Re: Portege M400 - cannot retrieve - HDD is inaccessible

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• Portege M400: Cannot retrieve screen cut-off

  Sometimes after the screen time-out turned off I can not retrieve the situation, which occurs more frequently in tablet mode. Any key / button I press on the screen does not recover, but I can see the disk activity light that the camera seems to function normally. The only resolution at this point that I found is a reset of power coercive.

  Someone at - it suggestions?

  It of not easy to say what's wrong or why it occurs.
  To me, this looks like a software problem. Perhaps that some registry entries are corrupted or system files are damaged.
  In any case, try to use applications to clean the registry. I use the CCleaner. It s a freeware tool and you can find it on most of the download sites. Google a bit.

• Portege M400: Cannot install windows XP

  Hello

  My friend gave me his Toshiba Portege M400 (PPM40E) at the table of settings windows XP (HHD is already formatted copmletely).

  Before that I've never worked with SATA controller

  So, when installing RAID drivers are required for any HDD lying.
  I bought the USB floopy and downloaded some drivers from Intel.

  Having suffered a bit, I found requireded (as I thought), hard disk drivers detected (even the license agreement I signed) but that pilots still needed to proceed with the installation.

  IF someone faced this problem can you send me on my e-mail ([email protected]) required drivers or give me an exact link?
  Looking forward to your advice.

  Thank you for understanding,
  Best regards from Russia

  Hello

  Maybe a stupid question but why you do not use supplied recovery media for the installation of the OS? As much as I know Portege M400 (PPM40E) comes with Windows XP edition PC of Table (teacher WXP).

  Anyway, check it please this article http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316401/en-us
  Maybe it will help you understand the problem.

• Portege M400 - cannot install OS or restore an old image

  I have a portege M400 and im hardly set any operating system of windows on them. When it gets to the stage where he asks what hard drive to put in place the windows files to, it does not detect the drives.

  I also have an image on a hard drive that I use a universal driver restore program to restore to any laptop regardless of the make and model and which also blue screens after the logo of windows xp when it starts up. The toshiba is the first laptop that I fell on this issue.

  The BIOS is currently 1.8 I think, I can't even put the hard drive in compatibility mode or AHCI.

  im a little confused about restrictions of this laptop.

  Can someone guide me on what I need to do to install windows on this machine please?

  Timox is right: the RAID driver must be added during the installation of Windows XP.
  During installation, you will be asked to add 3rd third-party drivers. As I m not wrong not you must press F6 to add the RAID driver.

  Very important note: do not format the HARD drive once the RAID driver has been added because this would remove the RAID driver from the HARD drive and installing Windows XP will fail again.

• Portege M400 - cannot use full 4 GB of RAM

  I installed two modules of KTT667D2 / 2G on my laptop (Portege M400-103, part No. PPM40E - 012018 G 3) - total do 4 GB. However, the two original Windows XP Tablet and Ubuntu 9.04 are unable to see all 4 GB - they see 3.2 GB only.
  The BIOS displays the amount properly - 4096 Mb.
  I also tried to solve the problem of updating the BIOS to the latest version (3.80, 30/05/08), but two operating systems (Windows and Ubuntu) see still 3.2 GB only.
  Any ideas? Thank you.

  Post edited by: Greendrake

  > However, as well original Windows XP Tablet and Ubuntu 9.04 are unable to see all 4 GB - they see 3.2 GB only.
  That s nothing unusual!
  That s a limitation of 32-bit. All operating systems 32-bit (no matter if it is Vista, XP or Linux) can manage 3.2 GB max.
  Only a 64-bit OS might be able to use and recognize more than 3.2 GB of RAM

  You should read a few articles about 32 bit OS and 4 GB RAM problem.

  See you soon

• Portege M400: cannot copy the files on the disk HARD - can't see any of my files in Word

  I bought the M400 a few weeks ago. There are a number of problems. Adobe reader gives "an internal error has occurred", manual installation of download gives "error occurred in the file zip", download or copy of the files on the hard disk gives error "there is no space" when there are only 8 gig used from 60 GB. Now, I don't see any of my files in Word.

  I can also copy the files from the cd or DVD. I'm in canada mississauga on Horus, usually resident in the United Kingdom, so I'm in a precarious situation because I can't in my office to sort out the issues.

  Can someone advise me please why all these problems are happening, do I have to use the recovery disk? Baz

  > Forgive me but how to put the hard drive in business.

  I think that the Johnny means that you connect the HARD drive to another computer using the external USB HDD controller. These external USB HDD cases can be purchase in every store of the computer.

  However, if you n t need data that are placed on the HARD drive, you could simply start installing the OS from the recovery CD. This will format the whole HARD drive and install the new operating system as well as all the drivers, utilities and software further.

• Portege M400 - cannot navigate through the pages of BIOS

  Hello

  I bought a M400 Tablet system and having a lot of trouble with the BIOS.

  I am able to get into the BIOS, but it seems to be limited.
  It is said there are three pages, and to use the pgup and pgdn to edit pages, it does not work.

  I tried with a USB keyboard and remove the keyboard of the Tablet, but it does not work either.
  The laptop doesn't have a SWSetup installed on it. That I download from the Web site but say that the BIOS is incorrect.

  I decided to Flash the BIOS.
  Windows downloaded BIOS flash and say is that the BIOS is incorrect.

  I would like to reinstall the OS, but for the moment, I don't then so that it can boot from the CD that I can not change the boot sequence.

  Can someone help me please.

  Hello

  That s strange.
  First of all, you can boot from the CD by pressing F12 and then you could choose ODD as a boot device.

  Secondly it s interesting to know whether certain passwords (user or supervisor password) have been defined, because this kind of password could restrict by changing BIOS options.

• Portege M400 - cannot install Windows XP on the new HARD drive

  Hello here is my problem,

  I bought an older Portegre M400 E, without a HARD drive. So I buy a new Samsung 400 GB. I looked in the Bios (ACPI BIOS Version 3.40) and it is ok. He shows me the HARD drive with built in Assign LD - 0 status ONLINE, 400 GB size so it seems to be nice. Changed the matrix Raid, described in the manual, in condition to create 1Raid-0
  So, I want to boot from the Windows XP CD, not recovering my own.

  Windows open to the top and after a short period, the installation ends with the message that it is not any HARD drive. This I try sometimes :-( Hope someone can help me.
  Do not forget that I didn't have any HARD disk with the dates of the laptop.

  Thank you Carsten
  (Sorry my English is not so good Im from the Germany)

  Wilkommen!

  > Changed the matrix Raid, described in the manual, in condition to create 1Raid-0

  I don't know much about your model, but I think that something wrong with the raid in the Bios settings. What other options are available in the Bios for the State of the hard drive? I found the RAID driver on the Toshiba driver page. It is possible, that you can integrate in with a program called nlite Windows installation disc or install Windows as in compatibility mode, and install the Raid driver. then

• Re: Portege M400 - cannot change anything in the Bios

  I need to device boot cd-rom 1-st.
  It has no operating system installed on my hard drive.

  I couldn't change my BIOS.
  I hold down the button Esc then F1.

  After I see the Bios screen, but I can't change anything.
  I can only escape without and with the changes?
  No element can be changed?

  Can someone help me?

  Hello

  You do not need to change the boot device in the BIOS.
  You can also set it in laptop power on.
  Press F12, immediately after that the laptop has been powered
  Then a start menu should appear.
  Here you must choose ODD as boot device and should confirm with the Enter key.

  That s it

• Portege M400 - XP Setup cannot detect any HARD disk

  Hello world

  I have everything, what I can and can't try. During the Installation of Windows XP cannot detect any HARD disk.

  PORTEGE M400 PPM40E-0DG0253I
  BIOS 3.8

  Installation of Vista properly with RAID, but XP installation drivers won't work for all that. I try a lot of drivers (versions even for Vista), with integration of nLite, with SD-start 16-bit back, DriverPacks. I bought no change - disk-USB, the laptop cannot see HDD. I try also with the USB-SATA external enclosure, but this without success, but I can see the HARD drive

  Any ideas?

  Somehow you lack driver SATA.
  Very good description how to prepare the CD of facilities, you can find HERE.

  This Toshiba document could be useful for you:
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/HTD9401AN0000R01.htm

  If you have any other questions please let us know.

  Good luck!

• Cannot install Vista Business on Portege M400 - IDE issues

  Hi guys... I am looking for your help.

  I downloaded all the new Vista drivers avaiable from Toshiba in support of the new installation of Vista business on my old Portege M400, that came preloaded with a version of XP Tablet and kept their loan on a CD.

  I also upgraded the version of the ACPI BIOS to the latest available 3.80.

  I insert the first CD of Vista professional and do a boot. (I also have a n upgrade Vista Business CD but I want to do a clean install).
  I go past the first steps and choose Install.
  I am faced with an error message "no disk has been found. "Click on load a driver to provide a device for installing mass storage.

  Looks like Vista is not able to see the IDE drive to the edge and it's a driver problem.

  I touched the "Rescan" button available on the windows installation and another message appears: "no device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct driver, and then click OK. »

  Currently loaded on the XP: currently loaded poster IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers like Device Manager: "Intel (R) 82801 G (ICH7 Family) Ultra ATA Storage Controllers and primary IDE channel."

  Hard drives shown are: Toshiba RAID SCSI Disk Device LD0

  Pls tell, what new drivers since available downloads of drivers Vista for my model 400 ML PPM40E, should I choose here for my Vista installation recognizes the disk available?

  Hello

  It is very easy to solve this problem.
  If you would look on the page of the European driver Toshiba (Portege M400 section), then you will notice that a RAID driver is available for this model of laptop.

  Impossible to install Vista because it cannot find the HARD drive due to lack of RAID driver!

  You must install the RAID driver first and then you can proceed with the installation of Vista.
  As far as I know the Vista installation accepting the USB flash key you can use this key to include the RAID driver.

  Hope I could give some useful advice.

  Cheers mate

• How change/deaktivate/reset HDD - password on Portege M400?

  Hello

  does anyone know how to change or deaktivate KNOWN HDD - password a Portege M400?

  Once again: I know the password, but I get bored typing every start.

  Greetings M400User

  Hello

  As far as I know that something like this is not possible. More info on password HARD disk on Toshiba laptops, you can read under
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB6B01MC000CR01.htm

• Portege M400 - Windows XP cannot find the hard drive

  Hello

  Ive got a Portege M400 who im looking to get a new one, I never had the Tablet XP CD so im trying to install using an XP Pro disk, but whenever I get no hard drive can be detected and I tried another disc of publishing house also.

  Ive looked for SCSI / SATA drivers but can only find RAID drivers which are not good for me.

  I hope someone can help me

  Thank you

  Hi wacksonjackson,

  Why these RAID drivers are not good for you? Windows XP requires RAID drivers if your laptop is RAID controller and there is no other choice to install XP from a normal Windows XP disc. Then download the RAID drivers on the official website of Toshiba. Either you create a new installation with the RAID drivers disc using nLite freeware tool or you copy the drivers on an external USB FDD and load them during the installation of XP.

  Also check similar topics here in the forum. You will find hundreds of similar topics on SATA and RAID drivers.

  Check this box!

• Portege M400 because 500 GB HDD 250 GB only

  I just bought a Portege m400 and have improved the ram and hard drive. I install Windows 7 on the machine. I bought a Seagate Momentus SATA 500 GB hard drive, but it is only considered as 250 GB. The m400 does not support hard drives of 500 GB? What continues?

  Thank you for pointing this out
  If everything seems to be ok

• Cannot start programs Crossword ink and ink Desktop on Portege M400

  Hello

  I just bought Portege M400 with XP tablet on it.
  I've updated with SP3 and all updates of relevnt Ms.

  I tried to use crosswords in ink and ink desktop and they do not start.
  If I try "Explores the experience pack" then the option screen comes up but when you click on start programs above, you hear the click but nothing happens.

  It is interesting to snipping tool 2 does not work!

  I downloaded the MS pack and reinstalled it but still not good.

  Any ideas anyone?

  Thank you

  Hmm did you install Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 on your system?

  Microsoft recommends that these minimum system requirements for Microsoft the Pack for Tablet PC 2005 experience:

  Windows XP for Tablet PC Edition 2005, English language
  Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1
  Windows Media Player 10 (required for the transfer of the media)
  At least 50 MB of available disk space on your hard drive

  Perhaps you should also check some details and more info on this page of MS:

  http://www.Microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/TabletPC/experiencepack/default.mspx