User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Portégé® M400/M405 Series User’s Guide
- Contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Selecting a place to work
- Setting up your computer
- Registering your computer with Toshiba
- Setting up other devices
- Connecting to a power source
- Charging the main battery
- Using the computer for the first time
- Adding memory (optional)
- Using the TouchPad™
- Using external display devices
- Using an external keyboard
- Using a mouse
- Connecting a printer
- Connecting an optional external diskette drive
- 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
- Appendix A: Hot Keys
- Appendix B: Power Cord/Cable Connectors
- Appendix C: Using ConfigFree™ with your Toshiba Computer
- Glossary
- Index
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Mobile Computing
Monitoring main battery power
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2 Click the Setup Action tab.
3 Configure the Alarm settings to suit your needs.
Conserving battery power
How long a fully charged battery pack lasts when you are
using the computer depends on a number of factors, such as:
❖ How the computer is configured
❖ How much you use the hard disk, Optical drive, diskette
drives, or other optional devices
❖ Where you are working, since operating time decreases at
low temperatures
There are various ways in which you can conserve power and
extend the operating time of your battery:
❖ Enable Standby or Hibernation, which saves power when
you turn off the computer and turn it back on again
❖ Use Toshiba’s power-saving options
These power-saving options control the way in which the
computer is configured. By using them, you can greatly
increase the length of time you can use the computer before
you need to recharge the battery.
Toshiba has combined these options into preset Power
Profiles. Using one of these profiles lets you choose between
maximum power savings and peak system performance. You
may also set individual power-saving options to suit your own
needs.
The following sections describe how to choose a Power
Profile and discuss each power-saving option.