1. Your New Laptop Toshiba 2430 Specifications Layout How to Use

2. 2 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Guidelines Available on Desktop Upgrade Web site under LaptopsDesktop Upgrade Please: – Follow along – Ask questions – Sign – Turn in when you take delivery of your laptop

3. 3 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Safety Precautions Read the Toshiba Safety Instruction Manual Avoid temperature extremes Don’t drop! Never pick up by screen Protect from theft – Security cable – Vigilance

4. 4 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Laptop Basics: Toshiba 2430 Intel® Pentium® 4 Processorª 2400MHz (2.40GHz) NVIDIA® Geforce4™ 420 Go™ graphics card w/32MB video memory DVD/CD-RW to view multimedia/movies or burn CDs Stereo speakers Touchpad pointing device Plug in to AC power or use up to 2.5 hrs. battery time (AC assembly weight: 1.5 pounds) Warranty: 4-year parts and labor, 1-year battery

5. 5 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Other Hardware 40GB Hard disk Built-in 56K Modem LAN and Modem (cables supplied) 15” Flat Screen Weight: 7.7 pounds Battery supplied Ports – USB 2.0 (3 ports) – Firewire (IEEE1394) – PC Card type II or III – Secure Digital card Secure Digital card – Printer (parallel) – External monitor (RGB and S-Video)

6. 6 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center You might want to purchase External USB mouse – For those uncomfortable with touchpad External USB keyboard – To gain full key size External USB Zip drive – For compatibility with CCSF Desktop Machines External USB Floppy drive – To use floppy disks

7. 7 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Battery Power Battery indicator light front and center Green when charged Red (briefly) when about to give up Also: Popup window tells you to save because battery low

8. 8 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Checking the Battery Battery indicator light front and center Battery indicator in icon area lower right Check status by hovering cursor over battery power icon

9. 9 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Software Same as Desktops – Office XP (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) – Publisher, FrontPage, Internet Explorer – GroupWise Windows client (use when connected to CCSF network) – Virus: Must be connected to the CCSF Network to run automatically New: CD Writing Software (Drag’n Drop CD)Drag’n Drop CD

10. 10 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Other Hardware Power supply and two cables: – One from Power outlet to supply – The other from supply to computer Ethernet cable – For connecting to Ethernet plugs at CCSF Telephone cable – For connecting to telephone wall jack at home – Use to dial in to ISP and connect to Internet

11. 11 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Networking: Ethernet cable Ethernet Cable supplied – Thicker than phone cable – Larger end connector than on phone cable

12. 12 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Networking: CCSF Network Plug cable into computer’s LAN port – Back, to right of USB ports

13. 13 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Plugging in  CCSF Network Plug other end into wall jack – Jacks must be activated – Identify your Office, shared area jacks to Local ITS staff and/or Help Desk: 239-3711 Log in as usual – Your network drive is available – Network printers available – Must add printers to use

14. 14 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Adding printers Cheat sheet Also available on Desktop Upgrade Web site, laptop section: http://www.ccsf.edu/Services/Desktop_Upgrade_Initiative/DUI%20Web%20Ready/laptops/Choosing_a_Printer.ppt Also helpdesk Web site

15. 15 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Home use Log in as if connected to network No network functions available Need Internet Service Provider (ISP) to connect to Internet Backup your documents: – CD-R or CD -RW disk (about 640 MB capacity) – External USB Zip or floppy drive (not supplied)

16. 16 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Connecting Laptop to Internet DSL / Cable connection – Provider supplies info /software / equipment ISP phone connection – ISP supplies info / software Troubleshooting – Individual providers rather than CCSF Help Desk

17. 17 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Home use: Internet provider Resources: http://www.computeruser.com/resources/isp/index.html (allows search by telephone area code) http://www.computeruser.com/resources/isp/index.html http://www.ucan.org/links/ComputersInternetLinks.htm (Many links to user review sites, help finding DSL/Cable/ISP) http://www.ucan.org/links/ComputersInternetLinks.htm Friends!

18. 18 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Phone cable for ISP dialup Phone Cable supplied Plug into computer’s modem port – Back, two right of USB ports Plug other end into ordinary phone jack

19. 19 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center After ISP dialup Log in to your ISP as instructed – Outside CCSF network – Network drive not available GroupWise email – Easiest: Access through the Internet http://gww.ccsf.edu

20. 20 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Transferring files: Problem Your documents are on Floppy disks or Zip disks Your laptop has no Floppy drive or Zip drive ??!@#XX#***

21. 21 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Transferring files: Solution (1) Login to a desktop computer in friend’s office, common area or TLC Lab (Must be Faculty or Staff Rollout computer) Use Floppy or Zip drive Transfer (copy) files to your H: drive Log off Connect your Laptop to the CCSF network Copy files from H: drive to your laptop

22. 22 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Transferring files: Solution (2) Purchase an external USB Zip or floppy drive Or use the TLC lab’s external USB Zip 250 drive Use the external drive on your laptop when you need to transfer files

23. 23 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Further information Go to the Desktop Upgrade Web site from http://www.ccsf.edu/tlc http://www.ccsf.edu/tlc Click the Desktop Upgrade Info link Use the Laptop sections for this presentation and other documents on your machine and related information Also check Updates on the Desktop Upgrade home page

24. 24 3/18/2003 City College of San Francisco Technology Learning Center Secure Digital card SD (Secure Digital) Memory Card slot: right side Postage-stamp sized memory device Another storage option Not on desktops – Laptops only Also used on some Palms Small, inexpensive adapters available to plug in to desktops Price range: – 32 MB for about $25 to – 256 MB for about $80-140