Toshiba A3X manual

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Three things make T oshiba Corporation unique amongst the world’ s major computer companies: W e have an unusually wide range of skills in areas ranging from power generation to r obotics. W e make a significant annual commitment to R&D. W e have a strong focus on mobile computing technology . These factors have helped make T oshiba the worl[...]

3 Some notable achievements in ar eas other than Notebooks. T oshiba has a broad range of inter ests. What unites them is an emphasis on advanced technology , and a concern with providing people with essential services and the tools they need to get more out of life. T oshiba has a medical equipment division that leads the world. T ake the new Aqui[...]

If you think you have a tough day , try working in space. Satellites in orbit experience temperatures of over 100 degrees Celsius when they’re in dir ect sunlight, and then plunge to minus 170 when they move into the Earth’ s shadow . This is a high stress environment. No wonder things can go wrong - and no wonder reliability is so important. T[...]

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR... A Notebook that lets you work with a pen? An ultra-portable Notebook? Go to page 21 Full size T ablet Ultra-portable T ablet Go to page 19 Go to page 21 Go to page 18 Fully featured ultra-portable Thinnest and lightest ultra-portable Compact ultra-portable Go to page 19 A desktop replacement? For a small or mid-size business [...]

Cooking up new ways to handle heat. Bringing new batteries to life. Shrinking components to fit. Reliability that’ s built in, not bolted on. Designing and building Notebooks is a complex exercise. It r equires innovation on many fronts, and a careful balance between competing priorities. This section outlines some of the key challenges, and int[...]

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Crumple Zones A si mp le id ea to r ed uc e the im pa ct of imp ac ts . W e’v e le ft a ga p of 2 to 6mm be tw ee n th e edg e of eac h ci r cu it boa r d an d th e in si de of th e ca si ng . In ef fec t, th is cr ea te s a cru mpl e- zo ne th at hel ps to pr ote ct the mot her bo ar d in t he eve nt of im pa ct s s ev er e en ou gh to def orm t[...]

9 T oshiba’ s Notebook testing pr ocess - just like r eal life, only tougher . Each new Notebook design is subjected to an assault course of tests to make sure it can handle the r ough-and tumble of life in the office and on the road. Hinge Durability T est Thi s devic e open s and clo ses the Not eboo k’ s lid thous ands of time to sim ulat e[...]

EasyGuar d ™ Connect and Optimise: how to stay cool, calm and connected. EasyGuard ™ includes a range of useful utilities that are designed to help you connect to wired and wireless networks, solve connection pr oblems, and optimise your Notebook for performance, battery life or other outcomes. The end result – increased pr oductivity and rel[...]

11 OPTIMISE PC Diag nost ics One touch of a butto n and the Diagno stic s win dow appea rs. It’ ll wa lk y ou th ro ugh a pro cess whi ch wi ll h elp you qu ickl y ide ntif y and dia gnos e pro blem s. Thi s saves a lot of time and tr oub le, and makes it easy for non- tech nica l users to give IT sup port staf f the inf ormati on they need to so[...]

12 The Fingerprint Scanner Imagine a small scanner built into the keyboard of a Notebook. Skim your fingertip acr oss it and the scanner reads the sub-surface pattern (no worries about cuts and calluses). Then it checks your print against the stored scan and gives you access to your Notebook. It’ s simple. It’ s very secure. And it can replace[...]

Wha t size are you? Size isn’ t ever y thing. But if you’ re looking for a s maller Noteb ook, or if you want o ne with a ver y large screen, this char t will help y ou home in on the right models. What are you inter ested in? The char t shows t wo k ey parameters to help you navigate to the right model or range. The vert ical ax is. This maps [...]

14 Desktop r eplacements for every business (and every budget). The Satellite Pro P series is designed for power -hungry professionals who are working with graphics, images, video or CAD and want a multimedia powerhouse to crunch through the numbers and display their work in exquisite detail on a spectacular 17” high-resolution widescr een. Featu[...]

A fe atur e-pack ed 15 ” en try-l evel desk top- rep lace ment at a very af for dabl e pr ice. The A3X’ s rang e of pr oces sor a nd s cre en opti ons enabl es b udget -con sciou s bu sines ses to mi nimi se upfr ont co sts witho ut c ompr omi sing on q ualit y or re liabi lity . Feat ure s incl ude: Choice of Mo bile I ntel® Pentiu m® M P ro[...]

Desktop r eplacements that will help keep fleets afloat. T oshiba’ s T ecra M and T ecra S series have been developed specifically for businesses deploying fleets of all sizes, fr om those with dozens of Notebooks to those with thousands. W e’ve focused on building in features that minimise the T otal Cost of Ownership and maximise your ret[...]

Features include: T oshiba RAID 1*support – mirror your hard disk drive or secondary internal HDD and protect yourself against data corruption or loss. This feature makes the T ecra S3 suitable for mission critical applications. T os hib a EasyGuar d™ Secure technologies – the high security fingerprint reader prevents unauthorised system acc[...]

18 T ravel light. V ery light. Or very , very light. T oshiba’ s ultra-portables. T oshiba’ s ultra-portable Notebooks are designed for life in the air , the briefcase and the handbag. They’re engineering marvels, featuring numer ous leading edge technologies that minimise size and compress as much performance and capability into the smallest[...]

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20 Notebooks that help you collect your thoughts. T oshiba’ s T ablets. T ab let s re pr ese nt the fut ur e of Not ebo ok com put in g. The log ic be hin d the conc ep t a nd the im pli ca tio ns for pe rso na l a nd flee t pr oduc ti vit y a r e c om pel lin g. Ou r curr ent ra ng e cons ist s of fou rth gene rat ion devi ces that ha ve cu t t[...]

T ec r a M 4 T h e l i g h t w e i g h t T a b l et t ha t c o n v e r t s in t o a h e a v y w e i g h t N o te b o o k . P o r t é gé M 4 0 0 . Th e P or té gé M4 00 is a hi gh pe rf orm an ce , u lt ra -p or ta bl e t ab le t – bu t i t’ s n o l ig ht we ig ht . Wit hin it s sl im , to uch -o ve r -2 kg bod y you ’l l al so find a fu [...]

22 23 When you spend around A$4 billion a year on R&D (approximately six times the CSIRO’ s annual budget) you tend to come up with a lot of new ideas. In fact, we earned over 1,250 patents in the USA alone in 2005 (and over 1,300 the year before) - the ninth highest of any company in the world. T hi s ri ve r of id ea s i s wh a t dr iv es t[...]

22 23 H al f N ot eb oo k, h al f n ot ep ad , t wi ce as h an dy . It look s li ke a norma l No tebo ok. But the scr een ca n be det ache d so you can wal k ar oun d wi th i t an d ta ke n otes , wr ite mem os, chec k yo ur e -mai l or go to a mee ting . T his re liev es y ou o f th e bu rde n of a ke yboa rd whe n yo u wa nt t o wa nder , but let[...]

24 25 T oshiba’ s commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility . T o sh ib a ha s ma de a g lo ba l co mm it me nt t o co rp or ate s oc ia l r es po ns i bi l it y . If you ’d li ke mor e in fo rm at io n, pl ea se t ak e a l oo k at o ur Co rp or at e So ci al R es p on s ib i li t y R ep or t 2 00 5. It ’ s a c om pr eh en si ve 68 -p ag [...]

24 25 First, we build the best possible Notebooks. Then we back them up with the best possible support. T echnical services on the Web Fo r qu ick and eas y sel f- he lp tip s an d ad vi ce , vi si t th e su pp or t se ct io n of T o shi ba ’ s we bs it e at w w w.isd .tos hib a.co m. au or ( NZ ) w w w.tosh ib a.co.n z. Y ou’l l find the late[...]

T oshiba Infor mation Systems Division - Australia’ s market leader in mobile computing. Cus to mer s i n Au st r alia an d New Zealan d have b oug ht over 1 .7 million T oshi ba Noteb oo ks sinc e we so ld our firs t in 1 985 (the same year we i ntr odu ced the worl d’ s firs t indus t r y s ta ndar d Note bo ok ). T os hiba Au s tr alia P t[...]