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to the use of the information contained herein.

TOSHIBA M9 Portable Personal Computer User’s Manual

First edition April 2007

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This manual has been validated and reviewed for accuracy. The instructions

and descriptions it contains are accurate for the TOSHIBA M9 Portable

Personal 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.

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EU Declaration of Conformity

TOSHIBA declares, that this product conforms to the following Standards:

This product is carrying the CE-Mark in accordance with the related

European Directives. The party responsible for CE-Marking is TOSHIBA

Europe GmbH, Hammfelddamm 8, 41460 Neuss, Germany.

The complete and official EU Declaration of Conformity can be found on

TOSHIBA’s web site http://epps.toshiba-teg.com on the Internet.

Modem warning notice

Conformity Statement

The equipment has been approved to [Commission Decision “CTR21”] for

pan-European single terminal connection to the Public Switched Telephone

Network (PSTN).

However, due to differences between the individual PSTNs provided in

different countries/regions the approval does not, of itself, give an

unconditional assurance of successful operation on every PSTN network

termination point.

In the event of problems, you should contact your equipment supplier in the

first instance.

Network Compatibility Statement

This product is designed to work with, and is compatible with the following

networks. It has been tested to and found to conform with the additional

requirements conditional in EG 201 121.

Specific switch settings or software setup are required for each network,

please refer to the relevant sections of the user guide for more details.

The hookflash (timed break register recall) function is subject to separate

national type approvals. It has not been tested for conformity to national

type regulations, and no guarantee of successful operation of that specific

function on specific national networks can be given.

Supplementary

Information: “The product complies with the requirements of the

Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, the EMC Directive

89/336/EEC and/or the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC.”

Germany ATAAB AN005,AN006,AN007,AN009,AN010

and DE03,04,05,08,09,12,14,17

Greece ATAAB AN005,AN006 and GR01,02,03,04

Portugal ATAAB AN001,005,006,007,011 and

P03,04,08,10

Spain ATAAB AN005,007,012, and ES01

Switzerland ATAAB AN002

All other countries/regions ATAAB AN003,004

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Following information is only for EU-member states:

Description on Laser specification

The optical disc drive such as DVD Super Multi drive that is used in this

computer is equipped with laser. The classification label with the following

sentence is affixed to the surface of the drive.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

LASER KLASSE 1

LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE

APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1

KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

The drive with the above label is certified by the manufacturer that the drive

complies with the requirement for laser product on the date of

manufacturing pursuant to article 21 of Code of Federal Regulations by the

United States of America, Department of Health & Human Services, Food

and Drug Administration.

In other countries, the drive is certified to comply with the requirement

pursuant to IEC 60825-1 and EN 60825-1 on class 1 laser product.

This computer is equipped with the optical disc drive in the following list

according to the model.

The use of the symbol indicates that this product may not be treated as

household waste. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will

help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and

human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste

handling of this product. For more detailed information about recycling of

this product, please contact your local city office, your household waste

disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

This symbol may not stick depending on the country and region where you

purchased.

Manufacturer Type

Panasonic UJ-852

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Table of Contents

Preface

General Precautions

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Equipment checklist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

System Recovery Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

Chapter 2 The Grand Tour

Front with the display closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Left side. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Right side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

Back. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

Underside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

Front with the display open. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Optical disc drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-13

AC adaptor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-15

Chapter 3 Hardware, Utilities and Options

Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

Special features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-5

TOSHIBA Value Added Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

Utilities and Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

Optional devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-12

Optional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36

Chapter 4 Operating Basics

TOSHIBA Dual Pointing Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

Using the Fingerprint Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

Changing Ultra Slim Bay modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

Using optical disc drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-12

Writing CD/DVDs on DVD Super Multi drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-16

Media care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

Sound System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

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Modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-26

Wireless communications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-29

LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-33

Computer Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-35

Using the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-36

Heat dispersal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-38

Chapter 5 The Keyboard

Typewriter keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1

Function keys: F1 … F12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2

Soft keys: Fn key combinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-2

Hot keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-3

Windows special keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-5

Keypad overlay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6

Generating ASCII characters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7

Chapter 6 Power and Power-Up Modes

Power conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1

Monitoring of power condition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-2

Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-3

TOSHIBA Password Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-10

Power-up modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-13

Panel power on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-13

System Auto Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-13

Chapter 7 HW Setup & BIOS Setup

Accessing HW Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1

HW Setup window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-1

BIOS Setup Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-7

Chapter 8 Troubleshooting

Problem solving process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-1

Hardware and system checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-3

TOSHIBA support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-21

Appendix A Specifications

Physical Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Appendix B Display Controller and Video mode

Display controller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Video mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

Appendix C Wireless LAN

Card Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

Radio Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

Supported Frequency Sub-bands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-2

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Appendix D AC Power Cord and Connectors

Appendix E Intel®Matrix Storage Manager

Manually Setting up Windows (Windows Vista™). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

Manually Setting up Windows Manually (Windows XP) . . . . . . . . . . E-2

How to install Intel®Matrix Storage Manager on Windows XP or

Windows Vista™. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3

Appendix F Legal Footnotes

Appendix G If your computer is stolen

Glossary

Index

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