Satellite A500-1GL - Display driver update

Recently l have been having issues with an online game and latency.
As part of the support l received they pointed out that my display driver is old and that there are more up to date ones on the NVIDIA site.
However from looking on Toshiba they still list the driver as being the one from 2010 which l have installed.
Can any one please advise me,
Can l update the driver from NVIDIA?
Or does it have to be the Toshiba one that l currently have from 2010?
If l can do the NVIDIA one can any one guide me through how l go about doing it?
(the card is a GeForce GT 330M card)
Many thanks for any help :)

> Can l update the driver from NVIDIA?
Here is a thread about the similar theme:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=74123
The point is that nVidia or ATI drivers can be installed but only at your own risk and this requires an Advanced installation procedure via device manager.
But I found out that different Toshiba notebooks were equipped with the same graphic chip.
For example:
+Sat A660 PSAW3E+
+Sat A665 PSAW3E+
+Sat P500 PSPGSE+
Usually the graphic driver released for these models should be compatible with you A500 model
Try it out

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Hi!
I have a *Toshiba Satellite A500-1GL*, which always crashes the video driver. Always comes "The driver has been restored after a failure," or something like that.
Have the unit in March 2010 purchased new.
What can I do about it?
Please help!
Thanks in advance!
psp

Hi psphc11,
If you would use the forum search, your question would be already answered.
Did you use the forum search?
Here are some results of forum search they are useful for you:
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=53955
http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=51062
Check this!!!

Satellite A500-1GL: display driver issue - BCCode: 117

I keep getting a problem with my laptop where the screen will go black for a second or two, and then come back on.
I used to get an error message appear saying there was a problem with the display driver, and found the following error listed in the action centre of the control panel;
Source
Windows
Summary
Video hardware error
Date
?09/?07/?2010 23:22
Status
Not reported
Description
A problem with your video hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
Locale ID: 2057
Files that help describe the problem
WD-20100709-2319.dmp
sysdata.xml
WERInternalMetadata.xml
Extra information about the problem
BCCode: 117
BCP1: FFFFFA800441D010
BCP2: FFFFF8800FF7DF9C
BCP3: 0000000000000000
BCP4: 0000000000000000
OS Version: 6_1_7600
Service Pack: 0_0
Product: 768_1
I've updated the drivers directly from Nvidia, as I have the Geforce GT 330M, this has stopped the error message from appearing, but the screen still goes blank. Does anyone have any ideas how to solve this?
Also, a seperate little question, sometimes my laptop will automatically resume from hibernation (I don't use sleep mode) when I open the lid, without pressing the power button. However, most of the time this will not happen, and I have to press the power button instead. Why will the computer do this sometimes, but not others? Can anyone tell me how to get the laptop to turn on by just opening the lid, 100% of the time?
Thank you for your advice.

Hi
Regarding the black screen issue;
You used the driver from nVidia this is not advisable due to the missing overheating protection. You should use the driver from the Toshiba page.
Please check also if the BIOS is up to date.
If newer BIOS is available, please update this I read in some threads that this could help to solve such issues
Regarding the automatically resume from hibernation;
You should check in BIOS if the Wake up on LAN and Wake up on keyboard options are disabled. If both or only one is enabled, then disabled this, save the changes in BIOS and reboot the unit
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Satellite A500-1GH - display driver stopped responding and has successfully

My laptop is the A500-1GH and I bought it 2 days ago...
My problem is that for the fourth time the monitor went black and then recovered and I'm getting the message "display driver stopped responding and has successfully recovered". My graphics card is the Nvidia GeForce 330.
I would appreciate it if someone knows what should I do to fix this
Thank you in advance

Hi Guys,
I have experienced _*both*_ problems with my A500/O2J with the NVIDIA GeForce GT 330m graphics card. Only purchased it Monday 15th February. Everything came factory installed except Office Professional 2007.
Set it up on Tuesday and it happened within 2 hours of set up, then again on the Wednesday. On the first 2 occurrances the display went black and recovered after a few seconds with a message along the lines of "graphic card driver has stopped responding and has successfully restored" then today (Friday 19/2) the screen went black and didn't come back on. I thought it had gone in to sleep mode but pressing the power button did nothing. After about 20 minutes I got the Blue Screen saying the system was shutting down to prevent unecessary damage and it then proceeded to restart.
I'm computer illiterate when it comes to this technical stuff and rang the place of purchase who told me to ring Toshiba (133 070). Of course being in the West they are closed so I will have to wait until Monday (1st day back at Uni).
Not off to a good start....so i hope this problem can be rectifed quickly and without too much fuss.
My computer specs are as follows;
A500/O2J
Intel Core i5 processor
Windows 7 Home premium (32 bit)
4GB memory
500Gb Sata storage
NVidia GeForce GT 330M graphics
Karmon/Kardon speakers
Everything came factory pre-installed except printer and Office Professional 2007 but both were installed after the problem occured the first time.
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Re: Satellite C660 - (PSC0QE) display driver update

Hello all you wonderful people.
I'm writing this post to inquire as to why the display driver for this model hasn't been updated since 2010?
I have been playing a favourite game of mine (Civilization V) on this model. They updated the game with a patch in November and the computer can no longer display the graphics properly because of the old drivers.
I've done my research on the gaming forums to try and fix this and after looking at my dxdiag its become clear that the drivers are out of date. I've been on the Intel website and they have updated drivers for the card (Intel(R) HD graphics), I've downloaded these drivers however the laptop will not install them unless they are Toshiba verified? My questions are..
Why does Toshiba stop me from installing these drivers from Intel's website?
and
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> I've downloaded these drivers however the laptop will not install them unless they are Toshiba verified?
You can update the drivers within the device manager
>EDIT: Having spent a bit of time reading other threads i've managed to update the drivers
I assume you updated this via device manager right?
I did it too and it functioned.

Satellite A500 Nvidia Display Driver 404 - Not Found

Hi,
While trying to download this driver I keep getting a 404 - Not Found message:
http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-files2/0/display-20100608163635.zip
Anyone else having this problem?

hi,
> While trying to download this driver I keep getting a 404 - Not Found message:
> http://support1.toshiba-tro.de/tedd-files2/0/display-20100608163635.zip
It looks like the temporary server malfunction. You can try it later.

Blank screen after display driver update Satellite Pro P200

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No joy with an external screen so I bit the bullet and reinstalled from the product recovery disk. I tried expert mode to retain the data partition but that failed twice, so I had to restore it from the previous day's backup after doing a full reinstall. Two consolations, though.
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Satellite A500-1GL - some single FN keys not working properly

hi
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thanks in advance.
Cheers

Hi
You have to reinstall the Value Added Package and the Toshiba Flash Card Support Utility!
Firstly remove both software parts from system.
Reboot the unit and then install firstly the VAP and then Toshiba Flash Cards.
Greets

Satellite A500-1GL - Slow wireless connection

Bought a Satellite A500-1GL, for it's promised performance a couple of weeks ago and I have been let down.
Takes longer than the much older laptop the kids have to start up but that is not the painful issue I have been struggling to fix.
When wired to the router it downloads at 9.46Mb/s but I bought a laptop for mobile convenience.
When wireless its download speed drops to a very painful 0.09Mb/s.
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Seller told me it was an Internet Explorer problem and to download Firefox.
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Was told to change the channel of the router, which I did and no difference.
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I really don't know what is wrong there. I have brand new Satellite P500. It is almost the same just little bit bigger notebook and WLAN works perfectly.
Even connected to friends router I didn't noticed bad WLAN connectivity speed. In 30 seconds only I was able to connect to his router and have access to internet.
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Satellite A500-1GL - Windows 7 power options and gaming

Hi all
Some may know from my previous posts about my issue with the fan on my Satellite A500-1GL causing me concern when I am online gaming. Hitting 90% is worrying. And its still happening with the BIOS update and Toshiba now advising to do a factory restore then if that fails send in for repair.
Looking at the power options,
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Any help would be appreciated, trying to think of anything that could help that may be an easy solution to this fan issue
torti :)

Hello
To be honest a lot of fan activity during gaming would be normal I think because games need a lot of CPU and GPU power, they always run on a very high level. That means a lot of heat will be produced and this must be cooled to avoid hardware damages.
Furthermore if I play games, its not important how much noise the fan creates because I hear the game music or dialogs Isnt it so? ;)
Anyway, from time to time its recommendable to clean the cooling system of your notebook using compressed air spray:
[How to clean the cooling system of a Toshiba notebook? |http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/ann.jspa?annID=40]
And for gaming you can use High Performance or Balanced power option of Windows.

Re: Satellite U500-PSU9ME - display driver stopped responding

Since I purchased the laptop I had a problem with the display driver.
The screen keeps blackout and comes back after a second with the massage display driver stopped responding and has recovered, I wish I can attach a screenshot. The laptop have nVidia card on it.
The dealer replaced it for me but even with the new one, it comes each day once or twice
This is my 1st Toshiba, I always heard they are good but now I am kind of confused!
Anyone had this problem and could solve it? Please help.
Note: i updated all drivers.

> {quote:title=MasterG wrote:}{quote}
> +@Ai1dRo0kNotBot+
> It seems you did read any other solution suggestions from other users who have experienced a similar issue with a graphic driver.
>
> In my personal opinion the failing of the video driver has nothing to do with a gpu overheating.
>
> As other guys already suggested, an display driver updated has helped!
> The others said that disabling of Win 7 aero theme could be helpful too!
>
> As you see there are different reasons for such issue and its not matter of notebook manufacturer but in my opinion ATI and nVidia are still developing the drivers for Win 7 and there are different hardware and software configurations which could affect the driver functionality!
Why not? Driver stops responding only when cpu cooler runs on minimal rpm, seems to me, that fan rpm basically depend on cpu heat (_not_ gpu).
Very good solution, but I have a question: would you buy a server that works only when you disable lan card? would you buy a car which can turn only left?
No matter. Never the less, I'm satisfied with how the Intel i3 and Nvidia 310m works.
The thing i DO NOT like and which concerns manufacturer directly is keyboard. I don't know who designed flat buttons, but it's the worst keyboard I seen EVER. You can realize my disappointment, changing eeepc to u500 expecting better and getting THIS. They could at least have upgrade for keyboard replacement, the part that cost $50 spoils $1100, wonderful...
:( I imagined my fist toshiba as much happier thing...
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Re: I spilled my drink on my keyboard of Satellite A500-1GL

I accidentally spilled a drink on my keyboard of my Toshiba Satellite A500-1GL.
I turned off the laptop immediately and dried it out.
It is being left off until I have a reply.
note: I spilt the liquid just about 1/4 of the keyboard.
_thank you._

Hi
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Display Driver Update for Satellite L30-105

Could anyone give me an idiots guide on how to update a display driver for my Satellite L30-105 ( PSL33E ) PLEASE?

LOL. You need a idiot guide?? Come on man ;)
Ok, here is my guide;
Download the graphic driver for your notebook model.
Unzip the package.
Then access the device manager, mark the graphic card, update driver.
Then a new window will open.
There you have to use the second Advanced option.
Then choose the option called Dont search. I will chose the driver (or something like that)
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Satellite A100-599 - question about display driver update

Hi,
I have a Satellite A100-599 with a NVIDIA 7600go graphic card and I have Bioshock like most of you the game crashes because of some problems with the graphic card drivers, no pb...in the meantime NVIDIA released some new patches to the Forceware and after I rechecked the Toshiba driver support database I saw a new release in the Display driver list for WinXp.
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Regards,Marian

I dont know if WE have. I think it would be took some long time to ask every single user: hey, do you have some drivers for blackmodjo? Ah, come on, please. Just a little bit of them... ;)
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To get some good "bio"shocked meal just follow this receipt:
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http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/
read before you do anything (YES, even before you continue BREATHING) the FAQ-section on that site (RECOMMENDEDRECOMMENDEDRECOMMENDED)
and then download the drivers. Do it, yes...
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2. starting in safe mode, starting that program, removing..yadayadayada
3. Installing new driver
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4...
5..no..6. Thanking me and giving me your first born.. ;)
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[http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=14&PFid=24&Level= 4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false]
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