Portege M400-146 slow startup performance

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  I bought Toshiba Satellite C50-C005. However, I noticed that it loads pretty slow and it takes a while before entering Windows. The same rate applies when I restart my computer.

  Is this normal for this series?

  It seems to be. My C50 looks like it is starting off and then displays the login screen. Probably over a minute on a system clean restoration.

• Can I use 800 x 600 for the tablet on a Portege M400-146 mode?

  I would prefer not to have to change resolution whenever I go to Tablet mode.
  Is there a work around to use 800 x 600, a screen resolution I find it more comfortable for my eyes, please?

  John

  Hello

  If the resolution of 800 x 600 is not available in tablet mode, then I guess that it s not possible to choose this one.
  Have you checked the properties of the graphics card?

• Portege M400-146: Rotation of the screen after disconnecting

  Does anyone noticed a problem where, after disconnection and switch to Tablet mode, the screen rotation button doesn't seem to work correctly?

  What do you mean with doesn't seem to work correctly?
  What happens when you use this button after disconnection and switch to Tablet mode?

• Portege M400 - no HARD drive not found during recovery "no found TMBR.

  Hello

  I am trying to reinstall my Toshiba Portege M400 146 provided with the original hard drive, but the recovery program will not accept that there is a record of hard work in the computer.

  I know the drive works as I have used on other computers to experiment with Windows 7, etc and in the computer Toshiba windows 7 (always on the HDD) will also begin to start, but planting them.

  The error message is that there is no record of hard work and the following text are in 2 command windows both with the title:

  X:\i386\systen32\cmd.exe

  * Error screen 1: *.

  Check the type of partition MBR
  Not FOUND: Partition ID 4 is 0x00 not 0 x 88
  Seeking the TMBR
  No found TMBR!
  Fact.

  Microsoft DiskPart version 5.2.3790.1830
  Copyright (C) 1999-2001 Microsoft Corporation.
  On computer: MININT-JUC

  Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

  Services of disk management cannot complete the operation.
  Specified drive does not exist.
  ERROR: E:\04386R01 Reco-unpacking. TPA has failed!
  Press a key to continue...

  Error screen 2:

  Manage the RAID configuration.
  # Mode GET1 F
  # Flags 0 x 00 0x00 0x00
  # Flag1 is 0x00 no 'F '!
  Get the current status of RAID...
  RAID level = compatible RAID
  Status: Optimal
  Get the number of readers...
  X:\I386\System32 > _

  I also tried with other drives and the same problem persists.

  Anyone seen the same problem and found a solution?

  Berst cordially

  Hello

  Eventually the partitions that appear on the HARD disk is corrupted.
  I couldn't install the OS on my laptop because the partitions have been confues up, I don t know why, but I couldn't format the HARD drive using the recovery disk.

  Finally, I took the Windows XP disc and formatted the whole HARD drive and deleted all partitions on the HARD drive. Then I installed Windows XP by using the Microsoft disk.
  After that, I made the recovery disc and installed the operating system using the Toshiba disc.
  Then, it was possible to reinstall the OS.

  Notes; The M400 seems supported RAID and therefore, you need to install the RAID driver first!

• Portege M400: Vista performance

  I recently updated my M400-146 for Vista Ultimate (32 bit) and Vista works ok, but not quite as expected. If I compare the index experience Vista on some systems, the M400 compares poorly.

  On the M400 (Core 2 Duo 2 GHz + 2 x 1 GB PC-5300) I get a performance index of: -.

  Overall rating = 2.6, CPU = 3.9, memory = 2.6 (other values seem ok)

  On a desktop system (Core 2 Duo E6600 + 2 x 1 Go PC-6400 (DDR2-1066), integrated Intel graphics) I get: -.

  Overall = 3.8, CPU = 5.3, memory = 5.6 (limited by the integrated graphics card)

  On a non-Toshiba laptop (PM - 1.8 GHz, 2 x 1 GB);

  CPU = 3.8, memory = 4.0

  So the laptop with a CPU and RAM much slower, much slower than the M400 better scores for memory and about the same for the processor.

  One thing I've seen, is that Vista described the experience index as "not rated". If I manually run WinSAT still see errors about "RDTSC to QPC is too high."

  Anyone else see the RDTSC to QPC delta error? The index of the experience you get?

  I have to say that I compared the performance of the M400 with SiSoft Sandra running two XP Vista & under Vista Sandra reports a little less than half the performance of XP on all measures.

  Mike

  Hello Mike

  What to say? A lot of people are disappointed by the performance of Vista. I have to be honest and say that this fact surprised not at all.

  I have this phone small and Nice, but you should try to optimize the operating system on your own needs and also to disable all the stuff you n t need for your work. Maybe you shouldn't focus on this score of Vista but try to optimize the system to run stable and quite fast for you.

  BTW: have you updated the BIOS to the latest version 3.20?

• Portege M400: Why am I not asked a password at startup?

  Hello

  I have a Portege M400 and I used the Toshiba security software help put in place a the BIOS boot password, but also a protection of HARD drive password. This software, as well as the true BIOS (Esc + F1 at startup) show that the password I set is recorded or recognized.

  However, I'm not really asked any of these passwords when I start the computer.

  I have a system to dual-boot with the original WinXP for Tablet PC on one of the partitions and one Feisty Ubuntu on another. My boot loader is GRUB, but I do not understand why this should affect the behavior of the BIOS which should arrive before calling the bootstrapper...

  Can someone help me with this? It would be really important for me to protect my BIOS and the hard drive.

  Thanks in advance,
  dsokus

  1. check your security settings with password for Toshiba utility. Are these these configured correctly?
  2 you have the user or supervisor password? If you only set the supervisor password that you are not prompted for the password.
  3. try to put the HDD and user pw in the initial bios setup (press ESC when prowering on).

• Portege M400 little startup

  I have been actively using my Portege M400 for almost 2 years. A few months
  There he began to become less easier to start the
  laptop. When I turn it on, the following occurs:
  * The screen remains black and does not display anything
  * The power LED flashes either yellow or light green
  * The HDD LED flashes once for a 1/10 of a second and remains off, or is not light up at all
  * Sometimes the fan started working very actively and very strong
  The only thing I can do with it is to stop the laptop and try
  Once again. Sometimes it starts after the first attempt, but sometimes I
  you have to try up to 10 times.
  Here's a video showing the behavior described above:
  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjNa8-c2Aro]

  Any ideas that is this all? Maybe I should cleap laptop computer inside, especially the fan?

  It is not easy to say with certainty what the problem is here, but please try to follow:
  Disconnect any external devices connected to your laptop, remove the battery and try to turn it on with power current only.

  Please post the result.

• Portege M400 HDD - password and drive upgrade questions

  1. How can I change the hard drive password? the Toshiba utilities allow me to change the password of the BIOS but not the hard drive password

  2. If a secondary hard drive is mounted, it is possible to run the DVD writer as an external Bay? y at - it a connector / converter available?

  3. If Toshiba RAID mirroring is enabled, this speed of disk read time? for example reading speeds could theoretically be doubled by interlacing readings on the two disks - what is the difference of real world performance?

  4. are there restrictions on the internal hard drive?
  I bought a new hard drive from Toshiba (MK1234GSX / 120 GB) and mounted in secondary drive Bay, it works, I cloned the existing overall hard drive and it is even possible to boot from the secondary drive and see both drives.
  However if I replace the internal drive with the new drive, I can see the drives in the bios, but blue-screens of windows at startup: error seems to be that windows does not find the disk...

  When I add the original disk to the secondary drive Bay and start since I also can't get windows to recognize the new drive.
  This doesn't seem to be a simple problem of windows, because windows is happy to start on the new drive in the high Bay, so I ask if there is some restrictions at the end of Windows...

  5 Why have saved my Portege M400 website it says: "sorry, but this product is not available in your region."

  Thanks for any advice,
  Jonathan

  1.) as far as I know the HARD drive password can be changed in the BIOS
  But beware, if you forget or type the HARD drive HARD drive password will be locked and you will not be able to access the HARD disk. In this case, the HD is not more usable.

  (2.) the Ultra Slim bay is a single drive bay that welcomes the reader of CD/DVD or a secondary HARD disk.
  The extension utility from Toshiba Mobile allows the insertion of hot of these modules.
  I found this info in the user manual and following modules can be installed in the Bay ultra slim:
  -Ultra Slim adapter HARD drive Bay: this will allow you to install a HARD drive in option
  -Kit ultra Slim bay DVD-ROM drive or DVD super multi drive kit
  -Disk (SATA) HARD drive kit
  The adapters you will need to order of the ASP

  (3.) I did not notice any differences in speed reading while the RAID has been enabled or disabled. (I used the Qosmio G20 with RAID)

  4.) Please check the manual for compatible HARD drive sizes!

  5.) maybe the M400 is not available in your country or region. But it s only my suggestion

• Tecra M4 or Portege M400: notice required

  Hello
  I plan on buying a tabletPC and close to 100% chose Toshiba. Prices seem to be ok. But I still don't know what to choose - Portege M400 or Tecra M4.

  The M400 is power supply newer batteries, lighter, longer, and I have a Core Duo cpu. However, I use programs like Photoshop, AutoCad, 3ds max, Corel and so on.

  Is that the Intel chip is sufficient for these purposes? The M4 has GF Go6600 GPU which I'm sure is ok.

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  Hello

  I studied a bit in the internet and found some data about the M4 Tecra and Portege M400.
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  You can purchase the Tecra with CPU Intel-Pentium-M (Dothan) 760, 740, 750, 730 1.6 GHz, 1.73 GHz, 1.86 GHz, 2.0 GHz and 2 different graphics cards: nVIDIA GeForce FX Go6200 64 MB or 128 MB nVIDIA Go6600.
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  The same thing on the Portege M400. It has also been configured with different CPUs:
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  The graphics card is a bit slower because it s a graphics card memory sheared.
  But you know, if you're not a hardcore game player, so you don't need a graphics card performance. The size of the screen is a bit smaller. Its 12.1

  I think that if you like little notebook so the M400 is not a bad choice.

  But you know s of your choice and you must know what you want to buy.
  But I like more the Portege unit

• Portege Z930-146: BSOD running Win 7 64 bit - support pointers and advice

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  I ran the diagnostics memory and disk - without errors or warnings that are reported.

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