Re: Satellite Pro U400-130 poor quality display on external monitor

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• Satellite Pro U400-130 - "Please wait" is displayed during startup

  I brought a new laptop Satellite Pro U400-130.
  While the l' interrupteur switch on the laptop, each time between the initial screen (vista logo) & the Welcome screen, please wait for t0 60 63 seconds continuous screen is this normal.

  Maybe its waiting for a network connection? Try to disable network devices in Device Manager and reboot.

  Or if you have installed an antivirus program, check that its not not looking for a floppy disk at startup drive.

  Vista event viewer can tell you which delays the startup process.

• Satellite Pro U400-130 - Conexant and 'Stereo Mix' in question

  Hello

  I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro U400-130 (downgraded from Vista to XP) with the Conexant High Definition SmartAudio 221 "audio card" installed.

  Although this seems to support HD audio, I can't find any option to use or activate the "Stereo Mix" option in the Windows console. I tried a few settings to registry and some different drivers, but so far, the option remained absent.

  I know this forum and other comments on the net that Conexant audio cards do not support the stereo mix, but I was wondering if someone could confirm that this is certainly the case for SmartAudio 221?

  Similarly, anyone know of another method to record the sound 'as heard' on the computer? So Far, the options appear to be a) buy an external sound card, or b) connect the plug headphone mini-jack on the mic with a cable jack.

  After using a p3500 old Portege of 8 quite happy with this function (actually pretty basic), it is very disappointing to find that this card cannot support it.

  See you soon,.
  Select this option.

  > I can't find any option to use or activate the "Stereo Mix" option in the Windows mixer
  > I know this forum and other reviews on the net that the Conexant sound cards may not support stereo > Mix, but I was wondering if anyone could confirm this is certainly the case for SmartAudio 221?

  I can confirm this because I have a laptop (NOT from Toshiba one) that was equipped with the Conexant audio chip and the other laptop (Toshiba Satellite a series has) that supports the Realtek audio chip.

  The machine with Realtek audio chip contains stereo mix and the other non-Toshiba unit that supports the audio chip Conexant does not support the stereo mix

  As far as I know the update of the driver won't help you because it looks like a hardware limitation of chip Conexant!

  However, thanks for the info about the Virtual Audio Cable tool.
  I think I'll try it next time

• Satellite Pro U400-130 - hard drive Partition - help

  Hi all

  I recently bought a Toshiba Satellite Pro U400-130 mobile - cell PSU45E-005005EN

  Processor Intel Core 2 Duo (T8400) 2.26 GHz, the front side Bus speed: 1066 MHz, level 2: 3 MB Cache
  3072 MB (1024 + 2048 MB) DDR2 RAM
  250 GB hard drive
  Microsoft Windows Vista Business Edition

  What I've found, is that the hard drive is partitioned into two separate drives

  1. the drive C - 117 GB - hand player - all programs, user accounts and files of work / are saved on the C drive.
  2 drive E - 113 GB - A folder titled HDDRecovery (size 4.42 GB) nothing elese is on the E drive.
  3. This only totals to 230 GB, then where is the other 20 GB?

  I want to know/how is is:

  1. Why are we doing this way?
  2. What is the purpose of the file recovery Drive E and it does not require the space of 113 GB?

  3. If I increase the size of drive C to say 55GO and decrease the size of drive E?
  3.1 is it possible?
  3.2 what impact will?

  4. the drives C and E only total 230 GB so where is the other 20 GB?

  Can someone please help

  Thank you very much

  Vash01

  (1) the HARD disk is partitioned into 3 partitions and not 2! Go to the disk management utility and you will see that there is a hidden partition. This hidden partition is created by Vista. It contains the necessary backup files that are needed for the repair of the system, if something goes wrong with your operating system.

  (2) the second partition contains the record of recovery of HARD drive that allows you to retrieve the laptop without using recovery discs. But of course, you are able to create a recovery disk and it s highly recommended to create a recovery disk using the preinstalled Toshiba Recovery Disk Creator.

  3.1 I think that this could be possible, but before that you'd change any partition size I recommend the creation of the recovery disk because there is a high risk that after changing the size of partitions you drive HARD recovery option does not work.

  3.2) see point 3.1

  4.) I think the other hidden partition using this 20 GB. Also please note that 250GB are not really 250 GB 1 GB is not 1000MB but 1024MB.
  This means that the 250 GB HARD drive is not 250 000 MB but 238 418 MB

• Satellite Pro U400-130 - restarts after shutdown down

  Hello

  I bought a laptop Toshiba Satellite Pro U400-130. The operating system is Windows Vista 32 bit.

  I have a problem when I try to quit the Menu Start-Shut Down laptop. The system will reboot after that. Then if I select closes without connecting to my account, it really stops.

  Please, could you help me with this?

  It's a little confusing because you said if I select shut down without logging in to my account, it really stops.
  Say you stop without connection?

  However, I think you make a mistake.
  Make sure you have all the Service Packs and hotfixes installed for Vista.

  Maybe the button closure is misconfigured. The default action is sleep. To verify this action. Open a command prompt and enter
  Powercfg.cpl, 1
  There you can change the action of power button in the start menu.

• Satellite Pro U400-130 begin to operate automatically in internet

  My Toshiba U400-130 appears to have a clean mind - if I go on a website, Ebay for example and start working through the sales process, with no outside assistance from me, the computer will return to the previous web page and maybe come back another web page to the original signature on the page. Frequently, by pressing the next button, I can get back to where I left off but not always - what can be the cause?

  I don't think I have a virus that I run Zone Alarm and Force field and you will have to be Houdini to get into the system.
  Please don't look on that as a challenge and every crook out to Christianity is now trying to access my machine!

  Hello

  This strange s sound a little magic
  It s good idea to use additional security tools and firewalls like Zone Alarm, but it is still a rest of risk that your system could be attacked by a virus, Trojan or similar malware

  In your case, I would recommend to recover the laptop using the Toshiba recovery disc. This recovery disk will format the whole HARD disk and install the whole system again.
  I think that the format of HARD drive is necessary and important to be 100% sure that the malware has been removed.

• Satellite Pro A120 - LCD black screen - Fine on external monitor - fine

  Hi, I have a headache with a Toshiba Satellite Pro A120 mojor. The screen began to move to the blackout at random times and happens more and more. It is not serious if W
  Jayindows has loaded or if I enter the bios, boot from the CD or leave it sitting waiting for me to select a boot device. More often than otherwise, it becomes black, but you can still see what needs to be on the screen, it is simply not at all turned to see clearly. The laptop itself still works very well because it works on an external monitor and makes the system beeps, cd turns etc.
  Have you tried the following:
  Setting of various parameters in the graphics properties and in the bios but makes no difference.
  It also becomes active again if I press FN + F5 to swap monitors but turns off after a few seconds.
  It is not overheating as it's been all night and still sometimes happens when starting Cold Stone.
  I tried to start with / without battery - no difference.
  I tried to start without the disk HARD - no difference.
  I tried to remove the battery by pressing power for 60 seconds, then add the battery and new starter - no difference in power.
  I could have sworn it is the inverter, but it does the same thing with an inverter I know works! do not think that it may be graphic because it works on an external monitor and turn off.
  I'm out of ideas and looking for a genius to fix it for me please!
  See you soon

  Hey Buddy,

  > It turns on but not at all to see clear
  This would mean that the FL inverter is faulty the FL inverter of the internal LCD display controls the backlight of the screen and if the isn t working FL inverter you can see a picture, but very very dark.

  It would be a logical explanation for your problem, because there must be something wrong with the laptop LCD if an external monitor is working properly. Also if it happens in the BIOS the problem is not software.

  In your case I contact an authorized service provider and ask the guys for help. They can check your laptop and this should be done. Here, we can only speculate and discuss the different possibilities because it s just a user forum. EPA has professional diagnostic tools and can order all Toshiba spare parts.

  Good luck! :)

• Satellite Pro U400-130 will not stay in sleep or Hibernate

  Hello

  My laptop don't stay in sleep or hibernation. I use Win XP
  Within 60 seconds it enter standby or hibernation mode it re-sboots!

  It is connected to an optical mouse of WiFi, a hub, the power adaptoer and speakers - all these fact don't disconnect any differnece.
  HELP!, through the

  Hey Buddy,

  Please check the BIOS for the following options:

  -Wake up on keyboard
  -Wake up on LAN
  Sleep - USB & Charge

  If you find these options, disable it in the BIOS. After that the laptop should stay in standby or hibernation properly. :)

• Card PCMCIA missing on Satellite Pro U400-130

  Cannot find the Express card. Help, please. In Device Manager there is no adapter found.

  Hello!

  What computer Toshiba laptop do you have exactly?

  I think the best way is to reinstall Windows with the recovery disk and do a BIOS update if a new version is available.

  Good bye

• Satellite Pro U400 - 150 - display has stopped working

  Hello guys,.

  yesterday I used to turn on my laptop (Satellite Pro U400 - 14) and it worked fine but after 1 minute my screen stopped working. I tried to restart the PC, and it worked OK again. But I turn on my laptop today and it didn t work at all. Everything is OK, PC works fine, everything is good, but only the display is black.

  I Don t know what happened with my laptop. :/

  Is there anyone who knows the answer to this problem?

  Thanks for all your answers.

  > Everything is OK, PC works fine, everything is good, but only the display is black.
  Of course, this isn't all right if nothing appears on the screen

  Connect an external monitor to check if you would be able to see something on the screen?
  Do this! Usually you should use the FN + F5 to alternate between the monitor internal and external.
  If this is not possible and nothing could be seen on the 2nd monitor, the graphics card problem can cause this.

• Satellite Pro U400 - audio quality is not good

  OK this problem has been plaging me for years. I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro U400 windows 8.1.

  The sound quality is terrible.
  I can remember it's bad in windows 7.

  Contextant driver is bad, and so is the generic driver windows 8.1.

  Help, please

  To be honest, I have no idea what you mean exactly by the quality is terrible.
  I've owned a notebook Satellite U400 happened and I have to say that the sound quality was quite good.

  Satellite U400 is a small portable 13.3 and the speakers have been adjusted to the dimensions of the laptop.
  The Conexant audio chip is part of the motherboard and you will not be able to replace it.

  If you want to use another sound card, you can try to use an external USB audio interface.
  I use this external sound solution for my home recording studio.

  The audio interface is connected to the USB port of the laptop s and the external speakers are initiated for the external audio interface.

  By the way: isn't Satellite U400 is the list of the supported 8.1 notebooks... Win so you won't find not all drivers Win 8.1 for this unit on the Toshiba driver website.

• Satellite Pro U400-18 s - how to switch the display to TV?

  I recently had a Satellite Pro U400-18 s and I am trying to connect it to my TV. The laptop has only a VGA port and my TV has RCA, S-Video, HDMI and SCART taken. I bought a vga s-video cable, but I am unable to get a picture on the TV.

  This is because the laptop only shows the lowest resolution of 800 x 600?
  Is there a way to lower the resolution of some how that I didn't think?
  I checked and I am running the latest drivers for the graphics card intel?

  Hello

  When you want to connect your laptop to the TV, do the follow-up:
  Connect the cable
  Activate the port S-video on the TV (TV feature how to do)
  FN + F5 key combination to switch to a laptop LCD and TV

  Please let me know if everything is OK or you still have the same problem.

• Dynadock and Satellite Pro U400-135 - external monitor question

  Hello.
  We have a serious problem on the 26 dynadock vga e Satellite Pro U400-135 unit

  The problem is:
  If set to host as a single external monitor during startup frequent windows loses resolution external monitor.

  Example of resolution monitor post seting like 1280 x 1024, start with connected dyndaock, frequent resolution 1280 x 800 not correct and external monitor image not correct.

  Operating system is Vista 32 bit, driver dynadock is 2.3 update and dynadock displaylink displaylink site 4.6.16208 site.
  Same problem with Windows Xp 32 bit.

  How can I solve the problem?

  Hello

  If I understand the first message, external monitor resolution automatically goes to 1280 x 800 even if you set it to 1280 x 1024.
  I guess that your external monitor is connected to the dynadock.
  Is this good?

  AFAIK, you can customize the video settings of the dynodock.
  It provides a video output in two modes: Mode and extended Mode of mirror.

  Mirror mode creates an identical display of your computer to the external monitor screen. In mirror Mode, the dynadock automatically selects the settings (screen resolution, color quality and discount rates) for the external monitor that will allow the best resolution based on your computer's settings.

  Maybe you use the mirror mode and therefore the dynadock the resolution automatically because it of the best for the external monitor.

  I recommend checking the Dynadock manual for more details.
  There are two modes are described there.

  Welcome them

• Satellite Pro U400 starts not-cannot start Windows

  So I have no idea what caused this minute, it's nice, I look at things on the next screen thing 4od is empty and not coming back so I hold down the power button to restart and a black "windows boot manager" is displayed and I can not fundamentally get off this page...
  It is said:
  Windows could not start. A recent hardware or software change might be the cause. To solve the problem:

  1. Insert your windowsinstallation drive and restart your computer.
  2. choose your language settings, and then click "next".
  3. click on 'Repair yourconputer.'

  If you do not have the disk, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer for assistance.
  File: \Boot\BCD
  Status: 0xc0000034
  Info: the windows boot configuration data file is missing required information.

  I do not have installation or recovery discs, I used another computer to burn a disc recovery ISO put it in and nothing happened.
  I would like to ring toshiba but I don't have any minutes left this month and I don't have access to another fixed telephone/phone

  I'm really confused as to what to do, each other times as my laptop is messed up, I just did a recovery of hard disk and restored to factory settings by clicking on f8 but it doesn't work this time

  I can't afford a new laptop or taking it to be repaired so if anyone knows what I can do please help!

  Thank you
  Steph.

  Post edited by: Steph92

  Oh I forgot to tell my computer toshiba laptop satellite pro u400
  It came with windows vista preinstalled

  Hello

  I think it is just a software problem (Boot Manager).
  Try to repair the operating system by using HARD disk recovery;
  Press F8 why portable power.
  Then choose fix my computer, then choose disk HARD recovery.

  If this is not possible, order the disk recovery from here:
  http://backupmedia.Toshiba.EU/landing.aspx

  Then, you will be able to reinstall the OS using the recovery disk

• Satellite Pro U400 - 23 M - a good buy?

  I think of buying a Satellite Pro U400 - 23M. I currently have [Satellite P100-208 | http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&DISC_MODEL=0 & ACTION = PRINT_WITH_BACK & com decided .do w .broadvision = Yes & PRODUCT_ID = 122152] and I'm tired of the hazzle to carry a portable 17 "inches autour, it is also quite noisy.

  I just wanted to get a feedback from you guys about the U400 - 23M series. Here are the specs:

  • Intel Core 2 Duo T5870 2.0 GHz, 2 MB
  • 13.3 "TruBrite® WXGA 1280 x 800
  • 4 GB DDR2 800 MHz - max 8GB
  • 160 GB SATA 5400 RPM / min. S.M.A.R.T.
  • 8 x DVD ±RW burner double layer
  • Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
  • 24-bit stereo high-definition
  • 10/100 ethernet adapter and modem 56 k
  • Wireless 54Mbps 802. 11a / g
  • Battery Li - ion, battery life up to 3 hours (Mobile Mark 2007)
  • 3 x USB2, FireWire, eSATA, Bluetooth
  • Integrated 1.3 megapixel webcam
  • 5 in 1 card reader
  • Audio input and microphone
  • Operating system: Windows Vista Business (standard) with the option of Windows XP Professional
  • Only weighs 2.0 kg (about 4 pounds)
  • 2 years warranty in the world

  I have a few questions for you guys who own a laptop U400.

  Is - this treatment of 64-bit support? I don't know if the Vista operating system that is delivered is 32-bit or 64-bit.
  Run quietly and cool when they surf the web, type in Word and under the easy workload like that? It gets very loud and hot runs more demanding programs such as Photoshop CS3?
  I know that this video card is not ment for gaming, but manipulates her older games like Call of Duty 4?

  Do you recommend this laptop? I tried searching the Internet for customers, but I couldn't find the model U400 - 23M. What are the advantages and disadvantages on this laptop?

  Hi mate

  I n t have the Satellite Pro U400 - 23M, but I m an owner of the Satellite U400-10N.
  I use it in my office all I love this little baby.

  You should know that the U400 has 13.3 display and it of smaller than the P100.
  So you will definitely notice a difference.

  One of my friends said that 13.3 would be too low for him, but for me it s best. I can take everywhere and sometimes I m work while traveling around the world

  So I m very satisfied.

  I ve installed Win XP on this U400 and it s functions perfectly!
  But you can install Vista 64 bit too. The Satellite Pro U400 - 23M uses the Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T5870, that supports 64-bit

  But note; the U400 is not really a cellphone game hardcore.
  My U400 supports an Intel graphics chip and usually I only use it for office, graphic design (web) applications and web browsing.