Satellite A660-158 and FN Key functionality

Satellite A660-158 model. Where to me to find the utility for Fn key?
I haven't found this utility in drivers. That I displayed what Fn buttons I push.
Thankful in advance.

> Let's finish this subject about different views on life.
This is good. :) Obviously you have enough time to play with all this. Fact is that drivers offered for new machine are absolutely the same as drivers you got with recovery image.
With other words I think youve spent your time for .... nothing.
Anyway, install VAP again and hopefully FN will work well.

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Satellite A660-158 - Can't start Windows

Toshiba Satellite A660-158
I bought a laptop Toshiba Satellite A660-158. He served me less than a week. I think it's the broken hard drive.
My problem:
Once I start the computer, it booted and worked for a while, but suddenly there was an error reading that I didn't have time. Computer was restarted. And does not load ... Before the boot mode does not reach. But the initial test (with logo) has been successful. Takes a long time and eventually gives an error:
Unable to start Windows. Maybe it was because of the recent small difference is the hardware configuration or software. To fix this error:
1. Insert your Windows installation disc and restart your computer (The complete drive was not)
2. Choose the language settings, and then click Next.
3. Select "Repair your computer".
If this disc is missing, contact your system administrator or computer manufacturer (He turned and said to bear the service center, but I do not have this capability).
Status: 0xc000000e
Details: Failed to boot menu, since the required device is inaccessible.
Please help me! Idon't know what me do(
Please write to E-Mail: [email protected]
Message was edited by: HunterS7777777

Hey,
And why do you think the hard drive is defective?
Have you already tried the Repair your computer option? Usually with this option you can restore factory settings in few minutes.
Furthermore if you have the Toshiba recovery disk you can also restore factory settings from this disk. Just boot from it and follow the screen instructions. You have to make few clicks only, the installation with all drivers and tools happen automatically.
If you have more questions, please let us know! :)

Satellite A660: Remark and a question about illumination/mute button

Remark:
Hi, I am a proud owner of a satellite A660-166 (3 days old) and I installed everything from scratch on the win 7 pro since I received my laptop with a home version (need pro for work)...I encountered some problems but this forum really answered all my questions :) Never found such a helpful forum for technical support. So I wanted to express my gratitude and my support for everything you do for the users :)
Problem: Well, it's not really a problem, more of a curiosity... I had some problems with the eco button at that point illumination/mute button was for mute....Thanks to you guys I found out what needed to be done, I reinstalled Flash card software and everything was working properly plus the illumination/mute button was for illumination now. I don't have anything against that, I prefer it that way, but I'm wondering how do I change that...I found some unanswered thread about using toshiba assistant and the illumination tab...Since my laptop is pretty new, I don't have an illumination tab, I was wondering how do I change the button to mute if I want to?
Thanks, keep up the good work!

It is nice to hear you found answers to your questions here. Many people here try to help.
Back to your issue: It is not easy to offer precise answer and I really dont know if you can change settings for one single button. I think it has something to do with registry entries but how to change it is another question.
If you use this button for illumination ON/OFF you can use FN+ESC for MUTE option so you will have both options that can be used using one single button or quick key combination.
Can you please test it and confirm it works properly?

Satellite A660-10W - Sensitive Arrow Key

I have a Satellite A660-10W running Windows 7 64-bit for about 7 months now. A couple of days ago I noticed that the right arrow key became very sensitive. It feels quite normal just like other keys when pressed and not actually soft to the touch but the slightest touch to the key would cause it to trigger. This a major inconvenience for me since I use it a lot for writing (my work) and using this arrow key now is not accurate at all and it becomes a hassle when I need to use it.
Could anybody help me with this?
Thanks in advance

Hey,
Its not easy to discuss about this behavior and I think this must be checked from a notebook technician if its normal behavior or not. I cant say something about this without seeing it.
Your notebook is only 7 months old so I would contact an authorized service provider in your country. In this case hardware repair is for free so ask the guys for help. They should check your keyboard if it needs replacing or another part.
Do know where you can search for an authorized service provider?
Here you can do it:
http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/generic/ASP_SUPPORT
PS: The sensitivity of single keys cant be changed.

Satellite L300 - 'W' and 'F' Keys not working - can't log

Hi,
I have a Toshiba Satellite L300.
My 'F' and 'w' keys arent working, and because I have a Built-in HDD user password of which contains those letters, I can not start up my computer.
I had a 'startup' problem a couple of months back, and what I had to do was restore my laptop to a previous date. I did this through Boot management during startup. The only thing is I cant remember how to do it now.
I cant find any restoration disks that may have come with my laptop- so the only way I can do it is through boot management.
So, how do you do a system restore? or is there another way of fixing this problem?.
Please help!! :)

Hello
If W and F key dont work I would recommend replacing the keyboard or use an external one. In my opinion its the best choice because you also need the keys for typing letters or emails
You can get a new keyboard from an authorized service provider in your country.
> I cant find any restoration disks that may have come with my laptop
I think you should read the user manual because you have to create this disk yourself ;)

Windows 7 Install and Thinkvantage Key Functionality

Hello,
I plan to install Windows 7 Home, however, I don't want to loose the Thinkvantage key and related functionality. If someone could provide an outline to maintain Thinkvntage key functionality with Windows 7 install I would greatly appreciate it.
Current OS: Windows XP SP3
Thinkvantage T60/Type 1953-D7U
Thank you

I installed Windows 7 Enterprise x64 on a W500 and all keys are working fine. Some of the tools are discontinued for Windows 7. One of them is the productivity center which enable the blue Thinkvantage button. I installed the latest version of the productivity center for Vista and works fine for me even if not supported on Windows 7. I'm sure Lenovo will find another use for the Thinkvantage button under Windows 7 tho. Also the presentation director is discontinued so the Fn-F7 will start the built-in feature of Windows 7 which will basically do the same thing instead of starting the presentation director. If you used the advanced features of the presentation director you might find the Windows 7 features a bit limited, but Fn-F7 work properly.
To make all the special keys work properly for your computer using Windows 7 you would need the following:
Lenovo System Interface Driver
Hotkey Features
ThinkVantage Productivity Center (The Vista version)
As i said the productivity center is discontinued for Windows 7 so there will probably be no support from Lenovo in case of problems with the productivity center.
I'm not sure what you mean about related functionality so not sure about that one. If you could be a bit more specific it would be easier to say if it will work or not. The choices find in productivity center (when you press the Thinkvatange button) is mostly shortcuts to other applications/tools that have to be installed to work and don't know what you are currently using.
You can find the available drivers and tools for your system here:
T60, 1953-D7U drivers
You could check if you find something missing there. Also you can use system update 4 for Windows 7 that will download and install most of the drivers/software for you.

Type input and command key functions don't work

I have regularly been experiencing problems with the type cursor not moving and not inputing type while using the keyboard. Also while this occurs command key shortcuts and the force quit dialog box won't appear on the screen after pressing the command, option and escape keys. The only temporary solution I have at the moment is choosing restart from the Apple menu.
Any suggestions or help with this would be appreciated!
iMac Intel Mac OS X (10.4.4)

You might try repair and maintenance, which Dr. Smoke goes into detail here:
http://www.thexlab.com/faqs/faqs.html
I've had keyboard problems that I fixed by running repairs.
You could also have a bad keyboard. If it's a non-Apple keyboard make sure you have the most up to date software for it. If you happen to have a spare keyboard plug that in and see if it happens with a different one.

Home and end key functionality on the keyboard

Hi.
i have a window with a table where the values will be populated from database.
on that table i want to make use of HOME and END and other key board functionalities on my table.
please suggest me or provide me a sample code.
thanks in advance

You must register your table to the KeyListener. A possible solution :
yourTable.addKeyListener(new java.awt.event.KeyAdapter() {
                    public void keyTyped(java.awt.event.KeyEvent e) {
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                    public void keyReleased(java.awt.event.KeyEvent e) {
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                    public void keyPressed(java.awt.event.KeyEvent e) {
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Satellite A110 - BIOS for Win7 and FN keys functionality

Hello
I have installed new Windows 7 on my toshiba a110 notebook and surprisingly almost every device was dected and installed by win7. There was problem with PCMCIA but driver for Vista solved the problem. But I have still problems with Function keys and additional buttons. Do you know what driver I have to install to make Fn keys work?
By the way I would like to ask if toshiba will make drivers dedicated for toshiba satellite A110 Windows 7 ?
I have another problem with BIOS.
I saw that there is new bios update avaible for my notebook but I don't know what version should I use for WINDOWS 7 ?
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21/01/09
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Toshiba OS independent 2.00-WIN World Wide
I thought that if I have win7 OS indepedent bios update should be fine for me, but in this version there is a warning, that 2.00-WIN bios is not dedicated for Vista users. I've heard that Windows 7 is based on Vista OS so now I completely don't now which version should I choose.
Wating for help
Simon

I presume your Satellite A110 will not be supported for Win7. That means you will probably not be able to find any driver, tool or utility designed for Win7.
In my opinion you should be happy that Win7 works and you don't have serious problems with well working hardware. So you probably must live without some Toshiba specific functions like FN options but most of them you can use in different settings.
About BIOS I don't say much but, as far as I know, Toshiba will not offer special Win7 BIOS update for old notebook models and if everything works well you don't need BIOS update at all.
Anyway for me it is logic to use latest BIOS designed for Vista OS.

Satellite A660-10W - What are the function buttons?

I cannot find in the User's Manual what each of the fuction buttons are according to their signs.
(I refer to the function buttons between the two speakers; below the screen.)
Thank you

Hi Bedouin,
Just press every button step by step and so you will see what happens: Learning by doing! ;)
The programmable buttons from left to righ
1.Eco button The notebook will change the power plan to eco mode. In this mode your notebook will save energy and dim the display for example
2.WLAN button WLAN connectivity will be turned off or on
3.Programmable button As the name says, you its programmable button. Therefore you need Toshiba Button Support that is preinstalled on your computer
4.Play/Pause I think this says everything
5.Illumination on/off The button can turn on/off the illumination
6.Volume up/down
I hope I could help you to make this clear. :)

Satellite A660-11m and battery option

Hi Guys...
My question is that when the battery of the lap is charged and connected and the same time the ac adaptor power cord is connected to the DC in 19v i can unplug the power cord from DC lap and depend on the battery, its a normal action i can do it easily ..? or i must shutdown first the lap before i can use the battery.

Just disconnect power cable from DC ort and continue to use notebook on battery power supply.
You must not shutdown your notebook.

Need Toshiba tools and utilities for my Satellite A660-149

Hi friends
I have formatted my Toshiba Satellite A660-149 and I didnt create recovery CD/DVD.
I have installed Windows 7 but now thing is that I dont have any of Toshiba features like eco utility, HDD protection, face recognition, NVIDIA graphic controller.
Please suggest me what should I do now....& where I can get this software.

Hi friend ;)
All necessary drivers and Toshiba specific tools and utilities you can find on Toshiba support page under http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com > Support & Downloads Support homepage.
At the bottom of this page you will see option Driver download.
Go there, choose your notebook model and you will find all you need.
Of course, there you will find stuff for supported OS version only.
Good luck

BT is not working on Satellite A660-13T

Hello,
I have a Toshiba Satellite A660-13T and since few days Bluetooth is not working.
In device manager it tells me everything is running, but BT will not open.
Can someone help me with this?
Message was edited: posting has been translated

First of all please post in English because this is only English language community.
Back to you issue.
From my point of few you have to check some essential points:
is BT enabled using function key
is Toshiba BT stack process (TosBtSrv.exe ) running. You can find in in task manager under “Processes tab”
If it doesn’t run, reinstall the Toshiba BT stack which you should find on the Toshiba driver page.

Satellite A660 - Ilumination on/off set on mute

Hello everyone,
I have Toshiba Satellite A660-135.
I Have "Function Keys" like a eco,wifi,play/stop,led/mute and sound - +.
This notebook have 2 years.
Now i turn on eco...If i set off eco led turn on. If i want to set it off i can't...
This button mute sounds only... I cant set it in Toshiba Button Support (I dont know it :D).
When i get batter out and AC and shut up ON for 30-sec dont make annything.
Reset BIOS to default nothing...
Please help
Sorry for me Enghlish Im from Slovakia.

Did you solve this issue?
You did not post any info about the system you are using but I assume its Win 7.
As mentioned by Macius: the VAP (value added package) control the Multimedia function buttons.
Its advisable to reinstall (uninstall and install) this VAP again.
After the VAP has been removed from the system (control panel -> Programs and Features), reboot the notebook.
After new reboot follow with the new installation.
The VAP can be downloaded from the Toshiba EU driver page.

Connecting Satellite A660-13Q to LED TV

Hi, I have an laptop Toshiba Satellite A660-13Q and want to connect to an Led TV. What cable should I use and where to connect? Vga to Hdmi or Hdmi to Hdmi?
I tried with a VGA to HDMI cable, and pressing FN + F5 does not leave the image on the tv.
The laptop recognizes the TV control panel Nvidia.
Thanks.

What you have are two devices that belong to newest technology and to connect notebook to TV you must use best offered possibility and it is definitely HDMI to HDMI connection.
Buy high quality cable, connect both devices, enable certain port on TV and use FN+F5 key combination on your notebook to switch between LCD and TV.
Several different modes will be offered and choose the mode you prefer.

Satellite A660-158 and FN Key functionality

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