User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Portégé® M400 SeriesUser’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Selecting a place to work
- Setting up your computer
- Registering your computer with Toshiba
- Adding external devices
- Connecting to a power source
- Charging the main battery
- Using the computer for the first time
- Adding memory (optional)
- Connecting an external USB mouse
- Connecting an external USB keyboard
- Connecting a printer
- Connecting the modem
- Connecting to a network
- Using the TouchPad™
- Using the Cross-Functional button
- Using external display devices
- Turning off the computer
- Using your computer in tablet mode
- Caring for your computer
- Chapter 2: Learning the Basics
- Chapter 3: Mobile Computing
- Chapter 4: Exploring Your Computer’s Features
- Chapter 5: Toshiba Utilities
- Fn-esse
- Toshiba Hotkey utility
- TOSHIBA Assist
- Setting passwords
- PC Diagnostic Tool Utility
- HDD Protection Utility
- TOSHIBA Power Saver
- TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Card Format Utility
- Mouse Utility
- TOSHIBA Mobile Extension
- TOSHIBA Zooming Utility
- TOSHIBA Button Controls
- CD/DVD Drive Acoustic Silencer
- TOSHIBA Hardware Setup
- Tablet and Pen Settings
- Toshiba Rotation Utility
- Cross Menu Utility
- TOSHIBA Tablet Access Code Utility
- TOSHIBA SD™ Memory Boot Utility
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM)
- Fingerprint Authentication Utility
- Chapter 6: Keeping Your Files Safe
- Using passwords in the Windows ® operating system
- User-level passwords
- Setting a user-level password
- Disabling the user-level password
- Using the power-on (user-level) password
- Using the instant (user-level) password
- Using the HDD password
- Setting a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup
- Deleting or changing a hard disk drive user only password in System Setup
- Setting a hard disk drive master and user password in System Setup
- Changing the master and user passwords in System Setup
- Deleting the hard disk drive master and user passwords in the System Setup
- Using passwords in the Windows ® operating system
- Chapter 7: If Something Goes Wrong
- Problems that are easy to fix
- Problems when you turn on the computer
- The Windows ® operating system is not working
- Resolving a hardware conflict
- A plan of action
- Resolving hardware conflicts on your own
- Fixing a problem with Device Manager
- Power and the batteries
- Keyboard problems
- Display problems
- Disk drive problems
- CD-RW/DVD-ROM or multi-function drive problems
- Sound system problems
- PC Card problems
- Printer problems
- Modem problems
- Wireless networking problems
- DVD operating problems
- Develop good computing habits
- If you need further assistance
- Other Toshiba Internet Web sites
- Toshiba’s worldwide offices
- Appendix A: Hot Keys
- Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors
- Appendix C: Using ConfigFree™ with your Toshiba Computer
- Glossary
- Index
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Using ConfigFree™ with your Toshiba Computer
Getting Started
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❖ Profile Settings—The Profiles utility lets you switch
between network configurations. For more information,
see “Profile Settings” on page 271.
❖ ConfigFree SUMMIT—The ConfigFree SUMMIT utility
is used to connect with other ConfigFree users for file
sharing. For more information, see “ConfigFree
SUMMIT” on page 275.
ConfigFree also includes a screen saver that you can
customize by adding identifying text to devices. Click
Options on the Connectivity Doctor screen to access the
screen saver option.
Getting Started
This section contains information about the ConfigFree main
screen, and how to start and setup ConfigFree.
For more detailed information on setting up and using
ConfigFree, see the Help File included in the application.
Starting ConfigFree
To start ConfigFree, be sure the computer has a wired or
wireless connection. Then perform any of the following
steps:
❖ (Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP or 2000) Click the Start
button, and select All Programs, TOSHIBA,
Networking, ConfigFree.
❖ Double-click the ConfigFree icon on the taskbar.
❖ Press the TOSHIBA Assist button (if applicable to your
system) to open the TOSHIBA Assist, and then click the
ConfigFree icon.
❖ Click the ConfigFree icon on the taskbar, and then
click the desired utility.