User’s Manual 3-3
Hardware, Utilities and Options
Disks
Optical disc drive
AC adaptor The AC adaptor provides power to the system
and recharges the batteries when they are low. It
comes with a detachable power cord which will
either have a 2-pin or 3-pin plug enclosure.
As the AC adaptor is universal, it can receive a
range of AC voltages from 100 to 240 volts,
however you should note that the output current
varies among different models. Using the wrong
adaptor can damage your computer.
Hard disk drive or
Solid state drive
The size of the hard disk drive or Solid State
Drive varies depending on the model.
To check which type of HDD/SSD is included in
your model, open the TOSHIBA PC Diagnostic
Tool Utility by clicking Start All Programs
TOSHIBA Utilities PC Diagnostic Tool.
Please note that part of the hard disk or Solid
state drive's overall capacity is reserved as
administration space.
■ In this manual, the word "HDD" or "Hard disk drive" also refers to the
SSD unless otherwise stated.
■ SSD is a large-capacity storage media which uses Solid-State Memory
in place of a magnetic disk of the hard disk.
Under certain unusual conditions of prolonged non-use and/or exposure to
high temperatures, the SSD may be vulnerable to data retention errors.
Legal Footnote (Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity)
For more information regarding Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity, please
refer to the Legal Footnotes section in Appendix E.
Drive The following optical disc drives may be pre-
installed in this computer.
■ DVD Super Multi drive
2.6GB and 5.2GB DVD-RAM media cannot be read from or written to.