User manual TOSHIBA TECRA R950

[. . . ] 37 To connect to a network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Turning On Wireless LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 The Wireless LAN Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Turning Off Wireless LAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Point to All Programs and click Sony Notebook Setup. Sony Notebook Setup Screen 3 4 Select the tab for the item you want to change. After you finish making your changes, click OK. 74 Displaying the Sony Notebook Setup Screen Sony Notebook Setup tabs Tab About This Computer Initial Setting Description Display system information, including memory capacity, serial number, and BIOS version. Change the volume of the sounds that play while the operating system is loading. Select the order of drives and devices from which you want to load the operating system. You can specify the hard drive as well as other drives inserted into your computer. Change touchpad settings, or enable/disable touchpad functionality if you are using an external mouse. Set the Bass Boost option. Touchpad Power On Password Bass Boost For more information about each option, click Help on the Sony Notebook Setup screen to display the Help file. 75 Change text in this variable definition to document title. Controlling Power Management The PowerPanelTM utility allows you to control the power management of your computer and provides key information about system activity and battery life. The following sections briefly describe how to conserve your computer's battery power. To activate a profile or command, see "Displaying Battery Information" for details. To view the Power Management status icons The Power Management status icons are displayed in the task tray at the lower right side of your screen. Move the pointer over the icons to see the tool tip that displays information about the active profile. The Battery status icon indicates battery power level and the CPU status icon indicates the performance level of the CPU. Word Processing Optimizes power management with longer timeouts on the hard disk and display screen. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Spreadsheet Optimizes performance and power requirements for spreadsheet applications. Communications Extends battery life by initiating a quick display timeout. You can also establish settings for LCD (Video) Standby, Hard Disk Standby, and Standby to optimize power management for your system. Automatic Profile Selection Automatically switches to a profile suitable for active applications. Do not choose the Automatic Profile Selection when connected to AC power. 79 Change text in this variable definition to document title. Power Management commands PowerPanelTM also provides power management commands that you can use to activate specific power management functions and to control power for a specific device. You can use these commands to override a profile setting or initiate an immediate action. Icon Description Standby Puts the system into Standby mode, a power management state that saves the state of the system and peripheral devices in memory (RAM). To return the system to the active state, press any key or the power button on your computer. The system writes the state of the system and peripheral devices to the hard disk drive and turns off the system power. To return the system to the original state, use the power button to turn on power. [. . . ] If you connect external speakers, check that the speakers are properly connected and the volume is turned up. If the speakers are powered by batteries, check that the batteries are inserted properly and that they are charged. If you have connected an audio cable to the Headphone jack, disconnect the cable. There is noise distortion while listening to music with USB speakers or USB headphones. Use the preinstalled PowerPanelTM software to set the CPU control to Performance. Do the following: 131 VAIO® Computer Quick Start 1 2 Right-click the CPU icon on the bottom right of the taskbar, and click "Edit/create profiles. [. . . ]