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Your New Laptop
Toshiba 2430SpecificationsLayoutHow to Use
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Subjects
CCSF Laptop Guidelines/Policies Maintenance and treatment Hardware/software, suggestions for purchase Connecting to the CCSF Network on campus Transferring files Backing up: Using the CD-RW drive Printing Internet connection from home GroupWise
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Physical Orientation: Hands on
All participants did the following: Took possession of the laptop, peripherals and case Checked contents and Identify cables Attached and detached security cable Connected the Ethernet cable and logged on to the
CCSF network Set up a printer Packed Case
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Guidelines: Highlights
The computer is the property of City College of San Francisco and must be returned when requested or when the user is no longer in the employ of CCSF.
The computer is for CCSF business purposes only. Laptop computers are attractive targets for theft. ITS will
provide a security cable with each laptop. Users have the responsibility to take every effort to secure the laptop.
City College will not replace lost or stolen laptop computers or repair damaged laptops not covered by warranty. If your computer is stolen, you must deliver a copy of a police report to ITS (Box LB-2) with your notification of the theft.
Link: Complete document (all recipients signed a copy)
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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
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Laptop Basics: Toshiba 2430
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processorª 2400MHz (2.40GHz) NVIDIA® Geforce4™ 420 Go™ graphics card
w/32MB video memory DVD/CD-RW for movies or burning CDs Stereo speakers 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
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Other specs
40GB Hard disk Built-in 56K Modem LAN and Modem
connections (cables supplied)
15” Flat Screen Weight: 7.7 pounds
Ports – USB 2.0 (3 ports)– Firewire (1394)– PC Card type II or III– Secure Digital card– Printer (parallel)– External monitor
(RGB and S-Video)
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Software
Same as Desktops– Office XP (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)– Publisher, FrontPage, Internet Explorer– GroupWise Windows client (use when connected
to CCSF network)
New: CD Writing Software (Drag’n Drop CD)
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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
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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
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Networking: Ethernet cable
Ethernet Cable supplied– Thicker than phone
cable– Larger end
connector than on phone cable
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Networking: CCSF Network
Plug cable into computer’s LAN port– Back, to right of USB ports
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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
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Adding printers
Cheat Sheet available on TechDocs Web site, laptop section
Also Helpdesk Web site
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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)
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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
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Home use: Internet provider
Resources: http://www.computeruser.com/resources/isp/index.html
(allows search by telephone area code) http://www.ucan.org/links/ComputersInternetLinks.htm
(Many links to user review sites, help finding DSL/Cable/ISP)
Friends!
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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
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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
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Further information
Go to the Documents Web site from http://www.ccsf.edu/tlc
Click the Handouts link Use the Laptop sections for this presentation
and other documents on your machine and related information
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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