Toshiba Satellite A30 Series - Page 21

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Chapter 2 The Grand Tour........................................................2-1
Front with the display closed ...............................................................2-1
Left side..................................................................................................2-3
Right side ...............................................................................................2-4
Back side ...............................................................................................2-5
Underside...............................................................................................2-6
Front with the display open..................................................................2-7
Indicators ...............................................................................................2-9
Drives ...................................................................................................2-11
3 ½" diskette drive...........................................................................2-11
Optical Media drive..........................................................................2-12
AC adaptor...........................................................................................2-13
Chapter 3 Getting Started ........................................................3-1
Setting up your work space .................................................................3-1
General conditions.............................................................................3-2
Placement of computer .....................................................................3-2
Seating and posture ..........................................................................3-3
Lighting..............................................................................................3-3
Work habits .......................................................................................3-4
Connecting the AC adaptor..................................................................3-5
Opening the display ..............................................................................3-6
Turning on the power............................................................................3-7
Starting up for the first time .................................................................3-7
Turning off the power ...........................................................................3-8
Shut Down mode (Boot mode) ..........................................................3-8
Hibernation mode ..............................................................................3-8
Standby mode .................................................................................3-10
Restarting the computer.....................................................................3-12
Restoring the preinstalled software from the Product Recovery
CD-ROM or DVD-ROM........................................................................3-12
Chapter 4 Operating Basics.....................................................4-1
Using the Touch pad.............................................................................4-1
Using optical media drives ...................................................................4-3
Safety Precautions ............................................................................4-3
Loading compact discs .....................................................................4-4
Removing compact discs ..................................................................4-7
CD/Digital Mode button.....................................................................4-8
CD/DVD/Audio control buttons .........................................................4-8
Writing DVD/CDs ...................................................................................4-9
Before writing ....................................................................................4-9
When writing or rewriting.................................................................4-10