Satellite 5100-201 - screen is flickering and distorted

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• Satellite 5100-201-size Limitation of HARD drive

  Hello

  I have a Satellite 5100-201 P4 - M 1.6 Ghz with 30 GB IDE HDD and 1024 MB of RAM. I use my 'old' Satellite only for music (the largest sound found on laptops!) but my HARD drive got a little weak.

  So my question is if there is no limit on the size of HARD drive for this laptop. I would buy an IDE 120 GB or 160 GB HDD at 5400 RPM and 8 MB Cache. If this is not possible, I can also take the 80 GB of HDD (another puts it on say works), but liked better!

  Thanks for your help!

  Greetings,
  Fab

  Hey Buddy,

  I think that the maximum capacity of the HARD drive would be 120 GB because the laptop has a limitation of LBA 28 bits. This means that only the hard disks up to 128 GB usable 120 GB would be the maximum. 5400 RPM and 8 MB cache are ok.

  By the way: it of Nice to read that you are always so pleased with old Satellite 5200 :)

• Satellite 5100-201: five keys: ' 9-O - L-.-Del "do not work

  Hello!
  I am owner of a Toshiba Satellite 5100 201. The five keys 9-O - L-.-led on the keyboard do not work. Is it a software or a defect of the keyboard control problem or a problem of contact on the map? Does anyone have experience with this problem? Can it be a BIOS problem? I have Bios 1.90.
  Can someone help me?

  Best regards
  Ulrich

  Hello

  in most cases, the problem is that there is some dirt on the contacts of the keys.
  You must remove and clean and check the connector of the keyboard.
  If this help not the keyboard probably is defective and must be replaced.

  Good bye

• Working on the Satellite 5100-201 remote control?

  Hello

  I have a Satellite 5100-201 und I bought an original toshiba remote for the 5200-801. But it Don t work in my laptop, I install a driver? or it is not compatible with my laptop?

  Sorry for the bad English, I m of the Germany and do my best.

  André

  Hello

  When you purchased your portable Satellite didn t you get a remote control? If this isn't the case, then the unit is not ready to use the remote control. You can also refer to the manuals of s.

  AFAIK all units with remote installed a small application called controls. Check in Control Panel if you can find something like that.

  Good bye

• Satellite 5100-201 a LG GSA 5120D external (Firewire) - DVD burner

  Material:
  Satellite 5100-201
  LG GSA5120D-connected via Firewire external DVD burner

  Software
  Windows XP SP2

  Problem:
  Windows is instability, often blue screen:
  IRQ_NOT_LESS_OR_Equal or other

  by stop Windows always shut down (Halt)

  Help me.

  Hi Victor,

  on the utility Cd & Toshiba tools is a program called «Register of IRQ routing V1.0»

  Maybe a reinstall might fix the problem!

  To bye chris

• Differences between Satellite 5100-201 & 5100 603

  Hello

  The user guide is not clarify the differences between the models S5100-201 and S5100-603.
  I can work on them are different speeds, memory and hard drive, but what about the internal bits?

  I have a model 603 broke with a power control fault. Does anyone know if a model-201 motherboard will enter unity of 603?

  Thank you
  Pete

  Hello

  I am not a technician, but I found the info that these units have a different graphics card and the two can't handle with RAM max.

  Satellite 5100-201:
  -nVidia GeForce4 440Go 32 MB
  -can handle with max 512 MB RAM

  Satellite 5100 603:
  -nVidia GeForce4 440Go 64 MB
  -can handle with max 1024 MB of RAM

  I'm not 100% sure, but if you swap the Mo together with all hardware, I think that other devices should work, but I put t know how it will work with the BIOS. Maybe the DMI should be rewritten.

  There are little guys having very good knowledge on this forum, and I hope that some of them will be post here and say more about it.

• Satellite 5100-201: overheating after several times

  I have a 5100-201 Satellite.
  Recently, a screen problem surfaced: first described images are blurred, then scratches appear, usually the screen collapses provisional modus. I noticed that the laptop gets really hot, and I thought it must be a problem of overheating.

  I cleaned empty the notebook, I even opened and checked that the fan rotates properly. Subsequently, the laptop worked once, the fan run constantly and the laptop does not get heated.

  The next day, the redone problem surface again and this time I had still a black screen. Now, the laptop starts normally when I turn it on, but I know that after a while it will heat again.

  Ah, I also updated the driver for the graphics card, but it did not help. Does anyone have a suggestion?

  Thank you

  To protect against overheating of the CPU has to a n internal temperature sensor. If the temperature of computer s reaches a certain level, the cooling fan is turned on or processing speed is lowered. Use the cooling method of the base configuration item in the Toshiba power saver.

  In addition, it is very important that you use Notepad in the right position. The area near the gates of cooling module must be free because the fan needs to catch his breath.
  It is important for the circulation of fresh air.

• Satellite 5100/201: problem with the video card or overheating?

  HY,

  I have problems with video on a 5100/201 Satellite. It seems that when I press the left side above the graphics card or press a key on the keyboard on this side, the screen begins to be scrambled and vertical lines appear. To end Windows XP resets giving a critical error on the device and the video goes to 640 x 480. Same thing happens when you run Linux Suse 9.0.

  My question is what is the cause: map graphic damaged or overheating due to the fan not as effective as originally (my laptop is nearly two years old. Do you have someone be able to find the cause and solved the problem, also with the assistance of Toshiba?
  Any help welcome.

  Hello

  I think the problem on your laptop depends on the fan.

  A colleague on mine has a 5100-603 and had similar problems.

  The Station changed the fan.

  Good bye

• Re: Satellite 2450-201: insert system disk and press a key

  Hello

  I have a satellite 2450-201 my hard drive failed and I bought a new one.
  I went to do the installation of the OS that worked very well and cancelled before that I had to commit that I had to get out.

  Tried again and it wouldn't boot from the CD it kepps showing the insert system disk and press a key.
  I have attached my external, a drive with a boot in drive but no difference what I am doing wrong?

  Mark has soon

  Looks like you can't boot from the CD.
  The message insert system disk and press any key any appears because the laptop can not find any operating system and bootable CD.

  Try to insert an original Windows CD and try to press F12 immediately after that laptop was on the F12 key should activate the start on-screen menu.

  Check it!

• Satellite L300D - black screen but powers and FN light answer

  Hi, I have my friend L300D that is given to me to be fixed. I'm not a technician, but the kind of interested in the business of fixing :)

  Recently laptop screen just went black.

  Symptoms:
  -Laptop power on when you press the power button, but nothing coming screen.
  -Caps lock does not respond when you press him.
  -No hard drive light not flashing.
  -Power LED light and adapter lights up constantly.
  -Caps lock flashes once the first second
  -Laptop seems to continue to run with black screen but does restart or turn off.
  -Fan turns and no problem of heat.
  -Laptop can always power off when you you press power button for 5 seconds.
  -Is no beep or display any changes then from these modules removed from ram.

  He looks dead to me, but fortunately, it's not quite dead because the FN button seems blinking light under the F10 key. It is the only evidence that I have on this laptop telling me that it is not quite dead.

  I tried to put the latest bios file in a floppy 1.44 MB fat16 formatted in a usb floppy drive and the f key down before I plug in the charger, but still no change. I also tried B of WIN, the FN B, WIN ESC, the FN ESC.

  Please can someone give me some advice.

  Hello

  For me, it looks like serious hardware problem.
  What you can do is to test the device with an external monitor:
  Connect the external display and check if you see something like start screen for Toshiba, etc if you see something like that, then internal laptop screen is defective and must be replaced if not if nothing would seem-> the related problem of the motherboard.

• Satellite 2410-404: screen is lost and the noisy CPU fan

  Hello

  first: sorry for my bad English.

  Now: I have several problems with my laptop:
  1. the monitor/screen is lost and does not stand up, so when I want to work with my laptop, I need to address something against the monitor, so it does not fall on the side. All the solutions to this?

  2. my Cpu fan is really strong and I have already opened the case and cleaned, but every day the noise comes back (assumed that his doesn't turn not very well and communicating with once in a while a part of the computer) and I have to reopen and touch several times until it works normally.

  3. Furthermore, I lost my CD of Windows Recovery (OEM Version). Do I have to buy a new one if I want resettled windows?

  Thanks for any help

  Hello

  1. I guess the lid can not stay in the right position, because the hinges are a little loose.

  2. it looks like something wrong with the rotation of the fan. In such cases the easiest way is to change the fan.

  3. you can buy the CD recovery form the Toshiba service partner in your country. It s not very expensive.
  But you can also install the original Windows operating system on your laptop and then you can install the drivers of Toshiba and utilities. All Toshiba stuff, you'll be able to download from the Tosh driver page.

• Satellite 5100-201 problems Windows XP installation (blue screen)

  I have this computer and unfortunately I don't have access to the cd that came with the computer because my cousin has lost. I tried to install Windows XP Professional I bought and during the first installation of Windows XP is about to start I get this blue screen of death message: 0x0000007B (0xF7AFC63C, 0xC0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)

  The computer was working before but but it was extremely slow and the dvd - rom was not recognizable by windows. I tried all the known windows corrections related to the lack of cd-rom drives, but nothing does the job. I can boot from the cd to boot from windows cd. and I even put updated then the bios to 1.90 1.60.

  I have the Toshiba installation CD? There is no other way to install Windows XP Pro? Must I use the Toshiba Recovery CD?

  Hello

  Before starting the installation you need to format the HARD disk or an entire partition. Then you can install your operating system with the original CD of Microsoft Windows XP. After this action, you can install the drivers from Toshiba. All the necessary drivers, you can find the Toshiba site.

  Best regards

• Satellite 5100-201 and HW-Setup / Boot-PW

  Hello!

  We have a 5100 (XP SP2, just installed freshley, pilots from today at Toshiba, update the Bios from today ' hui) where it it s not possible to access HWSetup or Boot password (essential). No probs defining a super-pw protect hwsetup, change or modify the settings. no error box appears, no error is logged in the event log.

  Is the question on this matter, as the get´s a new laptop computer and we won´t release the old with a password on it.

  so, the main question is: how to clear the password.

  see you soon
  Ralf

  Hello

  You're right about the ESC key. When starting press ESC button and hold the button. Then press F1 and you will enter the BIOS settings. There, you'll be able to create your personal password.

  As far as I know that you can create the supervisor password and the user using the Console from Toshiba. Start the console and go to the Security tab.

• Satellite Pro S300 - screen is blank and can not restart

  A week ago, I left my Satellite Pro S300-EZ2502 at night (as usual). It was fine tonight.

  The next day, I got a black screen and a flashing light orange on the left side. I tried to turn it off, don't restart, no dice. I tried removing the battery and restart under just current alternative, nothing, I tried the opposite. Nothing. I tried to let the battery and then recharge. No help. Very rarely when I plug it in again, I will get the green light for a few seconds, but then again the yellow flashing light. Nothing EVER on the screen.

  I've only had this laptop since MAY! What's wrong!!

  Have you installed extra RAM in the system?

  Try to remove one of the Modules or swap them around.

  Otherwise, it may be a motherboard problem. An FSL can repair it for you - free if its under warranty.

• Satellite 5100 - LCD screen no longer lights

  Hi, I hope someone will help me on this problem.

  After disassembly of the top satellite covers the lcd screen that does more, but I guess the system is working properly because I can hear windows access "jingle". I think that I reconnected it all cables (green and white connectors for the video card), but I'm not sure thin brown/white/black cable of the lcd screen. That's all

  Hi stefano88,

  Why you have disassembled the LCD?

  To be honest I n don't know cables, you want to say you also plugged the UPS FL for LCD display? This is necessary because FL inverter controls the backlight of your screen.

  Can post you a photo of the cables you want to say?