Us in g yo u r c o m p u t e r fo r t h e firs t t im e
Be s ure to re a d the e nclos e d Ins truction Ma nua l for S a fe ty and Comfort for
informa tion on the safe a nd prope r us e of this compute r. It is inte nde d to
he lp you be more comfortable a nd productive while us ing a note book
computer. By following the re comme nda tions in it you ma y re duce your
chance of de veloping a painful or dis abling injury to your hand, a rms,
shoulde rs or ne ck.
This s ection provide s ba sic informa tion to s ta rt us ing your compute r. It
cove rs the following topics :
Conne cting the AC a da ptor
Ope ning the displa y
Turning on the powe r
Initial s e tup
Ge tting to know Windows
Us e a virus-check progra m a nd make s ure it is updated re gula rly.
Ne ver forma t s tora ge me dia without che cking its content - forma tting
de s troys a ll s tored data.
It is a good ide a to pe riodica lly ba ck up the inte rnal Ha rd Dis k Drive or
othe r ma in s torage de vice to e xte rna l media . Gene ra l s tora ge media is
not durable or s ta ble ove r long pe riods of time a nd unde r ce rta in
conditions ma y re s ult in da ta los s .
Be fore you ins ta ll a de vice or application, save a ny da ta in me mory to
the Ha rd Dis k Drive or othe r stora ge me dia . Failure to do so ma y
re sult in the los s of da ta .
C o n n e c t in g t h e AC a d a p t o r
Attach the AC a daptor whe n you ne e d to cha rge the ba tte ry or you wa nt to
ope rate from AC powe r. It is a ls o the fas te st wa y to ge t s ta rte d, beca us e
the ba tte ry pa ck will ne ed to be cha rge d be fore you can ope ra te from
ba tte ry powe r.
The AC a da ptor can a utomatica lly a djus t to a ny voltage ra nging from 100
to 240 volts a nd to a fre que ncy of e ithe r 50 or 60 he rtz, e na bling you to us e
this compute r in a lmos t a ny country/region. The a da ptor converts AC
powe r to DC powe r and reduce s the volta ge s upplie d to this compute r.
Alwa ys us e the TOS HIBA AC a da ptor tha t wa s include d with your
compute r, or use AC a da ptors s pe cifie d by TOSHIBA to a void a ny risk
of fire or othe r dama ge to the compute r. Us e of an incompa tible AC
a da ptor could ca us e fire or da ma ge to the computer possibly re s ulting
in s e rious injury. TOS HIBA a s s ume s no liability for a ny da ma ge
ca used by use of a n incompa tible a da ptor.
Use r's Ma nua l 2-3