Change the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM on Satellite Pro A120

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• Change the CD-ROM on Satellite A50

  Hello

  I have a portable Satellite A50 and I want to change the CD-rom drive for CD/DVD-RW drive. I just want to know is the removable CD-rom on my laptop model or not?

  And if so it's just a case of take a screw that holds it and dragging.
  I tried, but he didn't move very easily so I stopped and I would ask just the thought incase that is not expected to get out.

  Thank you.

  Hello

  The DVD rom drive is removable and fixed with a screw at the bottom of the unit. If you want to remove this disk follow these steps:

  -Turn the face of the computer down and remove the screw fixing the whole DVD - ROM drive.
  -Remove the DVD-ROM drive Assembly.
  -Remove the 2 screws that fix the rear support of the whole of the DVD - ROM drive.
  -Remove the screw on the side of the bracket, remove the flange side.

  That s all ;) I put t s of difficult for you but be careful... you know ;)

• Prerequisites for the replacement of Windows XP for Satellite Pro A120-107

  I don't know that it will have been asked before, however...

  I received a Satellite Pro A120-107 XP. Because XP is not supported, I would like to upgrade to Windows 7, 8 or 8.1. Who should I go for?

  I think I need to improve my memory (currently 512 MB) at least 1 GB. Or should I go to 2 GB. Which would be better?

  And I need a BIOS upgrade? He is currently using vn 1.50 08/24/2006. If I do, what version?

  In your case, I'll try to install Win 7 on this good old classic.

  8.1 Win is the latest system from Microsoft but I'm afraid, you will have some problems with drivers m.

  Win 7 would be the best choice in this case

• How to extend the memory of card display for Satellite Pro A120?

  I would like to expand the memory used by the graphics card because its at this stage only 8 MB, I want to make this 64 MB. Total memory in the computer laptop AI 512 MB. Normally you can do this in the BIOS but I can't find any option to do this.

  Someone at - it an idea how to proceed?

  What graphics card you have?
  What is a processor ATI or nVidia GPU?

  Graphics memory of my knowledge depends on the size of the main memory.
  The larger main memory, the largest memory GPU.

  However, if your graphics card supports shared memory and then the graphics card driver controls the amount of GPU automatically.
  In other words, if the GPU memory is not required then shared the GPU memory is set to a lower value.

• Satellite Pro A120-154 - how to remove the HARD drive password?

  Hello

  I have the following problem: I set a password for the HARD drive in my old Satellite Pro A120-154 years ago, and now I want to remove or change the passowrd since I'll give you this laptop for my nephew. Instead I don't know the password, I am not able to change or remove, not with the password of Toshiba uitility program and not with the BIOS set up.

  Further I can't find any info on this in the user manual. How can I do this?

  Thanks Tino

  Hello

  I found several useful documents from Toshiba on HARD drive password. Please take some time and pick up some info on HARD drive password and how it works.

  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/FAQ9202JG0000R01.htm
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB6B01MC000CR01.htm
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/FAQ9401AR0000R01.htm

• Satellite Pro A120: I have problems with the installation of the graphics driver for W2k

  I installed windows 2000 on an A120, the system is fully packed and service updated before I even start to install the necessary drivers, I am unable to restart the system. I once, install as recommended drivers that I have problems with the graphics driver because it will not be installed because it requires a reboot and then I can't install new programs that require a restart that the driver has not been installed correctly.

  The laptop is a Pro A120, age of 1 week and came with XP home, because of this toshiba will not offer me support I changed the o/s even though they obviously support 2000 on this laptop, because they provide the drivers.

  Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

  Hello

  Did you use and install the drivers from the Toshiba driver page right?
  The drivers of Toshiba W2k for Satellite Pro A120 have been published and are ready!

  But please pay attention to the Toshiba drivers.
  There are two different sets of Satellite Pro A120, with different drivers W2k!
  After choosing the good laptop and download the drivers please follow the proper installation order that is indicated in the document "installation instructions"! Check it!

  I think that if you follow this guide line everything works and runs correctly. Good luck

• Satellite Pro A120 - I need recovery disk

  Accidentally all trying to clear up my computer deleted user accounts and so XP has been totally screwed and wouldn't let me in, even the administrator account it says did not exist (which I think is impossible), so I gave up and did a hard drive erase computer that I was about to throw in the trash as a lost cause...

  SO, what I really need, is the disc of recovery for Toshiba Satellite Pro A120, I very foolishly went and lost (look around these forums, it seems I'm not the only one!).

  Anyway, the computer running Windows XP Professional and the laptop model number is: PSAC0E-006008EN

  VERY ANNOYINGLY TOSHIBA NO LONGER SUPPORT LAPTOP DISKS OR TO SELL FOR HER RECOVERY!
  (I hope that is read by an employee of Toshiba!).

  Can anyone help or suggest where to get a recovery disc please? I tried Ebay and multiple searches on google but no assets came.

  Message was edited with a mug shot by: jonbad

  By the way, can someone please explain why Toshiba offer all the necessary drivers for the operating system if they do not provide you with the operating system itself - i.e., they give you a disk image which has already drivers preinstalled on it... Doesn't make a lot of sense to me, unless you had to find your own copy of windows XP, which probably won't be not work with the serial key Toshiba windows XP first and then try and download and install each driver? I do not.

  Hello

  I think that you have tried to order the recovery disk by using the online store of recovery site.
  You will not be able to order using this service, because the only Vista recovery disc could be ordered using this service.

  In your case, I would ask an ASP in your country for this disc.
  And notes; There are more FSA in your country as only.

  Then perhaps you should contact several service points.

  Welcome them

• Satellite Pro A120: How do I remove the CD/DVD drive

  I have 2 main problems and doesn't seem to completely open the case.
  Does anyone know how to remove the dvd - rom?

  But my mainproblem is swith power Ribbon (blue) has come off the motherboard. But as I can't open completely the case im with tweezers for trying to recconect.

  Does not seem to want to go.
  Is there a clip into the connector on the motherboard or is it just push in? A picture or a diagram would be helpful.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  One question; Why are you doing this?
  I mean why you want to open the notebook?
  Always it is that Satellite Pro A120 is not an old notebook and I presume that the guarantee is valid.
  If you remove the lid of the laptop, you will lose the warranty!

  The removal of CD/DVD is very easy.
  Usually, it is fixed with a screw located at the bottom of the unit. You have to remove first, and then he should be able to take off from the STRANGE.

• I can't change the code of DVD region back to the original setting. Help...

  I changed the code of DVD region in the USA (region 4) and cannot be changed back to Australia (region 2).

  I watched a movie bought in the States and had to change the code. Now you want to find Australian with code and can not.

  It has only changed once. Can someone help me? THX.

  Hi AUSSIE NSW,.

  Thanks for posting in Microsoft Communities. The problem description, I understand that you want to change the DVD region code. I suggest you look for any third-party application using your favorite search engine.

  Note: Using third-party software, including hardware drivers can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the use of third-party software can be solved. Software using third party is at your own risk.

  For more information, please see this article.

  Change region DVD support in Windows (Windows)

  Thank you.

• Satellite Pro A120 - cannot boot from CD/DVD drive

  I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 of friends, he was running very slow so I said I'd do the usual for him.
  Back up all his documents, and then reinstall windows. not so easy!

  First of all, try to boot from the CD so I can boot into Ubuntu or reinstall windows.
  Me has taken long enough to work, I had to press DEL/ESC to enter in the BIOS, but once I put to boot from the CD (and was a bootable CD in the drive), it kept just boot from the HARD drive.

  From time to time I get an error saying + "Media test failure - check cable" + or something similar, theres a lot on internet on this subject.
  I think its something to do if the boot order has CD first, then it has LAN as 2nd.

  Able to boot Ubuntu from a USB key.
  Try to copy its documents on my external drive but really copying REALLY slow (like 1 MB/s) and kept getting IO errors on some files.
  I can't run diagnostic software for HARD drive that I can not boot from the CD (could get the Ultimate Boot CD on a USB but if anyone thinks it would help?).

  In windows, the CD player only reads real CD (audio similar DVD, not CDR and DVDR).
  This means a failing drive?
  What intrigues me most, however, is that I changed the portable CD player with a CD of work of another computer and windows recognize today this new CD player at all!

  By putting a bootable CD in this new CD player, it always starts from the HARD drive (do not recognize CD player in all).
  The BIOS is a bit unnecessary and does not show the detected disks...

  Also, boot Ubuntu from a USB key, with the original CD player, he reads real CD and DVD copied of all zeros are considered blank discs and replace the CD drive with a known working in Ubuntu means its not recognized at all (if this isn't windows driver problems).

  When I started messing around with it I remember windows say the time had been reset, so I set the time properly, then he did the same thing again I think. A flat CMOS battery could not be responsible for this?

  Is the motherboard and specifically the IDE controller or a broken ports, or am I doing something stupid? I'm tempted to just install Ubuntu by USB and tell him not to bother with CD more ;^)

  Any suggestions or comments would be much appreciated!

  Thank you
  Dan Gent

  > Me has taken long enough to work, I had to press DEL/ESC to enter in the BIOS, but once I put to boot from the CD (and was a bootable CD in the drive), it kept just boot from the HARD drive.
  You see the CD/DVD drive in BIOS? I mean all the details like the name WEIRD etc.
  If this isn't the case, then it means that your CD/DVD drive is not recognized by the BIOS due to a hardware problem.

  If you can see the STRANGE in the BIOS but are still not able to boot from any disk, then I suppose that the CD/DVD drive cannot read the disk for different reasons.
  One of the reasons could be a defective or damage the laser lens

  > Every so often, I would get an error saying "Media test failure - check cable" or something similar, theres a lot on internet on this subject. I think its something to do if the boot order has CD first, then it has LAN as 2nd.

  Yes, this error means that your laptop tried to boot from LAN

  > In windows, the CD player only reads real CD (audio similar DVD, not CDR and DVDR). This means a failing drive?

  As I said above, it would be possible that the reader s laser lens malfunctions and, therefore, the ODD can't handle the media. It seems that the laser lens can not calibrate properly and can not move in the correct position. This question is not repairable and the drive needs to be replaced.

  > What intrigues me most, however, is that I changed the CD drive with a CD of work of another laptop and windows don't recognize this new CD player at all!

  The fact is that not all CD/DVD drives are compatible due to different master/slave/C-salt settings. You must use the supported players! In most cases, you can find a list in your user manual what CD/DVD readers are compatible.

• Question about change in ODDs region settings - Satellite Pro A120

  Why are there at - it limit the number of times, you can change the region settings when you watch DVDs from other countries? Why?

  They don't realize the world becomes smaller and is it possible to buy DVDs from anywhere in the world? They refuse to help the global economy? I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 with a carpet * a UJ841S optical drive that is locked on region 1, how can I get it unlocked and how do I get it so I can watch DVD so many different regions without having to be limited to the region of switching 5 times? Of course, I'm not the only person who feels this way, come on Tosh do something to help the consumer.

  Can anyone help?

  Published by: ADMIN

  Hi Paul

  What to say I put t understand this too, but there are some restrictions of manufacturers of different record companies and movie studios that don t allow you to change the region code.

  The world is divided into 7 regions of DVD.
  Region 1 - Canada and the U.S.
  Region 2 - Europe, Japan, Middle East and South Africa
  Region 3 - South and Southeast Asia
  Region 4 - Australia and South America
  Region 5 - Africa, the Russia and the rest of Asia
  Region 6 - China

  Readers of generation original DVD came with a firmware level that became known as RPC 1.
  RPC 1 discs themselves are able to play any region but depends on the installed Reader software to control which region is played.

  But most DVD players (* not matter what is manufacturing *) are equipped with the RPC-2.
  RPC 2 drives usually come with a limit of 5 change on the regions, once the counter reaches 0, your drive is locked permanently in the last region it was settled in.
  Even if you reformat or move the drive to another system, it will be always locked to the last region.

  Such a region code limitation is very annoying for everyone, but nothing to do
  Of course you will find many websites that provide any software programs and free non-legal area, but for the most part, these programs can damage firmware own disks and this would lead to bigger problems. In most cases readers cannot handle all mediums and can not read or burn to CD/DVD.

• Satellite Pro A120: Need to update the BIOS after upgrade CPU

  Hello

  I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 and I need to update the bios of a change in cpu cause.
  The laptop works very well, but for some reason any with the new processor fan runs always full.

  A lot, I searched but found nothing.
  The model number is PSAC1E-0QL04CG3 of ideas where I can find the bios?

  THX in advance,
  John

  Hello

  First of all: update BIOS doesn t help you.
  Why do you think that BIOS update should help reduce the activity of fan?

  I guess that your new processor is faster. Right?
  So it offers more performance and this leads to higher heat dissipation... so finally the CPU must be cooled and this can be done only if the cooling module would turn faster you agree with me?

  By the way: the update of the BIOS is on the page of the Toshiba UE driver. Since the satellite Pro A120 is very old series, you will need to search for drivers in area Archive (Type of product-> Archive)

• Satellite Pro A120-10W - function keys not working not not from the cloth of hard drive

  Hello

  I have a Satellite Pro A120-10W under Windows XP Pro SP3, and just had my hard drive erased, because of virus. Everything seems to work fine, but I can't use function keys to change the brightness etc. I looked in various forums help however most seem to give answers for Windows 7 or vista. 7
  Can someone please?

  Thanks in advance.

  Hello

  As you can see in other threads, you need special drivers/tools for the keys FN get their work because there is no standard Windows driver for these keys.

  In any case, you must download the common Modules like Akuma wrote. After installing the key should start working again.
  You can download the tools on the official website of Toshiba.

  If you have problems with the installation or it succeeded, just after a few comments. ;)

• How to install the driver LAN for Satellite Pro A120

  In fact, my problem is that I didn't know how to install the driver on my Satellite Pro A120 lan connect net throug.
  The issue that there's no facility to do to complete the installation.

  And theres other question that I need the Ethernet controller

  My laptop was vista operating system installed, but I change and put Windows XP

  Please help me

  Hello

  LAN installation is very easy.
  First of all, you need the correct LAN driver.
  In order to download the LAN driver please visit the Toshiba driver page and choose your model of laptop.

  Once the LAN driver has been downloaded, you will need to decompress.
  Then you will need to access the Device Manager, choose the controller Ethernet (network cards) and must point to the place where the LAN driver was decompressed.

  Then finish the installation procedure.

• Satellite Pro A120 - 169 PSAC1E: Impossible to install the 64 bit OS

  Hello

  I have the Satellite Pro A120 (169) model PSAC1E-04X024BT and I inserted 2 x DA-PA3513U-1M2G (Dane-Elec 2 GB SODIMM PC2-5300) memory, so a total of 4 GB of memory.

  I know to have 4 GB in a BONE, you need to run a 64 bit OS.
  But my processor is an Intel Centrino DUO T2050 1.6ghz (Intel Core DUO T2050).

  After reading the manual I was convinced that I am able to run a 64 bit OS... but the time of its installation, the Setup program will not continue... as my CPU is 32-bit...

  Is this true? Or do I have to change something in the BIOS? (Version 3.4)

  Thank you

  Hello!

  Yes, it true s that your processor supports only 32 bit and not 64 bit.
  Here, you check only the Intel specifications posted by redhawk.

  Sorry mate, but on this laptop, you can only use a 32 bit OS.

  Good bye