Satellite A100 - weird way to start up!

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• Satellite A100 - 510 PSAA2E cannot start - nothing on the screen

  Hello

  I had Satellite A100-510 (PSAA2E) since May 2006.
  2 weeks before, when I tried to switch the fans started spinning and the LED lit and after about 2 seconds, it restarts without showing anything on the screen.

  There is also no beeps or anything.

  I tried almost everything: remove the hard drive, screen, wireless card, dvd player, change the RAM between the slots...
  It makes no difference if.

  So I think it's a problem of memory or the motherboard is dead, what do you think?

  > So I think it's a problem of memory or the motherboard is dead, what do you think?
  Yes, the mentioned parts could cause this problem

  But it would be the worst case and you must contact the Toshiba ASP for more details

  Before that you would get in contact with ASP, I recommend you try this:

  -Remove the battery, disconnect the adapter.
  -Wait 30-60 minutes
  -Bring the two parties together and try to turn on the laptop

  Maybe if this work around short help

• Satellite A100-383 does not start - not battery

  Hello.

  I have an old Toshiba Satellite A100 - 383.
  Recent months its battery will remain as defendant for 20-25 minutes.

  OK, that's an old laptop, it's normal, I thought... I connected the laptop to the grid and I haven´t you have any problem. I stayed several hours with the laptop with no problems.

  But yerstarday, the laptop was closed suddenly and now, do not start. I see that the battery symbol flashes 11 times.

  So I have a few questions:

  1 - this laptop, works not connected to the network * without * battery? I thought it was possible...

  2 - What is the problem? Battery? Charger? How I know this?

  3-If the problem is the battery, how much would a new?

  Thank you very much. (and sorry for my English).

  > But, yesterday, the laptop was closed suddenly and now, do not start. I see that the battery symbol flashes 11 times.

  Usually the laptop automatically stops due to high temperatures. Is the kind of physical protection, but after a few minutes, you should be able to turn on the device, the led flashing could mean that there is a problem with the electronic power supply on the motherboard means that the motherboard is affected.

  You can try after bypass. :
  Remove the dough (if it is not already removed), unplug the AC adapter, press the power button / stop for 30 seconds.
  Now, plug in the AC adapter and try to turn on the unit.

  > 1 - this laptop, works not connected to the network without battery? I thought it was possible...
  Generally, it should be possible to use the laptop without the battery.

  > 2 - what is the problem? Battery? Charger? How I know this?
  Not easy to say: If the laptop powers not even using the power adapter, a power adapter or the motherboard might not work. If the two parties must be verified by the technician.

  > 3 - If the problem is the battery, how much would a new?
  Don t think that its battery from the laptop should run with adapter only

• Re: Satellite A100-011 does not start, a black screen at the beginning

  I have a Toshiba Satellite A100-011, which is almost 5-6 years. It suddenly started to behave abnormal.

  First of all, I started to get a 1-2 sec black screen when he was running. The screen was on and off occasionally.

  After a few days, I could not started upward from my windows xp sp3 operating system. I tried to start in safe mode with networking to see if I had a few spy, virus or something. I ran avast, hijact, ad-aware and some more, but not found anything.

  Later, I tried to format my laptop with a xp professional, but this time I can't see any reflection that passes more fun running and a black screen. I just got a black screen at the beginning and it does not start.

  I plugged on a television screen, and here I have started. I have re-installed all the drivers and formatted, but all I get is a black screen on my laptop at the beginning.

  What should I do now? Do you think I have a problem with my screen of HW or a driver problem with nvidia geforce go 7600? Maybe I'm missing something?

  Thanks in advance for all replies.

  If you can see the picture on the TV there are a few s laptop display problem. Y at - it some problem connection or display itself.

  You want to fix it yourself? You can disassemble the laptop?
  I mean if you have any experience with this kind of things that you should seek professional help.

• Satellite A100-232 does not start windows, but is stuck

  Hello

  I am having a serious problem with my old laptop (Toshiba Satellite A100).
  When I turn on the pc, it does not start the Windows but is stuck.
  If I press F2 to open the Bios, it seems not work while the works of F12 (select boot device), but it is impossible to start anything.

  I tried the following:

  1 removed, cleaned and replaced the RAM
  2. HARD drive removed and reconnected.
  3. check the HARD drive if it is damaged, but it is not.
  4A tried to boot from the Windows XP cd and install it but it crashes
  5A tried to boot from the cd with Linux, but it does not work.
  6. has created a Windows 98 flash drive to start, but it does not work.
  7 tried to clear CMOS by removing the battery, but I couldn't because he is stuck on MB.

  I visited a technisian but he couldn't fix it.
  He told me that the BIOS is corrupted or crashed. Maybe I should replace somehow.

  Is this possible?
  How?

  Thank you

  It is for the Satellite A105 (PSAA2U) Bios Update, you can test the file at your own risk.

  A text readme file is located in the folder, follow the instructions.
  Download the Bios file from the link and copy it to a USB key, go into you Bios and this flash file.

  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/support/JSP/downloadDetail.jsp?soID=2188938&PF=true

• Satellite A100: Windows won't start no-Unmountable Boot Volume

  My son has a Satellite A100 under Windows XP SP3. Windows is not going beyond the Windows logo screen and ends with a Unmoutable Boot Volume + message.

  After what has happened, the status of the disk in the BIOS password is + HDD password frozen +. Note that the HARD drive does not have a user defined password.

  What is happening here and how is it fixed?

  Can you start laptop in safe mode with F8?
  The HARD drive password is strange to me.

  In this situation what you can try is to start the repair console in the Windows XP installation disc and try to fix it. Problem is that Toshiba computers laptops come with recovery discs only.
  Try to get the installation of Microsoft WXP disc and try with this repair option.

• Satellite A100 - Questions about slow start, not in the DMA mode CD drivers

  Hi all

  as you can see I have 3 questions:

  1. my Satellite A100-153 starts very slowly (current running avira antivir and sunbelt pfw only like on my other laptop which is older than this one, but not slow start)-anyone has any idea why (I would be very gratefull because I don't have reinstall win and all my stuff)?

  2 Nero tells me that my CD is not running in DMA mode - where can I check and fix this?

  3. drivers - am I forced the drivers supported on this site or can I use the drivers directly from the manufacturer (ATI for my graphics card, Intel for my chipset realtek for my sound and so on)?

  Help is welcome!

  Hello

  For me, it will be interesting to know what operating system you are using. Anyway, I'll try to give my short opinion on your questions:

  -many other factors may be responsible for slow start. It is usually the OS configuration. I'll try to find an interesting article, how to make faster starting and I will post it here for you.

  --entrer enter in the device IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers Manager, enter the properties for secondary IDE chanel and open the Advanced Settings tab. Is under transfer mode DMA if available? If this isn't the case, set it to please and after reboot check if the problem persists. DMA if available is usually defined as a default value.

  -In general, you can use it but it is well known that manufacturers of graphics card don't support mobile graphics cards and laptop manufacturers are responsible for.

  I recommend you to use the Toshiba drivers only. All of these drivers are put to the test.

  Good bye

• Satellite A100-283 - does not start every time so I've created workaround

  Hey guys,.

  I have a problem with my A100-283. A few weeks ago the laptop just hung and I stopped it the hard way by removing just the battery (I know, bad idea, shouldn't have done...)

  After that it wouldn't start. Or through battery with the adapter is plugged. There was no more noise fan, or beep or anything like that, just a few LEDs + turn signals for a fraction of a second (capslock + numlock and some of the front LEDs).

  The next day I tried again - and it booted up fine, everything seemed to work again. But off it again the same problem appeared.
  Now there is no more guarantee on the A100, so I disassembled and welded in a new BIOS battery because I thought that this could be the problem.
  After reassembling, the problem remains.

  * But now I found a 'solution' to get the boot the laptop upward once again, *.
  It is just that it's really annoying to have to do this every time you start. Sometimes it always starts in the usual way, I think that it always depended on time, it has been turned off. The book has been extinguished, more lucky to start normally.

  But back to the workaround. I press the power button, the LEDs blink in no time. I continue to press the button, and after 5 seconds or more, the LEDs blink once (I think that the laptop lights somehow without any fan noise or anything, and if I continue to press on, it stops again). After that, I always do it by pressing the button for 10 seconds. Subsequently, I release her and push it again and it will start up just as it should. This method works 10 out of 10 times.

  Now, someone please tell me, is it possible to run the normal way?
  An update of the BIOS might help? My BIOS version is 2.00.

  Please do not come upwards with the support from Toshiba, as I already don't said, no guarantee, then it would probably be cheaper to buy just one more...

  Hope someone has an idea.

  Greetz

  Elenex

  > More book was off, more a chance to start normally
  Perhaps this problem could be related to overheating I mean if the temperature of parts would be more raised then usual, then such question could appear

  Unfortunately, but it's the only plausible explanation for me

  The issue could also well be linked to the motherboard failure, everything is possible

  But I see you don't want to hear about ASP and laptop technicians. Well in this case, you will have to diagnose the failure yourself

  Good luck

• Satellite A100-590 does not start anymoore

  Hello
  of course, I deleted some system files and my satellite will not start, if I use the secure mode, the system starts but the Black Guard Office and the cursor flashes in the upper left corner.
  Also, I disconnected the battery, not distributed with the power system, the result was the same.

  I asked the support of Toshiba, they only referred to the Toshiba Recovery CD but it will be Formate my full disks and I lose all my data.

  Does anyone know, where to find a boot cd to repair my xp family?

  Thank you very much for your help.

  Hello

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  How to purchase the Microsoft Windows CD?
  You should know that the Toshiba Recovery CD only contains the ghost of image files and it s not the same as an original CD of Windows!

  If you want to make sure your data from the internal HARD drive, I would recommend to put the laptop HARD drive in an external USB box and then you will be able to connect the HARD drive to another computer. Then, you can safe you data on the other HARD drive.

  If you want to use external case so I put t see otherwise to use the Toshiba Recovery CD or the Windows CD.

• Satellite A100-233 does not start Win XP

  Hello

  When I was working on my A100-233 it suddenly hung up, only the touchpad worked. I try Ctrl Alt Del, but no use. After that the laptop start peeping (a long peep) until I stopped it by power.
  When I restart, the windows did not start (black screen) even in safe mode (it listed some files and stop there).

  Finally, I tried to re - install windows by its restore CD. Stop the CD after loading and display 'pleas wait. "
  Also, I try to start MS-DOS form ok. But there is no hard drive (C: D: E :) nothing.)

  But the BIOS recognizes the hard drive, when I connect my hard drive to a USB port on a different computer, it worked, I saw all the data.

  So what happens on my laptop.

  So in my opinion there would be something wrong with the hardware.
  Maybe it's something wrong with the HARD drive partition table or the memory as you know it is always difficult to say what might be wrong s s.

  As San Remo said an attempt to set the BIOS default settings and check if the HARD drive is correctly recognized.
  Then format the drive HARD integer (delete all partitions) and try to reinstall Win OS.
  In your case, I will try to reinstall the operating system from the original CD of MS Windows XP too.

  If you fail the pieces of unique equipment as the RAM and the HARD drive must be verified.

  Good luck

• Re: Satellite A100 reason stop then start the buzz

  Hello

  I've had this laptop A100-200 for 18 months without any problem so far. Today it suddenly off, all lights still showing that it was still had power, but there was a disturbing hum. I turned off and then restarted, fine for another hour, the same thing happens again.
  Anyone had anything similar?

  Have not heard of it, but it doesn't look good at all. Exactly the buzzing whence? Laptop computer or the AC adapter?
  In any case, this should be verified by a local certified partner, if you ask me.

• Satellite A100-912 - does not start

  Hi all...

  I have a big problem... After that I open my Toshiba, everything worked well. Purpose to disassemble my phone was reset CMOS password and that went well. While it was open, computer was working fine but after a while, maybe five minutes, computer start making some problems on my head :)

  Now I see that after I press POWER / TURN on the computer begins to power, cooler is spining, it attempts to boot from the DVD - ROM, but there is no image on the screen, even when I connect it to the external display. I did not do anything with GPU, it should be OK.
  Is there maybe some types of "mine" or how to say, something that must be pressed which should work ok once again before start?

  PLEASE HELP ME

  Hello!

  Why did you disassemble your laptop?

  However, check if the RAM is placed correctly in the slot and put the new one.

  Try to remove the battery and the AC adapter, wait up to 1 hour and then connect the battery and AC adapter. Try restarting the laptop.

  In the worst case, there is something wrong with the motherboard and it should be replaced. :(

  Good bye

• Satellite A100 weird WLAN problem

  Whenever I click on the "view available wireless networks" a bunch of new networks would appear with names made up of corrupt characters and whenever I update a new one seems...
  Note * it is the only nearby available wireless network access (which I've set up) but my laptop continues to detect the new that is not really there...

  Is this a virus? How should I do?

  Thanks in advance.

  I read your first ad that your laptop comes from Asia. Is that your laptop still a little confused, and because of this, you may see the corrupt characters. ;)

  Are you using the new OS preinstalled or maybe you use original installation? Your laptop is already used in Asia?

• Can I go back to my old BIOS settings - Satellite A100?

  My laptop (SATELLITE A100 - 225 PSAA9E - 03U01EEN) started disconecting my router wireless (for 5 seconds at a time every 5 minutes or so) since I updated my BIOS on Toshiba update page.

  How would I go back to my old BIOS settings?

  Thanks in advance, Genghis.

  Hello

  As far as I know it is possible, but this must be done by service. They can install old version of the BIOS using special tools.

• Satellite A100 (PSAA2/PSAAE) no departure with clogged Dynadock

  Hello

  does anyone have the same problem?
  No Satellite A100 PSAA2 PSAAE no start with Dynadock clogged

  What should I do?

  Hello!

  What you mean excactly?
  The laptop powers on?

  If this is not the case, try to remove the battery and the AC adapter, wait 1 hour and then plug in the battery and the adapter.

  The laptop starts without Dynadock?

  Good bye