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If Something Goes Wrong
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6
See
“Checking device properties” on page 169
for instructions
on using Device Manager to view the optical drive properties.
7
Check the Toshiba Web site for new information on optical
drives and their operation.
A blank screen appears while watching a DVD-ROM movie
or title.
Change the setting for when to turn off the display using the
following steps:
1
Click
Start
,
Control Panel
,
System and Security
, and then
Power Options
.
2
Click
Choose when to turn off the display
in the left pane.
3
To turn off the display, select
Never
in the drop-down lists.
4
Click
Save changes
.
The screen saver runs while you are watching a movie or title.
If the screen saver is enabled, it runs on top of any movie or title
you are watching. To disable the screen saver:
1
Right-click on the desktop and click
Personalize
in the menu.
2
Click
Screen Saver
in the lower-right corner of the window.
3
Select
None
from the
Screen saver
drop-down list.
4
Click
OK
.
Develop good computing habits
Save your work frequently.
You can never predict when your computer will lock, forcing you to
close a program and lose unsaved changes. Many software
programs build in an automatic backup, but you should not rely
solely on this feature. Save your work! See
for instructions.
On a regular basis, back up the information stored on your
internal storage drive.
Use Windows
®
to back up files, or the entire computer, to an optical
disc, or external hard disk. Here are some ways you can do this:
❖
Use the Windows
®
operating system to back up files or your
entire computer to an optical disc, or external hard disk.
❖
Copy files to a rewritable external storage device.
❖
Connect your computer to the office network and copy files to
your network partition.
