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Hello, I have a Toshiba Tecra (A50-A-139, PART NO. PT644E-00K004S4, SERIAL NO. ZD052803H) laptop and I can't find any drivers for it. Windows 10 seems to have installed almost all drivers except 2 drivers. The laptop is from Europe. While searching for drivers what I found out was that Toshiba doesn't make laptops anymore and drivers for other Toshiba laptops are on dynabook (the site just doesn't have for my laptop). Any help is appreciated :).
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I'm working on an old Toshiba Satellite L355-S7905 and I'd like to update the BIOS. On the manufactures website it lists 2.20 as the latest version, but upon trying to download it I get a 404 error. The BISO is provided as an exe named slb8v220.exe from Toshiba so after searching things like "Toshiba Satellite L355 BIOS" and not finding anything I searched the name of the file leading me to this forum post about a different laptop that uses the same BIOS containing a link to this mediafire download and this softpedia download. Given the host OS is currently Windows Vista Home Basic using the exe file would be convenient and VirusTotal only has one flag so it's likely safe, however I'd like to run this past a few others to get some recommendations before continuing. Would it be safer to use the Softpedia provided BIOS? If so how would I go about updating it with just the BIOS file? the laptop seems to have no flashing mode in the BIOS like a modern computer. I am not worried about the host OS getting infected as it likely already is judging by the last owners installed programs and I plan to replace it with Linux later.
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Summary A recent report from Trendfocus shows SSD sales continue to rise dramatically, while HDD manufacturers are noticing record-breaking declines in overall shipments. Analysts estimate that shipments declined by more than 40 percent compared to 2021. The drop at Seagate and WDC has been nearly half that of the industry average. Quotes My thoughts I think this trend will continue on in the future as SSDs become more affordable. As it stands, 500GB SSDs have reached price parity with 500GB HDDs. I don't see that it's too far off to believe that this spreads with higher GB SDDs in the future. Even M.2 NVMe solutions have become way more affordable, and they are supremely faster than SATA SSDs. You can get a 2TB Kingston PCIe 4.0 NVMe for around $100 today. While a well performing HDD like the Seagate BarraCuda 2TB Compute with 256MB Cache costs $50. For $50 more, going with the NVMe SSD, you get much, much faster speeds. Which makes more sense. I do see for NAS setups and for certain applications HDDs still have their value. However, I think if people can, in the future, go with an all SSD setup. They probably will. Sources https://www.techspot.com/news/97294-shipments-hdds-nearly-halved-2022.html https://www.guru3d.com/news-story/hdd-sales-declinedcut-in-half-in-2022.html
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I am wondering how problematic running a server with RAID 5 with different drive manufacturers is. I would theoretically have the odd drive as the spare. I plan on running these drives in an ATX Case with a Ryzen 7 2700 CPU. Unraid with file backups, plex, lancache. Server would have: 3x 6TB Toshiba N300 CMR 7200RPM (supports up to 8 bays) 1x 6TB WD Red Plus CMR 5400RPM (supports up to 8 bays) Are there any problems with this?
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So I recently found a Tecra S5 but it wasnt on in years since it's charger was missing but when I bought a charger for it and turned it on I was horrified when the bios showed up for setup since I could tell it was supposed to be in English but it also was not since words Like HDD are now "H@D" and a lot of other things such as continue is now "qonji@ue" so I could tell it was corruted, and I thought that isnt a big problem I'll just find a bi... and I litteraly cant find on anywhere I looked on the official sites, but no luck there (even the archive.org versions) I looked on third-party sites but no luck there so I'm asking here if anybody has a copy of that bios or knows a site that still hosts the bios I would be delighted if you would send me a link or a file.
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im having dynabook satellite pro C50-E-109 lap and im missing these keys (and posibly some others also): - printscreen (it is marked on keyboard but does windows screencap combination instead and is different on every fn/function bios remap, currently a combination of : [super/windows] + [shift] + [ s ]) - sysRq (key i want to have) - scroll lock question is : i use linux. oftenly i get freezes (not because of bugs, i just tend to open a huge amount of apps at a time). freeze doesnt react to any keys (even to [ctrl] + [alt] + [function] tty ). i heard about sysrq kernel commands ( [alt] + [sysrq] + [ r ] ). just that i have neither sysrq or printscreen (heard sometimes it was working this way) keys. is it a very special move from manufacturer to buy new pc even if isnt 2 years and is yet on papers or sysrq can be mapped to be used in such situations? note - there is no many info about this lap online (googled and ducked). thanks oh, and here we go with all my lap info fyi : https://termbin.com/4e50 keyboard photo as requested (sorry for bad quality but i was doing it with my 10y old phone ;-; :
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Can anyone tell me which HDD is more reliable among these. There won't be any OS in it. Just some games, videos and docs. Seagate Barracuda (ST1000DM010) 7200RPM 1TB ($44) Western Digital Blue (WD10EZEX) 7200RPM 1TB ($42) Western Digital Blue (WD20EZRZ) 5400RPM 2TB ($61) Toshiba P300 (HDWD110UZSVA) 7200RPM 1TB ($43) Toshiba P300 (HDWD120UZSVA) 7200RPM 2TB ($66)
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Hey everyone, this is my first post. I have a Toshiba Satellite with an i7-4700MQ, Geforce GT 740MQ, 16 Gb Ram, 256 Gb SSD & Tb HDD. No matter what i try, The laptop refuses to go over 800 NMhz, Both plugged in, on battery, doesn't matter. Power settings are all fine. attempted to reinstall windows, it reverted back to Windows 8. But still.... 800 Mhz. Ive tried everything Suggested in similar forums about the same issue on the same machine but they got it fixed with one of the suggested methods. it is a very cheap laptop cost wise to me, So any info is great
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I installed an ssd in my pc and I have to hot swap sata drives my ssd is not recognize by my bios but it is recognized by windows
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(Post copied from Tom's Hardware Forums, since they don't seem to replay to me after a day...) My relative has a Toshiba Satellite C50-A-19T laptop with an Intel Celeron 1005M. She left it for a bit, just sitting there with Chrome open. Then it decided to lock on its own and restart abruptly. 5 seconds after the restart it completely shut down and did not start again. I checked the laptop and started with simple things, like changing the CMOS battery (which is easily accessible, props to Toshiba for that) and draining any potential flea power (yes, I disconnected both the battery and charger for those wondering). No signs of life. I then proceeded to take the hard drive out, since it's several years old and I thought it might be faulty, thus causing the issue. It did boot this time, but shut down again 3 seconds after showing the "Checking media" screen, just as it did after the initial restart, but without any bootable media this time. The only thing I did not touch is the RAM, which I know is OK. I then disassembled the laptop, up to the CPU's copper tube, as the thermal paste was probably never changed. I changed it, and plugged only the charger this time (not the battery). This time, something interested happened: I hear a "popping" sequence, followed by a quick power up and power down, and a flash of the power LED. Using my ears, I was able to track the sound source down to the CPU area. I bet the CPU just ran for its last day.... Is this what happened? Or could it be something else? I'm at a total loss, since it's her only PC. Updates to the original THF post: I reassembled it some time later that day and found out that the popping sound only occurs when there's no battery inserted, so that rules out any damage due to the disassembly. On that occasion, it will instantly turn off after pressing the power button. However, when I insert the battery (which is known to be faulty) and let it charge for about 30-45 min, the charging LED keeps blinking until I turn on the PC, which then stays on for a few more seconds or for a full 5 minutes or so before deciding to shut down again. Some of the users who replied told me to check the cooling fan and the HDD's health, but they were both OK. Also, when the system was operating normally it would lock by itself only when the battery level was critically low. So, my focus is now shifted to the battery, but shouldn't it be turning on normally even without it? (Maybe the laptop's power system design is so absurd that is uses the battery first instead of AC?) Any help is appreciated.
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Before I got a new laptop last year I used to use a Toshiba encore write 2 Windows tablet for art. The other day I dug it up and decided it might be nice to have it to sketch on. Unfortunately after booting it up I remembered why I stopped using it. Some art programs, notably paint tool Sai (& Sai 2) have issues with the pen (Sai has no pressure sensitivity, Sai 2 has a really weird lag problem that looks like a you're using a spirograph when you try to do curved lines). After some searching, the biggest solution for these problems was to uninstall/reinstall the pen drivers. Problem is I literally can't find the drivers, Toshiba still has drivers for the tablet but I cant find anything for the pen. Maybe I'm looking in the wrong place on their site? If I go ahead and uninstall the drivers will it automatically reinstall some or will I be stuck? Has anyone experienced something like this before? (sorry if this is in the wrong place, wasn't sure if I should put this in programs or tablets)
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I face random crashes on my PC. So I decide to test the drives via GUI App "GsmartControl" on Linux. It returned some values and data which I'm not sure if I should consider and go for an RMA. Redflag stats- Toshiba HDWD120: "Description","Value","Flags","Page, Offset" " Number of Mechanical Start Failures","6","---","0x03, 0x030" " Number of Reported Uncorrectable Errors","1","---","0x04, 0x008" Crucial MX 500: "Description","Value","Flags","Page, Offset" " Time in Over-Temperature (Minutes)","39","---","0x05, 0x050" Is the Toshiba drive (Linux install) especially busted or something? I largely face the least issues on it.
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Is there anyone here who also has a Toshiba Qosmio X70 or similar gaming laptop with upgradable hardware options? My model is specifically the X70-A-01Y. I had this for almost 7 years now and is already getting to the point where I'm doubting myself whether I should still upgrade it to the newest possible components, or to purchase a new desktop-replacement/gaming laptop again. I want to make the best investment (and as frugal as) possible to either extend the lifespan of my Qosmio, or upgrade to a newer one (such as either a Razer Blade Pro 17 (which is the one that appeals to me the most personally) or maybe a Eurocom upgradable laptop, or any other one you guys could recommend (especially if I could use eGPU solutions with any of the newer ones, if I so choose to go that route). As I've already grown used to having a gaming laptop as I really like the portability of it as its portability has been a godsend for me, especially since I was using this for post-secondary education as well, and has proven itself useful as a portable workstation that is capable of PC gaming. I was able to upgrade the amount of RAM on mine from 16 GB to 32 GB using G.Skill LDDR3 compatible RAM sticks. Upgrading to a newer SSD is a possibility, yet I don't even know where to find the 256 GB M.2 SSD in my laptop, lol. And it is able to upgrade to a better CPU in the compatible CPU socket, so I could upgrade the CPU all the way up to a Core i7 4910MQ if I wanted to, though I'm not certain if it would be a wise investment given the BSoDs I've been getting, whether it may be the CPU's fault or something else. Though since I'm heavily using this [laptop] for media production, especially for video editing (currently exporting 720p60 videos, while I'd want to step that up to 1080p60 (and in rare occasions 2160p60 (aka 4K60))), the older GTX 770M GPU currently in my Qosmio is being a slight bottleneck due to it being old and may or may not be the culprit for the display errors and BSODs I've been getting. I use the Adobe Creative Cloud apps (including Premiere Pro), so whenever a video-focused Adobe app runs, I've been warned about compatibility issues with the GTX 770M (because it's old to the point where it can't update to the most recent graphics drivers), and have been ignoring them for a while, and I know that I can't ignore this for too long or else my workflow for media production will be negatively hampered by possible unexpected hardware failures. Since the GTX 770M is an MXM 3.0b laptop GPU (at 75 W), I've been contemplating whether I should go ahead and order via eBay and upgrade to a compatible, yet better MXM GPU, such as the GTX 970M (which is the best one I could find according to the Eurocom website) or if it just be a better idea to upgrade to a newer gaming laptop/portable workstation. Thoughts? I'd appreciate your insights on this, as I've been stuck on this fork on the road for too long and I need to get to the bottom of this ASAP. Thank you for your patience and understanding with my situation.
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Hello, I recently found my old Toshiba Laptop (Toshiba Satellite L510), I tried turning it on to look at my old photos, and noticed that the laptop display would not work properly, I would only saw a grey screen. That's all, no cursors, nada. Then someone told me to check if I can see the screen if I connect it to an external display via a VGA cable. I tried it and it works! But it would be a lot better if i could use the laptop display though. I can safely tell that my display isn't broken. I suspect the display driver, The laptop was running windows 7, I have updated it to windows 10 since I prefer windows 10 more. I tried looking for its display drivers on the internet, and don't seem to find it. I only found the Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family driver, the problem is not fixed. Its still showing the grey screen. Are there any other ways I can fix the laptop display ? Thanks in advance.
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Hi, I have this old Toshiba laptop with Windows XP, I want to set it up just so I can install some early 2000s games (the laptop is from sometime after 2006?) and I have installed all the drivers but the sound card. I would install Vista, but I don't have any more DDR2 laptop memory, and I feel like being time-period accurate. I've gone around on Google trying to find the driver but none are working, and the Toshiba page doesn't exist anymore. Any ideas on what I can do or where I should be looking? Laptop: Toshiba Satellite Pro L20 PSL2YA-00K00J Sound Card: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_4370&SUBSYS_FF311179 I feel the subsys could be important to this as all the drivers I've found only match other subsys but same vendor and device, editing the .inf files doesn't seem to work.
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Hello I'm using Toshiba C850 (2nd Gen) Laptop. Recently my laptop battery is dead and i need to buy new battery for it. My Battery is 10.8V Battery [10.8V,48Wh/4200mAh] The battery i'm ready to buy is 11.1V Battery My question is Can i use this new battery as a replacement for my laptop ???
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So, I found this on eBay the other year. It looks like it's the front half and internals from a Toshiba branded 5.25" floppy drive. The faceplate has this protrusion out the bottom which appears to have little plastic feet on it, which indicates that it was once part of an external floppy drive, but I can't find a record of any such drive on the internet. Anybody here know something about it? I'd love to find the other half of the thing- the rest of the case and whatever hardware allowed the drive to connect externally. Here are some pictures: The markings all seem to be generic to Epson, who made the drive itself.
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Summary Toshiba has sold their remaining shares in their laptop business Dynabook. Dynabook was originally called Toshiba Client Solutions Co., Ltd and brought the very first mass produced laptop computer (the T1100) to market. In June 2018, Toshiba sold 80.1% of the company to Sharp but kept the remaining 18.9%. They sold because they were having difficulty selling products and needed money after an accounting scandal. However, this past week, Toshiba sold the remaining shares. As far as I can tell, the amount and reasons are still unknown. Quotes My thoughts I have never heard of Dynabook previous to this. Looking at their website though, it seems that the majority of laptops they sell are pretty outdated. Based on that, I cant say I am surprised Toshiba is selling this portion of their business. Am I the only one whose never heard of Dynabook before or are they are small, mostly unknown brand? Sources Toshiba News Release Tom's Hardware TECHSPOT
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Hi guys sorry if this is off topic but for a while now my tv sound cuts of when the back of my tv gets hot, it’s only the sound and nothing else. If I turn it of and put my fan on behind it then turn it on and leave the fan on for ages it will be totally fine. This is only when my room is hot... how can I fix it?
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hi. I'm looking to add ram to my laptop. I've looked everywhere and apparently it is upgradeable however to what I don't really know. it appears to have 2 slots. only 1 is in use. it currently has a single 4gb ram. can I just use any ram chips? does it have to be ddr3L ? can i use ddr4? I did a search found a company and they had everything compatible but completely sold out... and some had hugely varied prices. would I be better to bin it and buy a new one or buy the ram? i mean its 5 years old but runs fine. just can't do anything intense ie gaming. it's a Toshiba Satellite C55-C-175. much thanks. Josh.
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I have been trying to resurrect an old Toshiba Satelite T130-11H for basic web browsing. It originally shipped with Windows 7 64 bit, Pentium SU2700, 3GB RAM and a 5400RPM HDD. It ran astoundingly well and had good battery life for many years. Upgrading it to WIndows 10 after first release decreased performance but it was not terrible or unusable. In the past 18 months it did become unusable and has since been replaced by the user. I assumed the HDD had gone bad so I recently put a Samsung 860 EVO in it along with 8GB RAM. It is better than it was but still not running as well as it did with Windows 10 when it was initially installed with the old HDD. Presumably that is because Windows 10 has moved on since it was first released. I was wondering what, if anything can be done to improve performance with this single core 1.3GHz 10 watt CPU. I have installed SSDs in older laptops before even with SATA II and the boot times were vastly better than this Toshiba. Overall responsivenes is quite poor once it boots but it has moments of normality. CPU usage at idle is around 22% and of course anything causes it to spike to specifically 93% CPU usage (never 100%). I acknowledge this CPU should not be used and is on par with the terrible Intel Atoms of that era but there is still a use case for this laptop for basic tasks with its decent battery life (6 hours). No one is intending to game on it or do anything complicated. If not I will be forced to use a bulky HP G5000 with C2D T7400 and dead battery. I have installed most drivers for Windows 7, maximised the space on the SSD for page filing but performance improves very slightly. All this machine really needs to be capable of is browsing the web and loading web pages no more complicated than youtube playing a 720p video but it needs to run a secure up to date OS. What can be done to strip down CPU usage in Windows 10? Is it worth running Windows 10 32 bit to help the CPU? Buy a new computer is not an option ... yet.
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I own a old 2008 toshiba laptop, rocking a i3 330m and a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650. I dunno where is the bottleneck coming. On csgo, i get fps spikes as high as 60 and as low as 10.
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Hey there, I recently bought a Toshiba Satellite L670-1KU on eBay and replaced the HDD with an SSD. Subsequently I created a Windows 10 USB drive, using the Windows Media Creation Tool. The USB drive does show up in the BIOS and I am able to select it as my primary boot option. Unfortunately the laptop never enters the Windows setup and just reboots endlessly. I looked online for possible solutions but these appear to apply to newer models, since something like secure boot/ UEFI is not listed in the laptop's BIOS. Cheers, Ron
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