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Reconfiguration Guide for T1950 Series (90102)
TECHNICAL NOTE 90102
| Summary: | Reconfiguration Guide for T1950 Series |
| Date: | March 16, 1995 |
| Product: | T1950 Series |
| Additional Information: | None |
Toshiba T1950 Series
Reconfiguration Guide
Your Toshiba notebook computer comes with software preinstalled on the hard drive. In the event you need to reinstall your software, use the following information as a guide to reconfigure your computer with its original factory setup.
Diskettes
To reconfigure your computer, you must first transfer the original pre-installed software from your hard drive to blank diskettes using the Master Disk Creator (MDC) procedure introduced the first time you turned on your computer.
To run the Master Disk Creator program, from Microsoft® Windows click on the MDC icon in the Toshiba Utilities group; or, from MS-DOS® type c:\img\mdc. Please see your T1950 Series Reference Manual for more information on the Master Disk Creator.
If you did not create these diskettes, and are unable to do so now, please contact Toshiba Product Support at (800)-999-4273.
Install MS-DOS and Toshiba MS-DOS Programs
Use the MS-DOS Install Diskette you created with the MDC to start your computer.
1Place the MS-DOS Install Diskette in the floppy drive and reboot your computer by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del.
MS-DOS automatically installs on your hard drive while prompting you to change diskettes.
2When prompted for information, choose the default settings and let MS-DOS do the install.
MS-DOS tells you when the installation is complete.
Install Toshiba Special Enhancements
The MS-DOS enhancements aid in the activation of your Toshiba computer's special features.
1Remove the diskette from the floppy drive and insert the Toshiba Special Enhancements Disk.
2From the MS-DOS prompt, type a:setup and press Enter.
Setup copies the Toshiba MS-DOS enhancement files onto your hard drive.
Install Toshiba Companion Programs
1Remove the diskette from the floppy drive and insert the Toshiba Companion Disk that came with your computer.
2Reboot your computer by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del.
3Follow the menus to install the companion programs.
Install Ultra Font for the T1950 and T1950CS
If you have a T1950CT computer, skip this section and go to the Install Windows and Windows Programs section.
1Remove the diskette from the floppy drive and insert the Ultra For DOS disk.
2Type copy a:*.* c:\dos and press Enter to copy the Ultra font files.
Install Windows and Windows Programs
The Microsoft Windows User's Guide contains complete instructions for running the Windows setup program.
Run Windows Setup
1Remove any diskette from the floppy drive and insert the Windows 3.1 Disk 1/Setup diskette.
2Type a:setup and press Enter.
Setup installs the Windows files, automatically prompts you to insert subsequent diskettes, determines a configuration appropriate for your computer, and loads Windows.
Load MaxTime.
1If Windows is not running, from the C: prompt, type win and press Enter.
2Put the Toshiba Windows Utilities Diskette in drive A.
3Select Run from the File menu in Program Manager.
4Type a:setup and press Enter.
Load the BallPoint Mouse Driver
1With Windows running, put the BallPoint QuickPort Drivers diskette in drive A.
2Select Run from the File menu in Program Manager.
3Type a:setup and press Enter.
Edit CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT Files
The MS-DOS User's Guide contains more information about the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files. Follow these steps to check the entries in your files:
1If necessary, load Windows and open the Program Manager window.
2Run SYSEDIT by selecting Run from the File menu in Program manager, typing \windows\system\sysedit and pressing Enter.
SYSEDIT opens four configuration files.
3Select the AUTOEXEC.BAT file
The standard AUTOEXEC.BAT file is as follows:
ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
LH C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
SET MOUSE=C:\BALLPT
LH C:\BALLPT\MOUSE.EXE /Q
PATH C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS;C:\BALLPT
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
LH C:\DOS\ULTRA.COM
(for T1950 and T1950CS)
or
LH C:\DOS\STRETCH.EXE
(for T1950CT)
WIN
*Ultra is a font specially designed for the T1950 monochrome and T1950CS color displays.
**Stretch is a font designed for the T1960CT color display. It was installed from the Toshiba Companion disk. Your AUTOEXEC.BAT file should include only the line that is appropriate for your computer model.
4Make any necessary changes to match the above AUTOEXEC.BAT file for your computer.
If you modify this file yourself, WIN must be the last line in the file. You may enter the commands, except the PROMPT command, in either upper- or lower-case. The $p$g in the PROMPT command must be lower-case.
5Select the CONFIG.SYS file.
The standard CONFIG.SYS file is as follows:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS\POWER.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=30
STACKS=9,256
BUFFERS=15,0
FCBS=4,0
LASTDRIVE=E
6Make any necessary changes to match the above CONFIG.SYS file.
If you modify the file yourself, do not change the order of the first two lines.
7Select Save from the File menu.
8Select Exit from the File menu to exit SYSEDIT.
Install the Advanced Display Driver
Toshiba advanced display drivers provide Windows graphics acceleration for Toshiba notebook computers. Follow these steps to load the driver for your T1950 Series computer:
1Choose the Windows Setup icon in the Main window.
Setup displays the Windows Setup dialog box.
2Choose Change System Settings from the Options menu.
Setup opens the Change System Settings dialog box.
3If the Display list box isn't highlighted, press the tab key or use a pointing device to highlight it.
4Press the down arrow key to scroll through the list of display drivers until Other is highlighted and press Enter.
Setup prompts you to insert the display driver diskette.
5Insert the Toshiba Windows Advanced Display Drivers diskette into the computers internal diskette drive.
6Make sure that the highlighted default path is a:\ and choose OK or press Enter.
Setup displays a list of display drivers.
7Highlight Toshiba W3.1 model resolution color, where model is your computers model number, resolution is the desired resolution and color is the maximum number of colors the driver can display. Select only the driver for your specific computer. Press Enter.
8Windows Setup may prompt you to insert the display driver diskette again. If it does, repeat step 7.
9Restart Windows for all changes to take effect.
10Install any additional Windows software that came with your computer, following the instructions in the software documentation.
11Exit Windows.
Install Toshiba Card Manager and Online Help
To complete your reconfiguration, install the Toshiba PCMCIA Card Manager and the Online documentation
Install Toshiba Card Manager
1Remove any diskette from the floppy drive and insert the Toshiba Card Manager disk.
2From the MS-DOS prompt, type a:install and press Enter.
Refer to the Toshiba Card Manager User's Guide for more information.
Install Online Help
1Remove any diskette from the floppy drive and insert the Online Reference disk.
2From the MS-DOS prompt, type a:install and press Enter.
3Reboot your computer by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Del.
Your Toshiba computer should now be reconfigured to its original factory settings.