Laptop User Manual

User’s Manual 1-17
Satellite A500/A500D
TOSHIBA Face
Recognition
TOSHIBA Face Recognition uses a face
verification library to verify the face data of users
when they log in to Windows. If the verification is
successful, the user will be logged into Windows
automatically. The user can thus avoid having to
enter a password or the like, which makes the
login process easier.
TOSHIBA USB
Sleep-and-Charge
Utility
This utility is able to either enable or disable the
USB Sleep-and-Charge function.
This utility shows the positions of USB ports that
support the USB Sleep-and-Charge function and
displays the battery’s remaining capacity.
To start this utility, click Start -> All Programs ->
TOSHIBA -> Utilities -> USB Sleep and
Charge; or Control Panel -> Hardware and
Sound -> TOSHIBA USB Sleep and Charge.
TOSHIBA HDD/SSD
Alert
The TOSHIBA HDD/SSD Alert includes wizard
functions to monitor the Disk Drive operating
status and execute system backup.
Corel DVD
MovieFactory for
TOSHIBA
Corel DVD MovieFactory for TOSHIBA allows
users to instantly create DVD/BD video or
slideshow discs via a user-friendly wizard
interface with specific task oriented features.
(Provided with some models)
WinDVD BD for
TOSHIBA
This software is provided for playback of Blu-ray
Disc. It has an on-screen interface and functions.
Click Start -> All Programs -> InterVideo
WinDVD -> WinDVD BD for TOSHIBA.
(Provided with some models)
Windows Mobility
Center
This section describes the Windows Mobility
Center. Mobility Center is a utility for accessing
several mobile PC settings quickly in one
window. A default maximum of eight tiles are
provided by the operating system, and the
additional two tiles are added to your Mobility
Center.
■ Lock Computer:
This can be used to lock your computer without
turning it off. This has the same function as the
Lock button at the bottom of the right pane in the
start menu.
■ TOSHIBA Assist:
This can be used to open TOSHIBA Assist if it is
already installed in your computer.