Re: Satellite A300-17F - HDD is causing problems?

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• Satellite A300 - Continuos HDD access with WinXP SP3

  I recently bought a Satellite A300 (PSAGCE) with Windows Vista installed: I resized the main partition of Vista and installed WInXP Sp3 on a new partition.
  Everything went well, thanks to the Toshiba support site full of work XP drivers.

  I noticed that randomly the HDD LED is on and the operating system is continuously disk access: this happens as soon as I open a new window of Windows Explorer, explorer.exe freezing and refusing to close the PC.
  But this is not the only cause of the problem: HARD drive sometimes starts to be consulted while I am using a generic application (this is not the same each time).

  I was thinking a chip or a problem of control of storage, but I installed the latest drivers of Toshiba/Intel.

  Any idea?
  Thank you!

  I think it's normal.
  Maybe you have a virus or your antivirus program scan the HARD drive. Check it!

  I could be that your HARD drive is faulty, but I doubt that.
  However, you can test with Drive Fitness Test (Google is your friend).

• Satellite A300 - voltage to the Mexico problem

  Currently, I use my Satellite A300 in Europe (I bought it here too), where the voltage is 230V.
  I go to the Mexico and I would like to take this laptop with me.

  However, in Mexico, they have a different voltage - AFAIK 100-127V.
  Is it enough to buy the new adapter arriving at the Mexico?

  Thanks for the reply!

  Hello

  AFAIK all Toshiba laptops are equipped with adapters that supports an entry universal voltage 100 ~ 240V 50/60 Hz.

  As you can see, the input voltage may be between 100V and 240V. I think that you will have no problem to the Mexico ;)

  Welcome them

• Satellite A300-20 b and cooling problem

  Hello

  I have Toshiba Satellite A300-20 b and I have a cooling problem. Since I have this laptop I ve been tracking the temperature of the CPU and found out I got the maximum temperature was about 80 c. The strange thing is that the cooler starts only when the CPU reaches this high temperature, if it isn't the cold remains off.

  Another weird thing is that once it is not blocking the cooler starts. It stops only if I restart or shut down the computer. Is this normal? Should I worry about something? Thank you very much for your answers.

  OS: Windows 7

  Have you noticed the same thing with the settings and Vista preinstalled laptop?

• Satellite A300D-17F - HDD is the reason for the slow-running?

  Hello

  For long time I wrote the problem of my computer that is on the performance and today that I realized its hard drive is ATA. You have an idea the reason for the slow performance is?
  Satellite A300D 17F

  By the way who advised thanks me avira antivirus, perfect :)

  Hello

  I put t know if the HARD drive is the reason for the slow performance. The Satellite A300D is normally very good laptop and quite fast for all applications.

  Have you tried to reinstall Windows using the Toshiba Recovery disk? Maybe the performance issue is software partners and so a reinstall of Windows would be very useful.

  Check it!

• Eats CPU - Win XP on Satellite A300 - SATA HDD slow

  Hello

  I just got a brand new A300-1The for my work.

  Because we need to install XP and not Vista, I formatted the beast.

  After a long afternoon chasing all the drivers, it seems that I always have problems.
  When I initiate a transfer of files between the two discs or from the local network, cpu load goes up at abnormal rates (50%-70%).

  I suspect that there is a problem with the disk controller
  Now, to make the installation work, I had to go into the BIOS and set the controller SATA to "compatibility".

  Could be the source?

  Thanks in advance

  OH and BTW: I tried to install the disk on the Toshiba site manager, but he says that my computer does not have the system requirements

  Hello

  I don t think that your HARD drive would be responsible for the higher CPU usage.
  What you could do is to start the Task Manager while file transfer and could check what process or application stresses the CPU.

  I think that this is a possibility to find out what causes this high CPU usage.

  Concerning

• Satellite A300-1MZ - Smart tool recognize problems with the drive

  Hi all...
  I have a * a300-1mz * I * a problem with the hard drive *.

  [This | http://img96.imageshack.us/i/diskinfoe.jpg/] is the _screen to a s.m.a.r.t. pens (* Disc 3.3.0 * Info) who acknowledge some problems with the disk.

  Can I send the laptop as collateral for a free replacement of the same disc?

  Among other things, sometimes * the computer freezes * no option to manually turn off the laptop (I think it always comes from the same disk):
  the screen stays fixed and 'Win Vista' does nothing comands.
  same "ctrl + alt + delete" Task Manager does not. The disc indicator light remains lit, but itself no longer believes it works

  Hello

  > Can I send the laptop as collateral for a free replacement of the same disc?
  If the authorized service provider can notice this problem too, you can get a new HARD drive for free. The ASP will order it and swap it out. It is a free procedure if your laptop is under warranty.

  > sometimes the computer crashes
  The HARD drive is perhaps the reason for this?
  Contact a service provider authorized giving them all the details and information. They can fix that also. :)

• Re: Satellite A300-1mt - HDD upgrade question

  I just want to know, can I change my 250 GB, 8 MB, 5400 RPM SATA HDD in my laptop with this one
  HDD 500.0 GB WESTERN DIGITAL Scorpio Blue 5000BEVT, SATA, 8 MB c., 5400 RPM

  Will it work, or does better go, my laptop will recognize it?

  TNX

  Hello

  I think that the laptops BIOS should recognize the new HARD drive.
  The new HARD drive is a SATA HDD and it's the most important thing.

  You need a 2.5 SATA HARD drive!
  Size and speed are not really important, because the new SATA controller must manage this without HARD disk problem.

  Welcome them

• Satellite A300 - possible port VGA - not problem of video output

  I use my VGA port in two main locations, at home to connect on an old television set via a PC/TV converter and work to connect directly to a projector.

  This week he suddenly stopped working on both at the same time. I tired to another laptop in the projector to work and it works great. I also tried different tracks. The problem is certainly my laptop (which is now almost 4 years).

  The most likely thing seems to be what is ' t the plug itself. If I plug something inside Windows (7 Ultimate) is work that is an additional monitor, but the projector/TV no signal. I've tried all the obvious things, hit F5 makes no difference, and the Windows settings have not changed. The resolution and refresh rates are properly defined. I try to avoid the standard answers on the verification of all the things that I already checked!

  Now I have a HDMI port on the side, the probability is that just buying a VGA/HDMI adapter and using this port will solve the problem? I guess if it's just a physical problem with the VGA port so it will, but the problem would be a graph problem or your motherboard, and if it is will this affect the HDMI port, but also the VGA port?

  Port VGA is an analog video output. HDMI is a digital output.
  Two are different and not related them to each other.

  So I don't very well if a HDMI adapter-> / m VGA would work properly.
  Maybe it works but only with a lower resolution. So in my opinion, FullHD is not possible. However, I think that you will need to test it with your laptop.

  Usually, you can use an adapter like HDMI to DVI or DVI to HDMI smoothly.

  With regard to the question of VGA output.

  Well, usually the Fn + F5 should pass between the internal and external production. It should work with VGA and HDMI port. Maybe it's just a software related issue.
  In your case, I will try to uninstall and update the display driver. Maybe it helps.

• Satellite A300 LED power corrected a problem (TBS)

  If your illumination buttons do not work, try
  Open the Windows registry (open: regedit)
  Reach
  HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\Explorer\NoDriveTypeAutoRun
  and change its value to "0".
  I don't know if it works without rebooting, but after all when you press the shortcut key Wizard opens to define the function of the button.

  Good luck!

  Hey thanks for this useful info.

• Web-camera on Satellite A300 problem - 10 c

  Hello!!! I have a laptop Toshiba Satellite A300 - 10 c.

  Problem with the webcam! OS WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE X 64
  Everything downloaded from the firewood with an official site! and when I turn on the room gives me: * the webcam is unplugged or defective. Check the webcam settings *.
  Tried to reinstall the operating system one problem, it was the same!

  What to do? Thanks in advance

  What is the status of the webcam in Device Manager?

• Satellite A300 not recognizing AC adapter when turned on

  My Toshiba Satellite A300 is having the following problem:

  * When the laptop is turned off, the computer recognizes the power adapter and charge the battery.
  * When the laptop is turned on, the computer * NOT * RECOGNIZE the power adapter.
  It uses the battery until exhausted.

  I'm only able to charge the battery with the laptop is turned off. I've tried several power adapters and same symptoms persist.

  What could this be?

  You can use your laptop battery is removed and connected to the AC adapter only?

• Satellite A300 - 15 d-battery will not be charged

  I have the Satellite A300 - 15 d. The problem is when I plug in the power adapter for the laptop battery icon become (undetected) what is the problem?
  Note: This battery is new and the charger not charge this battery. Also, when I plug-out the bifurcation of computer charger after a few seconds.

  Please help me on this problem...

  Thank you best regards &,.

  Dr. Ahmed

  Hey Buddy,

  I put t know why you have a new battery, but what happens if you try to load the battery. It work?

  In other words, it s a bad battery or the perception of control over the work of mainboard doesn t.

• CorelDRAW X 3 crashes on the Satellite A300-1BZ

  I'm moving to a desktop environment for my new Satellite A300.

  The only problem I encountered is with Graphics Suite Corel X 3. It works fine on the desktop in XP and also on my laptop Toshiba no woman under Vista Home Premium. On the A300, it hangs in unpredictable ways. Sometimes it does not load, other times it loads and gets an error Vista immediately.

  The error message is not specific and the program closes. I have Vista and X 3 fully updated to the latest versions of the service. So I guess the problem is likely to be the installation of Vista on the A300 programme.

  Can anyone suggest where to look to fix this?

  Hello Peter

  In my opinion, you should check the FAQ section of the software manufacturer. Maybe you will find some useful information about the configuration under Vista.
  Have you tried to remove it and do fresh install?
  Check what applications are enabled to auto-start? Try turning off all that you don't need.

  It is not easy to say what the problem is here. All we have own OS configuration with different applications that run in the background.
  In my opinion, providing the answer to that is nothing but the mission impossible. ;)

• Black screen while playing games on Satellite A300/500 psag4a

  Hi all!

  Before that I send my laptop for repairs (it s only 6 months old) I need to see if I am not mistaken.

  It s a model of Satellite A300/500 PSAG4A

  The problem is that when I play any graphics intensive games the laptop screen goes black and locks. Only a boot cold will get it back.
  Any other time he s not ok no problem, the problem only started 5 days ago, it has the latest drivers and BIOS.

  Once, he went to a blue screen with hardware failure but was quick to get a good overview of what didn't.

  This sounds like a defective video card?

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Hello!

  The laptop gets hot?

  What blue screen you get exactly? This could also be a software problem.

  Here you can check if you have really the latest driver and BIOS:
  http://www.ISD.Toshiba.com.au-Online Support => Download Center-drivers-notebooks-Satellite-Satellite A300 PSAG4A online online online online

  Have you tried reinstalling the laptop? Maybe it works after that.

  Bye!