User’s Manual
3-3
Hardware, Utilities and Options
Disks
Legal Footnote (Battery Life)
For more information regarding Battery Life, please refer to the Legal
Footnotes section in Appendix F.
RTC battery
The internal RTC battery backs up the Real Time
Clock (RTC) and calendar.
AC adaptor
The AC adaptor provides power to the system
and recharges the batteries when they are low. It
comes with a detachable power cord which will
either have a 2-pin or 3-pin plug enclosure.
As the AC adaptor is universal, it can receive a
range of AC voltages from 100 to 240 volts,
however you should note that the output current
varies among different models. Using the wrong
adaptor can damage your computer. Refer to the
section in Chapter 2, The Grand
Tour.
Hard disk drive or
Solid state drive
The size of the hard disk drive varies depending
on the model.
To check which type of HDD is included in your
model, open the TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool
Utility by clicking
Start -> All Programs ->
TOSHIBA -> Utilities -> PC Diagnostic Tool
.
Please note that part of the hard disk's overall
capacity is reserved as administration space.
Additional HDD drive sizes may be introduced.
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In this manual, the word "HDD" or "Hard disk drive" also refers to the
SSD unless otherwise stated.
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SSD is a large-capacity storage media which uses Solid-State Memory
in place of a magnetic disk of the hard disk.
Under certain unusual conditions of prolonged non-use and/or exposure to
high temperatures, the SSD may be vulnerable to data retention errors.
Legal Footnote (Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity)
For more information regarding Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity, please
refer to the Legal Footnotes section in Appendix F.
