Satellite A300-146 - Original recovery (vista) is needed

Dear brothers,
I lost the original recovery for my labtop Toshiba Satellite A300-146 (formated) and now the windows is not working.
I need the recovery CD if any body have it , please.

Hi!
If you have lost the recovery disk you can order a new one from Toshiba directly:
https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/landing.aspx
Bye

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Satellite A300-146 - CD/DVD read and write issue

I have Toshiba Satellite A300-146, Model no : PSAJ0E, 1GB RAM, Intel Dual core 1.87 processor, Mobile Intel(R) 965 chipset family
I'm using windows7 RC version.
My DVD recorder is not working properly.
*1) Not reading 700 mb CD and not reading most DVDs.*
Few months ago, It read sony DVDs, read all CDs and dint read some local DVDs. Now it is not reading sony DVD and and all the CDs I used. But reads local DVDs..
*2) Some times it may write DVDs but most of the time its not writing DVDs. Nero 7 showing 100% but the DVD is not written anything.*
I'm using Vista drivers for my Window 7 OS...
3.Should I install windows 7 drivers..?
4.Is there any specific drivers for DVD drive.?
Experts or those who recovered from the same problem. Please Help me.
thanks in advance.

Hi
Maybe your CD/DVD drive is getting faulty... What do you think?
But before you think about a new drive you should remove the upper- and lowerfilters in registry. You can follow the workaround from Microsoft:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060
Make also sure that the lens from CD/DVD drive is clean. You can use a microfiber cloth to clean it. This cloth doesnt scratch the lens.
Check this!!!
Last but not least there are no special drivers for CD/DVD drive. Its a part of Windows and cant be updated.

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When flashing my BIOS back from v4.20 to a v3.90 I found on the net, everything went alright in windows, but as soon as I rebooted, the laptop showed the symptoms of a failed BIOS.
I'm now trying to repair the BIOS using the crisis recovery tool. I used the following procedure to create the USB stick and recover the BIOS
-Run the WINCRIS.Exe file in administrator and compatibility mode (Windows XP SP2)
-Select the USB drive (1GB Kingston), and format it with the tool
-Reinsert the drive and format again with the tool without restarting it to be sure that the disk is properly formatted
-Take the BL5S3D57.WPH file from the toshiba BIOS update and rename it to BIOS.WPH, and copy to the Crisdisk directory
-Copy the files BIOS.WPH (the one from toshiba I renamed), minidos.sys and winphlash16.exe to the drive in windows
-Take the drive out
-Plug battery out, plug AC out of laptop, hold the power button for a few seconds to make sure no remaining current is in the laptop
-Plug the USB Drive in
-Hold Fn+Esc in my case, this is the key combination where the laptop tries to read the USB drive the moment it boots up. It has something to do with enabling a boot block in the BIOS with that key combination.
-Plug AC in while still holding the F button
The F button does not nescessarily need to be held while plugging in AC, the laptop also tries to read from the drive if I hold it after plugging AC in, and before pushing the power button.
-Press the power button
I need to push the button twice, because the first time after plugging in AC the power button doesn't do a thing. When holding the power button for around 10 seconds after right after plugging AC in, the laptop boots sometimes, didn't find a pattern yet here.
The easy thing however is to just push the button 2 or 3 times, then it boots, and the booting procedure seems exactly the same as when holding the power button
-Wait for the LED to flash on the USB Drive. Very important: it seems to only flash ONCE for me, so it means it tries to access the drive, but I think it doesn't contain the right files or isn't formatted correctly. If I keep holding the F button while the laptop is on, the LED flashes once every 10-20 seconds.
From here on out the laptop is supposed to be reading the BIOS files from the USB drive, but apparently I'm doing something wrong. So here comes my question:
What could I be doing wrong in formatting the drive or writing the files to it?
Do I have the wrong CRISDISK? Is it normal that the files arent copied by CRISDISK to the USB Drive and that I have to do it myself?
Am I using the wrong WinPhlash? Or should I use the files that are supplied in the official BIOS rar from toshiba?
I have tried different versions of CRISDISK, different USB Drives (one 4GB would not be read by the broken laptop, and another 1GB would not be read by CRISDISK when trying to format the drive)
Tried different files on the USB Drive, tried bios.wph instead of capitals, tried BIOS.FD,...
I'm kind of running out of options here to try. Is there anyone who has experience with this recovery mode flashing that could tell me what I might be doing wrong? Or that has any suggestions on which other CRISDISK or toshiba updates to use?
Thanks anyways to people who read this and try to help!

> {quote:title=Xardas wrote:}{quote}
> Hi TwinCat,
>
> I think so to and that's a really good decision.
>
> From my own experience I can say that my authorized service provider works pretty fast and the technicians are friendly guys.
>
> I hope everything can be clarified as fast as possible! :)
I hope that Russian service provider will be as honest as the European one and won't solder something out as a souvenir :)
They said, it will take approximately a week.
Serviceman said that L30 has no built-in crisis recovery routine.
So I wasted money by buying an USB floppy disk drive and risked to burn something in my laptop by frequent powering it on and off (and may be burnt, will see).
The lesson I learnt is never flash BIOS if everything works and if even flash then not from Windows (btw. I flashed successfully my Satellite A300 from Windows without any problems).
Phoenix makes its BIOSes since 2001 with a crisis recovery boot block, but Toshiba locks this feature in many laptops, I think, not without a reason. Service providers want money too :)

Does Satellite A300-15C comes with Vista DVD

Hello
I have a Toshiba Satellite A300-15C to some queries:
Is this kind comes with Windows Vista DVD?

Hi
The newest Toshiba notebooks seem to be delivered with the Toshiba HDD image.
This means that the Vista and all other drivers, tools and utilities are already preinstalled on the HDD and the image is placed on another partition.
You can burn this image on the DVD to get a Recovery DVD.
As Im not mistaken there should be preinstalled Toshiba software called Recovery Disk Creator. This tool can be used to create a Recovery DVD.
So once again; the notebooks are not delivered with the Vista DVD.

Satellite A300 - How to install Vista on different partitions

plz i need help.
The problem is i format the hdd but i have ....
I setup win xp in partion 4 and the partion 1 is c is empty 30 gb
the partion 2 is d (winre) in xp not hidden. The partion 3 is e (data that includ the hddrecovery vista ).
Now i need to install Vista in C but when i press f8 or f12 the windows repair not found to install Vista.
Plz how can install Vista however i have E partion (hddrecovery) and (d partion winre) ?
Plz help me this is important to my very match
Sorry about my lang and i hope to found answer thanks
mohamed

Hi
Sounds like that you didnt understand how the Toshiba recovery procedure works. Normally you have two partitions on the HDD after you start it the first time. On the second partition there is a folder called HDDrecovery. This folder contains an image of factory settings and you can start this installation if you go in advanced boot menu (F8) and select Repair my computer.
But this is only possible if the preinstalled OS is still installed. If you install another OS like XP, you can only use the Toshiba recovery disk.
So Dr.Lamp is right, in your case you can only restore the factory settings using Toshiba recovery disk.
I hope I could help you a little bit.

Satellite A300: Deleted HDD Recovery Files - How to download missing files

Hi.
I had format a D: partition, where was a HDD Recovery file, now I can't recover my PC.
Easy question, Can I download that file from a Toshiba website or from another site?

You cannot download the HDD recovery files or the Recovery image.
You can order the Recovery DVD from here:
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How to install XP in Satellite A300-1BI with Vista

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Sorry estemon but I cannot believe what you wrote here. This is most asked question in last one year and you can find so many threads here with the same question. In just one minute I found, for example, this one http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=35787
It is about Satellite Pro but the principle is the same.
Check please Satellite A category on this forum and you will find answer to your question.

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After some weeks of working with my laptop, it hang on.
I have reinstalled the OS but and it work well during 1 or two months then the laptop hang on again.
I bought this laptop October 2008 and I have reinstalled Vista 3 o 4 times.
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You mean the Vista does not response after couple of time?
Well buddy, this can be an software issue.
I mean there are no magic solutions for such issues I assume you have installed and used many different applications on this notebook.
It could be possible that one of the applications causes this issue
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Try holding down the Zero key when turning on the laptop.
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Hi,
I have toshiba laptop Satellite A300, It had windows vista installed in this laptop but i formated and installed Windows 7 and since i have installed this windows 7 my webcamera is not working it gives an error "webcam driver open fail.please restart camera or computer" and even after doing this its not working.
And after installing this windows I think the display setting is also out of order, I tried to install the sorftwares and drivers from toshiba support but no success.
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Hello sajjad
Ive made very good experiences with Satellite A300 and Win7. In front of me I have Satellite A300-1LI. It is PSAG8E model and I can confirm that everything works perfect.
I have one offer for you:
Send us please exact notebook model and we can check Toshiba download page to see what is available for Win7 for your notebook model.
I can also send you exact installations order how to install all Toshiba stuff.
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Let us know how you have installed Win7 and all Toshiba stuff (drivers, tools and utilities).
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Satellite A300-1MV slow boot up and slow running

I have recently bought an Satellite A300-1MV it runs vista,
I have the trial Mcafee running and the other pre-installed software that came on the laptop. My problem is that on boot up the computer seems to take a ridiculous amount of time to boot up, once past the vista orb it says please wait which lasts about a minute untill the password request appears.
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Cheers

Hello
Very nice thread about slow start up you can find under http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=134947
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Hi andre.bo,
Can you notice the same problem on an external monitor? I had a similar issue but after I tested an external monitor I noticed, that it was only related to the internal monitor and not the graphic card.
Check this!!!
Furthermore you can get all original Toshiba spare parts from an authorized service provider and the guys can fix this problem too! :)

I have a somewhat strange request for anyone who can help. A300-146.

A friend of mine gave me this satellite A300-146 laptop about a year ago, and I want to fix it up so I can use it. The trouble is, this is not a US model, and the motherboard is bad. It turns on, everything spins up (except the HDD, that was dead) but no video. I've had the same situation with desktops and it was invariably a dead mobo. So my question is this. Are there any other a series mobos that will work in this thing? I've tried google searching for the same model type mobo, but no dice, not even from overseas retailers and wholesalers.

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Hey,
To be honest I dont understand what you mean. Do you talk about webcam or some Toshiba utilities now? Im confused
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None of the above work.
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Hi,
Many thanks for the advice.
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I have Windows Live Messenger version 14.0.8064 (installed on Tuesday).
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