Portege R500 screen rotation on Vista

Hello,
I've a Portege R500. I've installed WinXP on it as soon as it arrived so didn't have any experience with Vista.
I used iRotate software to rotate my screen desktop on the external display.
Later on, I installed Windows Vista Enterprise but screen rotation utlities, be it irotate or pivotpro stopped working.
I've done latest BIOS update, installed latest Intel GMA drivers but the result didn't change. In the control panel of Vista, in tablet PC settings I only see primary landscape option, however all of my friends with different brand of laptops see 4 options there including portrait ones.
I don't want to go back to XP just for this simple thing, can anybody help?

Just curious. What external monitor are you using, and what resolution is it running at? I can't get my R500 to drive an external monitor at a useable resolution (see separate thread).

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Portege R500 screen issue

My Portege R500 screen is leaking light very much in the edges and it is impossible to view anything from the sides.
Viewing videos is very difficult. Black is actually dark grey.
Do I have a faulty unit?
Is it possible to fix this screen in the garantee service?
How is your R500 screen?

Hi
I'm not quite sure what could be exactly wrong. Possibly there is something wrong with the FL inverter but this is my personal suggestion.
To get a detailed fault diagnosis an notebook check would be necessary.
>Is it possible to fix this screen in the warranty service?
If you warranty is valid everything should be done for free Just contact the ASP in your country and ask for the further handling.
The technician from authorized service provider should be able to provide more details and should help you.
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Portege R500: login screen don't work with fingerprint

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I have Toshiba Portege R500.
When i used Windows Vista - i have any problem.
Now i install Windows 7 and so: if notebook was restart or shut down - on login screen of windows don't work biometric.
Only enter password from keyboard. If hibernate or sleep - all ok, biometric work normally.
I was try Windows 7 32bit and 64bit.
Same problems.
Help me, pls.

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Please check this:
+Useful information regarding file protection with the AuthenTec Fingerprint software+
http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSB9C02RC0001R01.htm
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Portege R500/Vista - why SQL Server installed?

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Is this a Toshiba idea or something to do with Vista?

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Portege R500 - Switch view from laptop screen to LCD projector

Hello - new here, urgent request. We are having a meeting and I am using the Portege R500 for the first time with LCD Projector which is also a Toshiba.
How do I switch the view from the laptop screen to the projector screen? I thought it was Function F5 (Fn F5) but it isn't working.
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Yes, you have to use the FN+F5 to switch to the external monitor or to external projector, etc
Firstly you have to connect the notebook with projector while the both devices are off.
After you have connected the projector you could power up the notebook.
Then try to switch to external projector using the FN+F5 key combination

Where can I find XP x64 drivers for Portege R500 - hotkey / power management?

Where can I find downloads that will enable power management or hotkey support for my Portege R500?
I have already installed drivers for everything except fingerprint reader (don't want), tpm (really don't want), and hdd motion sensor (tos620a) (not bothered about right now). Most drivers are latest from original vendor websites, or, failing those, from Toshiba's Vista 64-bit download areas.
Everything else generally works: wifi, graphics & chipset, sound, lan, bluetooth stack, cardbus, card reader, etc.
However, having done this, the following issues remain:
FN hotkeys don't work for suspend to ram, suspend to disk, *screen* *brightness* - essential to extending lifetime; FN hotkeys for numeric/direction pad, external monitor toggle *do* work
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However, in order to get battery lifetime beyond ~2.5 hours and closer to the rated 7.1 hours, I'll need to turn some things down / off occasionally. What software can help and where can I get it, such that it works on Windows XP x64 edition?
Note:
I have tried the xp 32-bit packages that Toshiba supplies, they don't appear to work on x64. The 'ctrls' package requires 'cmod', but 'cmod' gives this error:
TOSHIBA Common Modules Setup
Not an ACPI machine. Cannot install TOSHIBA ACPI Logical Device.
OK
I have tried the xp 32-bit package called 'pwrsav'; it installs a bad help link to my start menu, and adds a couple of exes, tpsmain and tpsoddctl, to my auto-runs. These 32-bit executables quit immediately after execution.
I would have tried to install Toshiba's Vista 64-bit packages for hotkeys / common modules / power management, but the only one of the three I can find via toshiba.co.uk are common modules, and unfortunately that zip file only contains .inf, .cat and .sys files, no installer.
Motivation:
I'm using a fresh install both because the default Vista install is unusable (900MB memory used on a fresh boot desktop, drive split into multiple partitions, trial, adware and broken software installed left and right)
I'm using x64 because I'm a software engineer whose next product needs to work on x64, and this new laptop was a likely first candidate

You didn't link to the tool you found. If you meant this tool then, you should be aware it doesn't work on x64 on R500:
Display Tuner
Cannot detect monitor!
Your monitor does not support DDC control or your videocard is not supported by Display Tuner.
You cannot use Display Tuner in this configuration.
OK
It would be unlikely to work in any case, as display driver brightness isn't normally the same as the screen's brightness (hence power usage).
Maybe it's a communication issue, but I *have* found +original+ drivers for all essential components, just not for things like screen brightness - something that, to be honest, I more expect to be handled in firmware / bios, as that's been my experience on previous laptops, and is more reliable in any case, considering I could be running an oddball Linux or a completely different OS, or a CPU-intensive high-priority task.
The R500 series seem to be scrimping on the firmware and expecting OS utilities and dedicate yet another system tray icon to take over that job.
It does look like x64 is a no-go for mobile use on this machine, due to lack of firmware power management, which is a great pity as the point of such a light machine is mobility. I'll wipe it and install XP 32-bit and see how that goes.

Portege R500: cannot connect the remote DVI monitor via Dynadock

Hello,
I just connected Dynadock (DVI) with my Portege R500. The notebook would be supported -- according to Toshiba -- but my experiment confirms that Dynadock is not able to access DVI port. This implies, that Dynadock is nothing more than USB HUB.
My setup: Vista 32b Business (CZE edition), latest fixes, Toshiba R500.
Software: latest dynadock software 2.3c.
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If you still believe, that Toshiba Dynadock is compatible with Toshiba R500, then press Fn-F5 and peek at your logs and you must find something like:
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Hello again Leo
I still believe you are wrong. Toshiba Dynadock is not designed for Toshiba products only. It is universal product and can be used on every notebook. To be honest I believe it is better to use it with new, more powerful, notebooks.
When you sat your notebook model is listed as compatible I believe you. Why not? Toshiba can list all newer notebooks. No problem at all. To be honest I am also interested to buy Dynadock but after reading your posting I wanted to see how it works exactly.
I have contacted my friend because he works in one big electronic store and I was lucky because he had Portege M500 too.
He was very nice and offered me to test Portege M500 SSD model with Dynadck PA3542EY1PRP. I hope you have the same model. It is DVI model. So I have done follow:
- Portege was preinstalled with clean Vista OS (factory settings started for the first time)
- I have installed latest Dynadock Utilitiy for Vista 2.3c
- Installing this software you must pay attention about installations steps and the installations procedure should not be interrupted
at one step there is window Installation Complete but it is not complete and must be continued with
Display Link Core Software installation
Video Dock installation
at this point the Dynadock must be connected to favorite USB port NOT FROM THE BEGINNING
- At the end I have restarted notebook
The installation was finished properly and I have connected 20 Toshiba Tekbright LCD display (DVI cable). The native resolution is 1680x1050. in Display properties there are shown three displays. Display number 3 belongs to display connected to the Dynadock.
Resolution 1680x1050 was there and display shows perfect picture. I have tested it as extended desktop and it works without problems. I didnt test it playing some movies.
I have also tested it with FN+F5 key combination. It does not work as it should be but there is definitely no error message. I know that FN+F5 key combination is not designed for external graphic card and I know that it can not work well.
At the end I can sat that Dynadock works well with Portege M500 SSD and there is definitely no error message. It works with Vista very well. I have tested it with screen saver and with few restarts. Nothing changes. Everything was OK.
So after this test I can say that you have done some mistake. If you want to use it again I recommend you to install Vista again using recovery image. After doing this you will have clean preinstalled OS. Install software but please follow the menu on the screen and be sure all three components are installed properly. If I am remembering well when you see message about USB audio device installation you must connect Dynadock and continue installation.
PLEASE FOE DYNADOCK USE ALWAYS THE SAME USB PORT!!!
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Have a nice day!

Portege R500 connection to Toshiba 19AV505D LCD TV

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Portege R500 fan spins up and freezes

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Thanks

Hi all.
Thanks for the replies.
I have an image that I use, this image has been installed on 3 or 4 other Porteges and they have been fine. I have reinstalled the OS on this Laptop about 5 times, I have also tried Vista but get the same problem.
Sounds like it could be a Hardware issue then. Has anyone else experienced any issues like this?
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Re: Portege R500 - How to update BIOS on Windows 7?

Hello,
I want to update the bios of my Portege R500 to the 1.6 version. It's a windows-update BIOS and when I launch it under Windows 7, I get the message:
[Error] BIOS Update is not supported OS. Unsupported OS or service pack is installed.
I have to reinstall XP in order to update the Bios? File name is P0058v160.exe. Does anyone know if BIOS update works in Virtualisation mode? I would install Sunbox VM, install XP and run the BIOS update. But will it work?
Does anyone has an idea?
Regards,
Roro

Hi
You cannot format the 32GB SHCI card because the card reader of R500 support only SDHC cards up to 8GB!
So even you will update the BIOS, the 32GB SDHC card will not be recognized
Back to your BIOS update question;
Since the BIOS is OS independent, the BIOS update should work using Win 7 too.
As far as I know some Toshiba tools are needed in order to start the BIOS update.
Using Win XP you need Common Modules installed.
Using Vista or Win 7 the VAP (value added package) should be installed.
greets

Several issues on Portege R500

I got this new Portege R500 (PPR50E) and the fan noise is driving me crazy! I can't believe why the processor has to run all the time so hot even if it's not on heavy load. Even some light online surfing starts the fan rolling and the whining of it is really annoying. I tried to find software that puts the CPU to halt state, like CPU Idle, but no luck, none of the old apps work with this CPU. The temp is all the time around 60C which is quite a lot even thought I have customized the power management profile to use only the lightest load.
Does anyone have any ideas how to force the CPU to halt state?
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>In my opinion some hardware designer didn't do his work properly
OK it is your opinion but you must also understand that hardware designers do not have easy job. As you know almost every month we can read about new technology or about some new features. We have now new OS Vista. This OS uses more resources than older WXP. The hardware must be adapted to new Microsoft requirements. If you see the notebook design you will agree with me that Portege R500 is really nice business notebook. Small and you can take it everywhere. So powerful hardware is placed into extremely small enclosure.
The hardware designer must find a good compromise to all this. At the end, Toshiba uses best hardware components for business line notebooks and this expensive hardware must be protected properly. If you must make decision between louder cooling fan and high risk for hardware I believe you will also choose the first option.
It is really not so easy. Anyway, I still believe you have a nice piece of hardware.
By the way: I do not know which projector you use but I can say that a friend of mine use his R500 for power point presentation in our meeting room and it works well. We have Toshiba projector. I do not know the exact model but if you want, I can ask which one he uses.
Bye

Need WXP drivers for a Portege R500-106

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Hi again
Sorry I thought this new notebook is just Vista preinstalled. Other way I do not understand why you need WXP drivers when you can install recovery image that contains all necessary drivers, tools and utilities. As I can see WXP Pro should be preinstalled on this notebook. Is it not good enough for your work?
By the way: some drivers you can also find on http://209.167.114.38/support/Download/ln_byModel.asp#
Usually if you have European model you should use stuff designed for European models but you can use offered drivers from Canadian download page.

Portege R500: XP installation with USB external CD/DVD drive - SOLUTION

Hello all !
Just wanted to take five minutes to inform you that installing XP on a Portege R500 with USB external CD/DVD drive is possible, even if you already have erased Vista and only with a bootable CD of Win XP in hand.
First go into your BIOS and check / set first boot device is CD/DVD drive
Start your installation of win XP from the CD without the F6 thing and let it go his way
After a while, the installation stops and says "can't find the file xxxx" and you are invited to say where this file is
You "just" have to replace the drive letter "C:" that is given by default with the drive letter of your CD/DVD (and let the rest just like it is) and the installation will continue until the next "can't find..." and you will again replace the drive letter, etc..
After a complete "manually assisted automatic" installation, you are welcome in Win XP !
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But do not worry, if you type the wrong letter you will have as many tries as you wish until you find the good one and for the following "can't find..." it will remain the same.
I hope these pieces of information will help some of you who want a clean install of win XP starting from a newly formatted HDD.
With kind Regards,
Mage.

What a great information!
Thanks a lot for this posting.
I think it could be useful for others here.
Bye

No network controller driver for Portege R500 (Windows XP)

Hello
I don't quite understand why Toshiba does not provide the necessary drivers to make a new Portege R500 WLAN work. I have absolutely no wireless networking capability, as if the switch was turned off, and I have a yellow question mark in the Windows Device Manager ("Other devices", "Network Controller"). Windows does not find a driver on the two restoration CDs and trying to install everything from http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/wlan/?page=downloads doesn't help neither.
Has anybody managed to find drivers to correct this "Network Controller" problem for an R500 under Windows XP? Maybe my unit has a hardware defect, because I can't believe that WLAN support for XP is not provided out of the box or at the very least by downloading files on the Toshiba support site
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Hello
Reading your posting one thing is strange for me. Can you please explain to me what you mean with: Windows does not find a driver on the two restoration CDs.???
As far as I know restoration CD/DVD is not a kind of driver collection but recovery image that you can use for clean operating system installation. Can you please tell me which restoration (recovery) CDs you have? Are both of them for one operating system or you got one for Vista and other for WXP.
I have checked Toshiba support page and there is listed WLAN driver version 11.5.0.32 / 9.0.4.37. Download it and unzip the driver files and before you start installation check readme.txt file at first.
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Have you spoken about it with your local administrator?
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