Toshiba A205-S4577 User Manual

Satellite® A205-S4577

A Laptop to Turn Heads.

Packing advanced performance and affordability into an attractive laptop, the Satellite A205 is ready to meet your must have everyday computing and entertaining needs. The Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor4 offers powerful processing capabilities along with high capacity hard drives to keep you and your projects going. A DVD SuperMulti drive and allows for convenient control of your CDs. Four well spaced USB ports and an ExpressCard slot adds desktop-like connection to all your peripherals. Integrated 802.11a/g wireless12 connects you to almost anywhere you go. This Onyx Blue Metallic notebook with a wide Touchpad to match its 15.4” diagonal widescreen, presents a sense of style and conﬁ dence that stands out in the crowd.

Toshiba recommends Windows Vista™ Home Premium.

Satellite® A205-S4577

System Characteristics

Operating System

• Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium(32-bit version)

Processor and Chipset

Intel® Centrino® Duo Mobile Technology featuring:

Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5300

• Intel

-1.73GHz, 2MB L2, 533MHz FSB with 64-bit

• Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset

PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g)

• Intel

Memory

• Conﬁ gured with 1024MB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM (both memory slots may be occupied). Maximum capacity 4096MB

Hard Disk Drive

• 160GB (5400 RPM); Serial ATA hard disk drive; 9.5mm height; user removable

Fixed Optical Disk Drive

• DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive supporting 11 formats

-Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), CD-RW (10x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD-R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD-RW (4x), DVD+R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD+R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD+RW (4x), DVDRAM (5x)

Display

• 15.4” diagonal widescreen TruBrite® TFT LCD display at 1280x800 native resolution (WXGA)

-Native support for 720p content

Graphics

• Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 with 8MB-256MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory

Sound

• Built-in stereo speakers

• Sound Volume Control Dial

Input Devices

• 85 key US keyboard

• TouchPad™ pointing device

• TouchPad™ Enable/Disable

• Control Buttons:

-Internet button to launch default browser

- CD/DVD control buttons (Skip to Previous/Next Track,

Play, Stop)

Communications

• Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel

• Modem

• 10/100 Base-TX Ethernet

PRO/Wireless 3945ABG (802.11a/b/g)

• Intel

Expandability

• 2 main memory slots. Both slots may be occupied.

• ExpressCard™ slot (ExpressCard/34 and Express

Card/54)

• 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter

-Secure Digital (supports SDIO), Memory Stick™,

Memory Stick PRO™, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card [shared slots]

Ports

• Video

-RGB (monitor) output port

-S-Video output port

• Audio

-Microphone input port

-Headphone output port

• Data

-i.LINK™ IEEE-1394

-USB v2.0 – 4 ports

Physical Description

• Dimensions (WxDxH Front/H Rear): 14.3” x 10.5” x

1.32”/1.55”

• Weight: Starting at 5.7lbs to 6.9lbs depending upon conﬁ guration

• LCD Cover Color: Onyx Blue Metallic

Power

• 65W (19V 3.42A) 100-240V AC Adapter

-Dimensions (WxDxH): 4.3” x 1.8” x 1.3”

Battery

• 4000mAh Lithium Ion battery pack

-Dimensions (WxDxH): 8.1” x .83” x 2.1”

-Weight: starting at 0.68 lbs

Software

• Toshiba Software and Utilities

-TOSHIBA Value Added Package

-Electronic User’s Guide

-Bluetooth Stack for Windows by Toshiba

-TOSHIBA Conﬁ gFree

-TOSHIBA Assist

-TOSHIBA Security Assist

-TOSHIBA Disc Creator

-TOSHIBA Extended Tiles for Windows Mobility Center

-TOSHIBA Speech System

• Third-party Software

-TOSHIBA Game Console

-Microsoft Works Version 8.5

Java™ 2 Runtime Environment

-Sun

-Adobe

-InterVideo

-Microsoft

-Google™ Desktop

Acrobat® Reader 7.0

WinDVD® 8 SD

Windows Media Player 11

-Google™ Toolbar

-Yahoo! Music™ Jukebox

• Trial Software

-Microsoft Ofﬁ ce Trial Home and Student 2007 Edition (60-day trial)

-McAfee

• Special Offers

Internet Security Suite (30-day trial)

-Microsoft Ofﬁ ce Live

-Microsoft Money Essentials

Limited Warranty

• 1 Year Standard Limited Warranty

Accessories

Memory Upgrade

• PA3512U-1M1G Toshiba 1GB DDR2-667 Memory Module

• PA3513U-1M2G Toshiba 2GB DDR2-667 Memory Module

Power

• PA3336U-2ACA Toshiba 120W Global AC Adapter

• PA3534U-1BRS Toshiba Primary Li Ion Battery Pack

(6 Cell)

• PA3535U-1BRS Toshiba Primary Li ION Extended

Capacity Battery Pack (9 Cell)

Security & Protection

• PA3567U-1ETC Toshiba Keyboard Protector, A4 size

Expansion

• PA3541U-2PRP Toshiba dynadock USB Docking Station with VGA port

• PA3542U-2PRP Toshiba dynadock USB Docking Station with DVI port

Storage

• PA3109U-3FDD Toshiba USB Floppy Disk Drive Kit

• PA1411U-1M1G Toshiba 1GB USB Hi-Speed Flash Drive

• PA1412U-1M2G Toshiba 2GB USB Hi-Speed Flash Drive

Wireless & Bluetooth

• PA3455U-1BTM Toshiba USB Adapter with Bluetooth

2.0+EDR capability

© Copyright 2007. Satellite, Conﬁ gFree and TruBrite are registered trademarks of Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. and/or Toshiba Corporation. Intel and Celeron are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. Windows and Vista are registeredtrademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All Rights Reserved.

The product speciﬁ cations and conﬁ guration information are designed for a product Series. Your particular model may not have all the features and speciﬁ cations listed or illustrated. For more detailed information about the features and speciﬁ cations on your particular model, please visit Toshiba’s Web site at pcsupport. toshiba.com. Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. reserves the right to modify or withdraw this offer at anytime without notice. 2 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 reconﬁ gurations 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. 3 CPU performance may vary. See Processor Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com.

Intel® Dual Core Technology is a new technology designed to deliver improved performance to the notebook PC. Performance or compatibility may vary. For more information on Intel’s Core 2 Duo processors, visit: http://www.intel.com/core2duo/.

64-bit computing requires that the following hardware and software requirements are met: 64-bit Operating System, 64-bit CPU, Chipset and BIOS (Basic Input/Output System), 64-bit Device drivers, 64-bit applications. Certain device drivers and/or applications may not be compatible with a 64-bit CPU and therefore may not function properly. A 32-bit version of the operating system is preinstalled on your computer unless explicitly stated that the operating system is 64-bit. See “Detailed Specs” for more information. 6 Memory size may vary. See Memory Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 7 Hard drive capacity may vary. 1 Gigabyte (GB) means 109 = 1,000,000,000 bytes using powers of 10. See Hard Disk Drive Capacity Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 8 Copy protection technology may prevent or limit recording or viewing of certain optical media (e.g., CD or DVD). 9 Small bright dots may appear on your screen display when you turn on your PC. Your display contains an extremely large number of thin-ﬁ lm 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. 10 GPU performance may vary. See Graphics Legal Footnote at www.info.toshiba.com. 11 Due to FCC limitations, speeds of 53 kbps are the maximum permissible transmission rates during download. Actual data transmission speeds will vary depending on line conditions. 12 May require purchase of additional software, external hardware, or services. Transmission speeds may vary. See Wireless Legal Footnote at www. info.toshiba.com. 13 Weight may vary. See Weight Legal Footnote at www.info. toshiba.com. 14 Battery life may vary. See Battery Life Legal Footnote at www.info. toshiba.com. 15 Internet access is required to enable certain functionality of certain Microsoft products which may be included with your computer. The Microsoft Ofﬁ ce 2007 60-Day Trial software (if applicable) is intended for evaluation purposes only. You must activate the software before you can use it. Product activation procedures will be detailed during initial launch of the software; activation requires Internet access. This software has an expiration date of 60 days from date of ﬁ rst use, at which time the software will operate under reduced-functionality mode, limiting end-user options and operations. The Microsoft Ofﬁ ce 2007 60-Day Trial software is distributed without charge to the End User Customer but if the End User wants to continue to use such product after the trial period, then the End User Customer will have to pay a fee for the perpetual version of such Ofﬁ ce Product. For systems with Microsoft Money Essentials 2007 installed, note that some online services for Microsoft® Money 2007 and Microsoft® Money 2007 Essentials will expire on the earlier of two years after your activation of the software or September 1, 2009. Also, you may need to get some online services separately from your ﬁ nancial institution, which may charge a fee. See the online services policy at http://money.msn.com/ Money/2007/OSP.asp. 16 The terms and conditions of Toshiba’s standard limited warranty are available at www.warranty.toshiba.com.