Toshiba C70b User Guide
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41Getting Started Using the computer for the first time Battery life and charge time may vary depending on the applications power management settings, and features used. Using the computer for the first time The computer is now ready for you to turn it on and begin using it, see “Exploring Your Computer’s Features” on page 93. When opening or closing the display panel, place one hand on the palm rest to hold the computer in place and use the other hand to slowly open or close the display panel. To...
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42Getting Started Registering your computer with Toshiba Setting up your software When you turn on the computer for the first time, do not turn off the power again until the operating system has loaded completely. The names of windows displayed, and the order in which windows appear, may vary according to your software setup choices. The first time you turn on your computer, the setup guides you through steps to set up your software. Follow the on- screen instructions. Registering your computer...
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43Getting Started To Shut down your computer To Shut down your computer 1Press the Windows® ( ) key to display the Start screen. Pressing the power button before shutting down the Windows® operating system could cause you to lose your work. Make sure the system indicator panel’s storage drive light and the drive in-use light are off. If you turn off the power while a disk/disc is being accessed, you may lose data or damage the disk/disc and/or drive. 2Click or touch the Power ( ) icon at the...
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44Getting Started To Restart your computer To Restart your computer 1Press the Windows® ( ) key to display the Start screen. 2Click or touch the Power ( ) icon at the upper-right corner of the screen. (Sample Image) Restart 3Highlight Restart, and then click or touch the Restart option. The computer closes all open applications, and restarts the operating system. To place your computer in Sleep mode 1Press the Windows® ( ) key to display the Start screen. If you power down using the Sleep...
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45Getting Started Adding optional external devices Adding optional external devices Before adding external devices, Toshiba recommends setting up your software. See “Setting up your software” on page 42. After starting your computer for the first time you may want to: ❖Connect external devices (see “Connecting an external device” on page 59) ❖Connect an external monitor (see “Using external display devices” on page 60) Adding memory Your computer comes with enough memory to run most of today’s...
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46Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive A recovery image of your computer is stored on the internal storage drive, and the image can be restored by running the recovery utilities directly from your internal storage drive as described in the sections below. However, it is strongly recommended that you create recovery media. If the recovery files on your internal storage drive become corrupted or are deleted, you can restore your system from your recovery media. Also, if your...
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47Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive When you create recovery media, only the operating system files and drivers originally shipped with the computer are backed up to the external media and can be restored from this media. Any files that you created are not backed up on the recovery media. You will need to separately back up the files you created; for more information, see “Backing up your work” on page 71. When you create recovery media, the system will prompt you to insert...
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48Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 2Select DVD or USB Flash from the drop-down list, depending on the type of external media you want to use. 3Check the “Information” area of the dialog box to determine the number of DVDs you will need and/or the minimum amount of storage space required for copying your system’s recovery files to USB flash drive(s). 4Do one of the following: ❖If you are copying files to DVD, insert a blank DVD into the optical disc drive. ❖If you are copying...
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49Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive Restoring from recovery media The recovery process deletes information stored on the internal storage drive. Be sure to save your work to external media before executing the recovery (see “Backing up your work” on page 71). During the recovery process your computer must be connected to an external power source via the AC adaptor. If you have created recovery media for your system, you can restore your system from such media, if necessary. For...
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50Getting Started Recovering the Internal Storage Drive 5A warning screen appears, stating that when the recovery is executed all data on your internal storage drive will be deleted and rewritten. Click or touch Ye s to continue. 6Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the recovery process. When the process is complete, a message displays indicating that the drive has been recovered. 7Click or touch Finish to restart the computer. Refresh your PC (with user’s data) Using “Refresh your PC”...