Using your Tecra 8200
Your Toshiba Tecra 8200 has many exciting features. Click on the feature you would like to learn about or problem you are having below:
General usage tips
Power button and powering the machine
DVD/CD-ROM drive
How do I connect to the network?
The floppy drive
The modem
Reset button
The mouse on the Tecra 8200
Where is the lock hole for my computer lock?
Volume control dial
Toshiba Tecra 8200 User Guide (link to pdf file)
Screenshots of machine views (link - find your model in the table)
General usage tips for the Tecra 8200
The network port and the modem ports are right next to each other on this machine! Take care in plugging in your phone cord to the correct port, as the cord will fit into both ports. The network cord will not fit into the modem port, so please do not force it.
The network port is the larger one, and it sits closer to the back of the machine.
When you look inside the port, the network port has 7 small wires in it. The modem port has only 2 small wires in it.
There are tiny icons at the bottom of each of the ports that indicate whether the port is for the modem (phone icon) or for the network ("Ethernet") icon.
PeopleSoft does not support the use of the infrared port on NT 4 machines at this time.
Only the use of the USB floppy that came with your machine is supported for Windows NT 4 machines at this time. No other USB devices are supported for Windows NT 4.
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Power button and powering the Tecra 8200
The power button is on the left side of your machine, near the front, between the earphone and microphone jacks and some empty slots (PCMCIA slots). There may be a cover over the power button - slide it to open the door and see the button. It looks like this (in this picture, the cover is NOT over the button):
To turn the machine on, press the button in (towards the machine - don't try to slide it). It should not take much pressure to turn it on. If you press the button and the machine does not appear to turn on (i.e., the
On light does not turn on), try again.
Note that you must have both the transformer (the small brick-like thing) and the cord that goes into the wall in order to use electricity to run the machine. Without one or the other, you cannot use power from the wall. The cord from the transformer fits into a port on the back of the machine, on the left side (next to the printer port).
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DVD ROM drive on the Tecra 8200
Your Tecra 8200 comes with a DVD ROM drive on the right side of the machine. It can play CD ROMs but it CANNOT play DVD movies if your machine has Windows NT 4 as its operating system. Please DO NOT load any drivers in an attempt to play movies, even if someone else tells you it works for them. More than likely, third party drivers will cause fatal errors to occur on your machine. If third party drivers cause the machine to fail, open a NorthStar ticket to make an appointment for service. Be sure to include your contact number. Describe the problem in detail, especially the steps you took to try to correct the problem. You will be contacted by the appropriate party. For more information on creating the NorthStar ticket, see Eureka! document 39068 — How to submit a computer or peripheral for repair.
Windows 2000 machines can play DVDs. However, only the CD-ROM function is supported. DVD support is not available as long as the CD-ROM functions properly.
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How do I connect to the network?
A network (rounded) cord fits into the network port (closest to the back of the machine - the one with 7 small wires inside) and the other end of the cord should be plugged into a network port (usually on the wall and labeled with an "A" or "B".) Do not use your phone cord (usually a black flat cord) to connect your machine to the network.
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The floppy drive for a Tecra 8200
Your machine comes with a USB floppy drive. This drive has been specially configured to work with your machine. If you have Windows NT 4 as your operating system, you can only use the floppy drive via the USB ports. Other USB peripherals will not work on that operating system on that machine.
The floppy drive connection port is located on the back of the machine. There are 2 USB ports; you may use either one.
Windows NT 4 users: You must attach the external floppy drive while the computer power is off. If the computer is on, you will need to reboot the machine after the floppy drive is connected.
Windows 2000 users: The floppy should work once you plug it into the USB port.
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The modem for a Tecra 8200
Your Tecra 8200 comes with a built-in v.90/56K modem.
The Tecra 8200 does not need a modem tester because it has built-in protection from digital lines. You should try to find out if the building you are calling from has digital or analog phone lines before using your modem, since you cannot dial in via a digital line.
The modem jack is located on the right side of your machine, near the back of the machine, and right next to the network port. The modem port is the one closer to the front of the machine. The modem port looks very much like a network port, so please be careful not to mix them up. The modem port has a tiny picture of a telephone handset below it and when you look inside the modem port, you can see 2 small wires inside it.
To use the modem, use a phone cord to connect the modem to the wall phone jack. (Do NOT use the network cord. A phone cord is flat, a network cord is rounded.)
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Reset button on a Tecra 8200
On a Tecra 8200, the reset button is on the front of the machine. It is next to the power button and is a small pinhole-sized indented button. The word "Reset" appears in tiny letters below the hole. Press a fine ballpoint pen tip in the hole to reset the machine.
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Mouse buttons on the Tecra 8200 and the external mouse
Internal mouse: The built-in mouse is the small eraser head in the middle of the built-in keyboard on the Tecra 8200. In addition, there are 4 mouse buttons:
Two smaller buttons: These are scroll buttons. SOME applications use these buttons to scroll through screens. Many applications do not respond to these buttons at all.
External mouse: There are several models of external mice that you may receive. Following are some tips about some of those mice:
Microsoft IntelliMouse: The external mouse you get with the machine may be the Microsoft IntelliMouse. It looks like a standard mouse, but has a wheel between the left and right buttons. It says that is it "Serial and PS/2 Compatible" but it will not work consistently on the PS/2 Port
on some machines. If you have a Microsoft IntelliMouse that is not working on the PS/2 Port try connecting it to the serial port and installing it as a serial mouse. For instructions on how to installing a serial mouse, see Eureka! document
39002 — External mouse not working, add serial mouse device. When installed as a serial mouse you should be able to use it as a standard mouse, but the scroll wheel will not work.
if you do not have a USB port available.
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The hole you can use to connect your computer lock to your Tecra 8200 is on the right side of the machine, very close to the back of the machine.
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The volume control dial is on the front of the machine, near the left side.
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Created by the PeopleSoft Knowledge Management Team.
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Created: kcw 05/10/2000
Revised: kcw 04/04/2003