Toshiba Satellite 1410 1415 Manual

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Memory module problems 
CAUTION: Static electricity can damage the memory module. 
Before you handle the module, touch a grounded metal surface to 
discharge any static electricity you may have built up.
To avoid damaging the memory module, be careful not to touch its 
gold connector bar (on the side you insert into the computer).
Incorrectly connected or faulty memory modules may cause 
errors that seem to be...

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Power and the batteries 
Your computer receives its power through the AC adapter and 
power cable or from the system batteries (main battery and 
real-time clock (RTC) battery). Power problems are 
interrelated. For example, a faulty AC adapter or power cable 
will neither power the computer nor recharge the batteries.
Here are some typical problems and how to solve them:
The AC power light does not come on when you plug in...

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The battery appears not to power the computer for as 
long as it usually does.
If you frequently recharge a partially charged battery, it may 
not charge fully. Let the battery discharge completely, then 
try charging it again.
Check the power options using the Power Management 
utility. Have you added a device, such as a PC Card or 
memory module, that takes its power from the battery? Is 
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Display problems 
Here are some typical display problems and their solutions:
The display is blank.
Display Auto Off may have gone into effect. Press any key to 
activate the screen.
You may have activated the instant password feature by 
pressing 
FnandF1 simultaneously. If you have registered a 
password, press the 
Enter key, type the password and press Enter. 
If no password is registered, press 
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❖Make sure the display choice is not set for the built-in 
screen only.
The screen does not look right.
You can change the display settings by clicking a blank area 
of the desktop with the secondary control button, then 
clicking Properties. This displays the Display Properties 
window. The Appearance tab of this window allows you to 
choose the colors for the screen. The Settings tab allows you 
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The display mode is set to Simultaneous and the external 
display device does not work.
Make sure the external monitor is capable of displaying at 
resolutions of 800 x 600 or higher. Devices that do not 
support this resolution will only work on your computer 
display.
Disk drive problems 
Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually 
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❖Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
6Click Start.
Error-checking runs the test.
Your hard disk seems very slow.
If you have been using your computer for some time, your 
files may have become fragmented. Run Disk Defragmenter. 
To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to 
Accessories and System To o l s, and click Disk 
Defragmenter.
Your data files are damaged or corrupted.
Refer to your software...

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The computer displays the Non-system disk or disk error 
message.
If you are starting the computer from a diskette, the diskette 
in the drive does not have the files necessary to start the 
computer. Replace it with a bootable diskette.
The drive cannot read a diskette.
Try another diskette. If you can access the second diskette, 
the first diskette (not the drive) is probably causing the 
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manual eject button. This button is in the small hole next to 
the disc eject button on the right side of the computer.
Some discs run correctly, but others do not.
If the problem is with an application CD-ROM, refer to the 
software’s documentation and check that the hardware 
configuration meets the program’s needs.
The color of the materials used to make the disc can affect its 
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these devices to work together, several sections in this chapter 
may apply.
Resource conflicts can cause problems when using PC Cards. 
See “Resolving a hardware conflict” on page 207.
Card Information Structure
When you insert a PC Card into a slot, the computer attempts 
to determine the type of card and the resources it requires by 
reading its Card Information Structure (CIS). Sometimes the 
CIS contains enough...