Satellite A660-149 - random freezes

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• Re: Satellite A660-149 screen freezes

  Hello world

  I just bought a new A660-149 Satellite with i5, 4 GB, and 500 GB HDD last week that does not work properly. Is when I'm on the internet or listening to music, the screen and the sound crashes completely. I need to turn off the PC all the time. I don't know why this is happening because I've not yet installed all the programs, I do not have games and I did a scan with antivirus on a case where. He said: no virus found so I wonder if anyone had similar problems before.

  Any advice would be great.

  Thank you very much.
  Michael

  Hello

  Maybe it s only a software problem try to retrieve the device (install the OS by using HARD disk recovery) and again test the functionality of the laptop

  If the laptop freezes again even by using a new OS installed, then you should try to update the display driver.

  PS: Problem of memory could lead to these symptoms of portable, so if anything would help, the RAM (memory) should be checked.

  Good luck

• Need Toshiba tools and utilities for my Satellite A660-149

  Hi friends

  I formatted my Toshiba Satellite A660-149 and I didn't create recovery CD/DVDs.
  I installed Windows 7 but now the thing is that I have Toshiba offers NVIDIA graphics controller as eco utility, HDD, face recognition, protection.

  Please suggest me what should I do now... & where I can get this software.

  Hi friend ;)

  All the necessary drivers and tools specific to Toshiba and utilities that you can find on Toshiba support page under http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com > support & downloads Support homepage.
  At the bottom of this page, you will see Driver download option.

  Go ahead, choose your model laptop and you will find everything you need.
  Of course, you will find tips for the OS version supported only.

  Good luck

• Satellite A660-149 - update the display driver

  Hello

  I have a Toshiba Satellite A660-149 with a Nvida GT330M and Windows 7 64-bit driver.
  TEMPRO gives me updates to download 260,51 drivers from the toshiba site but it says model 3d only. Who doesn't have my portable 3d capabilities. When I go to the NVIDIA site, it says download the 260 drivers. I've also heard you need to install drivers of manufacturing is it true?

  The other problem is that I get an error display sometimes say "display driver stopped responding and recovered." The im driver uses is the 189.58.

  . Been using this version of the driver since I have my laptop on a few months ago.

  Thank you

  Bio Hi,

  As far as I know, that you can install the new display driver from Toshiba Web site 260 because 3D means the 3D on external monitor support and as far as I know it of possible with GT330 M graphics card.

  Just check the other threads here in the forum, everything you need to know is already written:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=57715
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=57194

  Check this box!

• Satellite A660-149 - utility of Tosh has disappeared!

  Someone PL help me to trace the utility depending on whether I had until recently on my brand-new Satellite A660-149, but now he has gone (maybe through a fault of mine).

  It took the form of a rectangle that would hide at the edge of the screen and would (unfortunately, most of the time) get out whenever the cursor struck its contour. One of the 3 buttons caused a box where you can select one of the options that have been predefined for display based on ambient lighting, one of these options are defined by the user.

  I found this utility useful to quickly change the settings of the screen whenever I had to move my laptop.

  I hardly had time to look into what we called this utility and where he lived, before that I've lost without trace.
  A price to everyone who helps me rediscover it?

  Hello

  I think you speak on flash card.
  The support of flash card utility controls the FN keys.

  You should go to all programs-> Toshiba-> supported Flash memory card and need to reboot again.

  If this will not help, reinstall the VAP and Flash memory card Support utility.

• Satellite A660-149 - has a 3D video card?

  My laptop has been a surprise gift for me--day after day, I now discover its many wonderful features. A bit of a struggle of ' cos I am not be well versed in the calculation.

  Is something I'm unsure: is my NVidia GeForce 3d video card? I'd be better that because a couple of drivers Toshiba Tempro suggests I have install comes with the caveat: * this driver is only for the model with the nVidia 3D video card *. Didn't someone around who can confirm the Satellite A660-149 a 3d video card?

  Hey,.

  What graphics card your A660 exactly there?

  If your graphics card is compatible 3D, you can install this driver. :)

• Satellite A300-1GC random freeze

  Hello

  my laptop (Satellite A300-1GC) worked very well for many years. But then last year he startet freeze randomly.

  What I mean with gel: I can't do anything, the mouse and the button are not, nothing on the screen moves (stop animations etc.). The only way to restart the computer is pressing the power on button for a few seconds.

  First of all I thought to a software problem, perhaps caused by an update windows (windows 7 Professional).

  The problem appeared different situations (programming, surfing the web,...), but often directly after starting the computer. Sometimes even in the login screen. I disabled all the startup process automatic antivirus, software, etc., but the problem remains.

  I never had the problem in safe mode (don't know if that's the correct word, in German, it is 'abgesicherter Modus'), but I don't use it very much, as a test.

  Then I installed linux mint on a separate partition. At first glance, it seems that the problem does not occur there. But after a few days: same problem. Random freezes, often after the start, but also at any time thereafter.

  I have not found any information related to the problem in the newspapers, in windows or Linux.

  So now I think it's a hardware problem, as it took place in windows (even at the login screen) and linux.
  I checked the disc with windows chkdisk and memory with memtest86 +. No error was found.

  You have an idea, what could be the reason for the gel? You need more info?

  Thank you very much

  Laptop could start freeze due to a higher internal temperature.
  After a long period of use fans and the vents may be blocked by dust.
  Dust prevents the fan is working properly and therefore the temperature could increase that may affect the functionality of the laptop.

  Try to clean the grates and remove the dust using a jet of compressed air.
  It is perhaps the best way to get rid of dust

  Another reason for this gel could be the memory problem
  It seems that you have already checked the laptop for the problems of RAM running the memtest86 + but even if this tool has said there is no problem of RAM, memory dysfunction might be possible. Of course it's only suggestion

  I think that you don't have a choice but to check each possibility: new installation of the OS, fan cleaning, maybe new HARD drive?

  Everything is possible

• Satellite A660 - 10 X - freezes several times

  Hello

  A few months ago I bought the Satellite A660-10 x. On installed original system it freezes once (I used laptop maybe an hour) but I thought it was an accident, or maybe something was misconfigured. Then I installed the clear disk from Microsoft (Windows 7 Home Premium) system and install only the necessary drivers, but the problem from happening again. At first I thought as this only, when I don't click or move the mouse for over 1 minute, but that for now the problem appears also when I click or write something. I very rarely use this laptop, but as you can imagine it is very annoying and it is that I can not trust this laptop computer and the data on it. Maybe you know what are the causes of the problem or maybe some new drivers have been released to remove this problem?

  I read that not only I have the same problem.

  Best regards

  Hello

  You are using the latest driver for the Toshiba page graphics card?
  Please do
  In addition new BIOS version just came out too much it is s BIOS update!

  In addition, you can run some RAM tests using the free tools like memtest86 + or similar.

• Satellite Pro A300 random freezes

  I had this problem for the last few weeks.

  Started during the game Football Manager 2011 and Windows Media Player in the background.
  Blue screen crash is came and never recovered from that, so I have it restored to its original condition and installed all the windows updates which have been important etc.

  Since then he has worked from time to time but always randomly freezes when I can move the mouse and but nothing responds.
  Did all error checks and scans and nothing does not appear.

  Just as my memory is now 871MB
  Would this problem solved by upgrading the RAM?
  Or is there another problem?

  Any help is the verywelcome

  Thank you
  MIC

  > Would be solved this problem by upgrading the RAM?
  Don t that s so many laptop OS freezes for different reasons
  -RAM issues
  -Questions BONE (graft)
  -Problems commutabilite between software
  -Serious problems of hardware (motherboard, etc.)
  -High temperature

  So, as you see it s hard to say what could cause this
  First of all I recommend to reinstall the operating system and clean the modules of cooling using a jet of compressed air, this will remove dust COO vents that may prevent air circulation. This can cause a temperature more high which could affect the functionality of the laptop.

• Satellite A660-149 - how to synchronize with my iPad?

  Hi all

  You just bought an iPad 2, but the Satellite A660 will let me sync to it. After that 90-minute in the apple store, we determined it must be the PC, because it would not also sync an iPad store, and my ipad syncs on their Macs.

  I did a complete reinstall of itunes, after deleting everything and have also downloaded the latest updates to the bios for laptop. Any help would be appreciated!

  I think you should put this question to the Apple support and not here in the Toshiba support forum.

  But I've got an iphone and a laptop series Satellite has and can synchronize the data on your laptop and iphone without going through all the questions
  I had some problems installing the most recent iTunes but it has nothing to do with the Toshiba laptop.
  I couldn't uninstall the old itunes due to registry problems in windows
  I cleaned the registry with ccleaner and once installed the itunes once more.
  Then I could follow the synchronization

• How to order the recovery for my Satellite A660-149 disk?

  I'm trying to drive recovery order for my A660-149 of the https://support.toshiba.com/support/serviceUnitVerification?orderType=SFF
  But it says my series or my part is not valid. I know that this model is old enough, but I can't find anything about it on the Toshiba site.

  I really really need this recovery disk.

  Have you been to wrong side. For European models for laptop, you cannot use US assistance page.

  Please visit https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx
  There, I hope that you can order the original disc of recovery for your laptop model.

• Satellite A660 - 11 M freezes when watching videos

  Hello

  I would like to know whether others with the same laptop had the same problem, summarily described here:

  [http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?p=1455014#post1455014]

  Thanks in advance

  Post edited by: ADMIN > removed link (non - English language)

  Since 2 weeks I got Satellite A660-13 q and I n t have problems, watch movies:
  -Movie original DVD > OK
  -Youtube > OK
  -Own created movies (avi) > OK
  -different movies, downloaded from the internet (often with subtitles) playing with VLC player > OK

  I put t have time to read the other forum.
  Tell me please what is the problem with your laptop.
  What videos you have tested and what exactly happens?

• Satellite A660-10w always freezes due to a higher temperature

  I have a toshiba Satellite A660-10w
  He always hangs up and temprature freze and it is very high and there is no support on the toshiba Web site and it is still under warranty.

  I leave in the distrbuter local toshiba in Egypt but they, a group of people who is not a well known world of computing or held.

  World please someone help me?
  All my work is stopped.
  Thank you

  This pillar which anyone can help me with this HINT: my laptop is the core i7 processor

  Thank you improved

  Hello

  You about Egypt?
  Well, I think that it of very hot it right?

  This is so for more why the laptop s modules cooling must run faster than usual.

  In addition, you should check your cooling modules. Possibly, there is a lot of dust and debris. All these fans and cooling grids must be clean! Air needs to circulate and to remove dust and debris.

  I clean my fans using a jet of compressed air. It helps to clean the fans.

• Re: Satellite A660-149 - such display faded!

  I've had my laptop a few days and I am so upset that I can't solve the problem I have on the display. I hope it's just my ignorance that prevents me to fix things and is not fault of the laptop!

  Graphics and text appear terribly washed out, whether on the desktop or in the browser. Text in browsers is in fact generally so low that I can't read something often not. Windows 7 is a new operating system for me and I'm not sure what I should do to put my screen to life. I checked in the display settings, but the color depth seems to be at its maximum. What can I do? I couldn't live like this - please people, tell me that I can do something to fix the current situation!

  It will be interesting to see it all and say if this is normal or not. It is not easy to discuss these visual problems.

  For two weeks, I got Satellite A660-13 q and everything works perfectly.
  If possible, make a screenshot, download somewhere and send us the link where we can see it.
  By the way: perhaps you should contact your local agent and check if the same happen on another laptop A660, just to see if described problem occurs on your laptop only.

• Satellite A205-S4777 random freezing, laptop currently unusable

  Hi all

  I tried to fix a few problems with my sister's laptop. She pointed out (and I have seen) completely random suspended system. The laptop everything freezes and does not recover. Only solution was to manually reboot the machine.

  I tested the RAM, HD and disassembled the laptop and reinstall the heat sink applying AS5. In my attempt to delivery of a damaged operating system I have scratched the operating system and tried to clean install several operating systems (vista, win7, and most recently ubuntu 11.04).

  What is surprising is the fact that I can do the following without problems:
  -memtest for 12 hours
  -seatools UBCD for a long time
  -surf around the BIOS
  However when I try to install a new os it invariably crashes / freezes.

  Did I miss something? Can someone shed light on the issue here?

  Your answers are very appreciated thanks in advance.

  How many memory Modules are installed?

  One of them is maybe defective, despite the passage of Memtest.