Satellite L20-183 broken BIOS - Linux

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• Satellite L20-183: PCMCIA Pixelview Tuner does not work with 720 * 480

  I have the following problem:
  I am the owner of a

  Toshiba laptop Satellite L20-183 (1.6 Celeron, 512 MB Ram, Ati radeon Xpress Mobile X 200)

  I just bought a
  Mobile TV Tuner PCMCIA (Prolink) Pixelview PlayTV havig the following specifications:
  http://www.ProLink.com.tw/English/products...ixelView%20Play TV%20Mobile.htm

  as you can see it it says he works at the frame size PAL: 720 x 576; NTSC: 720 x 480

  which is true, but not with my laptop
  It is functional on a laptop HP Celeron 2.8 Mhz, 512 Ram and Ati 9100 IGP

  on my laptop, it only works to the minimum framerate 320 * 288 (as I remember), but then the passage to the maximum framerate of 720 * 480 there are artifacts (horizontal lines) on the right size of the screen.

  I say it again on a similar notebook (talk configuration) with ATI 9100 IGP it works perfectly at maximum framerate.

  Someone told that can a card linked to overaly settings video problem, but it unlikely for me as long as lon semms as he worked on another laptop with ATI IGP 9100, which seems to be older than my video card. (By the way all the parameters and options are the same on two laptops)

  SOMEONE HELLLPPPPP!

  Hello
  Check the BIOS on the toshiba. BIOS in the video settings, there should be a possibility to change the PAL or NTSC. If the value is NTSC I see problems that you described. So as if you right-click on the desktop and select Properties, click on the tab on the far right, a last and properties then go to advanced. Under these properties, it must have an option to NTSC or PAL. Make sure that PAL is thus selected here and see if that solves the problem. I hope this helps.

• Can I use SATA HDD on Satellite L20-183?

  I have a satellite L20-183 with a P - ATA hard drive connector. Is it possible to change the connector to a SATA hard? Where can I find such a connector for my model?

  Thank you.

  When you open the cover of the HARD drive, you will see there is not a lot of room inside and behind the HARD drive, there is a single cm only. You need this place for HDD disconnect with this adapter so I think there is no way to put the HARD drive inside or out of the place.

  In any case, I'm 100% sure that these updates is not possible.

• HARD drive to upgrade SSD in Satellite L20-183

  Hello

  I have the Toshiba Satellite L20-183 PSL2XE - 011018G (3), with 2 GB of ram, and I'm interested to upgrade the HARD drive to * Transcend 32 GB 2.5 "IDE PATA internal SSD Solid State Disk MLC Flash model TS32GPSD330 * (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA1K61312389).

  Is it compatible?

  Thank you very much in advance!

  Laurentiu

  Unfortunately, I can't confirm the SSD compatibility but if this old Satellite phone has HDD with IDE interface I sure you can use this SSD for upgrade of m.

  Please post comments. This info can be useful for other users of L20.

• HDD Satellite L20-183

  Hello, I encountered the following problem: I recently bought
  a new laptop (Satellite L20-183, the disk HARD MK6026GAX is) and after I
  turned on for the first time the capacity of the HARD disk on windows
  a: 60, 003,..,... bytes. According to the specifications of the hard disk, it should have
  was 60,011,610,210 bytes. So I used the revovery cd so much and now
  Windows reports 60,011,610,210 bytes. My question is what can be
  because of this difference? The weather? During this period of the year here
  Romania are-20 /-25 degrees celsius. Thank you for your response.

  Hello

  I put t know where you have the information on the capacity of the HARD disk but this unit came with a 60 GB.
  It is about value. But each HARD drive a few differences.
  If you want to know the exact value, you must calculate with 1024.

  60 GB = 61 440 MB
  61440 MB = 62 914 560 KB
  62 914 560 KB = 64 bytes 424 509 440

  Believe me your drive is ok.

• Satellite L20-183 - HARD drive upgrade

  Hello!

  I have a Toshiba laptop Satellite L20-183. I would like to change the hard drive TOSHIBA MK6032GSX to a larger and more rapid as: WD 320 GB 7200 RPM 16 Mb SATA2 Notebook WD3200BEKT.
  It will be compatible or should I buy SATA 1 HDD 5400 RPM?

  Hello

  Satellite L20 works with disk HARD SATA 1 and maximum capacity, with which it was delivered was 100 GB but I think 320 should not be problematic.
  RPM MAX was 5400 then I think you should buy the HARD disk with the same number of TURNS.

• Cannot install Win98SE or WinME on Satellite L20-183

  I can't install Windows Millennium and Windows 98 Second edition
  on my Toshiba laptop Satellite L20-183
  I'm a primary partition that is formatted in FAT32 and make it active.

  I have install BACK with CD ROM of disk, USB
  I change my device for CD with operating system (Win ME or WinSE)
  I start the installation program and install go perfect until this
  time where Windows check for plug-and-play devices
  here my laptop freeze or I get blue with screen
  error.

  A fatal exception 0E has appeared in FF02847B.
  The current application will end.
  something more I need to regain
  the control on the laptop.

  I need some help and suggestions please!

  Hello

  I have never tried to install W98 or WME on newer units and can't write anything but check it please this Microsoft document http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;q150314

  Maybe you will find the answers here.

  Good bye

• Can I use min - PCI Wi - Fi card on Satellite L20-183?

  Hello

  I bought the laptop Satellite L20-183 six months ago. Since then, I've been using external PCMCIA Wi - Fi card. I'm a little tired to take care on a piece of plastic that comes out of the laptop. I read that it is possible to add a miniPCI WiFi card.

  Should my computer a special model? Does anyone know where I could buy it or order? In addition, I would like to know if my phone is equipped with a Wi - Fi antenna connection?

  Hi Jakub

  Unfortunately I have some bad news for you. Satellite L20 has no Wi - Fi antenna and it is not extensible with a mini-PCI card. :(

• Satellite L20-183 - battery will not charge

  For two days the Toshiba * Satellite L20-183 original * battery does not charge.
  The laptop * works on a/c * power, but its * battery is stuck * on 3%.

  You have an idea, what could be the problem?
  The laptop is almost three years, and the battery itself is rarely used (almost all the time),
  I can't imagine it's already ready for graveyeard.

  I run * BatteryMon test and these are the log information:

  Status: recharge
  Manufacturer: Toshiba
  Name of the device PA342OU-1BRS
  Serial number: n/a

  Time remaining (s) a/c power
  BatteryTemperature n/a
  N/a manufacturing date
  Type of use: Normal Opreation
  Rechargeable: Yes
  Chemistry: Lithium-Ion
  Nominal capacity: 61920 mWh (N/A mAh)
  Full load: 51739 mWh (N/A mAh)
  Current capacity: 1555 mWh (N/A mAh)
  Alert levels: W: 1901 / l: 4320
  Critical bias: no
  Charge cycles: N/A
  Voltage Volt 0.00
  Rate charges 0 mW

  How old is your laptop and the battery?

  The point is that, after a long period of use of each battery stops the functionality.

  My battery in the laptop of 5 years is not working too.
  I could replace it, but I use the old good classic as a desk for laptop and it s still connected to the power adapter so I put t need a new battery.

  However, if you want you could test whether a new battery will help you.

  Good bye

• Why Satellite L20-183 does not support Vista

  I wonder, why didn't you support for L20 - 183 for vista because I own this model and inserted 2048 MB of ram and 100 GB HARD drive!

  Simply it is not fair at all because I'm more powerful model now then L30.
  Should I change my laptop for some other non-Toshiba one or buy a new one?

  P.S. I'm not planing to play with my money...

  Hello

  I don't understand what exactly is your problem. What do you think average, what is the problem? Didn t, you will find the drivers for your toshiba computer?
  It would be really interesting today to the point of your ad so explain it please! And btw. Noone from Toshiba here is to give support, here's
  just users like you and me, and we try to help each other.

  Welcome them

• Upgrade HDD in Satellite L20-183

  Can I replace the real 60 GB HARD drive with a 250 HARD drive (WD Scorpio 250 GB ATA/100 5400, 8 MB WD2500BEVE) without any other upgrade?

  BIOS V1.2

  Hello

  Thanks for this I n t think that it will be possible.
  AFAIK the L20 supports an IDE interface and standard ATA-5 supports only the LBA 28 bits, which means that more than 120 GB hard drives will not be recognized!

  So, I wouldn't recommend taking a 250 GB HARD drive due to compatibility issues

  Welcome them

• Satellite L20-183: can't configure my sound card

  I can't configure my sound card. Advanced controls for bass and treble tones are disabled. Is there a specific driver sam to record music by his (Conexant audio driver) card? When I record music there is some filtering process, I want to move it.

  Hello

  I put t know if it is necessary to install a specific driver. In my opinion, you need the right software for the recording of the music.

  Can you explain in short how to record music?

• Sam L20-183: Pioneer DVD - RW DVR-K16S cannot read DVD

  Hi all!

  I have the Satellite L20-183 with Pioneer DVD - RW DVR-K16S player. This is a new computer, I bought it a week ago. The problem is very strange, after several days of use of the laptop drive does not read or write DVD! The process of reading or writing with the CD is excellent. Who is wrong? I didn't change the firmware or something like that. I don't really know what to do. I can't reinstall the system since the Toshiba Recovery dics's on DVD and it won't start...

  Help, please

  email: [email protected]

  Artur

  Hi Artur

  Try to remove the drive from Device Manager and reboot your device. After restarting the OS should reinstall the drive. Then try to play the DVD.
  Well, I also read a few topics in the forum a similar car problems and it seems that you are driving can has a calibration problem. In this case, you should replace the disk. I think that it isn't a reason to be angry. Your device is under warranty and all replacements must be done for free.

• Subpixels dead on my Satellite L20

  I bought a new Satellite L20-183 and at home, I noticed a subpixel stuck on my LCD (the blue one). It is a common problem among toshiba LCD or is just my luck?
  Is there a way to fix it with a software (something that works really not some enchanted stories)?

  Hello

  Well, it is not a common with portable Toshiba problem.
  But it is possible that some dead pixels on your LCD monitor.

  Unfortunately, I put t know if this problem is covered by the warranty.
  Who guidelines, please consult this document from Toshiba.
  http://support.toshiba-tro.de/KB0/TSB5400ZD0002R01.htm

  You can also view this announcement:
  http://forums.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=10662&MessageID=38179

• LINUX and satellite L20

  Hello
  I have a TOSHIBA Satellite L20 - 182 notebook (PSL2XE) and I want to change my OS from Windows to Ubuntu Linux.
  Unfortunately, I couldn't find a drivers for my laptop that runs on Ubuntu Linux.

  So my question is - where can I find the drivers for my laptop to Ubuntu?

  Concerning

  Linux not is not supported on laptops Toshiba especially not on laptops shipped with Microsoft operating systems pre-installed, so that you will not be able to find the drivers on a single place.
  I recommend you to visit a few Linux forums and chat with others who have installed Linux on Toshiba laptops.

  I guess you can get useful advice and maybe links where to download the drivers you need.