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Reconfiguration Guide for T3400 Series (90105)
TECHNICAL NOTE 90105
| Summary: | Reconfiguration Guide for T3400 Series |
| Date: | March 16, 1995 |
| Product: | T3400 Series |
| Additional Information: | None |
Toshiba T3400 Series
Reconfiguration Guide
Your Toshiba notebook computer comes with software preinstalled on the hard drive. In the event you need to reinstall your software the following information can be used as a guideline to reconfigure your computer to its original factory setup.
IMPORTANT To reconfigure your computer, you must have first transferred the original pre-installed software form your hard drive to blank diskettes through the Master Diskette Creator (MDC) procedure introduced on your computer screen the first time you turned on your computer. To run the Master diskette Creator program, from Windows click on the MDC icon in the Toshiba Utilities group; or, from DOS type C:\IMG\MDC. Please see the manual for more information on the Master Diskette Creator. If you did not create these diskettes, please contact Toshiba Product Support at (800) 999-4273.
1.Install DOS
a.Place the DOS Install Diskette in the floppy drive and reboot your Toshiba computer. (Ctrl + Alt + Del).
MS-DOS will automatically install on your hard drive while prompting you for information. Simply choose the default settings and let DOS do the install in addition to prompting you for diskette changes. DOS will tell you when the installation is complete.
b.Remove the diskette from the floppy drive and insert the Toshiba Special Enhancements Disk. From the DOS prompt, type a:setup and press the Enter key. Files will then be copied onto your hard drive to aid in the activation of your Toshiba computer's special features.
c.Remove the diskette from the floppy drive and insert the Toshiba Companion Disk that came with your computer. Reboot your computer (Ctrl + Alt + Del). Follow the menus to install additional files to supplement your Toshiba notebook.
2.Install Windows
a.Remove any diskette from the floppy drive and insert the Windows 3.1 Disk 1/Setup diskette in your floppy drive and type a:setup and press Enter. Windows will now start to install to your hard drive and will automatically prompt you as to when to insert the next diskette. The Microsoft Windows documentation contains complete instructions for running the Windows setup program. The setup program installs the Windows files, determines a configuration appropriate for your computer and then loads Windows.
3.Run Windows.
a.From the C: prompt, type Win and hit the Enter key.
4.Load MaxTime.
a.Put the Toshiba Windows Utilities Diskette in drive A.
b.Select File, Run in Program Manager.
c.Type a:wusetup and press Enter.
5.Load the AccuPoint Driver.
a.Put the AccuPoint Device Driver diskette in drive A.
b.Select File, Run in Program Manager.
c.Type a:install and press Enter.
6.Edit the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files.
a.Run SYSEDIT by selecting File, Run in Program manager and typing \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSEDIT and pressing Enter.
b.Select the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
The standard AUTOEXEC.BAT file is as follows:
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
LH C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE 2048 1024
C:\MOUSE\MOUSE
PATH C:\;C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\MOUSE
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
REM
REM The following line loads an easy to read full screen font
REM
LH ULTRA
WIN
Make any necessary changes to match the above AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
c.Select 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
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=30
STACKS=9,256
BUFFERS=15,0
FCBS=4,0
LASTDRIVE=Z
Make any necessary changes to match the above CONFIG.SYS file.
d.Select File, Save from the SysEdit menu.
Select File, Exit from the SysEdit menu to exit System Editor.
7.Install the Toshiba Windows Advanced display Driver.
Toshiba has provided advanced Microsoft Windows® display drivers for the T3400. These drivers provide, depending on the driver selected, 256 color support, high resolution support and Windows graphics acceleration.
a.Run Windows and open the Program Manager window.
b.Choose the Windows Setup icon.
Windows displays the Setup dialog box.
c.Choose Change System Settings from the Options menu.
Setup opens the Change System Settings dialog box.
d.If the Display list box isn't highlighted, press the tab key or use a pointing device to highlight it.
e.Press the down arrow key to scroll through the list of display drivers until Other is highlighted.
f.Press Enter.
Windows Setup prompts you to insert the display driver diskette.
g.Insert the Toshiba Windows Advanced Display Drivers diskette in to the computer's internal diskette drive.
h.Make sure that the highlighted default path is a:\.
i.Highlight Toshiba W3.1 model resolution colors, size font where resolution is the desired screen resolution (high resolution drivers greater than 640 x 480 require an external monitor) colors is the number of colors desired (16 or 256) and size font is the font point size.
j.Press Enter.
Windows Setup may prompt you to insert the display driver diskette again. If it does, repeat step h.
8.Install CommWorks.
a.Put the CommWorks for Windows diskette in drive A.
b.Select File, Run in Program Manager.
c.Type a:setup and press Enter and follow the prompts.
9.Exit CommWorks Setup.
10.Run SYSEDIT, and edit the SYSTEM.INI file as follows:
a.Locate the section that begins:
[386Enh]
b.Change the line:
;device=*vcd
to
device=*vcd
c.Delete the line:
device=c:\windows\travsoft\vcd.386
11.Restart Windows for all changes to take effect.
Your Toshiba computer should now be reconfigured to its original factory settings.