Monday, March 28, 2011

How do I configure a Toshiba laptop?

How do I configure a Toshiba laptop?
I just bought a Toshiba laptop and didn't have the store configure it. They said that it will only run on one processor now instead of it's two and that i will need to get rid of certain extra things that windows puts on the computer that only slows it down. Any suggestions on how I can configure it to work like it would if I had the techs at the store do it would be great. Thanks in advance.
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Here's how to tell if both CORES of your dual core processor are working. 1) press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time, in the open window, click on the Performance tab, you should see one or two separate cpu windows, hopefully you see two, indicating that BOTH cores are working. 2)right-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop, click on Properties, in the new window, you should see your system specs, i.e. cpu speed and memory total. You should see duplicate cpu speeds, e.g. 1.8ghz, 1.8ghz, indicating 2 cores are recognized by the OS. If you only have one recognized core, I would take the pc back to the store, unless you bought it as-is. Get rid of the BLOATware by clicking on the RUN link in your START menu, type msconfig in the box, then hit enter; in the new window, click on the STARTUP tab, then at the bottom, click 'Disable All', then click APPLY, then OK to restart your pc. When it restarts, all that crap that runs at startup wont run automatically anymore, freeing up cpu and memory resources for you. Put a check in the box that pops up after your first restart so that it wont continue to popup on each restart of your pc, you know what I mean when you see it. FYI, 'Disable All' does not turn off anything that is necessary for the pc to run properly. Good luck
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as far as i know it will actually run on 2 possessor, just not while the computer is booting up, so it is only turning it on that will take longer, what you need to do is go to msconfig, in the start menu do a search for run click on that, a thing will pop up, type in msconfig after that it will ask for the admin pass, of if on the admin account it will ask if you want to continue, after that a window will pop up, go to the boot tab (the thing at the top that says boot) once there you should see so an advanced tab, after that you should see something about the number of prossesors, select to in that thing and click ok then do anything it tells you to after that.

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Monday, March 14, 2011

How can i restore my Toshiba laptop to its factory setting?

How can i restore my Toshiba laptop to its factory setting?
I need to restore my Laptop to its factory setting... Its a Toshiba Mod. # PSAA5U-02100R
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I got a System Recovery disk in the box with my Toshiba laptop, That restores your laptop to factory settings. It seems many teens throw the disks away with the empty box as they see no immediate use for them
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Your best option is a restore disc. It's the disc that came with the computer. This will completely return the laptop it to it's original settings. Barring that, get any windows disc. When you start your computer keep hitting the F keys. Depending on your laptop one of the F keys will open a boot menu. Mine is F8. Tell your computer to boot from disc. This will allow you to reinstall windows. And format your hard drive. Download drivers you need for your laptop here. http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp FYI, drivers are what allows your various components (mouse, keyboard, webcam, wifi, etc...) to work with your laptop. Last resort - Hit the laptop with a truck. Send it to Toshiba and tell them that there is a factory defect giving you serious problems and they need to fix it. Bitch accordingly until you get what you want. Hope that helps.
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If you have the operating CD (windows vista for example) that I believe comes with toshiba laptops, insert it into your cd drive. Restart your computer and, very quickly, push the button that allows you to get to your bios. It will briefly say at the top or bottom of your screen, its usually F2. Next, arrow down to where to boot from, press enter, then arrow to the option that allows you to boot from CD drive. Now exit bios and save changes. Now, when your computer starts, it will load from the CD you inserted, and you will have the option to reformat your computer, thus returning it to factory settings. Note, when you do this, you will lose all saved data, files, and programs you have installed on your computer, so make sure you have backups of everything you wish to reload. You may have to spend some time downloading programs such as firefox or itunes, for example.
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If you mean OS system ie. Windows XP/Vista, you will need the restore CD that came with your laptop. Before you continue, save any important data/pictures to a removable media. You then install the restore CD or the installation CD, it will wipe your hard disc and re-install the original software as in the factory installation.

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Monday, March 7, 2011

What kind of RAM can I buy for my Toshiba laptop?

What kind of RAM can I buy for my Toshiba laptop?
I have a Toshiba laptop running Windows Vista. I'd like to buy another 2GBs of RAM for it. Do I have to purchase it from Toshiba? Is there generic laptop RAM that's less expensive? On the product specs, it says it has DDR2 SDRAM - 667 MHz. From Toshiba, this runs $89.99. Maybe all other brands would be comparable in price?
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It runs pc-5300 667mHz SODIMM Yes you can get it alot cheaper. Try newegg or tiger direct. For about 107.00 you can get 4gb of kingston low latency RAM with 4-4-4-12 timings. So theres no way i would pay 89.99 for a single 2gb module unless it was made of gold and puppies... and even then i would demand 3-3-3-9 timings

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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Toshiba Laptop A135 S2266 model

How to resolve a keybord problem with a toshiba laptop?
we have a toshiba Laptop A135 S2266 model using Windows Vista OS. The keyborad is not functioning but when put in a external keyboard it works. Can anybody help me out?
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could be a vista bug....if a usb keyboard works, i say stick with that.
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Is it still under warranty? Return it / get a replacement.
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Have a look for keyboard in the Control Panel - and see if there is a troubleshooting option there.
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Sounds like you "upgraded" to Vista? ..
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The keyboard is probably defective and will need to be replaced.

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