Portege R500 stronger cooling module

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• Satellite L505-10N - strong cooling modules while gaming

  Hello

  5 days ago, I bought a Toshiba Satellite mainly to play world of Warcraft and do some normal tasks.
  The seller told me that this computer has been authorized to install the game on and it would be more correct to support.

  As he says, playing on my new Satellite is a real pleasure, the game didn't lag at all and the graphics are beautiful... but the big problem is the breakdown that works loudly... all the time... and the computer heats very quickly...

  Then I brought my computer to the seller who says that noise is normal and could not do anything about it.

  I'm worried about this, this breakdown works abnormally, I never heard such a big noise on my other laptops, and it makes me think that this computer won't last long...

  Is there a solution for this problem? Maybe I can change the ventilation for an another silenter? For sure, the seller will not help me...

  Thanks a lot for your answers

  Hello

  May I ask how you plan a game?
  The laptop should be just like using a desktop application or like surfing the internet?

  List man than the parts of s to laptop as CPU or GPU run with a yield maximum everything at stake. This means that the heat dissipation is very high.
  This means that the cooling modules must run at max and also temperatures would rise to a higher level.

  Have you noticed how strong desktop PC cooling modules are?
  The noise of the laptop is nothing compared to the desktop PC!

• Portege R500 - all chances of getting a kit of renovation of 3G (UMTS/HSDPA)

  I just bought my Toshiba R500 here in Germany about three weeks ago. A few days ago, I received information that Toshiba will soon offer the R500 with integrated UMTS/HSDPA modem.
  Even more surprising: the price seems to be the same, there is no price increase.

  So, I just bought a R500 with 64 GB of SSD three weeks ago and he is already OLD. I've always wanted the R500 with integrated 3G but my dealer told me that there is no information that Toshiba will offer such a product. Of course, I can still use my 3G Express card with a PCMCIA card, but to be honest, it seems silly to have that thing sticking out of the R500.

  Now, here's my question, because I am sure that other customers are too affected: is wise and customer Toshiba kind enough to offer some kind of kit of renovation of the 3gs for the R500? I know that there is space, including for the reader of card SIM, but if Toshiba does not offer a kit of renovation, any modification may void the warranty and it can also do not work as it should.

  Chances to get a 3G (UMTS/HSDPA) renovation for the R500 kit any time soon? I love my R500 but without integrated 3G, it truly annoys from time to time (btw: the s.cks Word is censored, funny).

  Retro Kit 3G? : D

  Hey Buddy AFAIK the 3G card must be connected to the motherboard, and if someone wants to upgrade the small Portege R500, thin with this card you will need to disassemble the whole laptop.
  This would void the warranty.

  I m not sure if it of possible to modernize the R500 with such card but if yes, then you should contact the ASP in your county for such a procedure.

  I have already seen that the Portege R500 equipped with module 3G / UMTS (3.6 Mbps) high-speed.
  Maybe it's better to sell your R500 and buy a new one with the card 3G s? ;)

  Best regards

• 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.

• 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 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 - 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

• What is the difference between Portege R500-121 and R500-11z

  Hello

  What difference is between model Portege R500-121 3 G and R500-11z?

  Thank you

  The two supports of laptops:

  PROCESSOR - INTEL CORE 2 DUO U7700 (1.33 GHZ) PROCESSOR
  GPU - INTEL 945GMS
  DISK HARD - 160 GB (5400 RPM) SATA
  FINGERPRINTSENSOR
  11 a/G/N INTEL wireless network card

  And the only difference is that R500-11Z does not support the * module * 3 g!

• 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.

• Where can I find XP x 64 drivers for Portege R500 - hotkey / power management?

  Where can I find the downloads that will enable the power management or hotkey support for my Portege R500?

  I already installed the drivers for everything except the fingerprint reader (do not want), tpm (really envy) and hdd (tos620a) motion sensor (not embarrassed at this time). Most of the drivers are recent original sites of the seller or, in the absence of those, leaving Toshiba 64-bit Vista download areas.

  Everything else works generally: wifi, graphics & chipset, sound, lan, bluetooth stack, cardbus, card reader, etc.

  However, after doing this, are the following questions:

  FN keys do not work for suspend to ram, suspend-to-disk, * screen * brightness *-essential to extend the life. FN keys for digital/Board pad, rocker of external surveillance * work

  Dedicated toggle backlight button does nothing

  However, in order to get the lifetime of battery beyond ~2.5 hours and closest alongside 7.1 hours, I need to turn things down / stop occasionally. What software can help and where I can get, as it runs on Windows XP x 64 edition?

  Note:

  I tried packages of 32-bit xp which provides Toshiba, they do not seem to work on x 64. The package 'chopsticks' requires 'cmod', but 'cmod' gives this error:

  Installation of Modules common TOSHIBA
  Not an ACPI machine. Cannot install TOSHIBA ACPI peripheral logic.
  Ok

  I tried the 32-bit xp package called 'pwrsav '; It installs a bad help link in my Start menu and adds a few exes, tpsmain and tpsoddctl, to my automatically starts. These 32-bit executables left immediately after execution.

  I tried to install packages of 64-bit Vista from Toshiba hotkeys / common modules / power management, but the only one of the three I can find via toshiba.co.uk is the common modules, and unfortunately this zip file contains only .inf, .cat and .sys files, no program installation.

  Motivation:
  I use a new installation at the same time because the default installation of Vista is unusable (900 MB of memory used on a fresh startup desktop, disk divided into several partitions, trial, adware and with broken software at left and right)
  I use x 64 because I am software engineer the next product needs to work on x 64, and this new laptop was a likely first candidate

  Hello

  Bad news first :(

  The European driver Toshiba page provides the drivers for XP 32 bit and Vista (32-bit & 64-bit).
  I did find all the drivers for XP 64-bit OS.

  As much as I know XP 64-bit drivers is not exist for one of the series of Toshiba laptops.

  Now a new better ;)

  I found a tool called display Tuner.
  It offers convenient access to the monitor settings, such as brightness, contrast, color settings.

  Perhaps this is an option for you.
  Google a bit

  See you soon

• 'Unknown devices' after downgrad from Vista to Windows XP on Portege R500?

  I recently downgraded my Portege R500 of Vista installed at the factory for WinXP.
  I managed to install without problem, and today I met an "unknown device" which I can't fix.

  The details of this device:
  Location: on Interl 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Controller - 27 b 9
  Device Instance ID of: ACPI\IFX0102\4 & 38462492 & 0
  Hardware ID: ACPI\IFX0102 * IFX0102
  Compatible ID: * PNP0C31

  If anyone can help, please help!

  Hello

  Have you installed the XP drivers all available from the European pilot of Toshiba page?
  Please take the look in installation instructions txt file. You will find a list of all the necessary drivers that must be installed. The order of installation is important.
  Please install all drivers as mentioned in the installation instructions.

  PS: On the page there is also an application of Infineon Trusted Platform Module.

  Greetings

• Intermittent Bluetooth on Portege R500

  I have a hardware problem intermittent with the Bluetooth adapter in my two - month, Portege R500 and I would appreciate any comments or second opinions before you attack me it as a warranty issue.

  I use a Bluetooth mouse with my R500 and it was fine for the first five weeks. Then I kept noticing that the mice would be dead for a few seconds at a time. Whenever it happens that the machine does the 'Vista' connect device or its "disconnect device" (a kind of twang). Since yesterday, it has reached the point where there are about ten twang events an hour but the Bluetooth remains ever work for more than a few seconds.

  I found that an easy way to monitor the issue is to disable the external Bluetooth devices (to totally eliminate their effects), leave open device with the Bluetooth expanded element Manager and increase the volume up to hear the "twang" that signals an event of default. Every time that happens refresh the window Dev man and objects reappear or disappear from the entrance of Bluetooth. When everything is ok the following five recommendations are present, but now, for most of the time, there are only RFCOMM.

  a? ¢ RFBNEP Bluetooth
  a? ¢ RFBUS Bluetooth
  a? ¢ Bluetooth RFCOMM
  a? ¢ RFHID Bluetooth
  a? ¢ Bluetooth USB Controller-5 at Toshiba

  When I run the diagnostics of Bluetooth for 'check communication with Bluetooth device' translates 'bankrupt '. The Bluetooth stack was originally v5.10.14 (T). I replaced it with the 6.10.10 new and this has worked, but intermittency is unchanged, so this seems to rule out software problems. Anything I do, as to move the machine or restart, seems to affect when an "event" occurs; don't change when the machine heats or cools.

  In any case it is now obtained in the step where Bluetooth is not usable more so it seems I have to deal with the guaranteed repair procedure.

  You're right about this Johnson. If they see that you have removed the screws on your own it can void the warranty. Be careful with this. You have very expensive laptop and warranty should be valid or maybe you should expand it buy an extended warranty.

  In any case, good luck!

• Portege R500 - only partially repaired under warranty

  I went back to my laptop from Toshiba R500 to repair under warranty, but it has not been fully repaired.

  The problem was first a noisy fan that resembled a scraping noise and the fan seems to slow or stop, the entire computer became sometimes very hot (too hot to the touch under). Also the computer worked VERY slowly when it is hot. I returned it to Toshiba and repair officer replaced the cooling fan but quoted me for additional repairs, that they were 'out of warranty' £650.

  My question is this: how Toshiba may refuse to repair damage caused by severe overheating legitimate?
  The fact that they have replaced the fan probably indicates that they accept that the fan was defective.

  > Please treat this as a warning against the R500 (in particular, I have no knowledge of other machines from Toshiba).
  > It gets VERY hot in the normal conditions of use. If the fan fails, as mine did, too hot to the touch.

  Sorry but I don't agree with you... One of my friends owns a R500. Everything works fine. Of course some areas notebook placed near the cooling modules, and cooling grids are hot but it's nothing unusual.

  You will encounter this issue on all, small (12.1 "and similar) cell phones (not only the portable Toshiba) because these books do not have enough room for the cooling of the huge modules as on the portable 15"or 17".
  So you will always notice that the upper part of the cover or the keyboard is hot.
  Also, the case cannot be broken because of the higher temperature.

  However, I don't want to defend anyone or anybody, but this simply isn't fair to say that it is a poor build quality...

  Finally and above all, I must say that I had good experience with Toshiba laptops (I have two different models of Satellite: U400 and A210).
  U400 is a small model similar to the R500 to 13.2 "and I noticed that the keyboard is hot on the left side because of the cooling module and the grids on the left.

  To return to your question
  Has anyone else had similar problems?

  Yes, as mentioned, I noticed that my keyboard or the left side is warm but it is not a problem but a behavior common to all small notebooks

• Portege R500 shortcut keys work not

  Quick access keys (or function keys) no longer work on my Portege R500 even if the F10 and F11 keys work. I don't know exactly when they stopped working, or if it's related to a particular event.

  I use Windows XP. SP 3

  I tried to downlowd various updates of drivers from this site, but without success.

  I downloaded the latest driver for hotkeys however, after having extracted the files, when I select tfnf5.exe and try to run it, nothing happens. I am unable to delete the file, because it tells me that it is in use.

  When I try to start Toshiba Accessibility, I get a message "the system cannot use Toshiba Accessibililty". (I don't know why there is a comma after the system).

  Any ideas please?

  Thank you very much

  Post edited by: griffyward

  Hello

  In order to get the FN keys to work, you must first install the common Module!
  Then follow with Hotkey utilities for display devices, hotkey utilities and wireless

  This should help you get the buttons working again!

• Portege R500 fails during POST

  Hi all

  I have a Portege R500 for one year now and yesterday he started to fail during POST, I presume.
  The display is blocked to the power on the screen with the icons boot device selection, but can take no decision (get into the bios by selecting the boot device, etc...). I already tried to remove the battery for a few hours, without result, but I guess that should be more than a few hours to exhaust the backup battery and reset CMOS...
  Other than the splash screen, no other information is available, so I think that this machine is dead... Anyone had a similar problem?

  Best regards
  Paulo

  Hello

  Normally this POST screen hanging means that a hardware component can t be recognized correctly. In your case, I would try removing the CD/DVD and HARD disk drive. Try also resetting the RAM modules.

  If it doesn t work it seems to be a BIOS problem. Therefore, you should contact a service provider authorized in your country. They can try to reset the BIOS or reflash it.