Satellite A200 won't run CD's

I've been using an A200 since 2007. It perfectly runs all types of DVD's but recognizes all types of CD's as blank.
I'm unable to write CD's as well.
The writing process completes smoothly and the CD is then ejected. But when i insert the CD into a any other computer it's blank.
Salman

> The writing process completes smoothly and the CD is then ejected. But when i insert the CD into a any other computer it's blank.
As I understand your issue, the Satellite A200 recognizes all disk properly and can burn the CD as well but the OTHER computer recognize the CD as blank.
Is it right?
Well, I would recommend using another brand of CD disks!
Try and test different CDs from different manufacturers.
TDK, verbatim are Ok

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Problem is that when laptop is plugged in and battery doesn't charging it use internal battery (like when it isn't plugged in), and when it empty internal battery it turn off, and there still shows that it is plugged in. Can I set that when laptop is plugged in, but doesn't charging it will use external power?
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>This is universal external laptop battery. This battery produce 19V, and I don't see why Toshiba must recommend using this external battery?
Of course this is important because there is no guarantee that not supported and not recommended 3rd party options would be compatible with your notebook.
>I just need information if I can set that when laptop is plugged in but not charging, then laptop will use external power for its work, not for both (work and charging).
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>It starts with battery removed but it won't load any pages
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Satellite A200 - Won't boot up with connected main power

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Hi
The warranty is also depending on the country where you purchased the notebook and if you have a warranty extension or not. So its not easy to say if your notebook is still under warranty or not.
But let me give you a word of advice: You should give an ASP a call! The technicians can check the warranty for your notebook and tell you how much the repair would be cost.
On the Toshiba website you can find a list of authorized service providers.
Bye

Re: Satellite A200 unable to connect phone - No Bluetooth

Some years back I bought a Satellite A200 (PSAF6A-OWOOIN) running Vista, which my daughter has since upgraded to windows 7.
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I have searched for a suitable download, but the only one I could find, would not run/start due to an incompatibility ????
I real need to be able to connect my phone to my computer, as we have video that we wish to forward to the police on disk.
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Hi
First of all it would be really interesting to know if BT is enabled on this notebook.
Can you see a small BT icon in the taskbar?
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I have tried several things, and here is what I get :
* If I do not use the floppy at all, Windows XP will not find the hard disk. That was expected, no problem here, save for the fact it is utterly useless to me :)
* If I force the driver on the floppy, despite Windows telling me it already has a driver it can use, then within 10 seconds I get a BSOD with the 0x7B stop message (boot device not found or unreachable).
* If I use the floppy, but do not force the driver and instead listen to Windows ("oh, you already have a driver ? Ok, then, use it and nevermind that floppy"), I can actually finish the installation process. Windows will copy all the files it needs on the drive, it will even reboot properly after that and go on installing itself. But when the installation is over, the computer will reboot, I will see the loading screen for a second, and then, BSOD stop 0x7B again.
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Hi
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First of all you have to download the Storage Manger and have to put it on the floppy.
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_Note;_
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Hi,
I have since a week a Toshiba Notebook, the Satellite A200-19i. The Notebook is very loud in my opinion. One cooler is running permanently and the other one running sometimes. Or is this noisy thing not a cooler?
Please help me and sorry for my bad english. I am from Germany.
Thanks,
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Hello Arne
In the world of mobile computing it is not easy to design absolutely quite notebook especially if the hardware components are faster and more powerful. Heat is common problem by mobile computing and most important thing is hardware protection. I know that notebooks are sometimes very loud, especially if the cooling fan is dirty.
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My Satellite A200 laptop started giving me warnings saying *eblib.*dll is not designed to run on windows or contains an error.
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I had the same problem with odbc32.dll. Replaced it with a copy from another vista laptop with success.
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Do NOT use CCleaner! I work in an ASP and the number of machines that have had to be rebuilt because of this (plus it opens the backdoor to ther nasties).
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Shaking image on external monitor when Satellite A200 is running on AC

Hello
I have this problem which is driving me crazy .... I bought an external monitor for my Toshiba Satellite A200-1s9 laptop but the problem with it is that the image, on the external monitor, is shaking. I tried another monitor, the same, another cable, same problem; the only way how to stop it is to unplug the AC from the laptop.
I also tried to move the monitor further from the laptop but nothing.
I can making stop shaking so hard only if I switch to the AC profile from FULL POWER to Save power ... but even with this the image is still shaking a bit.
So basically there is a magnetic field around there, probably in the laptop, which is making my image shaking like crazy ... does anybody know how to stop it?
tx

Hi,
hmmm...
I don't think that this has to do something with magnetic fields.
Cause it is related to the power consumption of the computer, it seems that there is a problem with the AC-Adaptor.
If it has to deliver much 'juice', it's condensators to keep the voltage absolutely stable are perhaps too weak.
Such instabilities ( which have the 50 Hz frequency of the power supply ) can disturb the signal to the monitor.
A solution for that ? ..if you know how to solder some fat condensators somehow in between...
Or:
It's a grounding problem
I never heard from such problems with LCD-Monitors (VGA out??). Mostly this is the case when you you use analog video out,
leading to no color on the TV.
Do you have an annoying buzzing when you connect audio out to an amplifier ? That would be a sign for that.
I had such a problem and solved it by plugging my laptop on AC on another circuit in the house than my audio devices
So experiment with that.
First: disconnect all other stuff ( printer, sticks, antennas, everything ) These are nasty problems with lots of possible interferences.
Let me know!
Greets Matz

Does Satellite A200-1GB(PSAE6E) supports 4GB of RAM

I have a toshiba Satellite A200-1GB and I want to put 4GB of RAM on it.
It came with 2GB of pc2-5300 RAM.
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Regards

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The Toshiba guys tell me that it is limited not by the OS but by the Motherboard.
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When I asked why they would put such a limitation on the box they thought I was strange to want 4GB of RAM. Telling me that it isn't really considered the way to go for PSing. I guess they have never heard of Gamming. Or maybe they think someone would want to go bouncing around the 3rd world with a $3000 box to be lost.

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I have a startup problem with my Satellite A200.
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Insert the USB key or drive you want to boot from.
Restart the computer.
During startup, when prompted, press the appropriate button to display the "Boot Options". Usually it is F2, F8 or F12 (be displayed on the splash screen).
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My problem just part shift to the right that when it restarts with the USB key plugged remain frozen and Toshiba screen is displayed but it does not load anything.
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Message was edited: posting has been translated

I check everything has nothing to report ...
everything that was to change on this pc is memory ram replace a 2gb because before that I had 256mb ram memory so not much ^ ^
yes he in the bios (f2) I fdd but by regarding the boot menu (f12) I unfortunately do not have fdd :/
missing entry fdd me in the start menu :/ there no means a small file download is placed on the hard disk to show the "fdd" entry?
Here is my menu (f12):
internal hard disk
CD-ROM
LAN
I even tried to run as my key with each entry in cases where but after a few seconds it gives me windows vista: (
my pc probably lack a forgotten entry in the factory or whatever ^ ^
if someone has a solution ^ ^
thank you
+Message was translated by google translator+

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Hello
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