TOSHIBA TECRA A50-C1510W10

Install Instructions

1. Save the file to a convenient location.
2. Save all work in progress and close open applications.
3. Double-click the downloaded file to start the installation.
4. Click the Start button when the Toshiba Archive Extractor window is displayed.
5. Click Yes if a User Account Control window is displayed.
6. Follow the displayed instructions to complete the install.

Version Verification

1. In Control Panel, Programs, Programs and Features:
2. Verify that the Intel(R) WiDi version is 6.0.40.0.

SERVICE STATION

This application allows your computer to automatically search for TOSHIBA software updates or other alerts from TOSHIBA that are specific to your computer system and its programs. When enabled, this application periodically transmits to our servers a limited amount of system information required to perform these updates or alerts. This feature is enabled by default.

To open Service Station:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Service Station" into the search field.
3. Click "Service Station" in the search results.
4. Service Station will open.

To enable / disable Service Station:

1. Click the "View Program Access Information" link located under "Last Update" in the lower Left corner.
2. Toshiba Service Station Access Information window will open.
3. To disable this application (not recommended) click the disable button. To continue using this application click the enable button.

SERVICE STATION

This application allows your computer to automatically search for TOSHIBA software updates or other alerts from TOSHIBA that are specific to your computer system and its programs. When enabled, this application periodically transmits to our servers a limited amount of system information required to perform these updates or alerts. This feature is enabled by default.

To open Service Station:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Service Station" into the search field.
3. Click "Service Station" in the search results.
4. Service Station will open.

To enable / disable Service Station:

1. Click the "View Program Access Information" link located under "Last Update" in the lower Left corner.
2. Toshiba Service Station Access Information window will open.
3. To disable this application (not recommended) click the disable button. To continue using this application click the enable button.

DISC CREATOR

With TOSHIBA Disc Creator, you can create original audio CDs, data CDs and DVDs, and backup discs of CDs and DVDs. When creating audio CDs, you can collect only your favorite music from multiple music CDs, and a "MyBest" or "Favorites" CD can be created. Moreover, an Audio CD can be created from audio files collected on the hard disk of your personal computer, such as MP3 and WMA files.

When creating data CDs or DVDs, you can save your important multimedia and/or document files from your hard disk drive to CDs or DVDs. When using "Disc Backup", you can create backup discs of your CDs and DVDs, or duplicate DVD-Videos that you have created by yourself.

More advanced functions, such as image file creating from CDs/DVDs, creation of CDs/DVDs from an image file, and creation of bootable CDs and DVDs, is also supported.

To open TOSHIBA Disc Creator:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Creator" into the search field.
3. Click "TOSHIBA Disc Creator" in the search results.
4. The TOSHIBA Disc Creator will open allowing you to create media as described above.
   
5. Select "Advance Menu" for additional options.
   

HDD SSD ALERT

The TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert includes wizard functions to monitor the Disk Drive operating status and execute system backup. TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert has the following features:

• Notification of disk drive status - Disk Drive has the SMART Predict Failure function which monitors the Disk Drive operating status. TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert supervises this status and if a failure is predicted, it shows the alert message and recommends you backup data in the drive.
  NOTE: Please note that SSD technology only allows for a certain number of rewrite cycles. During the lifetime of your computer you may be required to exchange the SSD.
• Disk Drive status - You can check current drive status by opening the TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert form the start menu.
• System backup wizard function - This function executes Windows Complete PC backup.
  NOTE: For more information about the Windows Complete PC backup and recovery, please refer to "Backup and Recovery Center" in the "Maintenance" section.

IMPORTANT:

(1) The SMART function of disk drive can not predict all failures. It is recommended that you periodically back-up your Disk Drive data to external media.
(2) The administrator privilege is required for setup.
(3) The administrator privilege is required for system backup.
(4) The HDD recovery area does not get backed up. It is recommended that you create recovery discs using TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator.
(5) Windows Complete PC backup does not support backup of a second drive. The data of a second drive can be backed up by copying to an external drive etc. using Windows Explorer.

*Windows Complete PC backup is supported only by Windows7,Windows Vista Ultimate/Enterprise/Business. You may backup using a 3rd party's backup software if you use WindowsXP,Windows Vista Home premium or Home Basic.

To open the HDD/SSD Alert current status:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "HDD" into the search field.
3. Click "HDD SSD Alert" in the search results.
4. The HDD SSD Alert status will open and display the current status of your drive.

For complete information on the HDD SSD Alert, click the "Help" button after entering the HDD SSD Alert.

SERVICE STATION

This application allows your computer to automatically search for TOSHIBA software updates or other alerts from TOSHIBA that are specific to your computer system and its programs. When enabled, this application periodically transmits to our servers a limited amount of system information required to perform these updates or alerts. This feature is enabled by default.

To open Service Station:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Service Station" into the search field.
3. Click "Service Station" in the search results.
4. Service Station will open.

To enable / disable Service Station:

1. Click the "View Program Access Information" link located under "Last Update" in the lower Left corner.
2. Toshiba Service Station Access Information window will open.
3. To disable this application (not recommended) click the disable button. To continue using this application click the enable button.

SERVICE STATION

This application allows your computer to automatically search for TOSHIBA software updates or other alerts from TOSHIBA that are specific to your computer system and its programs. When enabled, this application periodically transmits to our servers a limited amount of system information required to perform these updates or alerts. This feature is enabled by default.

To open Service Station:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Service Station" into the search field.
3. Click "Service Station" in the search results.
4. Service Station will open.

To enable / disable Service Station:

1. Click the "View Program Access Information" link located under "Last Update" in the lower Left corner.
2. Toshiba Service Station Access Information window will open.
3. To disable this application (not recommended) click the disable button. To continue using this application click the enable button.

HDD PROTECTION

Using the acceleration sensor built in the PC, HDD Protection detects vibration, shocks and similar signs in the PC, and automatically moves the HDD head to a safe position to reduce the risk of damage that could be caused by head-to-disk contact.

To open HDD Protection properties:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "HDD" into the search field.
3. Click "HDD Protection" in the search results.
4. TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties will open.
   
5. From here you can change settings for your HDD protection. It is NOT recommended to turn OFF HDD Protection.
6. Click "Setup Detail" for additional settings.
   
7. Click "Apply" to save any settings or "Cancel" to exit without saving.

CLICK HERE and refer to your Owner's Manual for additional information for HDD Protection.

PASSWORD UTILITY

This utility adds additional password security to your Toshiba computer. After registering a user password, you will be required to input it when booting the computer or starting the Password Utility. Refer to your Owner's Manual for complete details.

To open the Password Utility:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Password" into the search field.
3. Click "Password Utility" in the search results.
4. The Password Utility will open allowing you to set, delete or change the password.

• Set password will regsiter a user password with the computer.
• Delete allows you to delete the regsitered user password.
• Change allows you to change the regsitered user password.

When setting a password, you can apply it to the HDD. For information about this feature, click on "Learn More...".

TOSHIBA VALUE ADDED PACKAGE

The Toshiba Value Added Package (TVAP) provides an essential link to system resources required by several TOSHIBA original program components for access to BIOS functions etc, such as:

• TOSHIBA eco Utility provides extended power control options to our customers over devices in Toshiba notebooks. Reduction in power consumption by switching to optimum power settings based on plugged-in or on battery power machine status, or remaining battery power percentage.
• TOSHIBA HWSetup lets you customize your hardware settings according to the way that you work with your computer and the peripherals you use.
• TOSHIBA Password Utility lets you set and maintain password security that restricts access to the computer.
• TOSHIBA Flash Cards provides additional Hotkey (Function Fn keys) functionality to Toshiba notebooks and includes an intelligent user interface (UI) in the form of a graphical drop-down invoked by hotkey operation. This improves the user experience by allowing them to visually identify current status and available options at time of selection, saving them time spent blindly moving between the hot-key options to find the one they need.
• TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic Tool can display the basic information of a computer and diagnose simple issues using Windows built-in toolset.

TVAP should be installed before other Toshiba Utility files to ensure their proper functioning.

If TVAP is not installed on your computer, you can verify if it is available for your specific model under "Downloads" on the TOSHIBA support web site (support.toshiba.com).

PC HEALTH MONITOR

The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor proactively monitors a number of system functions such as power consumption, battery health and system cooling, informing you of significant system conditions.

To open HDD Protection properties to allow enabling / disabling (not recommended):

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Health" into the search field.
3. Click "PC Health Monitor" in the search results.
4. TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor will open displaying overall health of your computer.
   
5. Clicking on the images will open a new window displaying status of for that function. Clicking on "Hard Disk Drive 3D Sensor" will open the HDD Protection properties described above.

CLICK HERE and refer to your Owner's Manual for additional information for the PC Health Monitor.

ECO UTILITY

Some laptops are equipped with "eco mode". This mode slightly lowers performance of some devices to reduce electric power consumption. You can realize measurable power savings by using it continuously. TOSHIBA eco Utility helps you monitor your power savings by showing approximate real time power consumption. Furthermore, it shows approximate accumulated power consumption and approximate accumulated power savings when using eco mode daily, weekly, and monthly. The utility also shows the approximate accumulated CO2 emission and savings while using eco mode. You can  track power savings by using eco mode continuously.

eco Mode sets the conditions described below. If you deviate from these settings, e.g., if you turn up the monitor brightness or turn on the LED illumination (*1), it will no longer be eco mode.

eco power plan is used for eco Mode. It has the following settings by default. These settings are in addition to the standard Power saver plan settings of Windows.

On AC adaptor plugged in:

It changes the display brightness to Level-4, changes the dimmed display brightness to Level-1 (*4), turns off the LED illumination (*1) and the keyboard backlight (*2), changes the time before dim the monitor to 2 minute (*4), changes the time before the monitor turns off to 5 minutes, changes the time before the hard disk turns off to 5 minutes, and changes the time before the system enters sleep to 10 minutes.

On Battery:

It changes the display brightness to Level-3, changes the dimmed display brightness to Level-1 (*4), turns off the LED illumination (*1) and the keyboard backlight (*2), changes the time before dim the monitor to 1 minute (*4), changes the time before the monitor turns off to 3 minutes (2 minutes, if models with Windows 7 installed), changes the time before the hard disk drive turns off to 3 minutes, and changes the time before the system enters into sleep mode to 5 minutes."
If you change the power plan to "eco", your PC is on eco mode.

*1: Only on models that support LED illumination
*2: Only on models that support Keyboard backlight
*3: Only on models that include the eco Button
*4: Only on models with Windows7 installed

To open the TOSHIBA eco utility:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "eco" into the search field.
3. Click "eco Utility" in the search results.
4. Please read the information in the first box, select "Agee" and click "OK".
   
5. The TOSHIBA eco Utility will open allowing you monitor power consumption and set preferences.
   
6. To learn more about the TOSHIBA eco Utility, click "Help" at the bottom of the screen

CLICK HERE and Refer to your Owner's Manual for additional information on the TOSHIBA eco Utility.

HDD PROTECTION

Using the acceleration sensor built in the PC, HDD Protection detects vibration, shocks and similar signs in the PC, and automatically moves the HDD head to a safe position to reduce the risk of damage that could be caused by head-to-disk contact.

To open HDD Protection properties:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "HDD" into the search field.
3. Click "HDD Protection" in the search results.
4. TOSHIBA HDD Protection Properties will open.
   
5. From here you can change settings for your HDD protection. It is NOT recommended to turn OFF HDD Protection.
6. Click "Setup Detail" for additional settings.
   
7. Click "Apply" to save any settings or "Cancel" to exit without saving.

CLICK HERE and refer to your Owner's Manual for additional information for HDD Protection.

ECO UTILITY

Some laptops are equipped with "eco mode". This mode slightly lowers performance of some devices to reduce electric power consumption. You can realize measurable power savings by using it continuously. TOSHIBA eco Utility helps you monitor your power savings by showing approximate real time power consumption. Furthermore, it shows approximate accumulated power consumption and approximate accumulated power savings when using eco mode daily, weekly, and monthly. The utility also shows the approximate accumulated CO2 emission and savings while using eco mode. You can  track power savings by using eco mode continuously.

eco Mode sets the conditions described below. If you deviate from these settings, e.g., if you turn up the monitor brightness or turn on the LED illumination (*1), it will no longer be eco mode.

eco power plan is used for eco Mode. It has the following settings by default. These settings are in addition to the standard Power saver plan settings of Windows.

On AC adaptor plugged in:

It changes the display brightness to Level-4, changes the dimmed display brightness to Level-1 (*4), turns off the LED illumination (*1) and the keyboard backlight (*2), changes the time before dim the monitor to 2 minute (*4), changes the time before the monitor turns off to 5 minutes, changes the time before the hard disk turns off to 5 minutes, and changes the time before the system enters sleep to 10 minutes.

On Battery:

It changes the display brightness to Level-3, changes the dimmed display brightness to Level-1 (*4), turns off the LED illumination (*1) and the keyboard backlight (*2), changes the time before dim the monitor to 1 minute (*4), changes the time before the monitor turns off to 3 minutes (2 minutes, if models with Windows 7 installed), changes the time before the hard disk drive turns off to 3 minutes, and changes the time before the system enters into sleep mode to 5 minutes."
If you change the power plan to "eco", your PC is on eco mode.

*1: Only on models that support LED illumination
*2: Only on models that support Keyboard backlight
*3: Only on models that include the eco Button
*4: Only on models with Windows7 installed

To open the TOSHIBA eco utility:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "eco" into the search field.
3. Click "eco Utility" in the search results.
4. Please read the information in the first box, select "Agee" and click "OK".
   
5. The TOSHIBA eco Utility will open allowing you monitor power consumption and set preferences.
   
6. To learn more about the TOSHIBA eco Utility, click "Help" at the bottom of the screen

CLICK HERE and Refer to your Owner's Manual for additional information on the TOSHIBA eco Utility.

FINGERPRINT UTILITY

The Fingerprint Utility aims to identify users by scanning their fingerprints instead of entering a password. Using the following operations, a user can scan their fingerprints on the sensor, and then use this method of authentication for the following processes, instead of entering a password with the keyboard.

In order to use the TOSHIBA Fingerprint Utility, you first need to create a Windows account password. If the current account has no Windows password, you can create one by going to START > CONTROL PANEL > USER ACCOUNTS.
To make sure the utility works in the case of a finger injury, please enroll two or more fingers per user. A total of 20 fingerprints can be enrolled using the fingerprint sensor, so if the PC is used with multiple User accounts, make sure that you can divide the 20 entries among all users.

To open the Fingerprint Utility and enroll:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Fingerprint" into the search field.
3. Click "Fingerprint Utility" in the search results.
4. The Fingerprint Utility will open.
5. Enter your Windows password to begin.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to enroll. Refer to your Owner's Manual for complete enrollment instructions.

ECO UTILITY

Some laptops are equipped with "eco mode". This mode slightly lowers performance of some devices to reduce electric power consumption. You can realize measurable power savings by using it continuously. TOSHIBA eco Utility helps you monitor your power savings by showing approximate real time power consumption. Furthermore, it shows approximate accumulated power consumption and approximate accumulated power savings when using eco mode daily, weekly, and monthly. The utility also shows the approximate accumulated CO2 emission and savings while using eco mode. You can  track power savings by using eco mode continuously.

eco Mode sets the conditions described below. If you deviate from these settings, e.g., if you turn up the monitor brightness or turn on the LED illumination (*1), it will no longer be eco mode.

eco power plan is used for eco Mode. It has the following settings by default. These settings are in addition to the standard Power saver plan settings of Windows.

On AC adaptor plugged in:

It changes the display brightness to Level-4, changes the dimmed display brightness to Level-1 (*4), turns off the LED illumination (*1) and the keyboard backlight (*2), changes the time before dim the monitor to 2 minute (*4), changes the time before the monitor turns off to 5 minutes, changes the time before the hard disk turns off to 5 minutes, and changes the time before the system enters sleep to 10 minutes.

On Battery:

It changes the display brightness to Level-3, changes the dimmed display brightness to Level-1 (*4), turns off the LED illumination (*1) and the keyboard backlight (*2), changes the time before dim the monitor to 1 minute (*4), changes the time before the monitor turns off to 3 minutes (2 minutes, if models with Windows 7 installed), changes the time before the hard disk drive turns off to 3 minutes, and changes the time before the system enters into sleep mode to 5 minutes."
If you change the power plan to "eco", your PC is on eco mode.

*1: Only on models that support LED illumination
*2: Only on models that support Keyboard backlight
*3: Only on models that include the eco Button
*4: Only on models with Windows7 installed

To open the TOSHIBA eco utility:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "eco" into the search field.
3. Click "eco Utility" in the search results.
4. Please read the information in the first box, select "Agee" and click "OK".
   
5. The TOSHIBA eco Utility will open allowing you monitor power consumption and set preferences.
   
6. To learn more about the TOSHIBA eco Utility, click "Help" at the bottom of the screen

CLICK HERE and Refer to your Owner's Manual for additional information on the TOSHIBA eco Utility.

FINGERPRINT UTILITY

The Fingerprint Utility aims to identify users by scanning their fingerprints instead of entering a password. Using the following operations, a user can scan their fingerprints on the sensor, and then use this method of authentication for the following processes, instead of entering a password with the keyboard.

In order to use the TOSHIBA Fingerprint Utility, you first need to create a Windows account password. If the current account has no Windows password, you can create one by going to START > CONTROL PANEL > USER ACCOUNTS.
To make sure the utility works in the case of a finger injury, please enroll two or more fingers per user. A total of 20 fingerprints can be enrolled using the fingerprint sensor, so if the PC is used with multiple User accounts, make sure that you can divide the 20 entries among all users.

To open the Fingerprint Utility and enroll:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Fingerprint" into the search field.
3. Click "Fingerprint Utility" in the search results.
4. The Fingerprint Utility will open.
5. Enter your Windows password to begin.
6. Follow the on-screen instructions to enroll. Refer to your Owner's Manual for complete enrollment instructions.

HDD SSD ALERT

The TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert includes wizard functions to monitor the Disk Drive operating status and execute system backup. TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert has the following features:

• Notification of disk drive status - Disk Drive has the SMART Predict Failure function which monitors the Disk Drive operating status. TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert supervises this status and if a failure is predicted, it shows the alert message and recommends you backup data in the drive.
  NOTE: Please note that SSD technology only allows for a certain number of rewrite cycles. During the lifetime of your computer you may be required to exchange the SSD.
• Disk Drive status - You can check current drive status by opening the TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert form the start menu.
• System backup wizard function - This function executes Windows Complete PC backup.
  NOTE: For more information about the Windows Complete PC backup and recovery, please refer to "Backup and Recovery Center" in the "Maintenance" section.

IMPORTANT:

(1) The SMART function of disk drive can not predict all failures. It is recommended that you periodically back-up your Disk Drive data to external media.
(2) The administrator privilege is required for setup.
(3) The administrator privilege is required for system backup.
(4) The HDD recovery area does not get backed up. It is recommended that you create recovery discs using TOSHIBA Recovery Media Creator.
(5) Windows Complete PC backup does not support backup of a second drive. The data of a second drive can be backed up by copying to an external drive etc. using Windows Explorer.

*Windows Complete PC backup is supported only by Windows7,Windows Vista Ultimate/Enterprise/Business. You may backup using a 3rd party's backup software if you use WindowsXP,Windows Vista Home premium or Home Basic.

To open the HDD/SSD Alert current status:

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "HDD" into the search field.
3. Click "HDD SSD Alert" in the search results.
4. The HDD SSD Alert status will open and display the current status of your drive.

For complete information on the HDD SSD Alert, click the "Help" button after entering the HDD SSD Alert.

PC HEALTH MONITOR

The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor proactively monitors a number of system functions such as power consumption, battery health and system cooling, informing you of significant system conditions.

To open HDD Protection properties to allow enabling / disabling (not recommended):

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Health" into the search field.
3. Click "PC Health Monitor" in the search results.
4. TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor will open displaying overall health of your computer.
   
5. Clicking on the images will open a new window displaying status of for that function. Clicking on "Hard Disk Drive 3D Sensor" will open the HDD Protection properties described above.

CLICK HERE and refer to your Owner's Manual for additional information for the PC Health Monitor.

PC HEALTH MONITOR

The TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor proactively monitors a number of system functions such as power consumption, battery health and system cooling, informing you of significant system conditions.

To open HDD Protection properties to allow enabling / disabling (not recommended):

1. Click the Start menu.
2. Enter "Health" into the search field.
3. Click "PC Health Monitor" in the search results.
4. TOSHIBA PC Health Monitor will open displaying overall health of your computer.
   
5. Clicking on the images will open a new window displaying status of for that function. Clicking on "Hard Disk Drive 3D Sensor" will open the HDD Protection properties described above.

CLICK HERE and refer to your Owner's Manual for additional information for the PC Health Monitor.

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