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• Satellite A300 - overheating graphics card

  Hello.

  My Satellite A300 got recently repaired from the Toshiba official represent in my hometown of Portugal. The problem was overheating, as usual. They understood the problem, it was dust and the radiator was malfuncion. They have changed the radiator and I paid 184,5 as a repair bill. When I got home, the problem still remained, and it seems worse.

  When I start a game, like world of warcraft, for example, the graphics card will of constant 50 degrees to 100 to like 10 seconds, and then the laptop stops.
  Someone could point me in the right direction and could they be scamming?

  I mean, I paid to solve the overheating problem, but they have not solved. Next Monday, I'll see what they had to say. Should I pay for another repair (repair minimum is 80, even if anything needs to be repaired).

  PS: Just in case where, is my graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650.

  PS2: Sorry for the bad English, I'm Portuguese :)
  Thanks for reading this.

  Hello

  Theoretically it could also be a software problem if the laptop is overheating. I had the same problem because I installed display drivers not Toshiba and they had different thermal management so the laptop was overheating. I removed this display driver and installed the new Toshiba display driver and the problem was gone, because these drivers are designed and pre-tested by Toshiba.

  Otherwise I would also contact the ASP and check what they say. ;)

• Satellite A300 restarts randomly when it is plugged in power chords

  I know it has been on many topics and forums before but-

  Satellite A300 Toshiba registered repairman after only another technician claimed the question was the motherboard.

  So a new hard drive had to be replaced (it was old age) by registered repairer.

  Graphics card died - map is part of the motherboard = motherboard replaced.

  Supposed to win - phone to make sure everything is well = "there still the issue."

  QUESTION = RANDOM COMPUTER RESTARTS WHEN THE POWER CORD IS PLUGGED

  Don't forget not that the shop has been informed of the initial question
  1. phone call.
  2. by myself (wife) when I dropped the camera repair
  3. in the drop by my husband via phone
  4. by myself at diagnosis
  5 once again by my man when diagnostics
  6. by my man when he discussed the hard drive with 2 people at the store options
  7. after replacing hard drive
  8. by myself when new montherboard was "mandatory".
  9. my man at the same point

  So you can imagine today is both 10th, 11th and 12th, the store has been said that they do not listen

  I got to say REGISTERED REPAIRER WHAT TOSHIBA to TROUBLE THE PROBLEM!

  NOW for my NEXT question.

  On all THE forums I have read about it, I always come back to the same answer - replace NEC/CATHERINE Proadlizer

  However, in looking at the published images and instructions I now get the image that this is part of the motherboard also. This is why I wonder how actually to our brand new motherboard installed days ago!

  If the capacitor is part of the motherboard I think which was replaced why this question is STILL being implemented?

  If not where is it located?

  At our graphics card on the old Board REALLY dead?
  Or was this like the last technician and as demonstrated - surprisingly not listening?

  All related information (and directions to give the tech) would be greatly appreciated.

  Hello

  I'm really sorry to hear that you have such problems after Exchange of motherboard and I really don't understand why service is not properly check and test the features of the laptop.
  To discuss these issues is quite complicated because we can only speculate what may be the problem and no one can say with certainty why this happens.

  In my opinion all you can do is to do some tests and try to do a rational conclusion, but in the end service should solve the problem.

  Just a few questions about described:
  Everything is OK is when you use the power supply battery?
  How it works with power supply current when the battery is removed?
  Start the machine and enter the BIOS settings. Leave it for a while and check if computer laptop turns off again?
  What operating system do you use? Are you using the original OS that you got with the A300 or clean install of the OS?

• Satellite A300-M01 - fingerprint - cannot open the sensor with Win XP

  Hello

  I got a Satellite A300-M01 with Windows Vista but my my software is very slow, so I'm a Windows XP Installer to put in. After that, the fingerprint reader no longer works the registration of fingerprints he'll only say 'Cannot open the sensor' and if you access the service of this device it says "specified device instance handle does not match this device."

  I already downloaded the driver for this sensor of isd.toshiba.com.au, but after the installation, the problem is the same. Any info is much appreciated.

  Thank you.

  Ray

  Hello!

  Have you installed the tools and all the other drivers of Toshiba?

  Search on the Toshiba site for a BIOS update.
  Maybe this can solve the problem.

  Good bye

• Satellite A300 - Vista does not load, the computer does not start

  Satellite A300
  Model number: PSAGCA-02W010

  Vista won't load; have you tried to start repair; System Restore and boot in safe mode, none of them work. I get the error "error 0 x 80070570: the file or directory is corrupted and unreadable."

  I don't know what I did with my recovery CD; or if I even got one with my purchase (from Harvey Norman).

  Please tell us what can be done.

  Hello

  What you can try is to install Vista using disk HARD recovery option.
  How it works, you can read on http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/HTD9102IR0000R01.htm

  If it works all the data saved on the C partition will be deleted but the data saved on the D partition will always be there.

• Satellite A300-1J1 - Vista does not start, a lot of corrupted files

  My PC (toshiba satellite A300 1J1) suffered some random freezes for the past month. A few days ago it froze so I restarted and it could not start. He got as far as the scrolling green bar under the name of microsoft and then progress any more. I tried to start it in all different modes but without prevail. I tried to do a system restore, but it can't find any restore point, or all the files to reset to factory specifications.

  The hard drive works as I could locate all my files via the command prompt. When I run the check disk tool it says many files are unreadable, so I want to reset the PC but can't due to lack of points on each side of the partioned reset disk.

  My PC came with no recovery disk and I fear that in the past, I accidentally deleted file recovery on the HARD drive. What can I do? will be Toshiba sent me disks so I ask them or I have to wipe the drive and buy windows 7 as a last resort?

  > will be Toshiba sent me disks so I ask them or I have to wipe the drive and buy windows 7 as a last resort?

  No, dude, it won't send you free and you must order for money https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx you can also install Win copy yourself if you get the windows disk.

• Hypernating Ubuntu 8.1 + suspend problems on satellite A300-15 has

  I got a Satelite A300-15A and I installed the top Ubuntu operating system. But every time that I put it to suspend or hypernate, it starts again.
  When I press the power button I get a black screen with glitch (green stripes on top)

  Any ideas on how to fix it?

  Hello

  It is not easy to offer a solution to this. Satellite A300 is not supported with this problem and Linux, you're on your own.
  Check some Ubuntu forum. You're more likely to get good advice there.

  Otherwise, if Ubuntu works well you should be happy about it. This little problem shouldn't be that important to you.

• Satellite A300 - I need new graphics drivers for games

  I have the Satellite A300 and the graphics drivers are so old; round a year or two.
  ATI got 9.3 and release tomorrow 9.4.

  I can t use them because ATi say it is Toshiba s responsibility to make them for laptops. S Toshiba drivers are a year old, so that a customer can do now?

  Some games like WOW sometimes crashes and it's graphics card problem.
  Doesn't that I paid for support or I got the satellite with full support?

  Just wanted to know if the next time I'll get a laptop among other things choose manufactures

  Why will you need new drivers?
  I think that WOW (World of Warcraft?) is not the most recent game and older drivers should also work for this.
  So do you need a new driver display for what games?

  A few problems in games could be resolved with a patch. Did you check that?

• Re: How to use the second hard drive in Satellite A300?

  I got a second hand Satellite A300 which was to be thrown out due to a defective DVD.
  I fixed the DVD and have a perfect system.

  On opening the box, I discovered that there 2 x 250 GB hard drives. I checked CMOS and show the 2 drives. However, Vista displays only the a drive.

  Excuse my ignorance, but how do I access to the second drive?

  I have Satellite A300 with two hard drives and each HARD drive has another operating system. Both hard drives are recognized correctly.
  I put t know what the problem is here, but the two hard disks should be recognized automatically.
  Try to set the BIOS to default settings and check again.
  Try to start the check and install Microsoft bootable disk if the two hard disks are displayed in Setup.

  I just hope that there is not a hardware problem.

• Satellite A300-1NO - built in microphone has its Sun

  Hello everyone.

  I noticed that my microphone is very low volume. When I voice chat, people barely hear what I speak. I got the Realtek HD Audio Manager, downloaded the audio driver on the Toshiba site. All set to 100%, amp microphone is only 20 dB 30 dB is too noisy. I checked also Assistant of webcam. I don't know what to do.

  When I use the external microphone, it's OK. But the microphone is calm and flat, dim.

  Hello!

  I m not a Satellite A300 owner but it seems that you only need to update the audio driver. Here is the Toshiba document I founded on the site of Toshiba about this:
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB8A02FH0000R01.htm

  The driver can be downloaded here:
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com-online decision-making supported Downloads & => Download drivers

  Good bye

• 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 A300-1BZ: %1 is not a valid win32 application after change of themes

  Having had my Satellite A300-1BZ for a couple of years now, I found myself suddenly bored standard vista themes and started playing with change them. (I was after a ultimate black watch with change start menu and buttons etc.)

  In any case cut to the Chase, I went wrong somewhere with VistaGlazz through to replace something like shell32.dll
  As it said in the readme file I changed it to shell32.dll.bak

  My computer has continued to run fine until I ran a reboot. After that, I got after the log on screen was a blue screen with a mouse.

  http://i69.Photobucket.com/albums/i53/eazynowrudeboy/IMG000030.jpg

  Luckilly I have an iphone so managed to get on internet forums and find a solution which was to use a command in cmd.exe that fixed the problem.

  The only thing is now that I have a very basic windows Classic theme that when I try to change to Vista in the theme settings it gives the message:
  * "the theme could not load. %1 is not a valid win32 application. "

  Any help and step by step for the user base would be much appreciated! I guess it can't be that bad since Windows is still running and working properly!

  Thank you

  Hi tarmacsnortingmonster,

  That is the reason why I n t play with any 3rd themes part because I always read from time to time on various problems after installation. So I don't use Windows themes pre-installed and don t have problems.

  In any case, I think you should try a system restore to an earlier point before installing this theme.
  I hope this helps if not it is time to reinstall Windows, I think that :(

• Re: Satellite A300 - product key of Vista isn't more visible

  Hi all
  I use Satellite A300 laptop computer with Vista preinstalled OS.

  Due to a virus problem my system got crashed upward... so need to reinstall the OS... but my VISTA key at the bottom of my laptop is not visible now... is there a way to get my product as iam key still in warranty period...
  Thanks for the help in advance

  Suneel.

  Hello!

  If reinstalling Vista using a Microsoft installation disc you n t need this product key on the underside of the laptop. This key belongs to the preinstalled OEM version and t can be used with a version of Vista that you can buy in a normal store of the computer. This is why you must use the product key that comes with the version of Vista.
  OEM versions are available for manufactured goods.

  If you don t have a Toshiba Recovery disk you can order directly into a new Toshiba. Akuma already post the link to the workshop.

  Good bye

• Question of graphics 3D Satellite A300-23d

  I bought a Satellite A300-23d about 4 weeks ago. I use my laptop for graphics and the game. I used it with no problems at all during the first 2 weeks. But later, during the game Anno 1404 suddenly some scattered polygons and textures purpleish appeared. I thought it is the result of the game. But I started to see these artifacts in all games. Now, I can't yet play 3D games on my pc. After you start a game, I see a yellow-red-purple checkered kind on my screen and polygons get spiky.

  It looks like a hardware malfunction. Because I tried the update of drivers and hard drive recovery. It is getting worse day after day. Windows works perfectly fine (except that I got approximately 4 BSOD) but I can't play 3D games! What can I do? The only solution I think it gives for repair. I get the objects even when you play with powerplay (underclocked). It is not a heat problem. And if you ask, I'm not overclocking my laptop. With the help of stock parameters.

  Hello

  BSOD is a sign of hardware or software problem and eventually it s related to the GPU question
  If the new OS didn't install help, I'd recommend contacting the guys of ASP.

  Good luck

• Satellite A300-259 - Windows 7 not genuine

  I received my toshiba recovery media CD today and it has deleted the previous version of windows (vista) and installed windows 7.

  After all configurations, a message appears saying that windows in not authentic.
  I didn't expect this CD to remove vista entirely, but to start from the TI is out of the State of the box, but now I'm running on a different windows and may require a new product key. I tried to put the product key that is located on a label on the back of the laptop, but he says the key is invalid.

  I can't reinstall the previous version of windows that I do not have the CD but need to stick with windows 7 by the look of it.
  Want just a few solutions for this problem, should I leave it as is, contact toshiba or restart my laptop again.

  Help much appreciated.

  I have the Satellite A300 259.

  Thank you.

  > I got my Toshiba recovery media CD today and it has deleted the previous version of windows (vista) and installed windows 7.

  I guess that you have received the disk Win 7 Upgrade from Toshiba.

  > I didn't expect this CD to remove vista entirely, but to start from the TI is out of the State of the box, but now I'm running on a different windows and may require a new product key

  First of all, I guess you used the Vista which has been pre-installed by Toshiba.
  This Vista has already been activated and would not require the key of the system!
  As I know the Win 7 wouldn't too much ask for the key.

  Please see this guide step by step from Toshiba:

  * Windows 7 update: Guide step-by-step update *.
  http://APS2.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB9902P60000R01.htm