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TAIS shall not be liable for damages of any kind for use of this information, which is subject to change without notice.
Tecra A8-S8513 BTS Rev. 1.04 2007-02-16 CM T20061025 CB1.20
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Product Series Legal Footnote. The product specifications and configuration information are designed for a product Series. Your particular model may
not have all the features and specifications listed or illustrated. For more detailed information about the features and specifications on your particular model,
please visit Toshiba's Web site at pcsupport.toshiba.com.
Product Offering Legal Footnote. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. reserves the right to modify or withdraw this offer at anytime without notice.
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Operating System. Certain Microsoft® software product(s) included with this computer may use technological measures for copy protection. IN SUCH
EVENT, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE THE PRODUCT IF YOU DO NOT FULLY COMPLY WITH THE PRODUCT ACTIVATION PROCEDURES.
Product activation procedures and Microsoft’s privacy policy will be detailed during initial launch of the product, or upon certain reinstallations of the software
product(s) or reconfigurations of the computer, and may be completed by Internet or telephone (toll charges may apply).
Some software may differ from its retail version (if available), and may not include user manuals or all program functionality.
Offers. Offer terms, duration and product availability all subject to change without notice
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Windows® Vista™. Not all Windows Vista features are available for use on all Windows Vista Capable computers. All Windows Vista Capable computers
will run the core experiences of Windows Vista, such as innovations in organizing and finding information, security, and reliability. Some features available in
premium editions of Windows Vista -- like the new Windows Aero™ user interface -- require advanced or additional hardware. Check
www.windowsvista.com/getready for details.
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Processor (Central Processing Unit).
CPU performance in your computer product may vary from specifications under the following conditions:
1. use of certain external peripheral products
2. use of battery power instead of AC power
3. use of certain multimedia, computer generated graphics or video applications
4. use of standard telephone lines or low speed network connections
5. use of complex modeling software, such as high end computer aided design applications
6. use of several applications or functionalities simultaneously
7. use of computer in areas with low air pressure (high altitude >1,000 meters or >3,280 feet above sea level)
8. use of computer at temperatures outside the range of 5°C to 30°C (41°F to 86° F) or >25°C (77°F) at high altitude (all temperature
references are approximate and may vary depending on the specific computer model – please visit the Toshiba website at
www.pcsupport.toshiba.com for details).
CPU performance may also vary from specifications due to design configuration.
Under some conditions, your computer product may automatically shut-down. This is a normal protective feature designed to reduce the risk of lost data or
damage to the product when used outside recommended conditions. To avoid risk of lost data, always make back-up copies of data by periodically storing it
on an external storage medium. Use your computer product only under recommended conditions. Read additional restrictions under “Environmental
Conditions” in your product “Detailed Specs.” Contact Toshiba Technical Service and Support for more information.
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Memory (Main System). Part of the main system memory may be used by the graphics system for graphics performance and therefore reduce the amount
of main system memory available for other computing activities. The amount of main system memory allocated to support graphics may vary depending on
the graphics system, applications utilized, system memory size and other factors. For computers configured with 4 GB of system memory, the full system
memory space for computing activities will be considerably less and will vary by model and system configuration.
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Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity.
1 Gigabyte (GB) means 10
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= 1,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. The computer operating system, however, reports storage capacity using powers of 2
for the definition of 1 GB = 2
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= 1,073,741,824 bytes, and therefore shows less storage capacity. Available storage capacity will also be less if the product
includes one or more pre-installed operating systems, such as Microsoft Operating System and/or pre-installed software applications, or media content.
Actual formatted capacity may vary.
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Optical Drive. Due to manufacturing and quality variations in third party optical media (e.g., CD or DVD) or optical media players/recorders, in certain
cases, your Toshiba optical drive may not record on certain optical media that bear the applicable logo, or playback optical media recorded by other
computers or optical media recorders. Additionally, certain optical media recorded on your optical drive may not playback or operate properly on other
computers or optical media players. These problems are not due to any defect in your Toshiba computer or optical drive. Please refer to your computer
product specification for listing of specific format compatibilities.
Recording or viewing of certain optical media may be limited or prevented in accordance with applicable copy protection standards.
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Display. Small bright dots may appear on your screen display when you turn on your computer. Your display contains an extremely large number of thin-
film transistors (TFT) and is manufactured using high-precision technology. Any small bright dots that may appear on your display are an intrinsic
characteristic of the TFT manufacturing technology. Over a period of time, and depending on the usage of the computer, the brightness of the screen will
deteriorate. This is also an intrinsic characteristic of the screen technology.
When the computer is operated on battery power, the screen with dim and you may not be able to increase the brightness of the screen while on battery
power.
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Graphics (Graphics Processing Unit).