TOSHIBA R850/R840/R830 User's Manual

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User's Manual

R850/R840/R830

Table of Contents

Preface
General Precautions

Chapter 1 Getting Started
Equipment checklist ..... 1-1
Getting Started ..... 1-2

Chapter 2 The Grand Tour
The Grand Tour for R850 ..... 2-1
The Grand Tour for R840 ..... 2-12
The Grand Tour for R830 ..... 2-23
Internal Hardware Components ..... 2-34

Chapter 3 Operating Basics
TOSHIBA Dual Pointing Device ..... 3-1
The Keyboard ..... 3-2
Using the Fingerprint Sensor ..... 3-8
Optical disc drives ..... 3-15
TOSHIBA VIDEO PLAYER ..... 3-23
Wireless communications ..... 3-25
LAN ..... 3-29
Optional devices ..... 3-31
ExpressCard ..... 3-31
Smart Card ..... 3-32
Memory media slot ..... 3-34
Memory media ..... 3-34
Media care ..... 3-35
Inserting a memory media ..... 3-36
Removing a memory media ..... 3-37
Additional memory module ..... 3-38
External monitor ..... 3-42
HDMI ..... 3-43
DisplayPort ..... 3-46
eSATA (External Serial ATA) devices ..... 3-46
TOSHIBA Hi-Speed Port Replicator II ..... 3-48
Security lock ..... 3-48
Optional TOSHIBA Accessories ..... 3-49
Sound System ..... 3-49

Video mode ..... 3-51
Computer Handling ..... 3-51
Heat dispersal ..... 3-52

Utilities & Advanced Usage
Utilities and Applications ..... 4-1
Special features ..... 4-6
Using the TOSHIBA Sleep Utility ..... 4-8
Using the TOSHIBA Face Recognition ..... 4-10
TOSHIBA Password Utility ..... 4-14
HW Setup ..... 4-16
TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor ..... 4-21
Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection ..... 4-23
TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties ..... 4-23
System Recovery ..... 4-25
Triple/Quad Multi Monitor ..... 4-28

Power and Power-Up Modes
Power conditions ..... 5-1
Monitoring of power condition ..... 5-2
Battery ..... 5-3
Power-up modes ..... 5-10
Panel power on/off ..... 5-11
System automatic Sleep/Hibernation ..... 5-11

Troubleshooting
Problem solving process ..... 6-1
Hardware and system checklist ..... 6-4
TOSHIBA support ..... 6-18

Specifications
AC Power Cord and Connectors

Legal Footnotes
Information for Wireless Devices

Index

Copyright

© 2011 by TOSHIBA Corporation. All rights reserved. Under the copyright laws, this manual cannot be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission of TOSHIBA. No patent liability is assumed, with respect to the use of the information contained herein.

First edition Feb. 2011

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Disclaimer

This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The instructions and descriptions it contains are accurate for your computer at the time of this manual's production. However, succeeding computers and manuals are subject to change without notice. TOSHIBA assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly from errors, omissions or discrepancies between the computer and the manual.

Trademarks

Intel, Intel SpeedStep, Intel Core and Centrino are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, PowerPlay, Vari-Bright and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

Windows, Microsoft and Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

Bluetooth is a trademark owned by its proprietor and used by TOSHIBA under license.

HDMI, the HDMI logo and High-Definition Multimedia Interface are trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing LLC.

DisplayPort and the DisplayPort logo are trademarks of Video Electronics Standards Association.

ConfigFree is a trademark of TOSHIBA Corporation.

TouchPad is a trademark of Synaptics, Inc.

Wi-Fi is a registered trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Secure Digital and SD are trademarks of SD Card Association.

Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick PRO, Memory Stick PRO Duo and Memory Stick Micro are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

xD-Picture Card is a trademark of FUJIFILM Corporation.

ExpressCard is a trademark of PCMCIA.

MultiMediaCard and MMC are trademarks of MultiMediaCard Association.

Atheros is a registered trademark or Atheros Communication, Inc.

Realtek is a registered trademark or Realtek Semiconductor Corporation.

Other trademarks and registered trademarks not listed above may be used in this manual.

FCC information

FCC notice "Declaration of Conformity Information"

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

Consult