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Hot swapping One of the great things about PC Cards is that you can replace one PC Card with another while the computer is on. This is called “hot swapping.” Hot swapping precautions Although you can insert a PC Card at any time, to avoid data loss never remove a card while it is in use. For example: . Never remove a hard disk card while the system is accessing it. . Never remove a network card while you are connected to a network. Before removing a PC Card, stop it by clicking the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the System tray. Once the PC Card has stopped, you can safely remove it. See “Removing PC Cards” on page 181. Chapter 7 Chapter 7 s Your computer includes several utilities designed to help you to configure your system to best meet your individual needs. Together, these allow you to ascertain certain system details, set additional options, or change default options. These utilities are described in this chapter: . TOSHIBA Accessibility . Fn-esse® . Hotkey utility . Toshiba Console . TOSHIBA Power Saver . Toshiba Hardware Setup TOSHIBA Accessibility The TOSHIBA Accessibility utility allows you to use the Fn key to create a hot key combination with one of the function keys without pressing the two keys simultaneously as is usually required. 183 Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Utilities TOSHIBA Accessibility Using Accessibility enables you to make the Fn key a sticky key, meaning you can press it once, release it and then press a function key to activate the hot key function. To open Accessibility: 1 Click Start, then click All Programs. 2 Select Toshiba Utilities, then select Accessibility. The TOSHIBA Accessibility window appears. 3 Check the Use Fn-StickyKey box. Sample TOSHIBA Accessibility window 4 Put a check mark next to the desired option. 5 Click Apply, then click OK. The function is now active. Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse Fn-esse The operating system shortcuts and Toshiba’s Fn-esse program provide quick ways to open programs, documents, and folders from within any program without using the Start menu. This section describes how to use the Fn-esse program to quickly access your programs and files. For information on creating operating system shortcuts, see “Lesson 9: Creating shortcuts” on page 145. With Fn-esse, you can assign an Fn key combination to: . Open a Windows® program . Open a file in its associated Windows® program . Display a customized folder of Windows® programs and/ or files from which to choose The system also has several keys, known as hot keys, that perform preassigned operations. You can assign any key that is not associated with a hot key or a keyboard overlay. Starting Fn-esse To access Fn-esse, click Start, All Programs, Toshiba Utilities and Fn-esse. The Fn-esse keyboard appears. Sample Fn-esse keyboard Toshiba Utilities Toshiba Utilities Fn-esse The keys are color-coded as follows: . Available keys are white. . Assigned keys and keys associated with a popup ...

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