New 40 GB HDD on Satellite A10 501 unrecognized

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• Need new HDD for Satellite A10

  Hello.

  As my A10 satellite hard drive had a lot of problems lately, I bought a new drive. However, when I turn on the labtop, it freezes just on the screen "select boot device". I'm not still able to enter the BIOS. I can hear the disc upward rotation, but there is no reading of it.

  The old drive was a 4200 RPM, 2 ATA-100 MB disk Toshiba while the new is a Seagate Momentus 5400.2 with 5400 RPM / MN and 8 MB cache. Anyone aware of the A10 is having problems with the new disks, or someone has a suggestion for what I should try?

  Thank you in advance.

  Hello

  How have you tried to get into the BIOS?
  Have you tried to install the OS on the new HARD drive?

  I think that the laptop does not freeze, but the BIOS can not find a boot device.
  You must insert the Toshiba Recovery CD and must try to boot from this CD.
  If you cannot select the STRANGE as boot device in the BIOS you could simply press the C button immediately after you start the laptop.
  This option allows booting from the CD/DVD drive.

  Check just

• Satellite A10 - how to get the new job of CPU?

  Hi all

  Cut long story short:

  I own a Toshiba Satellite A10 former model Celeron 1.8 Ghz processor, running Windows XP SP3.

  Just bought a 2.5 Ghz Celeron processor SL75T, verified even FSB, same PIN, compared to the current 1.8 Ghz via Ebay.

  Do you have a swap and replace the 1.8 Ghz with the last 2.5 Ghz, the laptop is able to start, but it just hangs before entered into normal windows.

  I tried safe mode, it went smooth, however intermittently crashes, too, but unless I could enter and change some settings.

  Initially thought it was the power of thermal design of the 24.5W old abreast 35W. Although without any solid evidence to me i.e. get made reliable on temperature processor 3rd party software (coz the 3rd party software cannot run in safe mode environment), the fan is still running strong, just changed new fan not too long.

  My hunch is that, when I was in Safe Mode Windows, I could see that in the list of the hardware in the Device Manager, the processor is still showing old clocked at 1.8 Ghz and not the latest 2.5 Ghz? However, when I right click on my computer and select Properties ==> system properties, it is show 2.49 Ghz-very good, just not inside the hardware of the Device Manager list. I tried to uninstall, but it still does not work after that several reboot.

  I don't think that there is no driver for the change of processor, what should I do to avoid this 2.5 Ghz to hang up every time before, it tries to go in normal windows? I think that this should be an operating system problem I right? (not sure) Please enlighten. Thank you!!

  Hello

  in my opinion, your motherboard is not strong enough to continue to run this processor and any 2.5 Ghz Celeron processor SL75T has the same FSB and the stem.

• Cannot start installation of recovery after the replacement of HDD - Satellite A10

  I have a satellite a10, I bought a new hard drive on ebay brand new in the package and it's a 40 GB with the Toshiba name thereon. I took the old 30 GB and put in the drive.

  Put in the original recovery CD, I got with the laptop and get the screen: "WEelcome to the toshiba recovery utility" etc, etc. HIT F1 ok but nothing happens,
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  Recovery at startup press 1 procedure and not F1 for installation in Standard mode.

• New HDD for Satellite 1800-100

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  I need a new hard drive for my satellite 1800-100, but I do not know which one to buy. All disks I found to date are the IDC standards 40 pins and ATA 100-133. They match my laptop? Help, please.

  Thanks in advance.

  Hi Kurt,.

  The best option is to check your hard disk for its model number. Then, you can Google for it to find its exact specifications and the purchase of a drive that is.

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• Need new HDD for Satellite P10-304

  Hi guys.

  Does anyone know where I can buy a hard drive for the laptop above to reinstall complete

  Current hard drive is officially dead!

  Concerning

  Paul

  Hello

  I found some info on the HDD on Satellite P10:

  It can be used a 2.5 ", 9.5 mm hard disk with capacity of 30 GB / 40 GB / 60 GB / 80 GB

  -Master - IDE bus
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  -Support synchronous Ultra DMA 100

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  I think you can buy it everywhere. In PC Magazine, online electronic store, eBay...

• Question about HDD-set level on a Satellite A10

  Hello, just want to update my laptop and everything interesting. This laptop supports 160 GB?
  Maybe even, that the bigger HARD disk support this computer?
  I think on 120 GB or 160 GB of best... And do not know what to do :)
  Satellite A10...
  Thanks for the tips

  Hey there,

  I think you should try it, because I think that the machine has been delivered with a maximum of 80 GB, but I do not know. You have the following options:

  1. buy a 120 GB HARD drive around. Test it, you can not damage anything. If the drive is not recognized then bring it back to the shop and try a HARD disk with less memory (100 GB). Repeat the procedure, if the drive was recognized, hold it. :)
  2. buy a 80 GB of HARD drive, which is known to work in this machine. It's the "securely".
  3. do nothing and buy an external USB HARD drive. ;)

  I hope that I could give you some thoughts on your way.

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• Satellite A10: modem port conflicts - error: 633

  Hello

  I currently have a laptop satellite A10 but im having trouble to connect to internet via modem, I have installed a new driver for my modem (modem psi) and when I try to dial up right now get error: 633 could not open port due to a conflict of port or its propaly not configured, I downloaded a new driver, but still nothing.

  I checked the ports/Device Manager and there is no port for the modem only a port for a printer of suggestions on how to solve this problem?

  Hi guys

  I ve searched and studied a lot and found this solution provided on the Microsoft Knowledge base.

  Check this document:

  * + Error message: the Modem is not installed or configured for + *.
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/q191444/

• Satellite A10 problems...

  Hi, I have a laptop Toshiba Satellite A10 with Windows XP Pro and I upgraded the RAM to 256 MB 510. But... does not work all my new game on it! The laptop must be pretty hard! I've updated all the drivers... but still nothing!

  Can someone tell me what is the problem?

  Kind regards... Hans

  Hello Hans,.

  Sorry, but what does not work?

  You get an error message during playback?
  Is there a plugin missing as direct X for example. Or is the power of the graphics card to the inadequacy of this games?

  You may have a game for example?

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• Satellite A10: I lost the recovery CD - how do I get one?

  Hello

  I am trying to reinstall Windows XP on my Satellite A10, but I lost the recovery CD.
  I had a 'normal' Windows XP installation CD I try to use to reinstall, but installation will not take the serial number on the botton of my laptop...

  Do you know what is a workaround for this?
  And ultimately how to get a copy of the installation CD...

  Best regards

  Even

  The key that is located on the bottom of the unit is only an OEM key.
  This means that it only works with the OEM preinstalled and bundled with the laptop version. Simply said, you can't use this key with other Windows operating systems.

  If you want to reinstall the operating system from the original Windows CD, then you must use the key that belongs to this CD!

  However, you can order a new CD from recovery of the ASP in your country.
  Simply contact the guys. They might help you to order.

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• satellite A10: no com3 don't dailtone

  We have a toshiba satellite A10 with a modem internal toshiba. (XP OPERATING SYSTEM)
  We lost the connection while working, and when we tried to reconnect there was no dial tone.

  the modem works fine after interrogation he under the modem diagnostics, but just to be safe, I also tried another card modem with the same results.
  the line is very good, I use it now.
  in Device Manager, I could not see an entry for the ports, so I did a scan of hardware, but which does nothing and then I added a Compote via the Add Hardware icon in Control Panel. This solves the problem I couldn't see the ports in the Device Manager but now the thus created com3 has a yellow exclamation point and tells me that the device cannot start code 10.

  So I deleted all the devices of yellow exclamation point and the modem, then restarted and after that the modem is immediately recognized and installed but her agrees not and they must be added manually with the same result of yellow exclamation point.

  Some people suggest I get into the bios and remove or disable the ports and then start but bios does not even an entry for the ports. I get into the bios by keeping ESC pressed to the commissioning and in fact Toshiba adds a nice button on the control panel with HWsetup that gives the same options.

  so now, I ran out of options and turn to experts for help.

  Thanks, Leo

  Hello

  Code 10 means that this device cannot start. I'm a little confused about your problem. First COM 3 is a virtual port and it is normal that this port is invisible. If this port is visible, it must be with exclamation yellow because it's the virtual port, no real hardware. But it is not necessary be installed with the Add Hardware Wizard.

  Your problem can be caused by many things.

  1. delete all entries with yellow exclamations. Search for hardware changes again. Now new modem is installed, and my opinion is that should now work correctly. But remember: you must make the new dial-up network connection and old must be deleted. It is very important because the old a lot of content of information settings that installed new Modem cannot use more. Also check the properties of your modem.

  2. after the installation of your modem card, there may be some conflicts with Modem from Toshiba. If you do not use the modem card all maybe more, is useful to delete all installed software.

  3. it is also possible that you have some dialer installed on your machine. Check it!

  If that doesn t work, please let us know. And if you create your connection again, tell us what a problem was.

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• What for Satellite A10-PSA10A-3V1KK miniPCI WiFi card?

  Hello

  I have an old Toshiba Satellite A10-PSA10A-3V1KK and I would like to add a WiFi card in the miniPCI slot.

  I understand the initial documentation that the optional cards at that time were PA3212U-4MPC and PA3273U-2MPC (my favorite, as being compatible WPA). However, these references seem quite hard to find now...

  Are there other, more recent references, 100% compatible with my Satellite A10, that I might consider?

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  * CPP *.

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  Thanks guys... Andy.

  Hello!

  Are you looking for in the Archives?
  Go to the driver of Toshiba download page und look again:
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• Should re-install XP on Satellite A10 - I use the restore CD?

  Hello

  I have a laptop series satellite (A10), bought new 2 years ago.

  Recently it has been running very slow and after a lot of advice, I decided to reinstall windows.

  I can do this with the product recovery cd supplied with my computer? I have the 3 original supplied with the computer disks. If it is possible, how? I read on another post (for another series PC Toshiba laptop) that this is to boot from the cd by pressing c when starting the computer - is it right for the A10?

  The process is this difficult? I have an external hard drive to back up files, etc.

  Cheers for any help

  Phil

  Hello

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