Satellite M30-604 external usb hdd boot failure

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• Satellite M30-604: USB Port can not find the driver

  Hello

  I keep having the same problem on my Satellite M30 604 when connecting to a USB device.
  It does not really matter with this kind of device, the problem still.

  Whenever I have insert the USB plug into one of the slots, my home XP keeps popping up the wizzard software.
  Even with devices without drivers such as USB keys, it keeps bothering me and finally tells me that it cannot find the right driver.

  If I try to install a printer, it installs the software found, but finally stops the operation because it can't find the driver (?). I don't know in what direction I should look at to solve this.

  So if anyone can help me on this, I would be very grateful!
  Edwin

  Hello, Edwin

  It's very strange because it is not necessary to install a USB driver and standard Microsoft USB driver should work well. I put t know if this can help, but please check this page

  This fix is also part of the factory settings (recovery image on the delivered CD). By the way: your device is about three years old and it will be interesting to know since when you have this problem. Just for example: I have more Satellite 1900 with USB 1.0 and use USB keys and drive external HARD without any problem.

• Satellite M30-604 - mechanical hard drive failure

  My satellite M30 604 is guaranteed (bought 10 months ago) and my Hitachi travelstar hard drive crashed unexpectedly. The accident is probably mechanical, so I can't use data recovery software (makes things worse). The only way to get my data is to give the HD a specialist who will open in a 'white room' for something like 300-600 Euros (!) and try to recover as much as possible. Now:

  -> Toshiba said that if I do that, the guarantee is void and I will also have to pay for a new disk (100 euros)

  -> If I want to replace the disk (warranty) then toshiba Gets the old drive and I lose my data forever!

  WAIT A MINUTE GUYS!

  (a) it's my data, my work and you CAN'T make me blackmailing you with such things 'warranty void. I want my old crushed drive back! I want to try to recover as much as I can! my 10 hour work - someday is here!

  (b) Moreover even if the heads of the drive crashed, my PERSONAL, PRIVATE data are always in the disk and CAN be read with special techniques. How toshiba (or any other company for that matter) asking me to give it to them?

  What should I do?
  What would you do?

  Hello
  I sympathize with your problem and can suggest only the following reflections:

  1. the recovery of your data seems the most important factor here. I suggest you to remove the HARD drive so that it can be sent to a specialist to retrieve data are possible.

  2. Since the removal of the disc HARD not not usually involves a broad dismantling of Notepad it should not invalidate the remaining warranty (other than on the HARD drive itself).

  3 replacement HARD drive can generally be obtained quite a beneficial one of internet sellers price (check using GOOGLE to a suitable replacement). You can then reinstall your OS recovery CD.

  4. I suggest investing in a bunch of backup software (such as Norton Ghost) to avoid this problem in the future. (I had four replacement hard drives on my Satellite A30 in the past 12 months).

  HTH

• Satellite L310 - D4010 Windows XP crashes when connecting external USB HDD

  Hi friends

  I use the L310 - D4010 Windows XP machine.
  When I connect a USB external hard drive with it, it crashes. Nothing works after that.
  Please help if any similar problem with one of these in the computer toshiba laptop.

  Thanks in advance
  Joy

  Hello

  This happens with all the external USB device. for example the USB?

  You updated Win XP to the last State?

  Have you tried to connect external USB HDD to other machines with Win XP?

• Tecra M3: Plans to support USB HDD Boot?

  I have a Tecra M3 (~ 6 months) and was very very surprised to see that the M3 does not support boot from USB hard drive.

  I tried to install Windows Vista and Linux etc on my external hard drive and cannot due to lack of BIOS support.

  Any plans to support such a feature? Or any workaround? I really wish that any solution does not affect my existing laptop internal HDD (on which I'm short of space from the point of view even when OS install).

  Krish-

  Hello

  The fact is that it is not possible to boot from the external USB HDD on almost all Toshiba laptops. I guess you can't boot from the drive external HARD because of the BIOS.
  You can start the LAN and USB-drive floppy/disk HARD/ODD

  However, if you want to receive news or if you want to be updated so please check this from Toshiba Web site:
  http://EU.computers.Toshiba-Europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/csg_national_entry_page.jsp?service=EU&from=http%3 A / / www.toshiba-europe.com/

  Under information of & Insights, you'll find the latest news.

• No satellite M30 604 no display & beeps at startup

  When I turn on my Toshiba Satellite M30 604, there is no display and it is 1 long beep and 2 short beeps

  I know that is not the problem of memory, because I replace it.
  When I remove all memory other beeps can be heard.

  Anyone know what the beeps.

  What can I do?

  I think the beep code is a graphic chip problem. My other laptop (not a Toshiba) gave the same error beep, I had to replace the motherboard.

• External USB HDD PX1269E - 1 50 cannot be recognized on computer

  Hello

  I recently bought an external hard drive, Toshiba 500 GB external USB Hard Drive PX1269E - 1 50 I want to use it on my Pentium 4 3.6 ghz memory 1 GB 400 GB internal hard drive and motherboard ASUS P4P800.
  I installed Windows XP Profesional SP2 on this PC.

  We have 4 pc at home and he answered on any of this.
  The next problem is that after I pluged in the USB 2.0 conector, nothing happens? In the close computer store, I asked the seller to try it on one of their computers and the seller pluged it in one of the laptops and my external hard drive has responded immediately!

  After the test to the computer store, we have purchased a pci usb 2.0 card because we thought it was the problem of usb, but after installation of the usb hard drive adapter has failed, either.

  What could be the problem?

  Hello

  The dealer has tested the HARD drive and it worked.
  It seems the exterior works of HARD drive and can be recognized on the computer.

  In my opinion it s is not a HARD drive problem. For the most part this external HARD drive needs more power that can provide a USB port. My brother uses external USB HDD and it was delivered with a cable from USB 2. His HARD drive must be connected to the 2 USB ports on the laptop.

  I think that if you have a single USB plug cable, so you should use an external power supply for the HARD drive or try to connect it to the USB hub with external power supply.

  Maybe it will work

• Satellite M30-604 does not start after upgrading RAM

  I have exactly the same problem with a Satellite M30 604! I have 2x1GB sticks and screen stays black. It works if I use one of the 1 GB sticks and one the old 256 KB stick but not the 2x1GB sticks as it should be (according to the specifications of my model manual).

  Boths glue work perfectly, I tried to the sepparately.

  In addition, computer does not work with the single 1x1Gb stick, mandatory I have to combine a new (1 GB) with an old (256Kb), or just stay on the two old sticks...

  What can I do? PLEASE, I BEG YOU!

  Hello

  Satellite M30 can be upgraded up to 2 GB of RAM, but you must use compatible RAM modules.
  As far as I know, you can use the modules of PC2700 and PC - 2100 DDR SODIMM 200 pin.

  I think that you problem is certainly linked to a not entirely compatible RAM modules

• Satellite M30-604 (model No. PSM30E) - need drivers

  Hello

  I just installed new windows on my Toshiba Satellite M30-604. After that, I realized that I forgot to drive all the CDs at home. I was looking for a drivers on the net for everything but found nothing. Maybe some of you know where should I look for?

  Thanks in advance!

  Lukas

  Hello

  The drivers that you can find on Toshiba support page under http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com > support & downloads. Please, I beg you, look for it under ARCHIVE (type of product).

  Good bye

• Satellite M30-604: unable to connect to the WLan

  Hi all

  I have some problems with my toshiba SM30-604

  First of all, I find the product in the section support somehow, even I can't find it by giving the serial number! ???
  Even with the program auto-detection!

  The other big problem is with the wireless card.
  Since the first time I bought the laptop when I tried to connect with some internet wirless networks I had problems with certain types of escryption of these networks.

  If the network is an escryption
  WPA,
  WPA 2,.
  WPA - PSK
  WPA2-PSK
  I can not connect to this network and he brings a message, something like "the network may not be available at this time" Although it is.

  Even if has a WEP encryption and password isn't a 10-digit is brings a message like "the neck should be 40 bits or 104 bits and 5 or 13 ASCII characters and 10 or 26 hexadecimal characters.

  The last days I can not connect to any wireless network for the above reasons.
  I know that its an old pc, but it is very good even for today an I still use it even I have other laptops

  Please can someone help me?
  Will there be some updates for my card toshiba wireless?
  I downloaded the automatic detection tool, but it does not recognize my pc model

  Under my pc has this data:

  SM30-604
  model No. PSM30E-0SY2K-GK

  the wireless card must be the:
  Intel (r) PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter

  I'm desperate this problem.

  Nick

  Post edited by: niksta

  > First of all, I find the product in the section support somehow, even I can't find it by giving the serial number! ???

  The portable M30-604 PSM30E-0SY2K-GK is an old classic. Right?
  Well, Toshiba driver European page you will find three categories: Archive, book and Options.
  If you don't find this portable model of laptop in the computer category then I would say that the next step should be archiving. Right? To me, it seems plausible to check the area archives due to the age of the laptop.

  In addition, the books are sorted by serial number; means that you won't find satellite M30 604 but Satellite M30 PSM30E.

  To my knowledge the Intel (r) PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 supports only 802.11 B Wlan standard and only the key WEP, WPA, encryption (AES +).
  FTP://download.Intel.com/support/wireless/WLAN/SB/intelprowireless2100mpci_prodbrief.PDF

  This means that if the WiFi network is not set to 802.11 B and if the WiFi network has been set to WPA2 encryption, so you won't be able to connect to this network.

• EXTERNAL USB HDD OR SSD DOES NOT

  I have a HP Omni100 5052 all in one PC. the USB flash drives works. External usb hdd or ssd will not work. Does not appear in my computer or Device Manager.

  Problem sloved. I had to go into Disk Manager and set up for the sheer volume of new and format drive, change the drive letter. Now, it works through usb ports.

• Satellite Pro M30 and start USB HDD

  Hello everyone.

  Is it possible for a Satellite Pro M30 (Bios version 1.70) to boot via USB HDD?

  Thank you
  Vittorio

  Hello

  No, the upgrade of the BIOS will change any possibility of starting.

• A40: Boot from external USB HDD

  Hi guys.
  Who could help me? The problem: I recently bought USB 2.0 HDD case, the device is working properly and everything is OK, but I can't boot from it.

  The model is A40 and start USB FDD option is available, how could I go around it and make it my laptop to boot from USB HDD?

  Thanks in advance.

  Hello

  There is no problem at all because this opportunity is absolutely not possible. There is no way to do it.

  Don t compare with FDD and external HDD. They are two different external devices.

  Good bye

• Satellite A200 (PSAE3) - USB - HDD boot option do not always exist?

  Hello

  I want to start another OS from USB - HDD, but sometimes my BIOS do not offer this option to boot?

  any idea how I can fix this problem?

  Hello

  Boot from USB HDD is not possible, that the BIOS does not provide an option

  You can boot only from HDD, ODD, USB FDD or LAN...

  Good bye

• External USB HDD 320GB 10 error code

  Hi im having trouble with my 320 GB external hard drive I bought about 2 months ago and has worked very well to the top and up to now, where it seems to want a driver who I was not provided with the hard drive because it is plug-and-play and does not connect to my computer just returns the error code 10 on all my computers can someone help me find this driver or help me with this problem out as I noticed many people seem to happen with the 250 GB and 320 GB hard drives at the moment?

  Hello

  You suggested that this drive worked properly.
  One question; have you used the option to remove USB device?

  Sometimes the USB could not recognize the USB device because the device was removed without using this option.

  Maybe this will help: go to Device Manager and remove the USB ports. After restart of the operating system to reinstall the USB ports. Then check if the USB HDD works.