Satellite A500 - HDD/ODD/eSATA flashing light

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• Satellite A500 fresh orange led flashes in pink

  Initially using the laptop on the sector every now and then driving charge orange pink flash (power switch in 1-second intervals) and the white POWER LED also goes off at the same time.

  The laptop would indicate its execution is no longer turned off AC, removing the AC plug and plug back on the side of the laptop solved this problem temporarily (seeing Orange lights and PC would again deducted). It is more and more frequiently so far, it will not work on the current at all and requires the AC cable unplugged/plugged back in a few seconds.

  He also used to load without problem while the unit has been turned off, this has now stopped working as well and gets the same blinking AC light constantly until now the laptop even will not fuel because there is no charge to the battery and no power supply available.

  So far... I replaced with a new... out the battery charger and you press the power button for two miniutes of discharge current differential residual and replaced the battery again (as suggested on other forums and discussions)... all with no success.

  I must say that I am * very * angry... .one months out of warranty and the laptop is now practically unusable. Is it a common thing with Toshibas? and what would be my next course of action? Do I need to take it to a repair center costly repairs and if if anyone has any suggestions as to where I should consider in the area of Liverpool in Sydney.

  Sure it will be the last product of Toshiba any I will NEVER buy if it comes to the quality of their products.

  NOT HAPPY

  Concerning

  Greg

  Hello

  I understand you're frustrated because the laptop started to bad work, but EVRY / laptop can start to malfunction.
  He e s and can begin to malfunction

  My brother in law bought a laptop from another manufacturer and after 3 days! The use of the laptop didn't start more lucky that happened in the period of warranty he had the laptop replaced and since it s running like a dream.

  You had a boyfriend of bad luck, that's too bad, unfortunately; you will need to ask a technician for a fix if there is an option for you.

  Good luck

• Coke spilled on Satellite Pro A100 - black screen & flashing light

  Hello

  I have a Toshiba laptop Satellite Pro A100, and this morning my daughter spilled coke top.
  It was not much and it only seems to be on the top of the screen (as the laptop was closed)

  However it was a bit on the keyboard and when I opened it it seemed to be a crackling sound from speakers?
  I turned off and unplugged the power outlet and it was built next to the radiator for the last 4 hours,
  I tried it again now and it started, there were still crackling and then the screen went black, but the 'on' will Flash blue, the capslock flashes as are the other two on the keyboard.

  Is it buggered or is there anything i can do to fix it?

  Any help would be apprciated.

  Hello

  My laptop couldn't t start because my girlfriend accidentally spilled water on the keyboard.
  The laptop turns off and I was not in a position of power upward again.
  Whenever LED books went ON and after a few seconds the laptop stop again.

  I thought that the motherboard was dead, but I tried to replace the memory modules first and bingo!
  One of the modules has been defective.

  I replaced it and the laptop turned on properly.

  Welcome them

• Satellite A500 - battery light flashes when connected to the power supply

  Win 7 Satellite A500 PSAM3A-03P00E.

  Battery light flashes when connected to the power supply (intermittent fault), when I disconnect the sector and reconnect the flashing stops and battery (high capacity) continues to receive.

  Also, when battery light blinks the keyboard backlight stays on when it should white and if the backlight is turned off and the battery light starts to blink the keyboard backlight turns on, all other functions seem to work well.

  Charges of battery and the wedges load properly (when the battery flashes).

  Hello

  Have you noticed this problem since the first day of purchase?
  Theoretically, it could be possible that your battery begins to malfunction
  On the other hand, an electrical problem could also be possible

  However, try this:
  Remove the battery and the AC adapter. Then press and hold button power 30 sec long.
  Then insert the battery and plug AC adapter still does that help?

  By the way: this is the BIOS updated? If this isn't the case, perform an update.

• Satellite A500 - 14 k - HARD Drive LED indicator always flashes

  Hello

  First sorry for my bad English

  I'm french and I recently bought a Toshiba Satellite A500 - 14 k (http://fr.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/product/Satellite-A500-14K/1072806)

  I have a little problem with this laptop and I don't know if anyone has a solution

  The HARD drive light flashes constantly (1 blinking per second) even in safe mode. I checked some forums and I learned he had something to do with the function of autorun cd /dvd CD/DVD recorder.

  If the autorun feature is disabled in the windows registry (HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servi ces\CDRom and the key value goes from 1 to 0) the flashing disappears, but I can't access my data from CD or DVD (media are marked as empty). However, the audio CD and video DVD work except that they cannot be started automatically.

  The same thing happens if the CD/DVD writer is disabled in the control panel Device Manager: the led indicator has a normal activity.

  I would like if this problem occurs with other owners of this product and if there is a solution to use normally without this flash recorder

  Thank you

  I don't have A500 but A300 and I can't say with certainty why this and what kind of HARD drive activity is ongoing, but what you can try is to remove some pre-installed Toshiba stuff like TEMPRO or pre-installed application antivir.

  When the laptop is new days that many updates will be installed and in the background is always a certain activity. Automatic update is disabled?
  Try also to remove TEMPRO. This tool is active permanent and search for updates.
  Try to optimize the operating system preinstalled and carefully monitor if something will change. I always do after clean operating system installation.

• Satellite A500-1EJ turns on itself - touchpad light problem

  Hello, I just bought a Satellite A500-1EJ and I have two problems:

  It lights by tself and volume and the light button does not work properly.

  Regarding the issue with automatic starups:
  Please check this thread:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/message.jspa?MessageID=195616
  You must update the BIOS to the latest version to solve this problem

  > the volume and the light button does not work properly
  I don't know Mr. What volume or touchpad light you mean exactly and that is - this means not working properly?
  Perhaps you could be more specific and could provide more details

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• What does it mean when HDD/ODD flashes?

  HDD/odd flashing what it means?

  This means there is regular access to some devices and the data will be read.

• Satellite A500 - 1 GB - copy dialog crashes on the eSATA connection

  Hello

  I have trouble when using my Samsung storyboard (1.5 TB, eSata/USB 2.0) with the Satellite A500 - 1 GB (Windows 7 64-bit):

  (a) when you use the connector eSata (preferred):
  The drive is recognized by the system, and I can read the directory information. But I cannot copy or play the disc. The copy dialog box freezes quickly and cannot be terminated easily.

  (b) when you use the USB connector:
  It is also recognized by the system, but copy and read operations take ages - I have tried to make a backup of the system, but cancelled after 5 hours.

  The drive works fine with another PC (also Windows 7 x 64), so the drive itself should be ok.

  I've updated satellite drivers today (BIOS, chipset and responsible storage), but this did not improve the situation at all.

  The question is probably, due to the 150 versus Protocol SATA 300 SATA? A500 - 1 GB does support SATA 300 (SATA 2) or just SATA 150 (1 SATA)? Is there a specific SATA driver (Intel?) I might give a try? Where could I check who is currently SATA-used protocol?

  Or do you have other clues on how I could solve this problem?

  Best regards
  Waschlappen

  Hello

  Theoretically, your external hard drive eSATA connection could be defective so have you tested the USB connection only on your other PC or eSATA too?
  In addition, you should test another cable, I had a USB cable, did the same problem and after Exchange of cable, everything was ok.

  There is no special driver for it on the eSATA connection. I think that it s part of the chipset driver for reinstall the chipset driver could also be helpful.

• Re: Satellite A500-1f4 eco utility, intel RST, utility of the flash card does not

  Hello
  my name is Ashraf Shahin I own a Satellite A500 - 1f4.yesterday I installed the new BIOS update to 1.50 on the site of toshiba, and after that my eco utility, displaying flash cards, intel RST service are not running.please help me

  Concerning

  Hello

  Enter the Bios (f2 on startup), check advanced option of... Function activated buttons. Alternatively, you can try to load default settings. Press F10 to save and exist.
  If still have problem, try Vap, support of flashcard, eco:

  [Toshiba drivers | http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp]

• Satellite A500 - Flash cards do not work after the upgrade to Windows 7

  Hello

  I have a Satellite A500 PSAM3A 04200E. I recently did an upgrade from Vista to Windows 7. I used my system restore disks to reinstall Vista and then upgrade to Windows 7 using the upgrade wizard.

  I find that I can no longer use the Fn key to turn on/off features...

  I tried to download the VAP and it works. I also tried-> the beginning-Toshiba-> Utilities > restart Flash Cards. None of them have worked even after a reboot...

  Can someone give me some advice on what to do next?

  Thank you

  Hey Buddy,

  If you have already reinstalled Toshiba Value added Package, you also (re) install the Flash Cards Support utility. This tool controls the FN keys and is required for their work.

  You can download it from the official website of Toshiba:
  www.MyToshiba.com.au

  Check this box!

• How to boot from a usb on Satellite A500-o25 flash drive

  How you configure boot on A500-o25 order, so that it starts from USB first.

  Hello

  Enter the Bios by pressing F2 at startup, go to the start menu and choose the USB drive as first boot device (you navigate with the F5 and F6 keys). Press F10, and... Save and exit menu, is displayed, press ok. That's all.

  Note, I have my satellite A500 connect the computer before turning on Usb flash, otherwise the usb flash drive does not appear in the boot menu in Bios

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• Satellite A500-19 x: no lighting and modem driver for Win 7 required

  My laptop died so I tried to re - install windows 7 and all the drivers for it.
  I could not install the modem driver (?) and therefore can not access internet from him.

  In addition, the buttons above the keyboard light is no longer lit.
  The taskbar are a nasty gray instead of translucent.

  I don't know much about computers and would appreciate any advice :)

  Hello

  The light for the buttons is called Illumination.
  You can enable or disable in the BIOS settings.
  Turn on the computer and press F2. Here, you will find the option of enlightenment.
  Enabled, save the changes and restart the device

  The A500-19 x belongs to the series of Satellite A500 PSAR3E.
  I checked the European driver of Toshiba page and there is a 2.2.97 for Win 7 64 bit modem driver

• Satellite A500-19W: How can I activate button light button mute?

  Anyone know how I can activate the switch Illumination in a mute button?
  I have a laptop Toshiba Satellite A500-19W, with win 7 installed.

  I have 8 keys as usual (eco, CD/DVD, play, previous, next, illumination and sound - and +)
  The light switch controls all the LEDs on the laptop and I find it useless. Is there a way I can turn into button mute?

  I found a way to control through toshiba Deputy-> optimize-> support button, but I do not know what data to enter.
  When I choose the illumination button under the name of power button, I have to fill the description, option and target path field for the mute button. Any idea which must be entered in these areas?

  Thanks in advance

  To be honest, I think that it is a very useful option, because in a certain situation you can toggle light very quickly and do not start multiple tools to achieve this.
  Please note that you can use the mute box very quickly by using the FN + ESC key combination.

  In any case, I ve experienced follow:
  After the installation of own added value package I pressed the button to light for the first time and I had small window with the Toshiba button assignment tool message you pressed the button has not been configured.
  I ve set my preferred option and got the following with window
  + Are you sure that you want to set the button for this function? Once you set the button, you can not change this default unless you reinstall Button Toshiba Support. +

  So I think you know what you need to do now and try to change it.

• Satellite A500-138 - lighting buttons does not work even in the BIOS

  Hello.

  I'm just curious to know if anyone else has a problem with the (play/pause excatly) multimedia keyboard backlight? Mine died today, and there is nothing I can do to make it work again.

  The key still works, but when I turn on the backlight, backlight on everyone, but the play/pause (the backlight of the other keys work, touchpad and Satellite logo too).

  I use Windows 7, but the problem persists even in the BIOS.

  I think the backlight of the button is just dead.

  I have to admit I'm really disappointed with this laptop. Config is great, design and are also involved, but I can just take the couine noise that makes C2D (RMClock, one utility, I know that to solve this problem, does not recognize the A500 motherboard) and the fan almost never works to 70%, and now that the backlight...

  If the backlight of the multimedia key stops working after 3 weeks of use, which will be in the future? It's too scary to think ;)

  I was really excited by Toshiba, but day after day I come to the conclusion, that it is the first and the last laptop that I bought at Toshiba - never had similar problems on other laptops, same nonames.

  Of course, I know that I can has sent for fix, I guarantee (and wait about a month to get a backlight fixed stupid). But why hell not the backlight stoped working, if LEDs vitality is long as hell? It can mean two things: I really don't have a chance, or Toshiba did not pay too much attention to detail during production A500s. And after 3 weeks of use, I fear that the second option is much more likely...

  Then, someone has a feeling similar to this topic? And someone has a problem with backlight?

  Hello

  He damage of s to hear that your light has stopped working, but I think that it s just a software problem.
  I have a Satellite A500 equipped with buttons of enlightenment and everything works great with Vista and XP I m very satisfied.
  Unfortunately until that yet I didn't test with Win 7.

  I doubt you want to send this laptop for ASP, as I said, there seems to be a software problem and you can find it easily
  You must set the notebook to factory settings I mean that you must use the recovery disc in order to get the same State as on the first day of purchase

  Moreover, I visited the European driver of Toshiba page and, unfortunately, I didn't see no Win 7 drivers for this series at this time
  I guess that Windows 7 drivers will be released in the near future.
  So I wonder how you came to the button illumination because this feature requires the Toshiba driver and tools as well as the drivers aren't there?  :|

• Satellite A500-149: how to turn the lights on the keyboard?

  Hello

  I bought the Toshiba Satellite A500 149.
  How do I activate the keyboard light? I try FN + Z and nothing... no lights on the keyboard!
  Can anyone help?
  I need to install anything to make it work?

  Toshiba Satellite A500-149 part number: PSAM3E-02K00DEP

  thnks

  Hello

  You must press the button on / off LED, which is part of the multimedia buttons of Toshiba. This button must be placed in the line where the other buttons such as play, pause, volume up and down are placed.

  So the light must be turned on. Then, you can set the backlight on the keyboard to Auto.
  Then the keyboard would hit any key.
  When you use FN + (keyboard sign (Z)), keyboard backlight turns off / Alternatively