Satellite Pro M30 - HDD upgrade up to 160 GB

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• Satellite Pro M10 HDD Upgrade - how will work?

  Hello

  I have a question I have a Satellite Pro M10 (PS630E-G207W-GR) and I want to change the hard drive to a 120 GB + HARD drive so I called the Supporthotline because I need the Windows CD and they mean that would work with a new HARD drive, because the Bios does not the new HARD drive, and he was not told why. Now the question is, if it works with an update of the bios, or if maybe there is already a person here with a working 100 GB + HDD from the laptop.

  and sorry for my very bad English

  Hello

  If you are not satisfied with the answers provided by the support, you can also try to communicate with several independent services for hardware upgrade. As far as I know, they are able to manipulate the BIOS to work with hard disks are not supported. Maybe this solution is for you.

  At least on this forum, you can find topics where users of laptops repost on an improvement of HARD drive (more than 100 GB) successfully with older models as your M10. You can order 120 GB of HARD drive and try to use it. If this does not work you can send it back. To do this, you have about 14 days. Test it!

• Satellite Pro A10 HDD upgrades

  Deploy a satellite pro a10. To upgrade HDD 2181 30 GB to a bigger drive, but don't know which drives are supported. Have founf Toshiba HDD 2188 80 GB which could do the job, but the Interface is different. His ATA - 6 rather than ATA - 5 on the old disk. Would this work? or if anyone knows of a reader that works id good to know

  Thank you very much

  Hello

  As far as I know that the Sat Pro A10 has been delivered with 3 different drives - 20 GB, 30 GB, 40 GB.
  In my opinion the 40 GB is a maximum size of HARD drive support. It is possible that the BIOS could not acknowledge more large drives.

• Satellite Pro 4600: HDD upgrade question

  Hello.

  I decided to upgrade my Satellite Pro 4600 a 20 GB hard drive to a 60 gig.
  Only, I get a blank screen.
  When I go back my 20 original concert, it works well.
  Y at - it a special procedure for the Assembly of the larger disks?

  The BIOS recognizes the HARD drive correctly?

  Perhaps the size of the HARD drive is too big and so you have a few problems with the laptop.

  The fact is that not all HARD drive sizes are supported and the BIOS recognizes all drives, if the size is too large. Therefore, you should try a smaller HARD drive

• 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.

• Upgrading RAM on Satellite Pro M30

  Hi colleagues!

  My comp is Satellite Pro M30-873. He has only 512 MB of main memory.
  I want to spend 1 to 2 GB. Recommended memory is Kingston KTT3311
  which is extremely difficult to buy. A very similar memory of Kingston is KVR333X64SC25.

  It is fully compatible with M30? Anyone tried?

  Thaks a lot in advance

  Hello

  Your laptop can be upgraded up to 2 GB of RAM and compatible 1 GB of RAM except the number PA3313U-1M1G. Use this number for Google search.
  I hope you find somewhere. This module may not be more expensive so I recommend buying 2 of them and the upgrade of RAM maximum.

• RAM 1 GB upgrade will increase the performance of the Satellite Pro M30?

  My ram size is currenty 512 MB.
  I have the model Satellite Pro M30.
  As the old model, my laptop would be faster if I increase to 1 GB

  Hello

  Of course, the 1 GB of RAM would help increase the performance of your laptop.
  It must be useful for faster loading applications.
  You will notice also that your tools and other software will be faster.

  To upgrade to the 1 GB RAM, you would need two 512 MB modules.
  Usually the PC2700 DDR - RAM 512 MB module must be compatible.

  Welcome them

• Satellite Pro M30: upgrade memory

  I have a satellite pro m30 and I want to change memory and I was wondering if it supports DDR2?

  Hello

  This device supports PC2700 DDR - RAM. In addition, you can upgrade the memory for max 2048 MB (2x1024Mo)
  These modules are supported

  PC2700 256 MB (PA3311U - 1 M 25)
  PC2700 512 MB (PA3312U - 1 M 51)
  1024MO PC2700 (PA3313U-1M1G)

  Good bye

• Satellite Pro M30: upgrade memory (RAM live) - maximum capacity

  Hello

  My Toshiba Satellite Pro M30 is 4 years old with 512 RAM (2 x 256 DDR PC2700 SDRAM 166 MHz). I want to update my RAM the better. How much does it cost? (BIOS version improved of 1.50 to 1.70, Windows XP Pro SP 3).
  I would be happy not only to get the answer to my question, but also to know where I could find the answer myself.

  Thanks and greetings
  waltgallus

  If you want to find it only then use Google and you'll find this info somewhere. Using Google, you can find almost everything.

  So now the question: do you want to search for only one or you want your answer? ;)

• Options to upgrade to Vista for Satellite Pro M30-114/Centrino PM 745

  Hello

  Does anyone know if there is a solution to make a Satellite Pro M30-114/Centrino PM 745 (model No. PSM35E - 002 X 0 - S4) running windows vista AERO?
  According to the Microsoft diagnostic tool, the graphics card is unable to run AERO. Is this true? It can be replaced? with what model of GC? Another option?

  Thanks in advance for the help

  Hello

  Solution? I don t think that someone will post a solution here.
  Why? Because there is no problem!

  It s a simple fact that the Vista Aero needs Windows Vista Premium ready computer:
  1 GHz 32-bit (x 86) or (x 64) 64-bit processor).
  1 GB of system memory.
  Support for DirectX 9 graphics with a WDDM driver, 128 MB graphics memory (minimum) Pixel Shader 2.0 and 32 bits per pixel.

  Your laptop uses a shared 32 to 64 MB graphics card. Sorry, but this is just too weak to run Vista Aero feature.

  By the way: it s is not possible to replace and update the graphics card on laptops

• Satellite Pro M30: Upgrade faster wireless (54 Mbps)

  Hi guys

  I am the owner of a Satellite Pro M30:Centrino / 1.7 GHz/15.4 "TFT-W/60 GB/256 MB/DVD-R/RW/LAN/Wi-Fi/i.LINK, which has a wireless card intel 2100 3B wireless, which can go up to 11 Mbps"

  Anyone know if I can switch to another card that can go up to 54 Mbps?

  Thank you

  George

  Hi George

  You can update your device with Toshiba 802.11 g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Card part number is PA3300U-1MPC. On the underside of your laptop, you will find the Wi - Fi card coverage.

• Need info on max size of HARD drive available for Satellite Pro M30-813

  Hello

  The question is mainly to be sent to Toshiba authorized support personnel. The limitation of the maximum size of a HARD drive internal that I could use with my Satellite Pro M30 - 813, what exactly?

  Recently, I bought and installed seagate SATA drive of 160 GB, on which I installed WXP Pro and have been running for a while with no problems. Recently, I've been copying large amounts of data to an external hard drive to my new internal drive, and that the files have been copied, as I noticed have about 50 GB of free space left, I knew windows "delayed write failed" and a failure of massive wall without the possibility to recover the data. The system would no longer boot time and the entire MBR has been damaged. As a result, I lost all the data on my new drive.

  Well, I realize that Toshiba is not responsible for additional hardware that I use with my computer laptop and who is not officially supported by Toshiba, I am sure that as an end-user of a Toshiba product, that I have the right to know a lot information of limiting size of HDD for my model of laptop. So I ask, representing technical support Toshiba to give me an official reply directly to my question.

  Thank you in advance,

  Andrejs

  (You can also contact me private my e-mail address)

  Hi Andrew

  > The question should mainly be addressed to Toshiba authorized support staff
  I think that you are in the wrong place if you are looking for a response from an authorized Toshiba support.
  This is a user to user Toshiba forum! You will here meet passionate and Toshiba laptop owner who share knowledge and trying to solve the problems, but no one of Tosh :(

  I could give my experience with Satellite M30 and HDD upgrade possibilities.
  To my knowledge the M30 Sat supports a 40 GB, 60 and 80 GB HARD drive for sure.
  In my opinion, you can use the 100 GB HARD drive, but more large HARD s drive will not run and works correctly.
  So go to a smaller size of HARD drive and enjoy the laptop!

  I've goggled a bit and found compatible drive HARD and part numbers
  HITACHI GBC000Z810-> 80 GB
  HITACHI GBC00014810-> 80 GB
  TOSHIBA HDD2188B-> 80 GB
  HITACHI G8C0000Z610-> 60 GB
  HITACHI G8BC00013610-> 60 GB
  TOSHIBA HDD2183-> 60 GB
  TOSHIBA HDD2184-> 60 GB

  I hope this might help you a little!

  Best regards

• Satellite Pro M30: new HARD drive - what is the max capacity?

  Hello

  My Toshiba Satellite Pro M30 is 4 years old with a 60 GB hard drive (IDE).
  I would like to replace the hard drive with a bigger. What is the best? (BIOS version 1.70, Windows XP Pro SP 3).

  I would be happy not only to get the answer to my question but alos to where I might find the answer myself.

  Thanks and greetings
  waltgallus

  Hello

  As far as I know the laptop is equipped with an ATA-100 IDE / ATA-6 HARD drive controller.
  In this case, you will need to use the 2.5 IDE HARD drive.

  I know with certainty that this notebook would support 80 GB HDD, but generally a larger HARD drive should also be possible because the controller is able to manage the 48-bit LBA.
  The 48-bit LBA can handle hard drives of more than 120GB.

  In my opinion, you can try a 120 GB and also 160 GB HARD drive should be possible.

• Satellite Pro M30 and eSATA

  Hi all

  I recently bought the external drive western digital mybook premium ARE. This disc has an eSATA (external SATA) port.

  The problem is that my satellite pro m30 (model #: psm35e0021jar) is not the external SATA port. I found an ADDONICS (eSATA, ExpressCard 34) and another similar product from SIIG (eSATA II Express Card).

  The question is:

  1.) these products going to be compatible with my fairly old laptop?
  2.) is the hard drive of my laptop SATA technology is or what?
  (3.) what brand of motherboard used in my laptop?

  Thanks in advance and I cannot wait for the answers.

  Hello

  1.) these 3 products of third parties are not known to me, but as you know the Satellite Pro M30 does not support a SATA interface and if you want to upgrade the HARD drive, you will need to use the HARD disk with interface IDE (ATA-5) increased.
  (2.) No, as indicated above the laptop supports the IDE and not SATA
  (3.) the Satellite Pro M30 using motherboards Toshiba ;)

  A hint; If you have a SATA HDD, you can use it as a external HARD drive. This HARD disk can be connected via external USB sata controller.

• Satellite Pro M30 - compatible DVD players

  Hello

  I have a Satellite Pro M30 and the optical block has problems, recognizing most of my DVDs.
  I want to change the drive, does anyone know which are the models compatible with this machine?
  The real player is Toshiba DVD - ROM SD-R6112.

  Thank you
  Daniel

  Hello

  As far as I know this unit has DVD +-R/RW (DualDrive) and in my opinion the best solution is to swap it with the same. On this way, you will be sure that everything works correctly.

  Unfortunately, there is no public document on the hardware upgrade and just Toshiba service partners can tell you more about it.

  Good bye