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Reconfiguration Guide for T1960 Series (90114)

TECHNICAL NOTE 90114

Summary:

Reconfiguration Guide for T1960C Series

Date:

October 25, 1995

Product:

T1960C Series

Additional Information:

None

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 T1960C 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 T960CS

If you have a T1960CT 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:setupand 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
PATH C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\DOS;C:\BALLPT
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
SET MOUSE=C:\BALLPT
LH C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
LH C:\BALLPT\MOUSE.EXE /Q
LH C:\DOS\ULTRA.COM(for T1960CS)*
or
LH C:\DOS\STRETCH.COM(for T1960CT)**
PROMPT $p$g
WIN

*Ultra is a font specially designed for the T1960CS color display.
** Stretch is a font specially designed for the T1960CT color display.

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 T1960C Series computer:

1If necessary, load Windows and open the Program Manager window.

2Choose the Windows Setup icon in the Main window.

Setup displays the Windows Setup dialog box.

3Choose Change System Settings from the Options menu.

Setup opens the Change System Settings dialog box.

4If the Display list box isn't highlighted, press the tab key or use a pointing device to highlight it.

5Press 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.

6Insert the Toshiba Windows Advanced Display Drivers diskette into the computer's internal diskette drive.

7Make sure that the highlighted default path is a:\ and choose OK or press Enter.

Setup displays a list of display drivers.

8Highlight Toshiba W3.1 model resolution color, where model is your computer's 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.

Setup may prompt you to insert the display driver diskette again. If it does, repeat steps 6 and 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.