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• Portege R500 stronger cooling module

  I have a Portege R500 and Notepad air fan is stronger.
  I tried several cooling profiles (battery optimized Performance, battery, optimized cooling performance) and with all profiles is the fan of the air harder. :(

  Hello

  I think that there is anything wrong with your laptop or cooling modules.
  The cooling module could be little bit stronger due to the fast rotation of fan.

  But the fan must turn more quickly to ensure a good and cooling properly.
  This is necessary and essential to ensure that your internal parts like CPU and GPU overheats not!

  PS: Have you checked settings dynamic CPU frequency mode in Toshiba HWSetup?
  Please check if the frequency was set to dynamically switchable.

  I know that you have changed the settings of day before but let repeat me once again.
  Saving PCI-> enable
  Method of controlling CPU-> auto
  Processing speed of the CPU-> set it to a lower level (left)
  Method of cooling-> lower level (left)

• Several questions on Portege R500

  I got this new Portege R500 (PPR50E) and the fan noise is driving me crazy! I can't believe why the processor should run all the time so warm, even if it isn't on the heavy load. Even online light surf starts the fan of rolling and moaning of it are really annoying. I tried to find a software that puts the CPU halt state, as CPU Idle, but no chance, none of the old applications work with that CPU. The temp is always around 60 ° C which is quite a lot even thought I've customized power management profile to use only the lightest load.
  Someone has ideas how to force the processor to stop the State?

  I am also struggling to get the standard 1280 x 720 60 Hz resolution to work for an external projector, but that's another story... Calculator of DTD disobeys his magic and now I have to start hacking the registry manually...

  Then sound card driver. I would use two audio apps at the same time, but the driver does not allow the sharing of resources, which means that I can't use Amplitube and media player at the same time.

  The CPU is supposed to be dual-core 1.2 GHz with 2 GB of memory, the machine should work pretty well. BUT Vista spoil the fun! This is the second time that I am using Vista on a laptop and now I am quite convinced, is an eater of great resources and no good OS. R500 should come with Win XP SP3!

  I'm sorry because I have to whine, but I will return it to the dealer if there is no solution to these.

  Post edited by: ADMIN

  Hey Buddy

  The machine is known to me. It s a large notebook small and powerful.
  Fact is that the laptop was equipped with a powerful Intel Core 2 Duo CPU processor that produces a lot of heat.
  To my knowledge, the internal temperature (not only the temperature of the CPU) varies and can increase and decrease at the rate of 15 degrees C.
  Fact is also that cooling modules are not oversized due to the size of small notebook and the unique fan must therefore turn more quickly to ensure cooling properly.

  He should also know that the new series of portable comes with the operating system preinstalled Vista and this OS needs a lot of resources.
  It is no secret.

  Of course, you can install you own Win XP on the R500.
  I think the laptop wouldn't create this heat using the XP and the cooling modules should run a little slower.

  Installing XP is possible and all Win XP drivers are located on the European driver Toshiba page!

  Greetings mate

• Portege R500 fan turns and freezes

  Hello

  I have a Portege R500 running windows XP. I seem to have problems with the fan turns very quickly upward and the laptop then freeze it. It sems happens especially when I remove the Cat5 network card and turn on the wireless network card. Toshiba have replaced the Module of cooling for me. I don't know if the problem is hardware or software, the problem sometimes at random, but as above especially when you remove the Cat5.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  This Toshiba recovery image or self created image this image that you use?
  If you have noticed this problem with own laptop preinstalled (Toshiba recovery image) I don't think that it is software issue.

  Did you speak with service days? I mean they should have enough experience with this model of laptop.

• Portege R500 (PPR50E) speaker does not mute when headphones plugged

  Hello

  I am using Toshiba Portege R500 (PPR50E) with Windows XP Professional (SP3).

  The problem is the 'secret' doesnot portable speaker when I connect the headphones. The audio is coming from headphones and speakers of the laptop. It is verymuch irritating when you do voice chat. Is there a solution for this problem?

  Thanks in advance,
  Dev

  Hello

  I guess you have a Realtek audio chip.
  In Control Panel, you should find the Realtek HD audio Manager.

  The Audio i/o tab contains settings.
  I put t remember exactly how they call but you will see the audio jacks.
  Here, you will need to right click and change the setting.

• Portege R500 - replacement of the keyboard - success

  After buying a new keyboard for the R500 on EBay about a year ago, I finally blew the courage to replace a badly scratched by a new keyboard. The reason I've waited? I was worried about how to get out the old keyboard (it is locked down to the chassis, and it was obvious that I have would hurt one during the withdrawal.

  There is a nice write-up general on how to disassemble a R500 here:
  http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/Toshiba-Portege-R500/disassemble-laptop-remove-hard-drive.htm

  The description above is not to discuss the keyboard however, so here's some additional information and tips:

  * Read this whole procedure before you start - it's simple, but not for the faint of heart.

  * Shut down, unplug the power, remove the battery.

  * Make sure that you have the correct keyboard for your model. The US keyboard is p/n G83C000903US for example. One I removed was a Rev 1 and a new one, I had a Rev 2 (don't know the difference - they look identical). They can get as low as $40-mais check the part number before you buy.

  * The keyboard connector is located under the computer, and so you will have to take off from the bottom, carefully following the instructions in the link above.

  A couple of notes: (a) the cable Ribbon PCMCIA connector must be opened to disconnect the cable, as this is the only thing that prevents you from removing the bottom of the computer. You can easily do so through access memory on the back door, but BE careful not to damage the cable lock. It works by switch to the top the little plastic lever that is held in place by small pieces of plastic on the sides of the connector that flex * a little *. Be gentle with this connector. When you put it back later-connector, if you placed the cable all the way into the connector, you can lock with only slight pressure down on the connector, and it will snap into place.

  (b) there are other types of cable Ribbon connectors use too. For example, to unlock the keyboard connector, now visible also on the bottom of the deck, slide both ends of the connector in the direction where the cable plugs in. They are snug and will only move about 1/4 ", be gentle but firm.

  (c) the two tiny connectors blocks free access to the water of the keyboard do not have locks on them. We're a band with only a few drivers, and one is a red and white power connector. Just pull out them. All the other connectors, you will probably miss through requires unlocking, so be careful!

  _Now back to the keyboard: _

  Once you have managed to disconnect his cable on the bottom, turn the laptop and start to remove the keyboard on the edges. It is supported by many small pieces of sticky tape, 2 faces, and that's it. As the base of the keyboard is made of aluminum, it is likely that you will distort the keyboard a bit as release you it, even though it may be downplayed maybe using a tool like a rule or something plastic and pry with it. Take care of not to damage the connector of the Ribbon and try to ignore these scary cracking sounds that identify each section!

  Once you have turned it off, you must remove any excess tape before starting point and again put a bunch of small pieces of new, good quality 2-sided tape (such as 3 m). No need to use anything stronger or thicker - just put a bunch of parts everywhere on the base, especially near the edges and the space key.

  Now, finally, turn the keyboard in position, making sure that you screw the connector back Ribbon through to the correct place. Turn the laptop over and re - insert and lock the Ribbon connector (make sure that it is directly and fully forward lock connector). All other connectors back in too. Then come back and push down hard on all sections.

  Re-assembling, taking care to put the 4 mm and 6 mm screws in the right places and a tiny on the side.

  Cross your fingers and turn it on!

  Good luck!

  Thank mate for this review.
  Generally the replacement of keyboard is not really complicated and someone with small technician skills should be able to replace it

• Portege R500-11Z: how to use the external mic and hear the internal speakers

  We have a Portege R500-11Z running XP and want to use Skype with an external table microphone and the internal speakers.

  When connect us the microphone to the Jack MIC the Portege, built-in speakers cut out!

  How to use an external mic and still hear the internal speakers?

  Hello

  > When connect us the microphone on the Portege, built-in speaker MIC Jack cut!
  Are you sure you used the microphone port and no headphone port?

  Have you checked your settings Audio from Skype?
  There is an option called ring through the speaker too or something like that.

  Please also check the Realtek HD audio Manager in Control Panel.
  There is a tab called Audio i/o.

  Usually, you can change the connector settings, by clicking on the small key-tool icon.
  Disable the option called Mute rear output when plugged headphones before

  As you can see is called headset and not so I m confused a little bit why the speakers are turned off when you connect an external microphone.

  By the way; There is also a tab called micro.
  Check if the two options that reduce the echo and noise are OFF

• Portege R500 - CD/DVD drive no longer works

  Does anyone found a resolution to this?

  Like David, my DVD Multidrive on my R500 abruptly arrested recently - I can open/close the player, but he does not appear in Windows Explorer as a disk is valid. Do not think that I have nothing installed on the machine.

  Interestingly, I never really use the DVD player. Indeed, because of all the * heat * questions, I used to "Power Off" of the device, via the DVD icon in the system tray (i.e. option enabled me to Power on / off the unit). So while the power was OFF, it's cold the machine, and so the fan was rarely on.

  Now that my computer no longer recognizes the drive, this icon it simply shows that disabled, no possibility to the power on/off switch, and this noisy fan is almost always on. In addition, because it seems that the machine tries to recognize the drive subject time at startup, all re-start, reboot the machine now takes a few minutes to start...

  For the optical drive firmware update help? Or is there some other fix?

  Hello

  > but my Portege R500 CD/DVD drive has stopped working the next day, I had attached an external CD - RW drive for me to burn discs. Maybe it did disable my built-in drive?
  This could be the key;
  Try to access the Device Manager and remove the CD/DVD player listed and all USB host controllers and USB root hub.

  Again, restart the laptop.
  After new check restart if the CD/DVD drive has been recognized again.

• Portege R500 and Novatel Modem 3G on Windows 7

  Hello

  someone have a solution for getting the Modem 3 G build-in novatel works on Windows 7 in a Portege R500?

  I tried to install the driver for Vista 32 bit on my W7-Ultimate32bit. I have tried this driver:

  http://de.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/innovation/Tracker.jsp?file=http%3A%2f%2fsupport1.toshiba-tro.de%2ftedd-files2%2F0%2fwmb-20071115155201.zip

  Installation starts fine, but the installer then a fallback and stops.

  What do I have to wait for a W7 driver?

  Klaus

  > Should I wait for a W7 driver?
  I think so. You can try to use the Vista driver but there is no guarantee for correct material work.
  I think that Win7 drivers will be available soon.

• What is operation temperature of the processor on your Portege R500?

  I have a laptop Portege R500 in series with processor U7600 and would * like to know what other users average operating temperature is for normal office use * i.e. Word processing, watching DVD/youtube, surfing the net, etc.

  I ask because I recently bought a used dock (port replicator ii) and also upgraded the OS on the laptop. It seems to me that there may be a problem, because under heavy use (compilation of software) performance appears to deteriorate on the machine - only solution seems to be turning the device off and leave it for a few minutes.
  Even when I don't have something heavy - such as typing this message, the CPU temperature lingers in the 1980s high (Celsius).

  I've seen on the forums that other people have had on this model of laptop overheating problems. My machine is about three and a half years of age. I opened and cleaned the fan in the air compressed and checked that it actually turns when turned on. However, I don't think a lot of air if I put my hand next to the exhaust, when turned on.

  Is someone can confirm if the exhaust is supposed to s u c k or expel air? Can you confirm your time average CPU? Anyone having problems with dock causing overheating?

  Thanks in advance!

  Can you please tell us what OS you use and what application you use to check the temperature of the processor?

• Portege R500 suddenly turns off, restarts

  Scared near death of my 16 month old Portege R500 running XP Pro.

  Symptom: It suddenly shuts down while I work - the screen turns white (black - although a fraction of a second of vertical - I think - lines), then it starts again. When it restarts automatically, I get a notice from windows saying that my system has recovered from a serious error. What happened three times in the last month. I can't be sure of that, but I think that in all cases, I was working in IE - version 6 and now upgraded to 8 (which keeps freezing upward in his own right, but seems not related). It seems to happen completely randomly and not at any relevant time as starting a program or something.

  QUestion: any experience? Anyone know what is happening? My hard drive is going to die, or is it just an overheating?

  Note relevant potential: 36 to 40 degrees celcius here for the last 8 weeks. The computer is so hot that you can fry an egg on it. It is on a raised platform and let him NAP for an hour or two after lunch. Two of us sit with a fan on us. We use an external display.

  Thank you in advance.

  > It suddenly shuts down while I work - the screen turns white (black - although a split second of worm)
  > Note relevant potential: 36 to 40 degrees celcius here for the last 8 weeks.

  Well, the high temperature might be the cause of this behavior.
  And of course, that could happen often in the summer while a higher outside temperature.

  I think you should check the cooling fans.
  Spray compressed air to remove dirt and dust from the fans.
  Ensure that there is enough free space around the laptop to get properly air circulation.

• Screen turns off when working DC but Portege R500 unpluge

  Hi forum.

  Just bought laptop Portege R500 PPR50E-04x048en.
  When I start the PC (BIOS is set to default) when using battery everything works fine.
  When I unplug the power cord, the screen turns off. I plug it back, the screen is still off!

  Any ideas?
  FN + F5 works, but does not help.
  FN + F1 don't see it's something.

  Great!
  Thanks for the comments.

• Portege R500 stops automatically

  Portege R500 stops automatically when it is connected to the power for a certain period.
  It comes on Toshiba power cable and cable igo juice. Tends to happen when it's hot, with or without battery.

  Yellow flashes 2 long, short 2, 1 x long, 3 short. Only way to reset is to subscribe to the battery and the power cable.
  Occurred after be connected for some time and will work only on power outlet after a long wait.
  Now the case more often, even if the connection to the laptop isn't hot.

  This is the 3rd generation of this laptop I've had over the last 10 years and with the memory of mid-life upgrade, they seem to be very robust and this is the fundamental problem only that I have met.

  Are there patches?

  Hello

  The blink code means that a hardware problem has been detected on the motherboard.
  So I think this could be a hardware related issue and not an overheating problem
  But nothing is impossible
  You can try to clean the cooling fans/modules with a jet of compressed air
  Would it help to remove dust from the computer laptop cooling grids
  This workaround is useful if the laptop temperature is too high and the laptop stops automatically to avoid that the pieces of equipment against damage

  Check and try

• Portege R500 - remove 'Eject the PC' from the menu pinned using pyrite station

  We run for Toshiba Portege R500 laptop in Windows XP Professional SP2 environment.
  Toshiba tools are installed to allow UN/hot docking on laptops.
  Portege R500 laptop computers come with the Slim Port Replicator docking station.

  During the docking of the laptop, 2 "pinned" items appear in the start menu called 'Eject the PC' and ' Eject PC and sleep. "
  We found that because of our custom build and Toshiba tools, there are a few conflicts.
  Most of these conflicts have been resolved, except for one that was recently found.

  When a user selects the option "Eject PC", it works as expected, however when the user plug their docking station back in, the port replicator is inactive (in other words, all the functions of the mouse, keyboard, cable LAN, etc. which are connected to the Port Replicator become unusable).
  To remedy the situation, a restart of the computer is required to do and everything works then according to normal again.

  To avoid users to do this, is there a way to remove the icons "Eject PC" & "Eject PC and Sleep" be pinned?
  Of course the added items can be deleted under the user's profile, but when the laptop is returned, these added items return.

  I tried to add a few registry keys to see if NoEject can be set to prevent this.

  Hello

  > To avoid users to do this, is there a way to remove the icons "Eject PC" & "Eject PC and Sleep" be pinned?
  It is not known to me
  I think that everything can be changed by using the right registry and value, but I have never tried this.

  But my knowledge of the Toshiba * Mobile Extension * tool controls this function.
  On the page of Toshiba Europe, you might find a more recent version: 3.87.00

  I think you should update this tool.

• Portege R500: Slim Port Replicator II - headphones not working not

  Hello

  I have gor Portege R500 with Vista preinstalled Enterprise.
  It's maybe just me in dense (!) but I can't get the headphone jack to work when it is in the Replicator (and the Replicator does not have such a plug).
  The headphone jack works well when it is off the Replicator and the speakers connected it work very well also...

  I have played with the settings in vista and still can't make it work - any ideas?

  m

  Hello

  You must first check the Toshiba drivers for the last sounddrivers download page. Download and check if the problem occurs again. If not, everything is OK, but if not then come back and we'll talk more about your problem.

  Welcome them