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• Portege 2000 - new installation using the PCMCIA CD-ROM XP

  I try to install XP on Portege 2000 using the official PCMCIA Toshiba CD-ROM drive.

  Install the XP disk boots fine, but after that Setup copied the files it blue screen (BSOD blue). I'm not very tech savvy, but I think it means that the BIOS can 'see' the PCMCIA CD-ROM, but that the real image of XP loaded by the installation program cannot, probably due to missing drivers for the PCMCIA CD-ROM?

  Then, I thought that maybe I could use F6 to load additional drivers during the initial installation, but it is beyond me to create the right set of files required. I know that you can download the Freecom drivers, but I don't know what are the driver files from CD to use and how to create from scratch the txtsetup.oem file right.

  Does anyone know how to properly use F6 and load the drivers for it?

  I found a lot of messages suggesting I copy the installer to the HARD disk and launch the installation from there. My problem is that the XP installation is an upgrade CD, so I will ask you at a certain time to insert a previous Windows CD and if at that time there I don't have a working CD-ROM drive...

  First post on this forum so be nice - I did a search but not find a thread with a real solution, but of course if I miss a please report!

  Edited by topic: beneix_1

  Hello

  I managed to install Windows XP Home the Portege 2000 using the PCMCIA reader but I ve used recovery disks original Toshiba which includes the correct driver for external optical drive.

  So far I tried not to install Windows XP Home edition, using the Microsoft installation disc.

  Maybe you should get the disks of facilities and not use this upgrade disk. I think that on this path, you will be able to install WXP as suggested when you copy data from facilities at the disk directly.
  Have you tried to get the original recovery disc Toshiba WXP?

• How to reset the password for starting the Portege 2000

  Hello!

  I want to reset password boot on old laptop Toshiba Portege 2000.
  (please turn on and write the password =)

  I agree with the user above; the BIOS password can be removed by Toshiba ASP in your country!

  It is a kind of security which can be removed if you are a true owner of this laptop.

  Therefore, you will need to contact the ASP to get rid of this password

• Portege 2000 cannot start after suspend

  Hi guru,.

  I'm new to this forum. So I looked through the first forum hoping to get an answer to my problem before posting, but no good result.

  Here's my problem. My portege 2000 works before brilliantly. But last night, while I was trying to configure my APM suspend (this is the first attempt to suspend), the problem, the system freezes! Then I tried to restart, can not remember I turn it off by pressing the button for a few seconds or unplug the hand because of the power key is not, in any case I have wait a few seconds after that, then turn on the power again, but the system seems to be dead, the AC power led is under voltage green LED, battery was not in the slot so no sign for her, the small button Fn LED told me this Fn key works well, but the caplock key does not work because its LED is not turn on after pressing, the screen is blank, or should say it is not powered on, the hard drive does not turn.

  So I unloaded the system by unplugging it from the main. After a while I swhitch on once again, the laptop is still in the same situation. Therefore, I tried to unload everything, disconnect the hand, open up the laptop, unplug the CMOS battery, wait for a while (15-20 minutes), then put it back on, but no joy.

  I did some research on Google at this time and read the knowledge base on the web site of Toshiba, seems the problem come with BIOS, who say that the system does not start if the power is off during suspend mode for the original version of BIOS (later healed). So, I decide to Flash a BIOS to most recent version. I have a pc card floppy drive, so I download the BIOS and create the floppy, then I use the key to update the BIOS to power on the laptop, luckily this time it works, "ready to update bios" screen appear. But when I press the key on the keyboard, it seems that it does not access the pc card floppy drive.

  By this incident, I think that the material has no problem, but the system is in standby for ever. Guru of the idea?

  Therefore, I have 2 questions:
  1. how to make it back to the start mode so that I can start my system? I need this as well according to the Readme of the BIOS update package, it should be in start mode, no interruption/recovery mode.
  2. how flashing a new bios in this situation? Do I need a USB floppy drive to do the BIOS to recognize that there is a drive so that I can Flash a new bios in there? Or the system will analyze not for material in this mode 'freezes '?

  Sorry about the long story, but I think I must tell him that you guys understand the situation and what I've tried so far.

  Additional information on my system, I'm under debian linux etch on this laptop, and everything that happened after I typed the command "apm-s". But it seems to me that it is the problem of BIOS problem OS?

  Thanks in advance.

  concerning
  Colin

  Hello

  First question: How did you install the operating system if the laptop will not start?

  I'm a bit confused Mr. I put t you know what means the boot mode.

  If the laptop has been completely stopped down so it s in the boot mode (standby or hibernation mode don t mix).
  If you want to update BIOS please make sure the BIOS is good and that you use the right update procedure.

  Where did you find the information that the BIOS update will solve this problem?
  In any case, for me, it looks more like an electrical problem on the motherboard.

• Need information on Portege 2000

  Hello

  I have a portege 2000 it is pleasant and pretty laptop

  I have a problem: I need serial number or the number of pieces of cart and drive hard drive adapter

  can someone help me?

  The user Alphaleader's right.
  All parts compatible and taken in charge can be ordered from the ASP in your country.
  Make a call simply and I help you ensure guys could m.
  Usually he could order the necessary parts from the head stock Toshiba.

  Greetings

• Setup windows XP on Portege 2000, with no external drives

  I recently I've been the proud owner of a Portege 2000 that was given to me for free (?) of a member of the family who do not use it.

  When I was first, I felt impressed! Its so light and so beautiful.
  It came with Windows 2000, which crashed after some time (one day only). So I decided to install windows Xp on it. But the portege has no external media player, which can be accessed via the bios, as I conclude after reading several threads on this forum. After windows 2000 has crashed I knew that the hard drive may have some problems, but I decided that before I I buy new 1.8 "(very expensive) Player, I would try to install a fresh copy of windows XP os. So I bought a 1.8 "adapter IDE hard drive to connect it to my office. This thing works great as I can see the drive and also copy the files on it.

  But the problem for me, it of how to install XP on the drive and then plug it into the portege and do work.

  I tried to install windows via the desktop PC, and then after removing all the drivers in the Device Manager console, I re - install on the portege. All I get is a gray bar that fills up on a black screen and then more nothing...

  I tried to start it in safe mode but after it loads some files it just stuck. I though maybe if I did a different desktop installation there would be no problem, so I installed XP on all the computers availiable from desktop to me (core 2 duo, Opteron and athlon XP-socket A) with the same exact results.

  Is there a way to make the toshiba 1.8 "bootable disc through the desktop computer and also include the installation of XP on the same drive of windows files?
  What I mean is if its possible to emulate a floppy and access command prompts, while having windows XP on the same hard drive?

  If this isn't the case, you have any suggestions on this subject? Any idea will be welcome I've tried to find a way for about a month now...

  I read somewhere in this forum that you can install XP via lan, but I don't really know how to do this.

  PS It would be possible for anyone to find an installation of windows xp for portege 2000 as a ghost image that I can load into the reader through the Office?

  Thank you in advance and please help me...

  Hmm, good explanation. I think he'll appreciate this detailed version. :)

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• Portege 2000: IDE #0 error appears

  I've been working with my Portege 2000 without problems, but 2 days ago, when I turn on the screen see "error ide #0", I tried hd 1'8 "with and the adapter to a pc standard and everything seems correct, all files and folders is displayed."

  When I turn on the lights hd' laptop computer led but "ide #0 error" appears.

  BIOS does not show any reader.

  Thank you

  Hello

  My first idea was a malfunction of the HARD drive, because the HARD drive is connected to the controller of DIE #0.
  Especially the message if the BIOS does not recognize the HARD drive!
  Try to access the BIOS and check if the HARD drive is listed and has been set to primary IDE.

  If the BIOS talk you about this issue means that it s is not a software problem, but a hardware problem.
  Try to format the HARD disk on the other computer and check if it of possible to reuse the HARD drive in the laptop.

  If this does not help, I guess that the HARD drive needs to be replaced :(

• Update of disk with the Portege 2000

  First Post! I am the proud owner of gently used Portege 2000.

  Browsed the web trying to find out if the Portege 2000 will be one hard disk other than the MK2003GAH. I have a MK4004GAH, but when installed it does not seem to be detected, the BIOS reports no HDD installed. The reader might be deffective of course, but I have nothing else to connect to and of course I can't test it because it is not detected.

  In addition, the 2000 does not use standard PC100 SODIMM? When I removed the RAM cover, it does not resemble a standard SODIMM slot.

  Thank you guys

  -max

  Hello

  I no a lot of experience with this Portege, but I can just confirm that this laptop comes with 1.8 inch Toshiba MK2003GAH HARD drive. I don't really know which are hard are compatible with this model of laptop but maybe partner allowed in your country can give you precise information on this subject. They are specialized for the upgrade of the laptop.

  On the module of RAM I found information that the Portege can manage with 512 MB max and module compatible memory PC133 256 MB - PA3158U - 1 M 25.

• Reinstalling OS the Portege 2000 with IDE CD-ROMs

  Hello

  Recently, I got my father a Portege 2000 (purchased at the Japan if it makes a difference) on which I am trying to reinstall Win XP from the provided recovery CD (there are 3 CD containing Windows XP Pro and Win 2000).

  "I'm doing it with a USB FDD and Sony CRX75A CD-Rom PCMCIA that connects to the computer via a different manufacture PC Card ACR - A01 switchable between 16-bit and CardBus mode.)

  As I'm not very familiar with BACK, CardBus and start-up stuff, I read a lot of topics and found the following application, BootdiskP2000.EXE that contains drivers for PCMCIA and USB Toshiba CD-ROM cards. Then I ran and when the choice of CD PCMCIA external drive in the menu, I got the following:

  PC Card driver for external Rev:2203 of the ATAPI-IDE drives
  PCCARD found: IO DATA CBIDE2 V4.1
  ERROR: There is no PCCARD in socket A and B!
  PCCARD not initialized!

  So I searched the web for pilots BACK my ACR - A01 and found DUAOTA16. SYS and DUOATACD. SYS. Then, I changed my CONFIG. SYS (even when perhaps not properly as I'm not comfortable with it) by the addition of a menuitem and further:

  [SONY]
  DEVICE = A:\DUOATA16. SYS
  DEVICE = A:\DUOATACD. SYS D:TOSCD001
  When it works, I get the following:
  DuoATA16 CS Client Driver Version 1.01
  Copyright...
  CBIDE2: Not found CardServices.
  Driver is not installed.
  DuoATACD CD-ROM Driver Version 1.06
  Copyright...
  IDECD: No CBIDE2 card configuration.
  CD drive is not installed.

  If having a glance at HISTORY. TXT file from the startup disk, at the end it says: "If you use it with other CD-ROM, you must modify/change normally the driver CD-ROM (for example Toscdrom.sys - file!). and the driver, on which you have access to the card PCMCIA (Fcatapi.sys and FCPoint.exe). "but I have no idea with what I would have to replace it.

  Last point, my BIOS settings on page 2 are: device Config. = all devices that allows me to set the PC CARD controller Mode = CardBus/16-bit and by the way the CD manufacturing onther used to work fine with the Portege but with a Win XP driver.

  Someone has an idea of what's going on here, because I'm confused. Thank you very much!!!

  PS I also tried to boot using PXE - LAN to a PC running Win Server 2003 but that doesn't work either, but I'm going to start a new topic for it.

  And why Don t you try maybe a USB-DVD-ROM? A USB key will be recognized for sure. I installed a XP Pro with a USB-DVD-ROM on my Portege R200.

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• Portege 2000: How to add device in Device Manager base system?

  Hello

  I'm trying to implement the SD card reader on my Portege 2000 running the Windows XP operating system.

  I downloaded and installed the common modules and my BIOS has not updated.

  I downloaded the SD host controller driver, but can't install it because I have no base system device manager for devices by reading me.

  How do I get this so I can allow my SD card reader?

  Thank you, happy new year

  Becky

  Hello

  Base system device is usually the SD card controller. If you just install it should correct the problem.
  SD host controller driver should be installed first. After the SD host controller driver is installed, you can install the SD memory card driver. The driver can be installed as follows:

  SD host controller driver,
  1. from the [start] menu, select [Settings], then click [Control Panel].
  2. double-click [System], and select the [Hardware] tab.
  3. click on [Device Manager].
  4. double-click on [device Base System].
  5. Select the [driver] tab and click [set to update driver].
  6. click [next] and select [display a list of drivers that are known...].
  7. click [next] and select [ECS] in [hardware types].
  8. click on the [disc] button.
  9 locate the folder "{CD player}: Windows XP Pro\Toshiba SD Host Controller Driver" and follow the instructions on the screen.
  10. Finally, restart the Windows

  For the SD memory card driver

  After you have installed the SD host controller driver,
  1. Insert the SD memory card into the SD slot.
  2 operating system detects and starts to install the driver from SD card.
  3. specify the INF ({CD player}: Windows XP Pro\Toshiba Driver SD Memory Card) and forward the installation process.
  4 copy the file SDDEVMGR.dll in the Windows system directory.
  Note that the system directory means \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 for Windows XP.

• Question about Portege 2000 boot with Linux

  Hello world

  My Portege 2000 PIII 750 MHz, 512 RAM, 20 GB is just driving me crazy. I would try to install Linux and downloaded some distributions to try it. By the way, I use an external CD/DVD player, with a 16-bit pc card connector cable. Starts the startup until the BIOS is involved, but when it gets to the pilots being involved, start crashes, with each distribution, except of course to win XP, with which he moved perfectly.

  Anyone have any suggestions on how to proceed? I would really like something lighter than Windows XP Home edition on my machine. THX!

  Hello

  I do not have this Portege, but I know that the recovery Toshiba (WXP) image contains the external driver for ODD and installation can be done without any problem.

  Maybe you can find some useful tips in http://newsletter.toshiba-tro.de/main/index.html

• Portege 2000 - memory upgrade

  I am the owner of an old but good laptop Toshiba Dynabook SS 2000 (aka portege) 2000. The material is: P750 / 128 M / 20 Gb. long ago, RAM has been increased to 256 MB, but this is not enough.

  Is it possible to replace with new 256 MB 128 MB module to increase the 384 MB RAM?
  Or maybe the only adjust the volume as well as on the map?

  Portege European 2000 can be upgraded to 512 MB. Memory module 256 MB compatible except for the number PA3158U - 1. 25 M.

  I think you can use it on your Dynabook SS 2000. Check it out.

• Portege M100 BIOS supports more than 128 GB of HARD drive?

  subj

  Portege m100 BIOS does support HDD > 128 (137) Go?

  What IDE controller has been integrated?
  You could install a tool of diagnosis of equipment as Everest home edition and could check your hardware specifications.

  But I guess the protégé M100 supports South Bridge Intel ICH4 - M and the IDE controller must support the Ultra ATA 100/66/33

  However, you must still install these diagnostic tools to ensure a what IDE controller has been installed.

  The fact is that since ATA - 6 (also known as Ultra DMA/100, Ultra DMA 5 or Ultra-ATA100 mode) the 48-bit LBA is supported which allows to use more large 128 GB drives

  Good bye

• Portege 2000 - how to install Windows XP without ODD and FDD?

  I have this Toshiba Portege 2000 old OS crashed a few days ago. This laptop is not an optical drive and a floppy drive.

  The first thing is mind is to purchase an external optical drive which I did, but it does not seem to boot from it. I have trouble to install Windows XP but nothing helped.
  Can you guys please help me?

  The last option I have in mind would be to install Windows XP on a network. The portege 2000 is able to boot from PXE, the thing is that I don't know how to do it! Can someone tell me how to boot from PXE?

  Thank you very much.

  I don't know Mr. but as far as I know if copy you the Windows XP CD to HARD disk and then you start from external floppy drive (it should work) you can start the installation.
  Copy the XP CD to your HARD drive with a drive enclosure external DRIVE on another computer, create a boot floppy XP and start from it.
  Go to the I386 folder and start the WINNT. EXE

  Or you use the CD/DVD drive from another computer with the netbootdisk. I found this with Google:
  http://netbootdisk.com/

• Portege 2000 - cover sensor/special keys do not work after installing XP?

  Windows XP SP2 is installed on a drive formatted on a Portege 2000 previously configured to run Win 2000 factory.
  After the installation of all downloads for Windows XP available on the Toshiba site have been added.
  The Toshiba special keys for browser and Toshiba console now do not work and the lid sensor
  to get the computer to sleep or into hibernation do not work when the lid is closed.
  She will be in hibernation if you press function f4. The XP was installed came not from Toshiba.
  Help? Thank you very much.

  Hello

  The fact is that the Toshiba power saver controls the hibernation mode, and the day before.
  Here, you can configure this option.
  AFAIK closing cover option you can set only on the eve of setting power off or no action. You cannot set to Hibernate.
  In the energy saver, you will need to use the Details button. In the system power mode, you can configure this action.

  Good bye