Missing WinXP drivers for Satellite A300/A305
I bought a satellite a305-s6829 in US. I changed the OS to XP.
My problems re the following:
1) i have 3 devices that remain unknown and Toshiba USA has published incomplete XP drivers for this model.
I don't know which hardware are not functioning and have no idea how to identify them. At first I installed a program that's supposed to identify these unknown devices but it lists all the hardware in the laptop! So how am I supposed to know which ones are unknown.
The device list is long and it is kind of difficult to isolate the unknown devices.
2) I am unable to find the ACPI Common modules for Win XP for this model. Is there a compatible ACPI module for the A300/A305 from other models?
I am unable to install the other important utilities for the laptop since I don't have this, e.g. power management.
3) Ever since installing XP, I am experiencing BSOD.
I am not sure what's causing it. Maybe it is related to no. 2, i don't know. Has anyone else experienced this?
Can somebody help me with these issues?
Thanks
-yazunuri-
I had as of sept 12/2008 the same problem with a satellite A305, spent weeks finding drivers for XP, thought I had them all and installed the OS from 0, Everything worked great... at least I thought so. Then I noticed no "fn" keys working for turning down the brightness of the screen and preventing the system from draining the batteries, so looked for hours for the solution. Downloaded through the support page:
http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/download_drivers_bios.jsp
The drivers you are supposed to download for Windows XP are: common module, hotkey and zooming utility. Be careful there are two versions of hotkey available. Only one works so just try them, now I have amore decent way to switch between monitors, and controlling the brightness. When you turn off brightness goes back to the highest.... but it works, I can even suspend or hibernate my system.
I don't know why Toshiba keeps telling people that my system had not such a driver for win XP, the truth is, it is not the best but works, and besides all the "conspiracy" of laptop manufacturers pushing us into Vista and us trying to resist, we have to fight in order to keep alive XP waiting for the final successor of XP to be born. I am a Microsoft fan but... no comments about Vista anymore, just switch to XP and enjoy having your system ready (full of applications) in only 1 minute and 40 seconds, hibernate it in 20, have it back and ready in 35, and the list of fast speeds of XP goes on and on.... hope you can solve the problem is just a matter of time to spend in front of your laptop.
IT CAN BE DONE, do not ask TOSHIBA, they'll tell you cant.
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