Different issues on Satellite L450D.

Hi,
I bought this laptop a couple of months ago and im having major problems!
First of all my first problem was that when i first tried to activate my mcafee trial it said it had expired even though i only started up the laptop! But this problem didnt matter anyway as i have had further problems.
Well anyway since that, every now and again my laptop seems to sort of crash and freeze up andit will say windows explorer isnt responding so then i have to restart the laptop and then a thing comes up from windows saying it has to check for "consistency" and it does this often! whatever the problem is i dont know and also incase you think its viruses or spyware or anything like that, its not! because i have had Norton 2010 on my laptop, then removed norton and tried AVG and still nothing was found. I have also done a scan with malwarebytes and nothing has been found!.
Now as of TODAY i have had another problem.
I started up the laptop and it said windows was not genuine when it clearly is genuine because it was bought from Argos and i even went into the system props and it says it is activated and genuine but i was getting messages saying it wasnt genuine!.
Ever since i got this laptop i have had problems with it and im starting to think it is faulty because i have wiped everything out before because the sytem wasnt starting right so i used the data used in disk D.
Even when i done a clean install it still gives me problems!! I think its a fault guys, what can i do?
I brought it to Argos and they kept it overnight but nothing happened as i might have guessed! and they wont give me a replacement or refund because as far as they see it there is no problems with the laptop when there clearly is because i have had problems! Now it is under toshiba standard warrienty so what should i do???
Thanks please reply!!.
Ryan.
Message was edited by: PauPau

Hello
To be honest it is not easy to say what to do in this situation.
When you have several different issues with the notebook it is always best idea to install OS again and test it with factory settings. OK you have done it already but I don't know how you have done this. Maybe you have started to install some favourite software and suddenly it started again and again.
This activation with McAfee is already reported in this forum but obviously there must be some problem with server connection by McAfee. So this issue has nothing with Toshiba. In my opinion you should remove McAfee immediately after clean OS installation. I recommend you to use http://www.free-av.com/
It is free and great antivirus that uses less system resources and run extremely stabile. I use it for years now.
These freezing issues can be result of many different things and it is not easy to say why this happen.
# Enter BIOS and set it to default settings
# Try please to install OS again using recovery image.
# Remove McAfee and install Avira antivirus
# Remove Tempro from the system
# Use clean preinstalled OS for day or two to see if all these issues will occur again
Let us know if all these bad issues will happen again.
BTW: which notebook model do you have exactly?

Similar Messages

  • How to sort out different issues on Satellite A505-S6973

    Can anyone tell me, if the warranty period on my laptop has not passed, can i return my laptop to toshiba and have all my issues sorted out. Would there be a cost to do whatever repairs software related needs be done and how i am supposed to go about it because my laptop is beginning to have all sorts of little errors, i noticed that my harddrive has 156gb used although i have about 60 gigs in use.
    A couple multimedia buttons aren't working but i touch them, my touchpad doesn't turn off with the hard button unless i turn it off using the FN key and my processor runs low but when i use a program i see it's reaching between 85 to 100% utilization.
    I really like this laptop, but the issues i'm having i highly doubt it should operate this way.

    Hi mate
    Software issues are not covered by warranty!
    This means that you will have to pay for everything if the ASP technician would not find any problems!
    This is why you should recover the notebook in order to check if its only a software related issue.
    >A couple multimedia buttons aren't working but i touch them, my touchpad doesn't turn off with the hard button unless i turn it off using the FN key
    Reinstall the VAP (value added package) and flash cards utility
    >my processor runs low but when i use a program i see it's reaching between 85 to 100% utilization.
    This is not a bug or hardware problem. You will notice this CPU behavior because the CPU supports an feature which helps to save the power and reduce the heat dissipation

  • Different issues on Satellite L855

    Dear Toshiba Community....
    I purchased a Toshiba laptop like a half year ago for my study Mediadevelopment. I got the Toshiba Satellite edition L855.
    When i received my order i was very happy with it and i knew that i would succeed programming on this nice device.
    After 3 weeks of using it , i allready had a scratch just next to the camera. And i must admit that i really handled the laptop with care. I ordered a sleeve case and got it with me in a laptop bag. Even when the lid is closed there are small scratches around my laptop and this started me to worry about what would happen next.
    While watching a episode of game of thrones. I noticed a red dot ... just in the middle of the screen. And i don't wanna be cocky but i must say that it aint cool when you allready have a pixel failure in using a laptop like about 1 month.
    I received a update for a Driver of my DVD player tray. And toshiba TEMPRO told me there was a BLUERAY player in my notebook... but that was not true.. Just another point that dissapointed me.
    I ordered a upgrade for Windows 8... So i could develop apps for Windows 8. It is a very nice operating system BUT... i can't even use my brightness buttons anymore... The screen just fades to dark, and there aint no way to fix it but to reboot my computer, and that is very annoying when you are programming.
    The fan of my AMD card also gets really hot while doing nothing. I know how to check if there are much processes running but with even simple processes it gets warm (it even makes my cool glass of soda cook till warm temperature lol!)
    And now, and also the reason why i ask for your support here, when i want to close the lid of my notebook. It won't close smoothly... There comes a crackling sound and the cover of the back looks like it lifts up while i close the lid.
    Now after all i lost a little hope in my notebook. And i repeat i really handled it with care.. I dont even dare to walk with it while it is closed in my hand. But this are just so much things that makes me sad. Just because of i still need to study 3 years longer and had to pay much money for it... I am sad that sooner or later things just will get worse...
    So i ask to you guys, Do you people know what i can do?
    Kind Regards,
    PS: Sorry for my English!
    Jay

    Hi Jay
    Generally speaking notebooks are not so sensitive devices so I dont know how all this can happen, I mean with scratches and clicking noise. It is logic that notebook cannot always be as new one.
    I handle my notebooks with care too but they are not in perfect condition anymore.
    Cooling fan: try to reduce cooling fan activity changing cooling method option.
    Control panel > power options > change power plan settings > advanced power plan options > Toshiba power saver > cooling method change it to battery optimized
    This should reduce cooling fan activity.
    > So i ask to you guys, Do you people know what i can do?
    It is not easy to give you proper answer to this question. What you can try is to contact Toshiba service and ask for some tip. They should have experience with all this and they are in permanent contact with Toshiba so they should have enough info about all this.
    By the way: several people have reported about this Tempro message. You should not be disappointed about that. This is automatic procedure and such mistakes can happen.

  • Different issues on Satellite T130

    Hi all - firstly, newbie alert. Just registered. First post. Be gentle....
    Bought a T130 off eBay. Worked ok initially with general browsing & stuff.
    One day tried to open the Userguide pdf & everything started going VERY slow.
    Eventually it opened. Smelt a rat. Started Adobe reader on it's own - VERY slow. I think corrupt Reader.
    Try to uninstall - this does not go well.
    Everything glacial - eventaully popup saying "management console has stopped working" (or similar). Now I'm worried.
    Lots of disk activity - maybe disk is bad, maybe fragemented.
    I defrag - it's fine. I run chkdsk - it's slow, but completes (fixed a few minor things - probably bcos I had to power unit off without shutdown).
    At one point it won't even boot & forces a shutdown. I think I'm fried, but when I power it up again it boots up ok... WTF???
    I've found some other posts & Google searches which suggest OS corruption, & this sounds like the case to me.
    But this is a notebook - I don't have Windows 7 install media.
    There is no recovery partition setup (that I can see). So how do I reinstall the OS??
    Hope someone can help me here.
    My first experience with Toshiba laptops has not been pleasant....
    thanks
    Steve

    Hi
    I think the system is corrupt and the OS should be installed again. (as suggested by your own).
    You didnt get any recovery disks because there was an option which would allows you to create an own recovery disk!
    Try to boot the notebook again and check if the Toshiba recovery disk creator is installed and if you would be able to create a recovery disk.
    If this is not possible, then you will need to order a right recovery disk from here:
    https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx
    Greets

  • Different issues on Satellite M40-185RU

    Ah, yeah, g'day.
    I have started having quite a few problems recently with my M40-185RU. It originally came with a Russian version of windows because it was purchased in Kazakhstan, but that was replaced when I purchased it with a licensed English version and then all of the drivers reinstalled. Now it has worked happily for the past 18 months, but recently more and more functions have stopped working, of which I sort of have blamed various Microsoft updates. I figured I would try and reinstall all of the drivers in the recommended order, then the updates and see if that fixed the problem, but it hasn't.
    Problems I have had are, aside from various drivers wanting to download and install in Russian because I am in Kazakhstan:
    1)The infrared port stopped working, but I found the quickfix download for that - it still hasn't fixed it. Plus the driver only downloaded in Russian. (trying to download off UK site).
    2)The dial up modem has just stopped working and I get an Error 633 code, although no settings have been changed for my modem. I have tried reinstalling the updated modem software, but it still doesn't work.
    3)Bluetooth Stack drivers only download in Russian. (trying to download off UK site).
    4)Soundmax Drivers only download in Russian (trying to download off UK site).
    5)Wireless LAN drivers only wanted to download in Russian, so I didn't bother updating them.
    6)Nokia PC Suite wont connect with a USB bluetooth, infrared, or even a blimen cable connection. I have reinstalled this several times, restarted etc etc, but no joy.
    7)DVD/CD rom will no longer burn cd's, or even dvd's through Nero, or even the simple "drag & drop" function of Windows explorer.
    several of the other drivers also only wanted to download in Russian as well, but as they were not that important I skipped them.
    So I guess what I am really after is if anyone has any ideas on how I can fix my otherwise great notebook. While I would love to get everything fixed items 1,2,6 & 7 are the more important ones for me.
    TIA everyone.
    Keiran

    Okay, I have managed to get the modem working again but uninstalling the modem software, uninstalling the nokia PC suite software, restarting, then reinstalling the modem software. So thankfully no more 633 error message on that one.

  • Satellite L450D-13X - Black Screen of Death/Blue Screen of Death

    Hello everyone.
    I have a Toshiba Satellite L450D-13X computer for the kids, and for the price it's a good laptop. Have had no issues with it until two weeks ago when the screen froze for the boys whilst playing a game and downloading a program from the net. Had to do a force shutdown and since then we have a BSoD on every boot-up. This is what we have tried:
    On 'Starting Windows' we are given an option of either 'Launch Startup Repair' which ends up as BSoD or 'Start Windows Normally' which reverts back to the 'Starting Windows' option list.
    Any attempt to enter 'Safe Mode' results in BSoD.
    Attempting to boot an ISO of the Windows Recovery Disk on a USB key (we did highlight it and promote it to the top) results in BSoD. Borrowing a proper Window 7 installation DVD and highlighting this as an option results in BSoD.
    In fact, the only option we used that threw up something different was using advanced boot options. On one of these options we got the Blue Screen of Death with the following information:
    Unmountable_Boot_Volume
    Disable Bios Memory Options such as caching/shadowing
    Tech info
    Stop: 0x000000ED (0xFFFFFA80023C2CDO 0xFFFFFFFFC0000185 0x0000000000000000 0x0000000000000000)
    I don't mind erasing the hard drive and starting again, there's nothing on it that's critical. I'd very, very much appreciate a steer on this. Checked the web for stuff and nothing seems to assist in any other options. I am not particularly tech literate but can follow instructions.
    Thanks in advance.

    In my opinion system has a problem to start, so there are two most possible ways waht failed. Firstly as "Akuma" and "Keany" says HDD so check it. Second thing is RAM module. Check it using Memtest 86+ or if you have a possibility replace it for a while by other module. HDD is more possible, but RAM module is easier and faster to check (that's my opinion)

  • Satellite L450D: Diskpart has encountered an error

    Hi everyone
    I'm not the best with computers but I've been trying to use a Windows 7 product recovery DVD to repair my little brother's laptop (It's his disc, not mine, just to avoid further confusion).
    The installation was going fine but then this is what came up:
    "Diskpart has encountered an error: The parameter is incorrect.
    See the system Event Log for more information.
    Copy Recovery Base Files
    The system cannot find the drive specified.
    HTMPREP....
    The system cannot find the drive specified.
    Invalid drive specification
    ERROR: Copying of Recovery Base files failed!
    Press any key to continue..."
    When I press a key the command prompt window disapears!
    Does anyone know what I can do to fix this? Thank you in advance.
    Message was edited by: craigdanbeaton

    Hi
    The Satellite L450D was not supplied with Recovery disk because there was an HDD recovery partition which allows you to recover the notebook from HDD and the notebook came also with an preinstalled tool which would allows you to create an own recovery disk.
    Im not sure if the HP disk containing Win Vista is the same like a clean Microsoft Vista disk but maybe its different and this is the reason why this error appears
    Or there is something wrong with the partitions on the HDD.
    This might be possible too
    I would recommend using the Toshiba Recovery disk in order to recover the unit
    You can order a new recovery disk from here: https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx

  • Satellite L450D-11H - WLan not working when running on battery

    Hi everyone,
    I have a Satellite L450D-11H laptop running Windows 7 OS.
    When my laptop is plugged into the mains my wireless connection works fine.
    But when I unplug it and just run it using the battery, my wireless connection stops working.
    I have looked at the power settings and changed the battery option to "Maximum performance when wireless"
    But I still have the same problem. Could this be a driver issue?
    Any ideas?
    Thanks.

    [ShopOfGHD.com]Free Shipping on GHD Hair Straighteners and UGG Boots
    GHD Limited Edition Rare Only ￡77.01 + Free Shipping
    GHD LImited Edition Radiance Set Only ￡71.77 + Free Shipping
    GHD Kiss MK4 Pink Only ￡67.50 + Free Shipping
    GHD IV Styler Purple ￡84.63 + Free Shipping
    GHD Hair Straightener MK4 Pink Only ￡69.00 + Free Shipping
    GHD IV MK4 Dark Hair Straightener Flat Only ￡66.53 + Free Shipping
    GHD Ceramic Hair Straightener (MK4) Black Only ￡65.84 + Free Shipping
    GHD IV MK4 Gold Hair Straightener Flat Only ￡64.60 + Free Shipping
    GHD IV MK4 Pure Hair Straightener Flat Only ￡66.53 + Free Shipping
    GHD Limited Edition Hair Straightener Kit Black Only ￡64.69 + Free Shipping
    Discount UGG Boots 50% Off + Free Shipping
    ShopOfGHD.com specializes in selling ghd hair straighteners and ugg boots, ghd hair straightener, ghd straightener, ghd straighteners, discount ghd hair straighteners, discount ghd hair straightener.
    Website: http://www.shopofghd.com

  • Re: Satellite L450D - Password reset on login screen

    Hi,
    How do I reset the password on the main login screen of Satellite L450D? I cannot remember the password and cannot get beyond this screen?
    Thanks

    *@Jurgo*
    > If you reset bios you loose all information saved in bios memory - which contains password
    How you would be able to reset BIOS? This is not possible like on desktop PC!
    BIOS can be rested only by ASP technician too so please dont mix different notebooks with an common desktop PC.

  • Satellite L450D wont boot up

    Hi
    my satellite L450D-11X suddenly will not boot up,when i power it on the fan runns for about 3 seconds and the green led at the front comes on then goes out after 5 seconds,
    with the power plugged in the green light stays on and the amber light stays on but same result the laptop will not power up
    I have tried connecting to ext monitor..no luck also i tried holding zero while powering up..no joy.
    I get no display or anything when i power up and nothing happens,, any help much appreciated..steve

    Hi
    If you cannot power up the unit, then its definitely a hardware related issue.
    My notebook didnt boot up because of the faulty RAM.
    But of course, there could be other issue which is not related to memory
    Im not sure if buying a new RAM is a option for you only to test the RAM because nobody can say if its really a RAM problem so maybe you should visit an notebook technician downtown who could check this for you
    Then you will be 100 % sure what's wrong here...

  • How to get pics and videos from mobile phone to Satellite L450D-128

    Hi
    I have a Satellite/Satellite L450D series/Satellite L450D-128 and i am a bit thick, i also have a samsung 5600 which i want to get pics/vids from - tried to connect my phonebut it couldnt connect the driver and seemed to be having lots of problems.
    I thought maybe i could bluetooth from my phone to my lap top but dont think it has blue tooth?? Does it?? and if not can it??

    Hello
    Is it necessary to use Bluetooth connection?
    For my mobile phone I bought an external card reader. So I can copy the files from mobile phone to computer and backwards.
    It costs maybe 10 Euro and therefore no additional driver is necessary! :)
    Greets

  • Satellite L450D-113 BBC iPlayer frame drop

    I have had my satellite L450D-113 since Xmas. I recently tried to play a downloaded video through the BBC's iPlayer software.
    When viewing in full screen, the picture jerks as though it is skipping frames. Am I asking too much of the machine to play at full speed in full screen.
    I am running Win7 32bit with 3GB of RAM. Screen resolution set at 1366x768 32bit. I find it hard to believe that this machine can't manage the above. Even worse trying to play an HD video.
    Thanks in advance.

    Furthermore, the frame drops occur when playing DVDs (using the Toshiba player) and the audio breaks up when playing CD. Task Manager shows that the CPU is fully occupied (100% usage) when playing audio and/or video. My original post tells that I have tried many strategies to improve performance, but nothing has worked.
    From the absence of similar observations of this kind of behavior on the Satellite forum, I guess this is not a common problem with this model of laptop so it is clear to me there must a problem with this one. I should emphasize that the machine worked well for the first couple of months.
    Any advice?

  • Satellite L450D - Need Wireless driver for Linux system

    Hi,
    I have a satellite L450D, with a Realtek RTL8191SE wireless card (windows 7). I use Linux for college and i can't get on the internet when i use linux cause the oporating system dose not find my wireless card.
    When i check from command line for wireless cards, it shows that there are non.
    I know other people that had this problem and basically i need a driver for it.
    Can any one let me know what driver i need or where to get it? I would really appriciate this as i need to use Linux for college.
    Thanks

    Hi
    I googled a little bit and found some tips in the internet.
    It seems that there is no Linux driver for Realtek WLan card rtl8191se and rtl8192se.
    Bu someone has managed the WLan installation by installing ndiswrapper from synaptic in Ubuntu + GUI. He downloaded the W2K driver net8192se.sys and net8192se.inf.
    The W2k driver work but the combination driver W2Kxp or the xp or vista doesnt work.
    After that you can use WPA because WEP encryption is not supported

  • I just loaded some July pictures into my PC iCloud photos upload folder, but I do not see them with my iPad. Are they not shared because they are past the 30 day window, or is there a different issue?

    I just loaded some July pictures into my PC iCloud photos upload folder, but I do not see them with my iPad. Are they not shared because they are past the 30 day window, or is there a different issue?

    Generally I would not use Facebook for sharing any photos, it compresses the photos substantially, and when you have shadows and dark colours you get visible "bands" where there should be subtle gradients, ie at sunsets and sunrises.
    It sounds like you are using two methods to upload to Facebook:
    1. Sharing from within Aperture, which basically syncs Facebook with your Aperture album, so any changes made at either end gets synced, hence the deletions from Albums, although the original file should still be in your library, just removed rom the album. It is like a playlist in iTunes.
    2. Exporting pics and uploading to Facebook from the browser.
    I am not sure how method 1 gets compressed, but I know that uploading hi-res jpegs to Facebook using method 2 results in poor quality images.
    I wouldn't even bother comparing option 1 or 2, and they will both be poor images once you view them on Facebook, as opposed to viewing uploaded images on proper image sharing / hosting sites.
    Your problem is not with Aperture, it is using Facebook for showing your work.
    If you export pics form Aperture at high res jpegs or TIFFs your images will be fine.
    If you insist to use Facebook as your way to share your work, then your workflow should be this:
    1. Right click images you want to share.
    2. Select Export version.
    3. Export as 100% size and ensure the export settings are set at 100% quality.
    4. Upload this pic into Facebook.
    This will get you the best image size and resolution on Facebook.
    See how you go.

  • Satellite L450D-11V - Recovery partition update

    On my Satellite L450D-11V with Windows 7 Premium 64bit, Tempro today indicated there was an important update that replaces the recovery partition with a new one, to get over the problem of an error message on laptops with more than 4GB RAM. Even though I only have 3GB, it says the update is for everyone as you may upgrade to over 4GB in future.
    That's all very well, so I downloaded it and tried to run the unpacked .exe, but half way through installation, it stops and tells me the update is only for 64bit versions of Windows 7....which mine is. I've only had it five days, it came with Windows 7 Prem 64bit, and I've definitely not used the 32bit downgrade DVD...and it clearly states "64bit operating system" in My Computer.

    Hi
    Which update do you mean exactly? Can you post some informations please like file name, etc.?
    Normally there is no recovery partition. There is only a folder called HDDrecovery on the second partition where you can reinstall Windows from this folder. On Vista and Windows 7 there is a hidden partition but its the Windows recovery environment and has nothing to do with Toshiba.
    Furthermore I dont use TEMPRO because install the updates manually if its necessary.

Maybe you are looking for