Utilities and Application. Toshiba USB 3471, Satellite A100 Series

Introduction

Utilities and Application

This section describes preinstalled utilities and tells how to start them. For details on operations, refer to each utility’s online manual, help files or readme.txt files.

TOSHIBA Assist TOSHIBA Assist is a graphical user interface that provides easy access to help and services.

HW Setup

DVD Video Player

TOSHIBA

Disc Creator

TOSHIBA

DVD-RAM Utility

To start the utility, click , point to All

Programs, click TOSHIBA, click Utilities, and select HWSetup icon.

The DVD Video Player is used to play DVD-Video.

It has an on-screen interface and functions. Click

, point to All Programs, point to InterVideo

WinDVD, then click InterVideo WinDVD.

You can create CD/DVDs in several formats including audio CDs that can be played on a standard stereo CD player and data CD/DVDs to store the files and folderson your hard disk drive.

This software can be used on a model with

CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, DVD-R/-RW drive,

DVD+-R/+-RW drive and DVD Super Multi drive.

You can boot TOSHIBA Disc Creator from the menu bar as follows.

- All Programs - TOSHIBA - CD&DVD

Applications - Disc Creator

TOSHIBA DVD-RAM Utility has the function of

Physical Format and Write-Protect to DVD-RAM.

This utility is contained the setup module of

TOSHIBA Disc Creator.

You can boot TOSHIBA DVD-RAM Utility from the menu bar as follows.

- All Programs - TOSHIBA - CD&DVD

Applications - DVD-RAM Utility

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User’s Manual

Introduction

TOSHIBA

ConfigFree

Bluetooth

TOSHIBA Stack

ConfigFree is a suite of utilities to allow easy control of communication device and network connections. ConfigFree also allows you to find communication problems and create profiles for easy switching between location and communication networks.

You can boot ConfigFree from the menu bar as follows.

- All Programs - TOSHIBA - Networking -

ConfigFree

This software enables communication between remote Bluetooth devices.

Bluetooth cannot be used in models that do not have a Bluetooth module installed.

Windows Mobility

Center

This section describes the Windows Mobility

Center.

Mobility Center is a utility for accessing several mobile PC settings quickly in one window. A default maximum of eight tiles are provided by the operating system, and an additional three tiles are added to your Mobility Center.

■ Lock Computer: This can be used to lock your computer without turning it off. This has the same function as the Lock button at the bottom of the right pane in the start menu.

■ TOSHIBA Assist: This can be used to open

TOSHIBA Assist if it is already installed in your computer.

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