How to reformat Satellite L640

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• How to reformat Satellite A50 112?

  Hello
  Can someone tell me how to reformat a Toshiba Satellite A50 112
  Thank you
  Gazza

  Hi Gazza,

  To reformat your laptop, you must insert the recovery CD into your optical drive and restart the laptop computer while pressing the C"" key. This will cause your laptop boot from the recovery CD which will then launch the process of re - install.

  Note that this process will be completely reformat your laptop and go back to its original state with the loss complete of the any of your own data and programs not original. Please make sure that you have a backup of your data before doing this.

  Kind regards

• How to reformat Satellite C660?

  Hi all

  My C660 is just over a year & slowdown etc, I thought I'd reformat it with the 4 discs recovery I did when I got it, the problem is, for some time now, the cd/dvd drive does not start as soon as a disc is inserted, & I have to open it manually. In any case, I put the first disc of recovery in & as usual nothing happened, I'm going to 'My Computer' & open from there thinking it would start to do what its supposed to, he did nothing but open & view what's on the disc :-(

  How do I get it to work so I can go through the other 4 disks & redo my lappie like new?

  Start your laptop and press F12 to get into the boot menu.
  When the boot menu appears on the display open optical drive and put the first disc inside.
  Choose the CD/DVD drive on the list and press ENTER.

  ODD will start to read the data stored on the disk and recovery facility should begin. It starts with the main menu.

  How it looks like you can see on http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD1303440001R01.htm
  Just follow the menu and proceed with the installation.

  If you have any other questions you are welcome.

• How to reformat Satellite L645-S9412D using the recovery media creator?

  This is my first laptop and I do not know. I already burn disc of recovery media creator, but I don't know how to use it. Could someone teach me how to? Thank you. And yet something, do I have to re - install the operating system when I used the recovery disk?

  Thank you for your help... :)

  With recovery disk, you can install recovery image and game for laptop to factory settings. Please note: when you do this backup data will be deleted so before that, you back up all your important data.

  When you want to use the recovery disk to do on this way:
  Start your laptop and press F12 to get into the boot menu
  When the start menu is shown on the screen, place the recovery in the optical disc drive disk
  Choose the CD/DVD in the menu and press the ENTER key
  Just follow the menu on the screen.

  Do it, test it. Check alone, how it works.

• How to install Win XP on Satellite L640

  Hello

  I have a Satellite L640 running windows 7.

  I need to use a software which is software XP, so I want to install XP on the L640.
  I have the Windows XP disc in the CD tray and I have chosen the CD/DVD as a source of start-up number 1 priority in the BIOS.

  The computer does not start from the disc, but goes directly from Windows 7.
  Is it possible to install Windows XP on this laptop?

  I do something wrong, or maybe it is a defective drive?

  Thank you, David

  As a general rule I don't see no reason why you shouldn't be able to install Windows XP Home edition, but what confuses me, is that you even could not start Windows XP Home edition Setup. Do you use the original disc of Microsoft?

  Start your laptop and press F12 to get into the boot menu. Put the CD into the optical disk drive, choose the CD/DVD drive and press ENTER. The same thing happens again?

  By the way: did you check the Toshiba download page if WXP drivers, tools and utilities are available for your laptop model?

• How to reformat my Satellite A665D

  Hello

  I'm ayen,
  I want to ask you if you know how to reformat my Toshiba netbook?
  There a lot of virus and I want to clean it, coz my antivirus had run out of date...

  pls help me! I m already worried that my netbook would simply stop anytime... tnx!

  Hello

  I m wondering if you take the time to read similar topics here in the forum.
  Usually, you should be able to recover and reinstall the laptop using the recovery of HARD drive.

  Check this product how Toshiba document:
  + How to recover a Toshiba notebook with the HDD recovery procedure.
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/HTD1303440001R01.htm

• Re: Upgrade of the BIOS in a Toshiba Satellite L640

  Hi all, how is life. I have a Toshiba Satellite L640 with LUbuntu 12.10. My BIOS is v 1.70. I think I should update, because the latest version is 2.70 and he could solve some battery problems.

  The problem is that the bios upgrade software for the toshiba site is only for Windows. He is not yet back, in this case I could start from a USB Pendrive with FREEDos installed and do the upgrade.

  Then, someone knows some way? I read you try to run the upgrade through wine application is not recommended. Also, I guess that it is not advisable to pass by VMWare, but I don't know about it.

  Of course, I have no system to dual-boot, just Lubuntu Qantal.

  Thanks in advance

  You are right. Toshiba offers WIN version only, so it cannot be used with Linux or by using the external device as BACK up to date.

  What problems do you have with the battery?

• Satellite L640 and Bluetooth functionality

  Satellite L640 come with Bluetooth? If so, how to enable it?

  If not, should what accessories I buy to get the Bluetooth functionality?

  Can you please send us the complete laptop (L640-xxx) model name so that we can check the specs of the laptop on the Toshiba site.

  What you can do is to check the list of installed programs in Control Panel > programs and features and check if the BT software is listed. Otherwise I think that your laptop is not BT
  Another way to check is to use the FN + F8 key combination and see if there is option for WLAN only or BT is also offered. Laptop with BT have WLAN option only.

  If you want to use BT with your laptop, you can buy the small stick USB BT, install the BT software and you will posibiity to connect external devices with yout laptop with BT connection.

• Satellite L640 needs 32 bit 64 bit no win 7

  Made mistake on the new installation, win7 64 bit installed on my new satellite L640 need 32 bit version but how to re install it, please, anyone

  Hello

  Hmm maybe you'll be abele to choose 32 bits again if you run HARD drive recovery.
  Thanks to power the device, press F8, choose verify and repair my computer, then disk HARD recovery if you can choose 32-bit instead of 64 bit OS.

  Good luck

• Re: Satellite L640 - need to care about CPU upgrade

  The question is simple: what are the specifications/model max CPU can I update in this laptop? Find any information on this line is a nightmare because most places don't know anything about my part number. It is not European or American.

  I am in New Zealand. My exact part number is PSK0GA - 01 H 003. Satellite L640. Everything is stock factory parts aside from a new DC harness that is not totally related to that aside to show that I know what I'm doing when dismantling and replacement of parts in this laptop. I have no guarantee and am perfectly happy to do all the work and repairs on this myself at my own risk.

  So I was online looking for the plug exact motherboard of this machine so I can see what I can put in level and what I can't. But I have found nothing that comes close to give me all of the actual characteristics. Is someone can you please tell me where I can find this information? I am wanting to CPU RAM and (if possible) the graphic information about replaceable chips. An i7 would be nice if I can run into that, but I'm not going to buy one and try it if it won't work in this machine.

  Thanks for any help you can give.

  Simple question simple answer: Toshiba doesn't support CPU updates so you will not be able to find some official specs about it. Better place o check it's Toshiba service provider in your country.

  I mean, if anyone has any info on the equipment or upgrade Exchange and know-how is Toshiba service provider.
  Because of specific and complex design cooling systems, these upgrades are deprecated.

  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB9401AX0001R01.htm

• Satellite L640 - clock stuck CPU idle time

  Hi people, I have a Satellite L640 PSKOLA, with a processor i5 480M and am under Win7 64 bit, I have a "CPU usage" widget on the desktop, because clearly, I'm kinda a nerd. I first noticed this problem for a long time, but my usage has changed more things graphics lately and if it interferes with what I'm doing now.

  The clock on the CPU freezes at 1173 MHz, this happens only after the machine has been for a while and will be rectified by doing a reset, after which the clock fortunately returns a maximum of 2667 MHz and the changing dynamic clock works as it should, and I enjoy my machine once more, until it happens again which could be any time, but it usually takes at least a couple of hours.

  I hoped that would fix it, install the latest drivers but that didn't work, I reinstalled the version 2.3 BIOS update (the more recent on the toshiba site) and I installed it three times because I thought it might have been a glitch there.

  Any ideas?

  > On the CPU clock freezes at 1173 MHz, this only occurs after the machine sat for awhile

  How did you test this? Have you tested this using the CPU on the desktop gadget?
  Are you sure that this software works correctly? I think that no one should trust a single value provided by a program/utility.
  Use of different tools which can give different results

  However, the fact is that i5 480M processor supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology.

  This technology allows the processor clock speed to be changed dynamically. This reduces to a minimum power draw and heat dissipation.
  A processor running at a high clock speed allows better performance.
  Using the same processor at a lower frequency (speed), it generates less heat and consumes less energy. This is controlled by the Enhanced Intel SpeedStep technology.
  I think this may be one of the reasons for this different CPU speed (perhaps the main reason).

• Satellite L640 - Eco Utility does not work

  I have a Toshiba Satellite L640 and I just bought 2 weeks ago.

  I use the Eco utility a lot and recently Eco utility stopped working, can someone help me please?

  Hey,.

  This means that if you press the Eco button Utility, that nothing is happening and your laptop doesn t switch eco mode?

  Hmm. It is probably related to the utility eco himself. In your case I would try reinstalling this tool. You can download it from the Web from Toshiba site.
  But before installing the new version, delete the old and restart your laptop.

• See flickering on Satellite L640

  Hello

  Having a Satellite L640 with a corrupt flickering display - a lot of horizontal lines randomly.

  A quick clip of the problem is here: [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/37870878/video-2012-11-17-11-04-46.mp4]

  A fine external monitor functions, reboots do not help. I have not yet tried to take it apart to check the connections.

  Of course, it's 7 months out of warranty!

  Because an external display shows OK, I'll start by checking the connection of the cable from mobo, followed of a replacement inverter card. Other opinions gratefully received...

  TIA

  If everything works perfectly on external monitor the situation is clear: there is a problem with the cable connection or display.

  Just a question: have you noticed this behavior from the first moments when the laptop is turned on?

• Satellite L640 - Wireless icon is missing

  I installed Windows 7 SP1 on a Toshiba Satellite L640. The wireless icon is missing when I press the FN key.
  The wireless light is orange all the time and I can connect to wireless networks. However I can not activate the wireless, or disable the F8 function is missing.

  I installed Win 7 Pro
  used windows update and driver wlan downloaded updated
  VAP installed

  Screenshot
  http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/3462/nof8.PNG

  Hello

  It s always advisable using the pre-tested Toshiba original drivers and no other pilot. The drivers that you can find on Windows update are pre-tested for your system if I don't install them. Just use the drivers Toshiba on page and everything will be ok.

  The FN keys to install the package of added value and utility to Support Flash Cards.

• How to reformat the hard drive and do a "clean" install

  A recent virus attack, my computer has lost some files of the operating system.  With the help of the Lim has provided the recovery disk, which offered ' upgrade/repair' or a 'new installation '.  I chose ' install new ', actually I found many of my files are still there - that means that if a virus has escaped "Detection / removal" will always be there.

  Question: How to reformat the hard drive and do a 'fresh install' on a clean hard disk "? ". (I have a drive to Win XP with service pack 3 and a driver disk for the hardware installed on my computer of the regulations.)

  Thanks in advance

  Skip

  Since you have a Dell and a recovery CD and not a recovery Partition, check how many partitions you need by using disk management:

  http://www.theeldergeek.com/disk_management.htm

  In case you have a partition with the operating system and a partition of the utility partition, I would only recommend formatting the partition from the OS. The Partition utility can be very useful.