Toshiba PSAY3 Laptop User Manual


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© 2012 TOSHIBA America Information Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
WINDOWS 8 UPGRADE HARDWARE INFORMATION
Hardware Information
TOSHIBAhastestedthefollowinghardwareforupgradetoWindows8.TheresultsofTOSHIBAtesting
producedthefollowingstep‐by‐stepinstallationinstructionsforupgradingthishardwaretoWindows8.
ThisdocumentationappliesspecificallytothishardwareandisnotapplicabletoanyotherTOSHIBA
hardware.
1. Language:English
2.
SKU:PSAY3
3. WindowsVersion:Windows 8
Windows 8 Minimum Requirements
Processor:1gigahertz(GHz)orfaster
RAM:1gigabyte(GB)(32‐bit)or2GB(64‐bit)
Harddiskspace:16GB(32‐bit)or20GB(64‐bit)
Graphicscard:MicrosoftDirectX9graphicsdevicewithWDDMdriver
Toviewthelatestsystemrequirementsfor
Windows8visitMicrosoftat:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/support
TheWindows8upgradeprocesswillcompletelyhaltifanyoneoftheWindows8minimumsystem
requirementsisnotmet.
Additional requirements to use certain features:
Tousetouch,youneedatabletoramonitorthatsupportsmultitouch.
ToaccesstheWindowsStoreandtodownloadandrunapps,youneedanactiveInternet
connectionandascreenresolutionofatleast1024x768.
Tosnapapps,youneedascreenresolution
ofatleast1366x768.
Internetaccess(ISPfeesmightapply)
THINGS TO DO BEFORE UPGRADING TO WINDOWS 8
TOSHIBA recommends that the following steps be taken before beginning the upgrade.
Back Up Your Personal Data and Recovery Data
Personal Data Backup
1. ClicktheStartbutton
2. ClickControlPanel
3. ClickSystemandSecurity
4. ClickBackupyourcomputer
5. ClickBackupfilesorSetupbackup,andthenfollowthestepsinthewizard.Administrator
permissionisrequired.Ifyouarepromptedforanadministratorpasswordorconfirmation,
type
thepasswordorprovideconfirmation.
ForadditionalhelpfromMicrosoftaboutcreatingapersonalbackupgoto:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/products/features/backup-and-restore
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