Satellite A300-1ED - super slow performance of SSD

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• Satellite A300-1ED-CD-key for the installation of Vista OEM?

  Hi all!

  I have question. Can I legaly use cd key of windows vista Home premium preinsaled on my Satellite A300-1ED to install a clean oem Windows Vista Home Premium without toshiba or mcafee software?

  Many thanks for the answer!

  You can try to do, but it won't work. This key will not activate your own operating system preinstalled.
  This product key is for the recovery image, that you got with your laptop.

  Many people understand this wrong, especially when they sell old books on eBay and wrote: legal production key is on the bottom. And what to do with this key? You can't do anything with it.

• Satellite A300-1ed: 8 GB SDHC card does not work

  Welcome!
  I have a problem, I got an SDHC card with a capacity of 8 GB and a card reader built in, unfortunately, I don't read it. I checked the computer description, and he says that he accepts these cards. In what could be the problem?

  (Toshiba Satellite A300-1ED, PSAG4E, Windows XP)

  Hello

  Try to update the card reader driver

  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp

  Try different SDHC cards

• Satellite A300-1BZ running slow

  Hello

  I just bought a Satellite A300-1BZ and I am not very happy as the laptop seems to be very slow...
  I'm used to a 3 years old is not very powerful laptop and my new Satellite is most of the time slower.

  For example just to log in a 'normal' Web page processors must run at least 60% to 70% and keep this speed even just to keep the page running...
  Is this normal?
  I would have immagined such a new machine to be much better...

  Someone else has the same problem?

  Please let me know I think of sending this laptop back...

  Thank you
  AD

  I agree with Joey please don t forget an important fact. You use the Vista.
  Been to Vista specs and details?

  This new Microsoft OS is a monster. He eats the material resources and therefore you feel a slow performance.
  In addition, your laptop was equipped with different features and installed after many different applications that control functions.
  All programs running in the background s Vista and generally, they use a portion of the CPU performance too.
  All this can affect the performance of notebooks.

  So please don t compare this laptop with older laptops because most of these older machines is not equipped with the same characteristics and the same software!

  Concerning

• Satellite A300-1ED - upgrade CPU of PDC to C2D

  Hi all
  Small question. I still have six months toshiba warranty on my A300-1ED. laptop is very good. Never fail. But it lacks performance so I want to upgrade my PDC T2390 to some C2D processor.
  Tell me what model of C2D my A300-1ED runs (card mother and bios)? T7500? T5750? Frequency FSB? 667 or 800?

  Someone at - he do it before?

  Thanks for all the tips!

  Hello

  First of all, you will lose the warranty if you would disassemble the laptop!
  This should be clear to you.

  Then there is no guarantee that your laptop would go well and stable after this upgrade the CPU.
  I m thinking about issues of compatibility between the processor and BIOS since the BIOS was pretested with the other processors.

  However, I have read some threads here on the CPU upgrade and some users do that
  Seems that some laptops run without any big problems after upgrade CPU, but I think it's not consistent for all series

  Perhaps this topic could be useful:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=53802
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums//thread.jspa?MessageID=205508

  Welcome them

• Satellite A300-17 - can I go with SSD?

  Can I put a SSD for my computer and size is available?

  Hello

  Yes, you can also install an SSD HARD drive instead this should be no problem because the laptop support already SATA interface. So you need a 2.5 SSD that will adapt to your computer.

  The exchange of HARD drive is described here:
  [Satellite A300 - how to replace the first HARD drive? | http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/ann.jspa?annID=127]

• Satellite A300-1PH - very slow meeting of Windows

  Toshiba Satellite A300-1PH.

  Because of some virus, I started the recovery on my laptop and installed Vista Edition home premium windows fresh. But now I am facing a problem.
  My windows is loading very slowly. When I start my laptop, after the Windows logo appears, it takes almost 4-5 minutes to load the Destop and the appear the message "Please wait".

  Before recovery he never had so much time. Onliy since 1 month since I bought it.

  Can any body tell me please what is the problem actually?

  Hello

  This is normal behavior after the clean install of OS and many people have noticed the same on the different laptop models. The solution is very simply you need to optimize the operating system preinstalled.
  Please visit - http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=134947
  And pick up the info how to proceed.

  Good luck and please send some feedback.

• Satellite A200-1BP: very slow performance

  I'm not completely satisfied with the performance of my laptop Satellite A200-1BP.
  It is so slow that I expected although it has 2 GB of ram.

  What could be the problem?
  It is thanks to Norton Antivirus what?

  How can I configure my phone for maximum performance?

  Someone help please!

  Maximum performance is fairly general term. I hope that you know very well that Vista needs far more resources than Windows XP Home edition and, in general, it might be a little more slowly. Of course, performance is dependent on all the background running processes.

  To be honest, the first thing I did is to delete preinstalled Norton. I'm sure that without Norton System work better. Please also check all the tools and utilities that begin with OS (START > RUN > MSCONFIG) and disable all the stuff, you do not need.

  What you can also do is to disable all hardware components, you must not like modem or PCMCIA slot. As you can see there are many ways to optimize the operating system and to run faster.

  Good bye

• Satellite A300-1MC is slow using Win XP

  I recently spent 400 odd quid on this laptop.
  Hated Vista and installed XP Pro.

  However, I find when I get my screen 'connect' on XP, my office rises and it takes 10 years before you can start applications like Firefox, etc (hourglass, etc.). In fact its probably the same speed as my old Satellite 1900 d (which is 8 years old). But once it loads its fast 'enough' fast but not lightning.

  I've defragged after countless updates of windows and it seems to be faster. But still very disappointed. Any thoughts?
  Virus scanner is Mcafee Total internet

  I also played with 'start-up' thru MSCONFIG and got rid of things I don't need, but always without success.

  The A300 is really that slow? I don't have any normal office and questionable applications 2003 as mentioned above McAfee

  Any advice on the deactivation of some files that I need that is the Toshiba system that could possibly slow down?

  Hello

  I wonder how you installed Win XP?
  Did you change the SATA mode on compatible? Yes?

  Well, then this is the reason why the laptop is ruining more slowly than expected!

  If you want to get full implementation of HARD drive, then the SATA mode must be set to AHCI and you must install Win XP using SATA drivers!

  I recommend this thread:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=39465

  Jimi post Nice link to the Intel Matrix Storage Manager which contains the SATA

• 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 A300-1ed freezes while mode 'sleep' in XP

  Hi all!

  Sorry about my English... Well I have a problem with the gel under XP.
  I did a downgrade and everything works fine except when I try to restart or to sleep... then it freezes... sometimes... not all the time... someone knows how to fix this problem or does anyone have the same problem like me?

  Spec

  BIOS is 1.60... (on Toshiba download page is 1.50 for Xp)
  Double heart 2390
  ATI 3470 256 MB

  Enjoy your life while you can :)))

  Check the event viewer in Control Panel-> administrative tools to find errors.

  Make sure that the drivers and BIOS are updated. Check the Drivers section on the Toshiba site.

  If you have installed a printer or a Scanner, try to remove the software.

• Satellite A300-1NO: super multi drive does not work

  Hello again.

  I have a big problem (as every day since I have this laptop).
  My DVD multi writer rarely does not work.

  When my system starts up, it works very well, and he can read everything, no problem.
  But after several hours, it is simply not open.

  The orange LED flashes for a second, but do not open it.
  When I restart my sytem, everything works well again... What do I do? It is so boring.

  It's on my desktop, I do not...

  Hello

  If the CD/DVD drive is not ejected automatically by pressing the button and then try to open it manually using a small thin object. Insert it into the tiny hole near CD. Diving DVD eject button.
  This should allow you to open the ODD.

  But if it will always happen, then I recommend you contact the ASP in your country in order to verify this CURIOUS.
  Maybe the drive needs to be replaced

• Why is it so slow on Satellite A300 PSAG8E SSD

  Hi, guys

  Please help me with the following question. I would like an admin to help me please, or someone very experienced, if possible.

  2 weeks ago, I bought a Satellite A300 PSAG8E. A couple of months before the purchase of this laptop, I had also bought a disc SSD OCZ 64 GB core series v2. I tried several times to install the SSD drive on the laptop, but the answer during the installation of windows and after that when using, the reader response is very, very slowly. It is still slower than with its original 250 GB drive. I compared the SSD with SISOFT SANDRA and confirmed my impression.

  The SSD was assessed at 5400 RPM, strangely the same speed as the original HD 250 GB supplied with the machine.
  I've used different windows CD (including one with SP3) and earlier with SP2, the two original windows, but nothing has changed. I then installed my SSD on my desktop computer and installation and use in the windows environment, is incredibly fast. I put it on the laptop and it's still very, very slowly.

  What is going on? Do you have any suggestions? Y at - it a bug using the SSD on my model?
  Y at - it a firmware update?
  I think it has something to do with the transfer rate of the laptop. Can you help me please?
  What can I do?

  Kind regards
  Dionisis Falireas

  Hello

  May I ask how you installed the Windows XP operating system on this new SSD?

  As suggested above the SATA drivers must be installed or included in the Win XP operating system.
  The SATA drivers are located in the Intel Matrix Storage Manager.
  The package contains the necessary drivers and theses drivers allow you to use the full capacity of SATA controller.
  Intel Storage Manager can be downloaded from the page of Toshiba and Intel page.

  By the way; It seems that the OCZ 64 GB SSD supports SATA II but I m quote do not know if your A300 supports SATA II or SATA only.
  If it supports only SATA, then this might be the reason why your SSD does not work with the best performance.

  Good bye

• Satellite A200-1TW - slow performance even with a SSD HARD drive

  I replaced the HARD drive of 160 GB for a Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB and even a Samsun 830 256 GB SSD, but my HARD drive performance is very slow.

  How can I increase the performance of my HARD drive?

  I have 4 GB of RAM and I am using Windows 7 Home.

  What do you mean exactly by the slow HARD drive performance.

  As far as I know the laptop supports a SATA I (1.5 Gbit/s / 150 MB/s) the HARD disk controller.
  Even if you would upgrade the laptop with a SSD drive that supports 3 Gbps, the controller could slow performance.

• Re: Satellite L300-PSLB8E works super slow on Windows XP

  I have a Satellite L300-PSLB8E. It came with Vista Home Premium. After I did my recovery DVD, I did a SATA drivers downloaded from the Toshiba site. I did the F6 thing but kept getting always a bluescreen when the installation program got the 'starting Windows' I passed the SATA AHCI in BIOS compatibility and then managed to install XP without the SATA drive. What is strange, it's the sound LAGS and disk access is super slow. I ran a speed test program and he showed that the performance of the HARD disk are only 5% of the performance in Vista. I actually tested it on another laptop the same which was decommissioned and it had the same problem. Any advice? What is the AHCI Mode?

  > I had the SATA AHCI in BIOS compatibility and then managed to install XP without SATA drive

  This is the reason why your L300 runs slowly using Win XP.
  You have set the SATA in compatibility mode and now the HARD drive is not able to use the SATA performance.

  Your laptop would be faster using mode SATA and SATA drivers.