Toshiba Satellite C55-A User Manual

Table of Contents
Chapter 1
TOSHIBA Legal, Regulatory and Safety
Copyright, Disclaimer and Trademarks .............................................. 1-1
Regulatory Information ......................................................................... 1-2
Video Standard Notice .......................................................................... 1-7
OpenSSL Toolkit License Issues ......................................................... 1-7
ENERGY STAR® Program .................................................................. 1-10
Disposing of the computer and the computer's batteries ............... 1-10
Optical disc drive safety instructions ............................................... 1-11
General Precautions ........................................................................... 1-12
Safety Icons ......................................................................................... 1-14
Chapter 2
Getting Started
Equipment checklist ............................................................................. 2-1
Conventions ........................................................................................... 2-1
Using your computer for the first time ................................................ 2-2
Turning off the power ............................................................................ 2-6
Chapter 3
The Grand Tour
Front with the display closed ............................................................... 3-1
Left side .................................................................................................. 3-2
Right side ............................................................................................... 3-3
Back ........................................................................................................ 3-5
Underside ............................................................................................... 3-6
Front with the display open .................................................................. 3-7
Internal Hardware Components ........................................................... 3-9
Power Condition Descriptions ........................................................... 3-13
Chapter 4
Operating Basics
Using the Touch Pad ............................................................................. 4-1
The Keyboard ......................................................................................... 4-1
Optical disc drives ................................................................................ 4-4
TOSHIBA VIDEO PLAYER ................................................................... 4-13
TOSHIBA Blu-ray Disc Player ............................................................ 4-15
3D Playback on an External 3D Device ............................................. 4-17
Battery .................................................................................................. 4-21
LAN ....................................................................................................... 4-27
Additional memory module ................................................................ 4-28
Memory media ..................................................................................... 4-33
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Toshiba Satellite C55-A Specifications

General

Form factor	Clamshell
Product type	Laptop
Product color	White
Bus type	DMI
Tjunction	105 °C
Processor cache	3 MB
Processor cores	2
Processor model	i3-3120M
System bus rate	5 GT/s
Processor family	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor series	Intel Core i3-3100 Mobile Series
Processor socket	-
Processor threads	4
Processor codename	Ivy Bridge
Processor frequency	2.5 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor front side bus	- MHz
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Processor operating modes	64-bit
ECC supported by processor	No
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)	25
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16
Internal memory	8 GB
Memory clock speed	1600 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	16 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)	2 x 4 GB
HDD speed	5400 RPM
HDD interface	SATA
Storage media	HDD
Optical drive type	DVD Super Multi DL
Card reader integrated	Yes
Total storage capacity	640 GB
Compatible memory cards	MicroSD (TransFlash), MiniSD, MMC, SD, SDHC, SDXC
Number of HDDs installed	1
Display diagonal	15.6 \
Display resolution	1366 x 768 pixels
Native aspect ratio	16:9
On-board graphics card ID	0x166
Discrete graphics card model	Not available
On-board graphics card model	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
On-board graphics card family	Intel® HD Graphics
On-board graphics card memory	1.792 GB
On-board graphics card base frequency	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)	1100 MHz
Audio system	Realtek ALC269Q-VB5-GR
Front camera resolution (numeric)	0.9 MP
Wi-Fi standards	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth version	4.0
Ethernet LAN data rates	100 Mbit/s
Charging port type	DC-in jack
USB 2.0 ports quantity	USB 2.0 ports have a data transmission speed of 480 Mbps, and are backwards compatible with USB 1.1 ports. You can connect all kinds of peripheral devices to them.
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
Pointing device	Touchpad
Processor ARK ID	71465
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 (rPGA988B); 31 x 24 (BGA1023) mm
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00
Battery life (max)	3.5 h
Cable lock slot type	Kensington
Password protection type	HDD, Supervisor, User

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	242 mm
Width	380 mm
Weight	2300 g
Height (rear)	33.35 mm
Height (front)	30.8 mm