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Removing PC Cards
1Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the System 
tray.
2Click Safely remove xxxx, where xxxx is the identifier 
for your PC Card.
The operating system advises you that you may safely 
remove the card.
3Press the PC Card eject button next to the PC Card slot in 
use.
Ejecting a PC Card 
4Remove the PC Card and store it properly.
Hot swapping
One of the great things about PC Cards is that you can 
replace one PC Card with another while the computer is on. 
This is called “hot swapping.” 
Hot swapping precautions
Although you can insert a PC Card at any time, to avoid data 
loss never remove a card while it is in use. For example:
❖Never remove an ATA card while the system is accessing 
it. 
						

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❖Never remove a network card while you are connected to 
a network.
❖Never remove a SCSI card while any of the SCSI devices 
connected to it are operating.
DEFINITION: SCSI is an acronym for Small Computer Systems 
Interface. A single SCSI PC Card enables you to connect several 
SCSI devices, such as a scanner or digital camera to your 
computer.
Before removing a PC Card, shut it down by clicking the 
Safely Remove Hardware icon on the System tray. Once the 
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Chapter 7
Toshiba Utilities 
Your computer includes several utilities designed to help you 
to configure your system to best meet your individual needs. 
Together, these allow you to ascertain certain system details, 
set additional options, or change default options. These 
utilities are described in this chapter:
❖TOSHIBA Accessibility
❖Fn-esse® 
❖Hotkey utility
❖To s h i b a  C o n s o l e
❖TOSHIBA Power Saver
❖Toshiba Hardware Setup
TOSHIBA Accessibility 
The TOSHIBA Accessibility utility allows you to use the Fn 
key to create a hot key combination with one of the function 
keys without pressing the two keys simultaneously as is 
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Using Accessibility enables you to make the Fn key a sticky 
key, meaning you can press it once, release it and then press a 
function key to activate the hot key function.
To open Accessibility:
1Click Start, then click All Programs.
2Select Toshiba Utilities, then select Accessibility.
The TOSHIBA Accessibility window appears.
3Check the Use Fn-StickyKey box.
Sample TOSHIBA Accessibility window
4Put a check mark next to the desired option. 
5Click Apply, then click OK.
The function is now active.
Fn-esse 
The operating system shortcuts and Toshiba’s Fn-esse 
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and folders from within any program without using the Start 
menu.
This section describes how to use the Fn-esse program to 
quickly access your programs and files. For information on 
creating operating system shortcuts, see “Lesson 9: Creating 
shortcuts” on page 146. 
With Fn-esse, you can assign an 
Fn key combination to:
❖Open a Windows® program
❖Open a file in its associated Windows® program
❖Display a customized folder of Windows® programs and/
or files from which to choose
Fn-esse also has several keys, known as hot keys, that 
perform preassigned operations. For more information, see 
“Hot Keys” on page 255. 
You can assign any key that is not associated with a hot key 
or a keyboard overlay.
Starting Fn-esse 
To access Fn-esse, click Start, All Programs, To s h i b a  
Utilities and Fn-esse.
The Fn-esse keyboard appears.
Sample Fn-esse keyboard
The keys are color-coded as follows:
❖Available keys are black. 
						

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❖Assigned keys and keys associated with a popup list are 
shown on the Fn-esse keyboard in the selected color.
❖Unavailable keys are dark gray.
Assigning a key to a program or document
There are two ways to assign a key to open a program or 
document:
❖Drag-and-drop
❖Use the keyboard or TouchPad
The method most often used is drag-and-drop.
Using drag-and-drop 
To assign a key to a program or document:
1Start both Fn-esse and Windows
® Explorer (or the 
program supporting drag-and-drop).
2Resize the Explorer window so that you can see both the 
Fn-esse keyboard and Explorer at the same time.
3In the Explorer window, highlight the program or 
document file you wish to assign to a key.
4Click and hold the primary button as you drag the 
highlighted item from Explorer to the key on the Fn-esse 
keyboard you wish assigned.
5Release the primary button.
Fn-esse displays the Add/Edit Command window with 
the Description, Command Line, and Working Directory 
fields automatically completed.
6Click OK to close the Add/Edit Command window with 
your key assignment in place.
The program or document is now associated with the key 
you just selected. To open the program or document, 
press 
Fn plus the appropriate key from within any 
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Using the keyboard or TouchPad
To assign a key to open a program or document:
1Start Fn-esse.
2Perform one of the following:
❖Using the keyboard, press and hold the Fn key, then 
press the desired assignment key.
❖Using the TouchPad, move the cursor over the 
desired key and press the secondary button.
The Assignment Type window appears.
HINT: If you are making a direct key assignment, complete step 3. 
If you are making a popup assignment, complete step 4.
3To make a direct key assignment, select Direct to display 
the Add/Edit Command window, then complete these 
steps:
❖Enter the Description, Command Line, and Working 
Directory for the new Fn-esse key assignment, or 
click the Browse button to specify this information.
❖Click OK.
4To make a popup assignment, select Popup to display the 
Application Explorer window, then complete these steps:
❖Select the desired folder. The left side of the 
Application Explorer window displays the folders in 
the Programs menu. The right side lists the programs 
and documents in the folder. These are the items that 
appear in the popup list.
❖To create a popup list with items from various 
folders, or to pick only a few items from a folder, 
create a new folder containing only the desired 
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do this, refer to your operating system 
documentation.
❖Click OK to associate the folder with the key you 
just selected.
❖To open a popup list showing the items in that folder, 
press 
Fn plus the appropriate key from within any 
Windows® program.
Viewing existing key assignments
To view the existing key assignments, choose Assignments 
from the Fn-esse keyboard. Fn-esse displays the Function 
Key Assignments window. This box lists all the key 
assignments and the program or document to which each key 
is assigned.
To view items in a popup list, click the Expand popup lists 
check box.
Changing or removing existing key assignments 
1In the Fn-esse keyboard, click the key you wish to change 
with the secondary button.
Fn-esse displays the Assignment Type window.
2To change the key assignment, click Direct or Popup and 
continue as if you were creating a new assignment. 
3To remove the key assignment, click Clear.
Hotkey utility
The hotkey utility allows you to receive a confirmation 
message when you use the hot key combination for Stand by 
[Fn+F3] and Hibernation [Fn+F4].
To activate the utility:
Click Start, All Programs, Toshiba Utilities and then click 
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The Toshiba Hotkey utility window appears.
Sample Toshiba Hotkey utility window
4Put a check mark next to the desired option. 
5Click OK.
TOSHIBA Console
The TOSHIBA Console provides quick access to computer 
functions and allows you to customize a range of computer 
settings.
You can normally access the TOSHIBA Console in two ways:
❖Press the TOSHIBA Console button located above the F9 
key on your keyboard.
❖Use the Start menu.
If you use the latter, do the following:
1Click Start, then click All Programs.
2Point to TOSHIBA Console, then click the resulting 
TOSHIBA Console selection.
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Sample TOSHIBA Console window
The TOSHIBA Console offers three categories of features:
❖Customize Your Computer
❖Network
❖Security
Customize Your Computer
The features available in this category are:
❖Power Management
(See “Power Management” on page 191.)
❖TOSHIBA Button Controls
(See “TOSHIBA Button Controls” on page 194.)
❖Mouse (properties)
❖Hotkey assignment
(See “Fn-esse” on page 184.)
❖Toshiba Hardware
(See “Toshiba Hardware Setup” on page 195.)