User’s Manual 10-3
Troubleshooting
■ Do you hear any beeps, if so how many, are they long or short and are 
they high pitched or low pitched? In addition, is the computer making 
any unusual noises? Write down what you hear.
Record your observations so you can describe them in detail to your 
reseller, dealer or service provider.
Hardware and system checklist
This section discusses problems caused by your computer’s hardware or 
attached peripherals. Basic problems may occur in the following areas:
Software The problems may be caused by your software or disk. If you 
cannot load a software package, the media may be damaged 
or the program might be corrupted - in these instances try 
loading another copy of the software if possible.
If an error message appears while you are using a software 
package you should refer to the documentation supplied with 
it as this will usually include a problem solving section or a 
summary of error messages.
Next, you should check any error messages against the 
operating system documentation.
Hardware If you cannot find a software problem, you should then check 
the setup and configuration of your hardware. First run 
through the items in the preliminary checklist as described 
previously then, if you still cannot correct the problem, try to 
identify the source - the next section provides checklists for 
individual components and peripherals.
Before using a peripheral device or application software that is not an 
authorized Toshiba part or product, make sure the device or software can 
be used with your computer. Use of incompatible devices may cause injury 
or may damage your computer.
■ System start-up
■ Self test
■ Power 
■ Password
■ Keyboard
■ Internal display panel
■ Hard disk drive
■ USB floppy diskette drive
■ ExpressCard
■ SD/SDHC memory card, 
miniSD/microSD Card
■ Memory Stick/Memory Stick 
Duo/Memory Stick PRO/Memory 
Stick PRO Duo
■ xD picture card
■ MultiMediaCard
■ Infrared receiver window
■ Pointing device
■ Fingerprint Sensor
■ USB device
■ eSATA device
■ Additional memory module
■ Sound system
■ Volume control dial
■ External monitor
■ Modem
■ LAN
■ Wireless LAN
■ Bluetooth
■ HDMI monitor output function
■ i.LINK (IEEE1394) device
■ Video Playback
■ Recovery Discs
■ FM tuner