Toshiba Satellite C50b User Guide

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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”...