Faulty motherboard Satellite A300

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• Satellite A300-1EG - driver Webcam open fail after Exchange of motherboard

  All greetings.

  Recently took the laptop with the service center, it changed the motherboard. Before the service center the camera worked fine, but after taking early displays an error "Webcam driver open fail." Restart the computer or the camera. "Read the posts on this topic wise anywhere to update the BIOS, I renewed, but nothing helped.

  This could be due to the fact that in the service Centre to have forgotten something to connect to the motherboard? Because in Device Manager do not see a web camera. I have a Toshiba Satellite A300 1EG PSAG4E number.

  Thanks in advance for the answer. I would like to hasten to meet to go tomorrow to the center of service or not.

  Hi kuhar2007,

  Maybe the authorized service provider forgot to plug in the power cord, but before to contact them again once you try to reinstall the driver for the webcam. You can get the latest version here:
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com > support & downloads > download drivers

  Normally the webcam should be in Device Manager after that. If this isn't the case, you must contact the ASP again. Explain the problem and they will try to help you. ;)

• Satellite A300 - motherboard does not work

  I have a problem with my Toshiba Satellite A300... everything worked well, but there is a day, when I used the laptop it started working and it blocked a few seconds... I tried to turn it on again several times, but it always of the blocks...
  I gave the phone to a technician and he told me that, probably, the motherboard is broken and I have to send my computer in the center of Toshiba to fix...
  Now the problem is... the warranty period, you are finished... and they told me I have to pay for plu 60/hour, so I have to pay for the new motherboard... I worry I have to pay too much to repair the laptop and I don't know if it is better to repair or buy a new...

  What do you think guys? Does anyone know how much may the reparetion cost?
  I really like this computer, that's why I didn't buy a new still...

  Hey Buddy,

  Exact repair costs are the repair center, so I think I contact guys and ask how much it cost + just +. I think Exchange mainboard takes about an hour to have to pay 60 euros/hour + new motherboard.

  If you know the exact repair costs, you can decide which is better, but without knowing that it is difficult to say which path would be one that suits

• Satellite A300-23F motherboard problem

  Hello!

  I have a Toshiba A300-23F that last week, refuses to turn on.
  The power turned on but when I press the power button it does not illuminate.
  As my warranty has expired, I gave him a technician to find out what the problem is and he informed me that the graphics chip is damaged but so the whole motherboard must be replaced.
  The possibility to give Toshiba to replace my motherboard is not an option, of course, because they require 300-400 for it. I bought the laptop 1000, 2.5 years so it is obvously out of the question.

  However, my problem is that I can't find any card handed to nine or such parent on ebay or other shops. Any suggestions on that?

  Do you think I have all the options to the left or should I go and take a hammer and release my anger on this high level sourrealistic joke manyfactured from Toshiba.

  > However, my problem is that I can't find any card handed to nine or such parent on ebay or other shops. Any suggestions on that?

  You must use a motherboard that specially left for Satellite Pro / Satellite A300 series.
  The new motherboard is really an expensive part. Perhaps you could get a second hand A300 with a card mother work and then you get good mobo.

  But its your own decision, I got a laptop from another manufacturer who died after 3 years of use.
  It was obviously a malfunctioning motherboard :(
  I tried to solve this problem because of the price of the motherboard I sold the laptop died and bought a new

• Satellite A300 - Code atstart-up sound

  Hello

  I own a laptop Satellite A300 (6 years) which I think could be finally dead! When I switch on, I get 1 long and 2 short beeps and a black screen. There is no symbol 'pie' below the scroll key, but all other lights are working.

  Is it finally time to buy a new laptop or can it be saved? It happened without warning

  I think that the graphics card is dead. Usually a video card in mobile machinery can be fixed, and in such cases, entire motherboard must be exchanged.

  To be honest, it's time for the new laptop computer.
  But before you throw, you can try to buy model identical laptop on eBay with faulty display or anything else, but if the motherboard is OK you can share and be your machine again in life.
  The A300 models are not more expensive and on eBay, you will find a lot of them. Just be sure he has the part number the same as your A300.

  My A300 is the PSAG8E model.

• My Satellite A300 unexpectedly blocking down

  Hello Sir,

  My Toshiba Satellite A300 shutting down suddenly while I plugged my AC adapter / CC.
  It is not to say any conflict or any other and then restart automatically to Windows loading and then stop. This ongoing process when I plugged my adaptor m.

  I checked my laptop not too heat and it doesn't operate by the battery power.
  Is there any solution for my laptop? I m using only my computer laptop battery charges while.

  Hello

  Have you tested different adapters?
  It might be possible that the power adapter is faulty and provides an abnormal power to the laptop. This may affect the functionality of the laptop

  But it the adapter works properly it could be a hardware problem laptop - like an electrical problem on the motherboard power supply
  Don t think it s kind of software problem given that battery mode to work properly.
  I think that apart from the power adapter, the motherboard should be verified and I have fear of the faulty motherboard can be costly replacement of m.

• Satellite A300 windows on the grid does not

  Hello.

  I have a Satellite A300 only recently begun to close without warning. I first thought this may be a virus problem, but after the execution of various virus programs I excluded it as likely a cause. Thinking that the problem can be caused by a recently installed program, I did a restore of the system without result. The problem got worse for a few weeks, and after a lot of tests and trials, I now have the following problem:. The laptop runs without problem on the farm, but if I plug my adapter, it stops a few seconds. It will run on the network in SafeMode for hours, but if I try to start it with hands attached, it will go beyond the start of Toshiba for the "bars" screen and then stop. The battery is charged, but only when the laptop is turned off.

  I have already spend a lop of time on it and have tried different adapters to exclude the possibility that it may be defective. I also disassembled the unit and clean the fans, etc.

  After reading some suggestions on different forums, I'm now trying to upgrade the bios (there is one available for this model), but have now run into a brick wall. I continue to receive various error messages when I try to update the bios. 1 insyde flash can't load the driver... He told me to run as administrator (I am), and the suggestion that it is for me, it's that I can't upgrade the Bios on battery... BUT that's all that I can run. The only time that it is running on the electric network is in safe mode, and then it won't let me upgrade the Bios. Help Help Help. The laptop is about to become landfill. The only thing I haven't done is reset to the factory setting. Suggestions for my bios problem please...

  Thanks in advance

  Post edited by: IzzyG

  Post edited by: IzzyG

  Hello

  In my opinion the update of the BIOS would not help you to solve this power off of the issue.
  Even if the BIOS is not updated, the laptop must turn off not with the AC adapter.

  To be honest, I think the problem might have something to do with the motherboard.

  Usually laptops would be shut down automatically due to a higher temperature, but in your case, I doubt its problem of temperature from the laptop stops immediately start the operating system.

  Back to BIOS update issue:
  As far as I know, the adapter must be connected in order to update the BIOS. In SafeMode it s not possible to update the BIOS.

  I not quite sure if faulty RAM could bring this maybe not RAM problem, but of course, you can try to start the device using a module of RAM only Mr. you test the two Rams in each slot.

  However, if anything would help him, the technician should run some diagnostics to determine the cause.

• Re: Satellite A300 - second hard drive

  Hello

  Perhaps some may say where I can buy hard disk for the motherboard conector?
  I have place for HDD and connections on the motherboard, but don't not have hard drive connector.
  Camputer are 1gn A300.

  Help, please!

  Hi Lotus

  Toshiba offers Satellite A300 with one or two hard drives with two different mothers. Plastic cover is the same for both models of laptops and that's why there are two disk HARD covered and placed two HARD drive. Laptops without SATA connectors are not ready for the upgrade.

  No one here in this forum has reported that these updates possible if laptop doesn t have original SATA connector to the second HARD drive, so I think that you cannot upgrade your laptop with the second HARD drive.

  By the way: it's not easy to find these parts.

• Satellite A300 restarts randomly when it is plugged in power chords

  I know it has been on many topics and forums before but-

  Satellite A300 Toshiba registered repairman after only another technician claimed the question was the motherboard.

  So a new hard drive had to be replaced (it was old age) by registered repairer.

  Graphics card died - map is part of the motherboard = motherboard replaced.

  Supposed to win - phone to make sure everything is well = "there still the issue."

  QUESTION = RANDOM COMPUTER RESTARTS WHEN THE POWER CORD IS PLUGGED

  Don't forget not that the shop has been informed of the initial question
  1. phone call.
  2. by myself (wife) when I dropped the camera repair
  3. in the drop by my husband via phone
  4. by myself at diagnosis
  5 once again by my man when diagnostics
  6. by my man when he discussed the hard drive with 2 people at the store options
  7. after replacing hard drive
  8. by myself when new montherboard was "mandatory".
  9. my man at the same point

  So you can imagine today is both 10th, 11th and 12th, the store has been said that they do not listen

  I got to say REGISTERED REPAIRER WHAT TOSHIBA to TROUBLE THE PROBLEM!

  NOW for my NEXT question.

  On all THE forums I have read about it, I always come back to the same answer - replace NEC/CATHERINE Proadlizer

  However, in looking at the published images and instructions I now get the image that this is part of the motherboard also. This is why I wonder how actually to our brand new motherboard installed days ago!

  If the capacitor is part of the motherboard I think which was replaced why this question is STILL being implemented?

  If not where is it located?

  At our graphics card on the old Board REALLY dead?
  Or was this like the last technician and as demonstrated - surprisingly not listening?

  All related information (and directions to give the tech) would be greatly appreciated.

  Hello

  I'm really sorry to hear that you have such problems after Exchange of motherboard and I really don't understand why service is not properly check and test the features of the laptop.
  To discuss these issues is quite complicated because we can only speculate what may be the problem and no one can say with certainty why this happens.

  In my opinion all you can do is to do some tests and try to do a rational conclusion, but in the end service should solve the problem.

  Just a few questions about described:
  Everything is OK is when you use the power supply battery?
  How it works with power supply current when the battery is removed?
  Start the machine and enter the BIOS settings. Leave it for a while and check if computer laptop turns off again?
  What operating system do you use? Are you using the original OS that you got with the A300 or clean install of the OS?

• Satellite A300-15B - 300 SATA-Compatible?

  Hi all
  I only run Kubuntu (64 bit) for the moment on my machine, but I would add an extra internal hard drive, so to reinstall Vista.

  My questions are:
  1. If there is no problem with the extra hard drive, (the beach is empty then why not add a few outside more GB of storage?)?
  2. I found that good part of WD 500 GB but it's sata 300 so I'm not sure if my motherboard can afford it.

  If the above is fine, something extra, off-topic will be if I can still use my windows activation key.

  Many thanks in advance,
  Nikos

  Hey,.

  It s absolutely no problem adding a second HDD. As you already wrote, why not add a few more ;) GB

  General rule, SATA 300 (> SATA2) hard drives are not a problem. As far as I know Satellite A300 already supports SATA2 and if not all SATA2 hard drives is compatible downgrade SATA1 interface. So each SATA HDD work on each controller SATA, no compatibility issues don't.

  If you install Toshiba Recovery disk Windows, no activation or product key is required.

• Satellite A300-17N - t - it have port series and how to get there?

  Hello

  To help my studies in microcontrollers, I need serial port, but I did not on the Panel of my laptop. I know that some laptop models have one on their motherboards, but is not on the Panel. If satellite A300-17N is one of them I enjoy any help and instructions how to get manually.

  Thanks in advance.

  Hello

  Satellite A300-17N doesn t have serial port and AFAIK no Satellite A300 was equipped with this port.

  But I saw a few online shops, they listed an Express card that offers the serial port (RS232). I found one on Amazon:
  http://www.Amazon.co.UK/STARTech-com-16C950-ExpressCard-serial-adapter/DP/B000PE6G04/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&QID=1300736594&SR=8-8

  I think it would be easier and less expensive way for serial port. :)

• Satellite A300 - GPU problem

  I have a toshiba satellite a300-15 with a non-integrated (ati mobility hd3650 512 MB) graphics card.

  Last night I did a reboot of my pc and since then during POST I can hear 3 beeps (one extended its follow-up shorter 2). The screen does not, but the windows 7 normally charge. I tried to connect it to an external lcd display, but nothing happened.

  I think my external gpu died.

  But before you do buy a refurbished or bake in the oven, I must be sure that it is not a motherboard problem. Is it possible that my motherboard has an integrated gpu, which means that after removing the ati hd3650 screen mobility should have lit (which do not have).

  Thank you

  can someone answer me if it is possible to operate my laptop without the dedicated graphics card? Is it possible that my motherboard (DABL5SMB6E0) also has an integrated gpu?

• Satellite A300-1J1 - how to install 2nd HARD drive?

  Hello

  I bought a Satellite A300 and I see in the workbook loads it is possible to add a 2nd hard drive. So I bought one and when I opened the box of hard drive, I have not found a connector to connect to my hard drive. I think I have to install a SATA connector, but I have not found a way to proceed.

  Thank you

  PS: Excuse me if you find mistakes, I don't speak very well

  Hey,.

  If there is no second SATA connector on the motherboard it s not possible to install 2nd HARD drive because you can t add such a motherboard connector.

  As far as I remember there are other threads on A300 and 2nd drive HARD here in the forum and the point is that all A300 using the same case for laptop, but the mothers are different. So you can have a 2nd HARD drive Bay but not connector.

• Satellite A300 - 1 5 - can I put it to WiFi draft N?

  I have the Toshiba Satellite A300 - 1 5 with the Chipset Intel GM965. The Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection has been pre-installed in it.

  Currently, I want to update for the Intel N wifi card 5300 wirelss. Is it possible to do?
  As I'm not sure whether the motherboard is compatible with it.
  If so, is there a guide on how to do it?

  Thank you

  Kiki

  > Do you want to say that if I buy the card and buy an additional antenna, it will work?
  I doubt that it will work because the antenna is hidden behind the screen of the laptop and I don t think that replace you it.
  First of all it s really complicated and secondly, you will lose your warranty!

• Key broken on Satellite A300-13i

  Hello world!

  Shortly after I received my laptop Toshiba Satellite A300-13i, the CTRL (control) key is detached from the keyboard.
  I inspected the key and I saw that some of the plastic hinges were broken.
  I suppose that this is covered by the warranty, but I want to send my laptop for Toshiba and wait until he comes back; everything simply because a button plastic is broken.
  So there are options to purchase the keys to spare for this laptop?

  Kind regards
  Infern0

  Hello

  If the plastic hinges are broken, then only a full keyboard replacement could help you.
  The replacement of keyboard is not very difficult
  The keyboard can be ordered from the ASP in your country.

  As I m he's not cheating s fixed by two screws that are hidden under the cover of thin plastic above the F1 - F12 buttons.
  If you remove these screws, you could easily get out the keyboard.

  But note; the keyboard is connected to the motherboard with the cable. So be careful!

  Finally, I must say that if you would do this so only at your own risk!

  welcome them