

Using external display devices

Learning the Basics

Backing up your work

Explains the importance and methods of backing up computer files.

Mobile Computing

Running the computer on battery power

Details on operating the computer using its battery.

What to do when the main battery runs low

Actions to take when the computer's battery power is low.

Changing the main battery

Removing the battery from the computer

Inserting a charged battery

Exploring Your Computer’s Features

Setting up for communications

Connect to the Internet

Steps to establish a wireless internet connection.

Utilities

Password Utility

Setting a user password

System Settings

If Something Goes Wrong

Problems when you turn on the computer

Troubleshooting common issues related to starting the computer.

The Windows® operating system is not working

Steps to resolve problems with the operating system's functionality.

Disk or storage drive problems

Troubleshooting issues related to accessing storage drives and media.

Optical disc drive problems

Wireless networking problems

Develop good computing habits

Backing up your data or your entire computer with the Windows® operating system

Guidance on backing up data and system configuration using Windows features.

Contacting Toshiba