Re: Equium A200-1VO - Windows XP can't see hard drive

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• Satellite U840-10N - Windows Installation can not see any drive

  Hi all, this is my first post so I hope that I chose the right place to post in.

  I just bought a new Toshiba Satellite u840-10n ultrabook. He joined WIndows 7 Home Premium 320 GB HHD + SSD of 32 GB.

  Even though I prefer Linux, I need Windows because of Microsoft Visual Studio. I downloaded Visual Studio (legally throught dreamspark.com), but it looks like it has some issues. In particular, I can't create any project.

  After searching the Web for this problem, I decided to try reinstalling Windows, hoping that this will solve the problem, and here's the point.

  Installation process of Windows 7 can not find any drive. I looked through the web a lot to solve this problem, even, without understanding.

  I read a lot of other people had the same problem. I tried different ways and I'm about to throw the laptop out the window.

  Is there anyone can help me?

  See you soon,.

  Marco Galassi

  You need to load the SATA driver before you start the installation of the OS. Try it please use the files from http://www.fileswap.com/dl/igfH0jVrap/

  I used it on my Win8 preinstalled satellite to install Win7 64 bit. Copy it to USB and install from there.
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• Equium A200 PSAE8E: Need info on memory and HARD drive upgrade

  In the manual of my Equium A200 PSAE8E described the possibility for the user to add a second internal hard drive and upgrade the memory from 2 GB to 4 GB. This can be done by the end user without taking the laptop to the local service for repair.

  I would like to order a 200 GB internal second hard drive, as well as to replace the 2 chips of 2 GB of Ram with 2 4 GB chips, but I find not the product ID for these modules, because it seems that this model of Toshiba psae8e is not registered for compatibility.

  Someone has technical details about the product ID and the cost to be sure to order the right parts without compatibility issues?
  Thank you
  Paolo

  Hello

  I would like to add some info on the second HARD drive on laptop Equium A200 upgrade.
  As far as I know all the A200 are delivered with the second HARD drive location. This location is available, but not all phones of A200 could be improved with the second HARD disk, since it lacks the second HARD disk controller interface.

  Therefore, you should be 100% sure if your laptop can handle the second HDD.
  You can simply check this remove the cover of the location of the HDD on the second and check if the connection of the HARD disk is available.
  If this isn't the case, then you cannot move the laptop with the second HARD drive.

  Now something about the memory.
  I studied in the internet for some compatible modules and surprise, surprise ;)
  Found this wonderful site:
  http://www.orcalogic.co.UK/ASP/ProdType.asp?ProdType=30715&ft=m&St=3

  According to the news the portable supports the DDR2 667 MHz (PC2-5300) 200-PIN SODIMM memory modules.

  All parts such as memory or HARD drive can be ordered also with the service provider authorized in your country!

  Good bye

• Installation of Windows 7 - can not find HARD drive

  Hello.

  I am trying to install Windows 7 Pro. Setup does not find my HARD disk.

  I tried loading sata drivers - did not help.

  I have run the hard drive test and had no error.

  What can I do

  My laptop HP G62-b40sw

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• Portege M400 - Windows 7 does not see HARD drive

  Hi, I have the problem, I am trying to install Windows 7 on my M400, but he didn't see the hard drive.
  The hard drive is surly ok, ' couse I tested it in the other netbook, I can see it in the BIOS, but any program installation can not.

  (I tried both Ubuntu and XP Tablet Edition)

  Hi Radzik,

  I think that Windows doesn't see the drive HARD due missing RAID drivers Windows needs of these RAID drivers before you can install it because it doesn t contain these drivers for the disk HARD is not recognized. You can download the RAID driver from Toshiba Web site.

  You can then create a new installation disc using nLite with drivers or copy the drivers on an external floppy drive. Start Windows XP after you press F6 to load drivers from floppy drive.

  Check this box!

• T42 can't see hard drive

  Happy new year everyone, hope it was a good Christmas break.

  In the hope of an expert; I have a Lenovo/IBM Thinkpad T42. The hard drive died so I replaced it. I bought a new hard drive and Windows 7. I can boot from the DVD and try to install but when I get to the section where I can choose where to install the OS I don't see the drive listed. I know the drive is good, as I tested it in another laptop and can see the drive in a caddy. I also see the drive in the BIOS, but I simply do not see as an option when you try to install the OS. The only option I have is to load a 3rd party driver to see if it works, but I've never had to do this before.

  Any ideas to stop going me crazy and crying in the keyboard.

  Thanks in advance

  Martin

  T42 does not have the above option in the BIOS as it was designed when the PATA disks were standard.

• Satellite U300 - Windows XP does not see HARD drive

  Hello

  I've updated the BIOS with the latest version, I've built a floppy with the SATA drivers, none of them work, XP Setup is not able to recognize the HD.

  Surprisingly enough the BIOS SATA mode option can not be seen.

  Any idea?

  Kind regards
  Lionel.

  Hello

  Not all BIOS contains the SATA option!
  In your case, I recommend the construction of a new CD of Windows XP by using the nLite.
  nLite is a free tool and allows you to include the SATA dirvers in the Win XP CD!

  Then you can use the new XP disk to start and new installation of the OS

  Search here in the forum! There is enough discussion on this procedure

• How to install Windows 2000 on Equium A200-1VO?

  Hello

  Can someone help me?

  I would like to install Windows 2000 on the Toshiba Equium A200-1VO laptop, but I need the drivers to do this.
  I have tried the Toshiba web page but cannot find the drivers.

  Can someone please?

  Thank you

  You will not be the drivers because this Vista designed for laptop is not supported by this old operating system. Maybe you can find the drivers for Windows XP Home edition, but not for W2000.

  All you can do is search for the drivers on the net and hope you have success with it.
  I don't know why you would do this, but perhaps you should accept that at some point Toshiba must say stop and don't waste time with the support of the older operating system. I also believe that 0.01% people want to use this old operating system on new generation laptops.

  There is no sense to make support for W2000. What do you think about this?

• Can not burn blank CD on Equium A200-1VO - unknown error occurred (2131)

  Hi all

  I have never been able to burn a blank CD using the rewritable CD drive on my Equium A200 1VO.
  I am using TDK CD - R80 700 MB ', 'up to 52 x speed"blank CD

  This is the error I get when I try to burn a disc in iTunes:
  The attempt to burn a disc failed. An unknown error occurred (2131).

  Any suggestions?

  Mike.

  Hello

  AFAIK this peacekeepers of error message by using the CD - R disc.
  Check if you can burn the CD - RW? On my laptop I can burn files on CD - RW iTunes correctly.

  By the way:
  If your laptop has the reader of the TS-L632 CD/DVD then you need to update the firmware as suggested here in this article from Toshiba

  [Unable to burn songs on iTunes to some CD media. An unknown error occurred (2131)"is displayed. http://askiris.Toshiba.com/ToshibaSupportSite/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=2024 958xml & sliceId = & dialogid = 56438599 & stateId = 0% 200% 20 54771650]

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• Initialize the trouble on Equium A200-1VO

  I have an Equium A200 - 1VO, starts in Windows Vista and works ok until I connect the power cable and then it freezes and won't do anything. Also if it's on the socket to switch on it will do nothing, nothing comes on the screen.

  Can anyone help please?

  Hmm, sounds like a hardware problem.

  Maybe it's just a problem of AC adapter that provides an abnormal power to the laptop. Then you should try to plug another compatible adapter for the laptop just to check if this is the case otherwise, it could be a motherboard related problem and it would be the worst case buddy in this case, you have to replace the motherboard and it is a very costly affair

• Equium A200-1VO - "a disk read error has occurred."

  Hello

  I had my Equium A200-1VO since December 2007 and has never really had any problems with it atall.

  However, last night after a Windows Vista update and restart, my laptop won't start upward. I get a black screen announcing:

  "A disk read error has occurred.

  Please press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to restart»

  I've had no BSOD, and no other suggestion that something was wrong, everything worked perfectly. I checked the HARD drive to see if it had come off his link and reinserted it. But I get the same message.

  I am presented with the only possibility to use the recovery disk, but this means wiping everything out there and start again. I'd rather try to recover my documents before taking radical measures, if it is possible atall.

  If anyone has any suggestions I would be very appreciate.

  Thank you very much

  Mark

  Equium A200-1VO
  -Numtxpackets® Pentiuma® Dual - Core Processor T2310 - genuine Windows® Vista® Home Premium Edition - DVD Super Multi (Double Layer) in car-2 048 (1 024 + 1 024) MB of RAM (667 MHz) - 15.4 "WXGA TFT screen 1 280 x 800

  Hello

  In my view, the error message says a lot: theoretically, your HARD drive may be defective and must be replaced but before that I would test using fitness to drive or another program. Just use Google to find such programs.

  Maybe something was tangled up in your Windows installation. About reinstalling Windows?

  You didn't back up your data to a second drive? I m wondering about this, because the backup should always be made.
  However, if you use an external HARD drive box you can save it on another computer.

  Good luck! :)

• Equium A200-1VO does not start and makes weird noises

  My Toshiba Equium A200-1VO don't load on Windows entirely, which means I can't use it. When you turn everything goes well until the Welcome screen in Windows Vista. From there, it starts to get weird creaking and it beeps from time to time. It won't start here and these sounds do not stop.

  Help please

  Hello

  Is it possible to know where the noise comes from?
  As suggested by above user, it could be a HARD disk, but in this case, it would mean that HARD drive failures and he could die in the next time

  You said it s begin properly until appears the window Vista would be
  So maybe it s only a problem of software but I m still don t know what part of the software would create such sound however, I think that if would not be bad to reinstall the operating system in order to check the notebook with factory settings.

  If this strange question would persist or if you would not be able to reinstall the operating system using the recovery disc then a hardware problem could cause this strange things and I think it means that you will need to contact the ASP in your country for a material test

• Equium A200-1VO - what could be done to improve the situation of power supply?

  I recently bought an Equium A200 1VO as one second laptop - my other (an Aspire) is excellent, but a bit heavy in the basket to autour. Anyway, it seemed fabulous value and has worked very well so far - but I just discovered a catch today, the low battery life. I understand that this gap is shared with most of the other laptops of a comparable weight.

  In any case, I wonder what could possibly be done about (I often use my laptop while on the move, in locations without power outlet available, and less than 1 hour of power is very restrictive (I know powersave and others)-especially compared to my other laptop which is about 3 hours on battery)?

  Is there a portable power charger (the type with which you can load to the top of their rechargeable batteries on the sector, then take them and be able to charge mobile phones, iPods, etc. several times without needing an external power supply), as the Proporta one, who could charge a laptop as well (well, this laptop)? And how about the 9 cell Li-ion battery that sell Toshiba (or for that matter, one 6 cells)?

  How long will pretty much those give me? Are there other types of batteries that can be purchased for an extra life?

  Any suggestions on how I could get more autonomy would be most appreciated.

  Hi guys

  > what could be done to improve the situation of power supply
  You could buy a stronger battery which delivers more power for a long time
  You should take a look at the value of mA; more better ;)

  Also please don t forget that the Vista operating system needs more power as an early OS like XP.
  Vista needs more power because it wastes more computing resources.
  I read that a same notebook would run 2 times longer on battery with preinstalled W2K or XP.

• Equium A200-1VO - screen not working no-lines out of feint

  Equium A200-1VO.
  Just got this about 2 months ago and only used it twice and the screen no longer works!
  It looks like its covered in lines of feint. From what I can do on the computer seems to be running ok.

  Any ideas?

  Have you tested the display to the external monitor?

  It might help to know if it s a graphics card or a matter of FL-inverter DC-AC/display.
  If the image appears correctly on the screen so I guess one of the FL-ups parties or internal TFT display of defects and must be replaced.

  But a question;
  Have you tried to update the display driver and BIOS? Check it!

• Re: Equium A200-1VO - maximum RAM capacity

  I have an Equium A200-1VO with 2 GB of memory.

  What is the maximum amount of memory that I can install?

  I checked the Web from Toshiba for the Equium A200-1VO site and it can be upgraded to 2 GB of RAM.
  Therefore, you must RAM DDR2 667 MHz.

  So in your case, it s an upgrade is not necessary, because you have already 2 GB installed.