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• How to unzip the driver for XP on Satellite A300 SATA?

  Hello.

  I want to downgrade my Satellite A300 from Vista to XP.
  For this I want to integrate the SATA XP driver in a new CD of Windows.

  My question: How can I decompress the *.exe file in the specific files that I need to install the driver?
  Or is it possible to integrate the *.exe file in the CD without unpacking?

  Hello

  Launch the .exe with the settings file a p

  For example (the files will be unpacked in the storagemanager folder):

  c:\downloads\iata_cd.exe - a c:\storagemanager Pei

  An accurate description, you will find in the Readme!
  Read it!

  Good luck

• Slow reaction of the media on Win XP buttons - Satellite A300-1MX

  Hello world

  I bought a Satellite A300-1MX about 1 month ago. I had XP installed on it. I installed all the drivers, etc.

  The multimedia keys, however, are a little slow in their reaction, meaning: I press one of them (e.g. READING), then it turns on and outside as normally (at full speed), but then he only PLAYS the song after maybe 3-4 seconds.

  The problem is that I've lived twice more that these media buttons reacted very quickly (so normal speed), and only two times this happened was when, once I played a PC GAME, and once I was using another program.

  So it was almost like they wud answer quickly only if traore to be little RAM used, or some processor used. Do not know well, that's my theory.

  Maybe somebody has a solution for how to get the media buttons respond quickly (normally) and not only after 3-4 seconds.

  PS: I use the windows media player for media buttons.

  Thank you very much!!
  Sasch

  Hello

  It is not easy to say what the problem is here. In my view, it is also important that opinion may be different on the speed, how he should respond. I put t know what you mean with slow or fast, but if the player has already opened the music should start playing immediately.
  When you press play and wait for the application to open can only takes a few seconds to start, and it is nothing unusual.

  Another important point is preinstalled WXP. Have you noticed that normal speed with Vista preinstalled?

• Satellite A300-1ED - super slow performance of SSD

  Hi people,

  My 2009 toshiba a300 is a great laptop, but after 5 years of use, it slows down a bit.
  I tried to improve it with new CPU - unfotrunatlly BIOS run.

  So, let me show you my current specification: T2390 1, 86 MHz dual core, 4 GB of 533 HD3470 GPU, RAM, windows 7 64 bit edition Home premium and to speed up everyting, I recently bought 120 GB 840 evo ssd.

  The results? Horrible...
  17, 4 MB/s when copying random file.
  [http://oi57.tinypic.com/34fyw5s.jpg]

  Guys, help me.
  He got the last intel ich8 drivers (I can't install Intel Rapid Storage - don't know why "this platform is not supported'), beta drivers GPU, fully updated, Bios 1.80 Samsung ssd frimeware magician WIN. Startup time is also very slow.

  > Results? Horrible...
  I'm not sure but think that the SATA HDD controller supports SATA so you can expect the theoretical speed of 150 MB/s I. (or lower) but so be 100% sure you should install some like Everest Home Edition or AIDA64 hardware diagnostic tools. In the best cases, it would be SATA II

  What SATA mode is set in the BIOS? AHCI or compatible?
  If it s all in compatibility mode, the SSD drive would not use SATA properties.

  In order to use SATA performance, you must set the AHCI in the BIOS and installing the Win 7 system, you must add the SATA driver (part of the set of Storage Manager intel IRST)

• Satellite A300-1BZ running slow

  Hello

  I just bought a Satellite A300-1BZ and I am not very happy as the laptop seems to be very slow...
  I'm used to a 3 years old is not very powerful laptop and my new Satellite is most of the time slower.

  For example just to log in a 'normal' Web page processors must run at least 60% to 70% and keep this speed even just to keep the page running...
  Is this normal?
  I would have immagined such a new machine to be much better...

  Someone else has the same problem?

  Please let me know I think of sending this laptop back...

  Thank you
  AD

  I agree with Joey please don t forget an important fact. You use the Vista.
  Been to Vista specs and details?

  This new Microsoft OS is a monster. He eats the material resources and therefore you feel a slow performance.
  In addition, your laptop was equipped with different features and installed after many different applications that control functions.
  All programs running in the background s Vista and generally, they use a portion of the CPU performance too.
  All this can affect the performance of notebooks.

  So please don t compare this laptop with older laptops because most of these older machines is not equipped with the same characteristics and the same software!

  Concerning

• Satellite A300-1PH - very slow meeting of Windows

  Toshiba Satellite A300-1PH.

  Because of some virus, I started the recovery on my laptop and installed Vista Edition home premium windows fresh. But now I am facing a problem.
  My windows is loading very slowly. When I start my laptop, after the Windows logo appears, it takes almost 4-5 minutes to load the Destop and the appear the message "Please wait".

  Before recovery he never had so much time. Onliy since 1 month since I bought it.

  Can any body tell me please what is the problem actually?

  Hello

  This is normal behavior after the clean install of OS and many people have noticed the same on the different laptop models. The solution is very simply you need to optimize the operating system preinstalled.
  Please visit - http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=134947
  And pick up the info how to proceed.

  Good luck and please send some feedback.

• Satellite A300 - Continuos HDD access with WinXP SP3

  I recently bought a Satellite A300 (PSAGCE) with Windows Vista installed: I resized the main partition of Vista and installed WInXP Sp3 on a new partition.
  Everything went well, thanks to the Toshiba support site full of work XP drivers.

  I noticed that randomly the HDD LED is on and the operating system is continuously disk access: this happens as soon as I open a new window of Windows Explorer, explorer.exe freezing and refusing to close the PC.
  But this is not the only cause of the problem: HARD drive sometimes starts to be consulted while I am using a generic application (this is not the same each time).

  I was thinking a chip or a problem of control of storage, but I installed the latest drivers of Toshiba/Intel.

  Any idea?
  Thank you!

  I think it's normal.
  Maybe you have a virus or your antivirus program scan the HARD drive. Check it!

  I could be that your HARD drive is faulty, but I doubt that.
  However, you can test with Drive Fitness Test (Google is your friend).

• Re: Satellite A300-1mt - HDD upgrade question

  I just want to know, can I change my 250 GB, 8 MB, 5400 RPM SATA HDD in my laptop with this one
  HDD 500.0 GB WESTERN DIGITAL Scorpio Blue 5000BEVT, SATA, 8 MB c., 5400 RPM

  Will it work, or does better go, my laptop will recognize it?

  TNX

  Hello

  I think that the laptops BIOS should recognize the new HARD drive.
  The new HARD drive is a SATA HDD and it's the most important thing.

  You need a 2.5 SATA HARD drive!
  Size and speed are not really important, because the new SATA controller must manage this without HARD disk problem.

  Welcome them

• Satellite A300-1MC is slow using Win XP

  I recently spent 400 odd quid on this laptop.
  Hated Vista and installed XP Pro.

  However, I find when I get my screen 'connect' on XP, my office rises and it takes 10 years before you can start applications like Firefox, etc (hourglass, etc.). In fact its probably the same speed as my old Satellite 1900 d (which is 8 years old). But once it loads its fast 'enough' fast but not lightning.

  I've defragged after countless updates of windows and it seems to be faster. But still very disappointed. Any thoughts?
  Virus scanner is Mcafee Total internet

  I also played with 'start-up' thru MSCONFIG and got rid of things I don't need, but always without success.

  The A300 is really that slow? I don't have any normal office and questionable applications 2003 as mentioned above McAfee

  Any advice on the deactivation of some files that I need that is the Toshiba system that could possibly slow down?

  Hello

  I wonder how you installed Win XP?
  Did you change the SATA mode on compatible? Yes?

  Well, then this is the reason why the laptop is ruining more slowly than expected!

  If you want to get full implementation of HARD drive, then the SATA mode must be set to AHCI and you must install Win XP using SATA drivers!

  I recommend this thread:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=39465

  Jimi post Nice link to the Intel Matrix Storage Manager which contains the SATA

• Cannot find drivers for Win 7 for Satellite A300 PSAG4A-02L00M

  I have a model A300 # PSAG4A-02L00M running windows 7) 32-bit).
  I need to get updates driver for it, but everywhere where I look at give me only Vista or XP drivers.

  Someone know where I can find the updated drivers for this?

  Hello

  Take a look on the European driver Toshiba page:
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp?service=EU

  Even if your device belongs to the Australian series of Toshiba, the PSAG4E series is the same as the PSAG4A series.

  On the page of the European driver Win 7 32 bit drivers are present.

• Problems installing Win XP on Satellite A300-1MT

  I have preinstalled Vista Home, but to switch to XP.
  The problem is:
  When I boot from the XP cd, I got a blue screen after a few minutes (white always copy the operating system)
  How to solve this problem?

  And we have someone at - he tried Win7 on this laptop?

  Hello

  Is that what you have loaded driver SATA prior to installing Windows XP Home edition?
  What version of Windows XP Home edition, you are trying to install (Windows XP Home SP2 edition maybe)?

• Re: Satellite A300-17F - HDD is causing problems?

  I downloaded a program to test HARD drive problem. In fact, it is a healty disk HARD named HDDlife program. According to this program healty 55%, but 100% of my HARD drives performance.
  I don't understand. What do mean?

  the message here beforeis;

  + Satellite A300D 17-F +.

  + Friends hi +.

  + I'm happy since I bought this machine. +
  + There is a problem: he works so slow than other laptops and they have inferior properties. +
  + I don't understand. +

  + I'm almost going to break. I've done all the tips (uninstall tempro, stop the backround programs, program viruses... etc) but it's the same. +

  + * I want to listen to an mp3 is not open for ten seconds, watch the movie it is not open again for 9 to 10 seconds, +.

  +-i wana to connect to a web site it is gel +.
  + - for example the search for Messenger is taking once again for secondssssss +.
  +-xp installation, it takes hourssss +.
  + but the machines of my friends who have inferior properties are so fast.

  + Is there that someone has this machines? It has the same problems? or only I have these problems? +

  + Thank you right now. +

  Post edited by: selmanyilmaz64

  Hello

  How many times you want to discuss on a single theme?
  I found your ad under http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/message.jspa?messageID=174820

  Akuma wrote there, contact the nearest service provider and allow them to check the performance of your laptop. They have special tools and features of HARD drive can be verified easily. If there is a problem with the HARD drive, you will get a new.

  Please tell me what you want to know about this issue?
  Don t waste your time here but the service contact.

• Problem installing XP on Satellite A300 - driver SATA is an .exe file

  Hi all

  Can someone help me? I have read the post "how to install Windows XP Home on Satellite A300? Posted the: June 26, 2008 22:40 "but, when I put the storage (XP) drivers in the Windows XP installation CD (driver is a .exe) and restart the computer, the installation CD does not recognize the SATA drive...".

  What can I do?

  Thank you

  It could be a driver compatibility problem, but also missing some other patches or missing SP2 MS could cause this BSOD.
  So please make sure that you Win XP CD contains SP2 too.
  As suggested try to start in safe mode and reinstall the drivers created for your notebook from the series.

• Need driver for SATA controller - Satellite A300-20V

  Hello, sorry

  Please, I want the SATA driver for Satellite A300-20v model because I want to setup windows xp.

  Hello

  The SATA driver files are placed in the Intel Storage Manager which can be downloaded from the page of European driver of Toshiba.

  You can also install the Win XP without the SATA drivers for it to access the BIOS and must change the compatible SATA to AHCI mode.

  This allows you to install win xp on this laptop!

• Satellite A300 - 1 2 cannot install Win Xp - lack HARD drive

  Hello
  I just bought a new Satellite A300 - 1 2 without an operating system. Now I would like to install Win XP, however, during the instalation, I get a message indicating that installation of windows is not all hard disks installed on the system. What could be the problem?

  Please don't be angry with me, but you search here in the forum for similar cases?
  I imagine that you didn t

  So, use the forums advanced search and the search option for driver SATA, Intel Storage Manager, etc.

  There are a lot of discussions about this theme