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A85-S1072 Satellite A85 Rev. 1.10 2005-06-09 CBB CB1.0 

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Satellite A85

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Model Name 

Description 

Part Number 

UPC Code 

A85-S1072 

Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Intel® Celeron® M Processor 360J, 256MB, 40GB (5400 
RPM), DVD-ROM/CD-RW, 15” TruBrite™ XGA,  ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® 9000, 802.11b/g, 
TV-Out, 1-year Limited Warranty 

PSA82U-00R00R 032017366282 

System Characteristics

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Operating System

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Microsoft® Windows® XP Home 

Processor

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Intel Celeron® M Processor 360J [1.40GHz, 1MB L2, 400MHz 
FSB] 

Chipset 

 

ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® 9000 Chipset 

Memory

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Configured with 256MB SDRAM 

 

256MB (Min)/1280MB (Max), 256MB on-board memory with 1 
available memory slot for 256MB, 512MB, or 1024MB PC2700 
DDR 333MHz SDRAM 2.5V SODIMM memory modules 

Mass Storage 

Hard Disk Drive:

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40GB (5400 RPM); Enhanced IDE (ATA-6) hard disk drive; 
9.5mm height; user removable 

Optical Disk Drive: 

 

Fixed Bay DVD-ROM/CD-RW, 5,25” EIDE, 12.7mm height. 

Maximum Speed

CD-ROM (24x:read), DVD-ROM (8x:read), CD-R (24x:write), 
CD-RW (24x:write) 

Compatibility

DVD-R (read), DVD-RW (read), DVD-RAM (read) 

Display:

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15.0” diagonal TruBrite™ TFT active-matrix LCD display at 
1024x768 native resolution (XGA) 

 Brightness 

Control 

Graphics

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ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® 9000 IGP with 64MB DDR shared 
graphics, user adjustable to 128MB 

Sound 

 

Realtek ALC250 Software Sound 

 

16-bit stereo; Built-in stereo speakers 

 

3D Sound Support, Direct 3D Sound; DirectSound, Direct Music, 
MIDI (playback) Support 

 

Sound Volume Control Dial 

Input Devices 

 Keyboard 

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85 key US keyboard, 2.7mm key stroke, 6mm keyboard 
height, 19.05mm key pitch 

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Hot Key Functions (FN); please see electronic User’s Guide 
for more information 

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Windows Key Function 

o

 Application 

Key 

Function 

 Pointing 

Device: 

o

 TouchPad™ 

 

Expandability 

 

1 main memory slot 

 

1 PC Card slot support 1 Type II, PCMCIA R2.01, PC Card16, 
CardBus 

Communications 

 Integrated 

V.92 

modem

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 10/100 

Base-TX 

Ethernet 

 Atheros® 

802.11b/g 

wireless-LAN

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Ports 

 RGB 

(monitor) 

port 

 TV-out 

(S-Video) 

 

3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports (v2.0) 

 

External Microphone jack 

 Headphone 

jack 

 

RJ-45 LAN port 

 

RJ-11 modem port  

Physical Description 

 Dimensions 

(WxDxH 

Front/H 

Rear): 13.3'' (338mm) x 11.0'' 

(279.7mm) x 1.16'' (29.4mm)[F]/1.45'' (36.9mm)[R] without feet 

 Weight

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: Starting at 6.5 lbs. (2.96kg) depending upon 

configuration 

 

Indicators:  DC-In, Power, Battery, Hard Drive, CD-DVD ROM 
Access, Caps Lock, Arrow Lock, Numeric Lock, Main Battery 
Charging Status, Sleep Suspend Mode, Wireless 

Power Supply 

 

65W (19V 3.42A) Auto sensing external AC Adapter, 100-240V / 
50-60Hz frequency (Universal) input. 

 

Weight: starting at 0.67 lbs (305g) 

 Dimensions 

(WxDxH): 4.25'' (108mm) x 1.85'' (47mm) x 1.34'' 

(34mm) 

Battery

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4-cell (2000mAh) rechargeable, removable Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) 
battery pack 

 

Weight: starting at 0.6 lbs (270g) 

 Dimensions 

(WxDxH): 8.15'' (207mm) x 2.13'' (54mm) x 0.87'' 

(22mm) 

 

Battery Life: Up to 1:30 (hours:minutes) (4-cell battery)

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 Recharge 

Time 

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Main Battery Off/On – up to 4.0 hrs/up to 12.0 hrs 

Security 

 Physical 

Security 

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Slot for cable lock;  

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Memory (protected by a screw) 

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Battery pack (protected by a sliding latch) 

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Hard disk drive (protected by a screw) 

 Software 

Security 

o

 

Passwords: User Power-on password, Supervisor Password, 
Hard Disk Drive password 

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Software: Screen Blank (by Hotkey), Screen Saver (by 
software). 

BIOS 

 

ACPI v1.0b, PNP v1.0a, VESA v3.0, DPMS, DDC, SM BIOS 
v2.34, PCI BIOS v2.2 support 

Software

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Toshiba Software and Utilities 

 Toshiba 

ConfigFree™ 

 Toshiba 

Custom 

Utilities 

 

Toshiba Notebook Maximizer 

 

Electronic User’s Guide 

Third-party Software 

 Microsoft® 

Works™ 

 

Microsoft® Office™ OneNote™ 

 

Software Decoder: Intervideo® (WinDVD™ 5) 

 

Sonic® Solutions Drive Letter Access (DLA) 

 

Sonic® Solutions RecordNow! Basic 

 

McAfee® VirusScan™ (Full 1-year subscription) 

 Adobe® 

Acrobat® 

 Arcsoft® 

Showbiz™ 

 

Computer Associates eTrust EZ Firewall™ 

 

Windows Media Player 10 with Napster plug-in 

 

Intuit® Quicken® 2005 

 

Google ToolBar (30-day trial) 

 

AOL® Internet Service (3-months free)

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Environmental Specifications 

 

Operating 

Non-Operating 

Temperature

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5

°

 to 35

°

 C  

-20

°

 to 65

°

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