Toshiba Satellite 1100 Manual

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PC Card — A credit-card-sized expansion card designed to 
increase the capabilities of notebook computers. PC Cards 
provide functions such as modem, fax/modem, hard disk drive, 
network adapter, sound card, or SCSI adapter.
peripheral — Any device, such as a printer or joystick, that is 
attached to the computer and controlled by the computer’s CPU.
pixel — Short for “picture element.” The smallest dot that can be 
produced on a screen or printer.
Plug and Play —...

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removable disk — A disk that can be removed from a disk drive. A 
diskette is one example of a removable disk.
resolution — A measure of the sharpness of the images that can be 
produced by a printer or displayed on a screen. For a printer, 
resolution is expressed in dots per inch (dpi). For a screen, it is 
expressed as the number of pixels available horizontally and 
vertically. 
restart — Synonymous with reboot. To reset the computer by 
reloading the operating...

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Standby — A feature of some Windows® operating systems that 
allows you to turn off the computer without exiting your open 
applications and to continue from where you left off when you 
turn the computer on again.
Suspend — A feature of some Windows
® operating systems that 
allows you to turn off the computer without exiting your open 
applications and to continue from where you left off when you 
turn the computer on again.
system disk — A diskette that contains the...

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Index
A
AC adapter 42
AC power light 30, 42, 45
Accessories programs 110, 124
audio features 146
avoiding injury 34
B
battery
caring for
 95
changing 94
charge not lasting 189
charging 56, 89
conserving power 92
disposal 97
installing 94
light 29, 45, 91
monitoring power 91
not charging 189
removing 94
RTC (real-time clock) 88, 90
battery cover 32
latch 32
buttons
CD Player
 73
DVD-ROM drive eject 69
PC Card eject 26
power 28
Start 101
C
calculator 116
caps lock light 30
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Character Map 117
charging
main battery
 89
RTC (real-time clock) battery 90
checking device properties 187
cleaning
CD or DVDs
 74
computer 57
diskettes 66
click 46
closing programs 115
comfort
chair
 35
lighting 36
work habits 37
commands
Hibernate
 78
powering down 76
Standby 79
communications
programs
 75
setting up 75
system resources 184
via modem 75
compact discs
inserting
 70
problem solving 195
removing 73
using 68
computer
cleaning
 57
lock 58
moving 57
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system tray 102
taskbar 102, 112
Device Manager 186
checking properties 187
disabling a device 186
dial-up connection 76
Dial-Up Networking Wizard 76
Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL) 140, 
142
Digital Versatile Discs 68
DirectShow 198
DirectX Foundation 198
disk activity light 30
Disk Defragmenter 193
disk drive
corrupted/damaged data files
 193
missing files/trouble accessing a 
disk
 192
running slow 193
diskette drive 66
can’t insert a diskette 194
can’t read a diskette 194...

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expansion memory slot 49
cover 31
external monitor
connecting
 136, 148
not working 192
external speakers 148
F
FAT (File Allocation Table) 192
files 102
backing up 60, 67
copying to diskette 67
printing 65
saving 59, 64
transferring 139
folders 102
displaying information 135
front panel 29
function keys 61
H
hard disk drive
light
 30, 45
hardware conflicts 183
resolving 185
headphone jack 26
Help 125, 183
Hibernate
restarting
 83
using 81
Hibernation 78
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function keys 61
hot keys 216
indicator panel 30
not working 180, 190
numeric keypad overlay 63
overlay keys 62
unexpected characters 190
Windows special keys 62
L
lights
AC power
 30, 42, 45
battery 29, 45, 91
caps lock 30
cursor control mode 30
disk activity 30
diskette activity 66
diskette drive 30
DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive 30
hard disk drive 30, 45
numeric mode 31
on/off 29
lock slot 27
M
main battery
changing
 94
removing 94
memory
problem solving
 188
removing 51
removing...

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203
computer stops working 205
eject button 26
errors 206
hot swapping fails 205
inserting 150
modem default 137
not recognized 205
problem solving 203, 204
removing 151
replacing 152
slots 27
using 150
PCMCIA (Personal Computer 
Memory Card International 
Association)
 150
Plug and Play 185
ports
modem
 26
monitor 26
parallel 26
USB 25
power
cable
 43
cable connectors 217
computer will not start 180
light 30
monitoring 91
on/off button 28
problem solving 188
taking care of your...