Re: Satellite A300-1mt - HDD upgrade question

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• Satellite A300 - CPU & GPU upgrade questions

  Hello everyone!

  I have a satellite A300-1 to 9 (Intel Core 2 Duo T8300, Ati 3650, lcd WXGA 1280 * 800, 2 discs hard etc.) running Windows XP + SP3 + utility Toshiba etc...

  These are my questions...

  (1) can I upgrade the CPU Core 2 Duo P8400?
  (I know that T8300 and P8400 use the same socket)

  (2) can I put my screen WXGA (1280 x 800) with a WXGA + (1400 * 900) or WSXGA + (1680 * 1050)?
  How will this affect the battery consumption?

  (3) having the computer plugged (a/c power), when I close the lid, the computer goes into sleep mode.
  When I open the lid, the computer wakes.
  Unfortunately, the computer is running on battery power is not the case... I opened the lid and nothing happens,
  I have to press the power button for pc to wake up...

  can I fix?

  Thanks in advance...

  Satellite A300's newest model of laptop and I wonder how you feel about this hardware upgrade after so little time to use.
  In General, these upgrades are probably possible, but certainly not supported by Toshiba.
  In other way such radical update as a poster of upgrade is absolutely not logical for me. You probably know how expensive these parts are.

  In my opinion, should you sold your laptop and buy new with exact material you like to have.

  What about the last question? Please check all settings in the control panel and make sure that you have chosen the right option when the notebook is on battery or plugged in.

• Satellite A300-1QP - RAM upgrade question

  Hello world

  After a few years, I decided to spend the money to upgrade the RAM.
  Now, I'm pretty stuck to understand what to do.

  I always knew that my laptop can be upgraded to 8 GB.
  I also have many references for this information:

  -model: Satellite A300-1 q PSAGCE-07000QIT
  (http://www.toshiba.it/discontinued-products/satellite-a300-1qp/)

  I checked physically slots: there are currently two slots of 2 GB each.
  As long as no expert, I thought that the the more logical way to upgrade such a configuration is to buy the other two chips of 4 GB each to reach the 8GB.

  However, it appears this combination didn't is not possible because I don't find not (I checked the site of Kingston and the Amazon). The upgrade of RAM I want to achieve is:
  -DDR2
  -800 Mhz
  -8 GB

  If this can be useful, I note all the data on the other two RAM modules:
  2GB 2Rx8 PC2-64005-666-12-Z3
  800 Mhz DDR2-SDRAM

  Can someone help me understand what to do to upgrade the RAM 8 GB?

  Thank you very much

  Francesco

  Hello

  The laptop was equipped with the Intel GM45 Express chipset and the Intel ARK page this Chipset Mobile Intel GM45 Express is capable of dealing with the 8 GB of RAM
  The chipset seems to support 667 MHz / 800 MHz/1066 modules MHz

  If you want to increase the RAM up to 8 GB of RAM, the best option would be the use of 2 x SO-DIMM 4 GB (DDR2 800 Mhz) modules
  The present modules must be removed and replaced with two modules of 4 GB.

  Usually, you can use modules of different brand but modules good markets can cause a lot of problem different and strange. So I recommend you to buy good quality like Kingston, Toshiba, modules etc.

• Satellite 1800-S274: HDD upgrade questions

  I have a TOSHIBA SATELLITE 1800-S274 P III 1.1 G 512 MB with XP PRO Spanish

  Part c: PS183U-00JRSPNC Serial Nr: 32014957PU
  The keyboard and the OS is Spanish.

  The HARD drive was accident, restart the PC, with a blue windows with the error text impossible to read because it quickly restart again.
  Cannot access the HARD disk also with other means or connected to another PC boot disk.

  PROBLEM 1) what type of disk HARD can I put up what capacity?
  (the original HARD drive is MK2018GAP. Capacity 20 GB 4200 RPM ATA4)
  I read on the net that is perhaps the BIOS accept more than 60 GB or HDD companies other than Toshiba. Is this true?

  In my country, the best ratio price/GB is a 80 or 120 GB 5400 RPM also label of Toshiba.
  I put these?

  Here is a best value of HARD drive:
  Toshiba 40 GB 5400 RPM UDMA100 (MK4032GAX)
  Toshiba 60 GB 5400 RPM UDMA100 (MK6034GAX)
  Toshiba 80 GB 5400 RPM UDMA100 (MK8025GAS)
  Toshiba 80 GB 5400 RPM UDMA100 (MK8032GAX)
  Toshiba 80 GB 5400 RPM UDMA100 (MK8026GAX)
  Toshiba 120 GB 5400 RPM UDMA100 (MK1234GAX)

  PROBLEM 2) I can not find my installation CD of Spanish XPpro but my laptop has a certificate of authenticity Microsoft of OEM.
  I contacted Microsoft, they say I have to ask the builder OEM installation with a CD XPpro OEM but there not sure they give me this.
  I don't want to buy a new OS, and I can't restore it because the HARD disk is damaged.

  How can install OS on the new HARD drive?

  My laptop its 6 years if I have to buy the HARD drive and OS XPpro is not a good deal.
  Maybe I can try to install an old Win 2000 pro I have. Do you think that it work on my type of laptop? And readers are available for my type of laptop?

  Thanks a lot for your help

  I also believe that you can use the 60 GB HARD drive for this oldie.

  Please don't be crazy about me, but how you want to install the operating system if you don't want to buy the CD of facilities? If someone give you something for free or what. You can try to order the original recovery media, but in my opinion, it is not in stock, or you can buy the CD of original Microsoft facilities. If you check eBay you can find a used one and have it for little money.

• Satellite Pro 4600: HDD upgrade question

  Hello.

  I decided to upgrade my Satellite Pro 4600 a 20 GB hard drive to a 60 gig.
  Only, I get a blank screen.
  When I go back my 20 original concert, it works well.
  Y at - it a special procedure for the Assembly of the larger disks?

  The BIOS recognizes the HARD drive correctly?

  Perhaps the size of the HARD drive is too big and so you have a few problems with the laptop.

  The fact is that not all HARD drive sizes are supported and the BIOS recognizes all drives, if the size is too large. Therefore, you should try a smaller HARD drive

• Satellite P100-286 - HDD upgrade question

  I'm looking in the upgrade of my HDD, i.e. with the P100-286 Fujitsu MHV2200BT. I would like to find a disk with a RPM faster and perhaps a slightly greater capacity also.

  I found the information on the MHV2200BT and see that there is a box slightly larger than most portable 2.5 "HDD. SA is 12.5 mm height, rather than the usual 9.5 mm.

  This will make unfit to buy another HARD drive?
  I need to find another housing or casing for HARD drive?

  Here are the stats on the current model... http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/storage/hdd/mobile/mhv2200bt-sata.html

  I think to do this HARD drive to replace it... http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/320-GB-Western-Digital-WD3200BJKT-Scorpio-Black-25-SATA-300-7200-rpm-16MB-Cache-12-ms

  Thank you for any additional information.

  Hello

  Hmm the old HDD is 12.5 mm and the new is 9.5mmm
  Well I put t exactly how the HARD drive has been mounted in the P100 of boyfriend but in many cases, the HARD drive is placed in the media (media).

  If the new HARD drive would mingle not with this support.

  But why you put take t a 12.5 mm HARD drive? There are a lot of 2.5, 12.5 mm, SATA hard drive that would be 100% compatible with your laptop!
  Looking a little bit...

• Satellite M70 258: HDD upgrade question - what is the maximum size supported

  I need to upgrade the hard drive from my Toshiba Satellite M70-258.
  I would like to know what is the maximum size of the disk that I can install it.
  I would like to know if it is suportts Sata drives.

  Thank you in advance.

  Best regards

  Fernando Silva

  The problem is that there is no official information on the maximum size of HARD drive on laptop series different. If we can only speculate on the supported formats.

  But I found it here in the forum:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?MessageID=93195𖰋

  The user has updated the own M70 with the 160 GB drive HARD Toshiba MK1637GSX and it works.
  So maybe this info helps a bit.

  Good bye

• Satellite A100-386 - HDD upgrade question

  Hello everyone and happy new year.

  First of all, sorry for my bad English.

  I bought a Satellite A100-386 a few years and I'm really happy, but my hard drive has failed.
  So, I wanted to know if I could put a 2.5 "SATA II disk, like this.

  http://www.materiel.NET/Disque-Dur/Hitachi-Travelstar-5k500-b-s-ATA-II-250-go-8-mo-48900.html

  because when I see the characteristics of the satellite, they mention a hard drive with only S - ATA.
  Y at - it compatibility?

  Thank you answer :)

  Bye bye

  Hello

  Yes, I think that this should be possible.
  The A100 supports hard drives SATA controller, and theoretically, you can use any HARD SATA 2.5 drive.

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• Satellite 5100 503: HDD upgrade question

  Hello

  I want to upguard the HD beats the new toshiba HD fails in my book. bat in another PC, it works perfectly. If I turn the original HD on a PC it doesen't work, but it works in the laptop can enyone helb me?

  I think that the original HD have a different format

  Thank you for your help

  Hello

  What is the new HARD disk?
  As far as I know, this unit was delivered with a 40 GB HARD drive.
  If the new HARD drive is bigger, then maybe the BIOS have some problems to recognize the HARD drive.

• Satellite A100-599 - HDD upgrade question

  My laptop would build [WD Scorpio Bule 500 GB | http://www.wdc.com/en/products/Products.asp?DriveID=506]?

  Hello

  I think that it should be possible because the laptop supports the disk HARD 2.5 SATA.
  Therefore, you can use almost all hard drives SATA 2.5.

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• Re: Satellite A300-1MT: where to find the WLan driver?

  Hi all.

  I bought Satellite A300 1MT to May 12, 2009.
  After the first round on, installated Windows Vista.
  Device Manager is equipped with a device of ininstalled one with the name "Ethernet card", but the wireless network card no.

  I am in charge of the drivers from the toshiba web site. But all the drivers fits.
  Can you advise advise something?

  Thank you

  Hello

  Have you tried to install the Atheros WLan driver?
  As far as I know, it should be the right one because of my knowledge the Atheros Wlan card has been installed in this unit.

  Please see the Toshiba WLan Portal:
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/WLAN/

  Here you can find the driver Atheros for Vista!

• Satellite A300-1MT - how do I access the hidden partition

  Hello

  I have the model Satellite A300-1MT and I don't know how to access the hidden partition.

  Hello

  Why you want to access the hidden partition?

  Do you know why this hidden partition has been created on the HARD drive?

  This hidden partition is created automatically by Vista and it contains backup files that are needed to repair the operating system if something will go wrong.

  It s not advised to access this partition or delete it!

• Satellite A300-1MT: where to download for Win XP Toshiba face recognition

  Hello. I bought Satellite A300-1MT, but installed Windows Vista does not suit me.
  I am install Win XP. I found all the drivers on the toshiba web site. But cannot find Toshiba face recognition.
  Please advice me something!

  Hello

  I fear that you will not find this tool for Win XP m.
  It seems that this function can be used only under Win Vista OS.
  If page European driver of Toshiba does not provide these software for Windows XP, then you won't be able to find it on other sites

  So I see only one solution; back to Vista if you prefer to use!

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• Display problem on Satellite A300 after Win7 upgrade

  Hello everyone,

  I just did an upgrade to my Satellite A300 for Windows 7 32. I booted up my laptop and everything was fine, but after I have write my username and password and open a session on my screen becomes black.
  I hear it works, but I can't see anything.

  When I used safe mode it worked fine. I checked the display of information and it says unknown
  I downloaded the latest drivers for the ATI card on the Toshiba site, but when I install it, it says driver not detected because I think that I'm in safe mode and it is not connected and I can't install it in normal mode because I don't see anything

  What should I do?

  Help, please

  Hello

  It is not easy to say what the problem is here. I have too many Satellite A300 and since last week, I use Win7 too.
  On my laptop, everything works perfectly.
  I also found the small group of Toshiba on Facebook and a guy he describes how to install Win7 on Satellite A300. If you are on Facebook you can check it out HERE.

  I recommend you to install Win7 after facilities command posted here.
  If you have any other questions please let us know.

• Re: Satellite A300 - battery after upgrading to Windows 7

  Hi all

  I have with me the notebook toshiba Satellite A300.
  Bought the UNITED Arab Emirates. I just upgraded my pc to windows 7 and it seems to have affected my battery life, I guess.

  Anyone has idea about hw long battery last, I mean hours.

  Now, I can only use it for nearley 30 min... Some blog said of updateing the bios.

  Is this the reason realley or is the problem of windows 7 with my battery, experts advise please.

  Thank you, vb sbar

  Hello

  I don't know if the update of the BIOS would help, but if the new BIOS is available for you notebook series, then it s a m updated value.

  But you should also check the Win 7 power management settings.
  Please check this Toshiba HowTo:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/Ann.jspa?annID=41

  It s on vista but Vista power management is very similar to Windows 7.

  Here you must change the battery more user-friendly options.
  Check it!