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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Getting Started
Using the Cross-Functional button
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9 Close the Control Panel window.
You can also use a hot key to disable or enable the TouchPad.
See, “Disabling or enabling the TouchPad” on page 257.
Using the Cross-Functional button
The Cross-Functional button is located on the front of the
display (the second left-most button at bottom left). You can
use it to move the cursor as well as make selections by
pressing it.
While in Primary Landscape mode, you can use Fn + Spacebar
to change the screen resolution. For more information, see
“Display modes” on page 256.
Using external display devices
Your computer comes with a built-in LCD display, but you
can easily attach an external monitor to your computer if you
need a larger screen. To do this:
1 Connect the monitor’s video cable to the RGB (monitor)
port on the back of the computer.
2 Connect the monitor’s power cord/cable to a live
electrical outlet.
3 Turn on the external monitor.
4 Set the display mode by pressing
Fn + F5, or by setting the
Display Properties settings. For more information, see
“Directing the display output when you turn on the
computer” on page 61.
Directing the display output when you turn on the computer
Once you have connected an external display device, you can
choose to use the internal display only, the external device
only, or both simultaneously.
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