Satellite A660 - Delete button sensitivity

Hi,
I bought a Satellite A660 a week ago. Everything is fine, except for one thing, so far: the delete button has to be hit perfectly in the middle to work. What I mean is that if you hit the delete button even very slightly off centre (laterally), it doesn't do anything. All of the other buttons I've tested work perfectly - even if you hit them right on either edge.
Given the frequency of use of the delete button in editing, you can imagine how frustrating this is!
How do I go about getting this repaired or replaced?
Thanks very much.
Gary Bartlett

Hi buddy,
Its not easy to say something about this but from my own experience I can say every keyboard button has the same sensitivity, I dont notice any difference between the buttons.
So in your case I would contact an authorized service provider and ask the guys about this problem. They can tell you if its normal or not and if not they can replace the keyboard. This would be for free if your notebook is covered by warranty. :)

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Satellite A660 - Touch buttons no longer work

Hey,
I have had a satellite A660 for a few months now, and recently, some of the touch buttons have stopped working, these include the eco utilities, wireless, programmable shortcut, play/pause, lighting and touch pad on/off button.
This makes it very hard to use the laptop as I can no longer use the touch pad as it wont turn back on. I can only use the laptop when I have a mouse connected.
How can I reassign these buttons to their roles?
Thanks in advance.
Seraj.
PS. I've tried installing the value added package with no result.

it is. they dont work together.you can uninstall the driver for the buttons.
or alternatively
Toshiba Button Support uses the Windows function "MobilePC" - > " Hotstart". Hotstart only works, when the autostarting function was not deactivated (the value of registry key: HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Pol icies\Explorer\NoDriveTypeAutoRun is set to 0xFF).you can change this to something esle. VMware set's this value per default to deactivate the CD/DVD Autorun feature. Switch on the autorun, reboot the Qosmio and Hotstart (and also the Toshiba Button Support) works fine. That's the whole problem.

Satellite A660 - Power Button Issue

For some time now my laptop has been power in on and off without any interaction. I think that it relates to a faulty power button. The button is extremely sensitive and will even power if the surrounding panel is pressed.
My question has anyone else experience this issue and were they able to fix the problem? I'm thinking that if I take it for repair it will be a replacement of the motherboard and cost half the price of the machine.

Hi,
I had the same issue on the same laptop.
i know how annoying it could be. A simple fix to it was just unscrew from the back side of the laptop the 4 screws that surround the battery. Give it a try it worked for me so far.
it was like the wind would switch the laptop on or off.
it took me more than 2 weeks to figure this fix out. i replaced everything from RAM , HDD, battery, testing of power supply to all software and still had the issue.
i was just about to break my laptop when one day i had it apart and could not be bothered to put the screws back in and BANG it worked like a charm......
Tell me how you go.
Cheers,

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 A660 - BIOS links and version history

Just for your knowledge please find below the complete *A660 BIOS version history*:
_[Version 1.80 - 2010-10-01|http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/saw0v180.exe]_
- Limited the DDR3-1333Mhz DRAM speed to 1066Mhz. on Clarksfield CPU platforms.
- Updated: The SM_SENSE# status is kept during deep sleep mode for the Sleep & Music function.
_[Version 1.70 - 2010-09-22|http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/saw0v170.exe]_
- Fixed: Background turns blank, and the wrong password won't clear automatically when setting or deleting a User or Supervisor Password.
- Fixed: System will hang when setting a 512 byte owner string.
- Fixed: When Fast Boot was enabled, DMI Type12 had no data.
- Fixed: When Fast Boot was enabled, the system did not ask for the HDD and system passwords.
- Fixed: When PCI LAN was disabled, the boot menu reported a network issue.
- Fixed: When a RAM module's serial number is all zeros, the system will hang.
_[Version 1.60 - 2010-08-03|http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/saw0v160.exe]_
- Updated the Intel OSB logo.
- Fixed: Shared memory allocation issue on UMA SKUs.
- Fixed: Blurred Toshiba logo.
- EC-1.60: Reduced the sensor button debounce time to 50ms.
_[Version 1.50 - 2010-07-08|http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/saw0v150.exe]_
- Updated the Intel MRC to 1.3-1 for Warm boot shutdown issue.
_[Version 1.40 - 2010-06-28|http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/saw0v140.exe]_
- Updated the N11M and N11P NVIDIA VBIOS code base.
- Updated the Clarksfield CPU Microcode to M13106E5_04.
- Fixed: The computer may hang if certain RAM modules are used in Computrace platforms.
_[Version 1.30 - 2010-06-09|http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/saw0v130.exe]_
- Updated the N11E Nvidia VBIOS for 3D SKUs.
- EC-1.30: Added a workaround to fix an ALS function issue after resuming from S4/S5 and restarting.
_[Version 1.20 - 2010-06-03|http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/saw0v120.exe]_
- Added: N11E Nvidia VBIOS for 3D SKU.
- Updated the Computrace option ROM to fix a problem installing and running SysMark/MobileMark.
_[Version 1.10 - 2010-05-10|http://cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/support/downloads/saw0v110.exe]_
Initial production BIOS for these models.

Hey,
Thats interesting list but as PauPau wrote, the same you can find on Toshiba US page.
I dont have additional information about version history but I can confirm that newest version 1.80 works properly. I use it since 2 months now and dont have any problems.
Especially Satellite A660 is a great computer and it was a very good decision to buy it. :)

Satellite A660 turns off unexpectedly during heightened performance situations

Hi,
I currently own a Toshiba Satellite A660, recently it has been shutting off unexpectedly when I play games. I've always played these games before which is why it concerns me. After it shuts down if I try to turn it on immediately the fan goes at full blast and it will turn off again and I must wait a few minutes for it to cool. It seems like my computer is working too hard to cool the processor or whatever.
I cleaned up my disk space and am at 0% fragmentation so thats as far as my knowledge goes.
Thank you

Hi! bmclinn! Welcome to the forum! Never put your serial# on your post. You can delete it, or Peter will. You just have to play around with Speed Fan to see what all it does. I have used it for a long time.http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090318134107AAnEQ7K
Speed Fan does a lot of good things. Just click on the features and see what all it does
Dokie!(Night Shift)
PS Speed Fan has warnings so make sure you understand before you jump
I Love my Satellite L775D-S7222 Laptop. Some days you're the windshield, Some days you're the bug. The Computer world is crazy. If you have answers to computer problems, pass them forward.
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Satellite A660 DVD/CD-ROM drive does not detect discs

Hi there,
I have a Toshiba Satellite A660 with a MAT****A BD-CMB UJ141ES DVD/CD-ROM drive. It is about 18 months old and recently I have noticed that it does not recognise any CDs/DVDs. It makes a couple of noises once inserted but then stops spinning and nothing happens or changes in My Computer view.
Please note there seems to be no apparent problems with the drive:
- It is present in My Computer
- The device is working properly in device manager
Things I have already tried:
- Run Microsoft FixIt and CD-ROM/DVD Troubleshooter - both said it could not recognise media
- Deleted upper filter in the registry as per many suggestions (no lower filter present)
- Updated driver
I don't know what else to do. Please help as this is frustrating for a relatively new notebook which never is moved from my desk (don't expect many damaged parts).
Cheers

As I said: clean the laser lens
If you open the CD/DVD drive you will see the small laser lens.
Use cotton wool tip and alcohol
> Or at least provide a link?
Dont know any

Satellite A660 - Will not boot up and HDD boot fail

Hi,
firstly thanks for your time.
Model: Satellite A660 (PSAW3A-07U00R)
The problem started yesterday, the computer was going slow as an application closed, so I held the off button untill the pc turned off. When I restarded the laptop it went to a screen saying: Start windows normally or repair Windows (recomended)
When started normally it just hangs at a blank screen, the repair Windows recommends a system restore to earlier point which didnt work. As it just hangs again. I tried pressing F8 and starting in safe mode but again it just hangs. Then after a few times trying safe mode and another system restore the computer then hangs when I press F8. After this the computer goes past the Toshiba logo screen with F2 and F12 options (which both still work), and then it comes up boot failed then goes blank and comes with boot failed bootfailed with some numbers and letters, then it goes to a small box titled boot menu with 4 options.These are
HDD/SSD Toshiba MK6465GSX
CD/DVD MAT****ABD-CMB UJ141ES
FDD
LAN
If I press ESC it goes through the bootfailed loop and ends up at same screen, if I press enter on "HDD/SSD Toshiba MK6465GSX" then it quickly comes back to screen and at the bottom it says [HDD/SSD Toshiba MK6465GSX] is failed.
I dont understand why it got worse over time. Can anyone think of why this has happend and more importantly how can I get my pc working again? Note: holding 0 then starting does nothing for me atm
regards, Matthew

All you people looking here on this dead thread.....
Toshiba A660 laptops are renowned for having hard drive fails and boot up problems after grinding to a halt.
My solution (after losing 3 hard drives [and a terabyte of family treasured times]) is the following.
Use MALWAREBYTES (free download and use for 28 days)
Scan and fix. Mine found over 300 trojans that 2013 Norton 360 could not find.
Re-boot into safe mode.
SCAN again.
Re-boot and empty the malwarebytes repair files it retains...
Run Norton/McAfee (whichever you have) and you should still have no issues.
Make a back-up repair disc. Ooooops......no you cant...........at least my laptop can`t.
I don`t know why.....
Tell me tosh..... why does windows x64 refuse to allow me to make a system boot disc (even though the laptop is all driver updated and Windows updated)?
Uninstall MalwareBytes when Norton/McAfee tells you there will be a conflict between the two programs.
It tells you to re-boot after uninstalling it.
Then when it re-boots you get a black screen. You cannot even get to bios. You think ytour laptop is turned into a brick frisbee. You pull out the battery in frustration after five minutes.
You replace and re-boot....but again you get no bios or boot up.... you think its destroyed the Bios or graphics somehow....youo can hear the hard-drive but you have no clue whats going on..
Around this time you shake the laptop in frustration.....
Calm down.
Switch on and leave FIFTEEN MINUTES....Ten of which will be a Black nothing screen with maybe a single white underscore line in the top left corner.LEAVE IT ALONE.
Make a sunday dinner for ten people....When you go back to the computer it will be up and running.
When you re-boot again, it will be dead black for five minutes...then boots up... you still think it has a problem... LEAVE IT.
When you reboot again it should work perfect (assuming you have not been overheating it by using it on a cushion on your lap and overheating the insides [use a laptop fan tray]) if you have not shaken your hard drive or caused scrambled damage by pulling the power fifty times like some people do.
I have lost three hard drives and thousands of Gigabytes of treasured family memories discovering the secret the hard way.
Enjoy.
Buy a different brand next time.
ALL Windows system files should be on a SWITCHED (to update) version of Windows.
Spinning drives should be for Data only.

Satellite A660: HW setup. Error1316 Network error occured

I have an annoying problem on my Satellite A660 that I cant fix. I have lost the use of my function keys as well as the flash card function. It seems to be related to the HW setup utility which wont open.
When I click on the icon this message comes up This application has requested the runtime to terminate it in an unusual way. I have tried to reinstall Hwsetup but it will not do so either by reinstallation or uninstallation and this message appears, T/ hw setup. Error1316 Network error occured while attempting to read from C. \Windows\installer\Toshiba Hardware Setup.msi
Error 1603 fatal error. Consult windows installer help (msi.chm) or MSDN for more info.
I have downloaded a fresh copy of Hwsetup but still no change. I have also tried to restore from much earlier restore points but again nothing changes. Would very much appreciate any advice, cheers Jeff

Hi
> Have even tried deleting HWsetup from Program files then doing ccleaner then trying to install hwsetup again but the installation package will only ask me if I wish to uninstall it not reinstall it even though its not on the hard disc,
This means that there is still some garbage of the HWsetup in the registry.
What to say; I use CCLeaner also and the CCleaner contains a option which helps to uninstall the installed applications too.
You should check this you should also clean the registry several times.
I think registry still contains a lot trance of HWsetup and its necessary to run CCleaner (registry cleaning) more than one time.
Otherwise you will need to delete the HWSetup traces manually but this is risky because you could damage the registry which means that the OS would not function properly.
The last resort would be new system recovery but I dont know if its a option for you

HT4101 I discovered a fatal flaw in the iPad procedure for downloading images from camera to iPad: after selecting the images to be downloaded, an accidental touch of the "delete" button, wipes all selected images from the camera, with no warning?

After downloading some 60 images from camera to iPad, I was "scrolling" down to select the last images, and inadvertently touched the "Delete" button that appears at the top right of the screen, when the "Select" option is chosen. I did not notice the warning "Delete 60 Images?", and continued scrolling down, when my finger touched the warning message. All my precious images were instantly deleted from the camera The sensitive touch screen feature makes this a real problem. Apple should "fix" this unacceptable feature, surely! I suggest that the images on the camera memory card should not be able to be deleted from the iPad, and this shpuld require to be done using the camera controls only. Similarly, the "Delete" or "Keep" options that appear after importing a selection from the camera, should NOT allow the images on rthe camera to be deleted, but only the imported (downloaded) images on the iPad. This unnecessary option could easily delete precious images from the camera!
Apple should remove the option to delete images from the camera, and the iPad touch screen commands should olny delete images on the iPad. (Alternatively, the "delete option should be on a separatly accessed "page".)
Surely enough users of the "Lightning to USB Camera Adapter" will agree with the above?

No, I don't agree. Whenever you connect a camera to a computer you are given the opportunity to delete the photos on the camera after downloading in precisely the same way the iPad does this. The fact that you touched Delete and then ignored the Warning doesn't change anything.
I've loaded thousands of photos on my IPad and never have had that problem.
Don't blame a moment of carelessness on your device.
If you want to make such a suggestion to Apple use http://apple.com/feedback

Satellite A660-18N hanging and needs hard reboot

My Satellite A660-18N hangs every other day about 2/3 times. I cannot press ctrl + alt + del and the mouse does not move. I have to hold down the power button to reboot it manually. It started about 2 weeks after I got it which was in September. I watch a lot of videos online (and offline) and usually after the screen freezes/hangs, the audio continues and stretches. I thought that this was a problem with IE8 so I switched to Google Chrome but this still continues. This problem also occurs offline. Also, after my laptop hangs, the fan speeds up so I thought it was an overheating problem. I bought a cooling mat a few days ago and the system still hangs. I'm not sure what to do now, can anyone help?
Intel core i7 q740 @ 1.73Ghz
4.00GB ram
64-bit OS
Windows 7
Nvidia Geforce 310M 512MB dedicated video memory

I'm having the same problem as the OP, with my A660-11M.
At the moment the display is freezing a few times every day and it's been like this for the last week. Before that, (almost) no problems for a few months after having similar problems.
So, it seems to be coming in bursts which is, needless to say, bizarre.
I too experiences it mainly while watching video (and similarly the audio would continue after the freeze) so I disabled Hardware Acceleration in the FlashPlayer settings after reading this post:
http://forums.toshiba.com/t5/Video-Display/Toshiba-A660-Screen-Freeze/td-p/189944
But this didn't help.
Then I thought it might be Chrome, so I switched to Firefox 4.0.1 but this didn't help either.
Now, I have disabled the Flash plugin to see if that works - too early to say so far.
BTW, these days the crashing is occuring mostly when I am NOT playing video - although I don't play much video anyway.

Satellite A660-07U freezes when Streaming video

I bought a Toshiba satellite A660 07U 2 months ago.
From the beginning, when I try to watch any streaming video from Facebook,Youtube etc, my system totally hangs and keeps on making zzzzz....noise and I have to manually shutdown the notebook by pressing the power button.
This is happening very often now. I contacted toshiba support and the response was to change my microphone boost settings in Volume configure..:smileysurprised:.
Does anyone have any tips for solving this problem?

Hi,
Today this also happened while I was watching a movie on DVD.
The graphics card is NVIDIA and I have updated the driver for it.
Once it freezes I can't check the background processes as the whole system ceases to respond.
I don't think its a problem with the player as streaming video is sometimes played with WM, sometimes with Real player.
Toshiba claims this laptop is a special edition as a media entertainment tool with blue ray dvd player.
I am a software engineer and i do run heavy softwares like Visual studio and sql server database on this pc but never had any problem, but only have this freezing problem while playing video.

TV tuner on my Satellite A660 would not work

Hi,
I purchased a Toshiba Satellite A660-07S a couple of months ago and then reinstalled the Windows 7 32 bit system in order to have a few more partitions. But I did not delete the hidden partition from the system just in case I have to restore to factory settings.
Now I have moved to an remote area and need some TV but only to find out that the tuner was not working. It is detected properly under sound and gaming devices in device manager. Yet when I use windows media center to scan channels. The WMC just said the software had encountered a serious error and please retry.
Then I tried to use Blaze DTV which is also a very popular DTV software. It successfully recognised the Tuner but will not scan either.
I did a bit of research and used the TV tuner setup trouble-shooter from Windows 7. The warning message is that "the Tuner is not properly configured to be used in Windows Media Center". And the details show that the tuner is connected but not enabled for WMC.
But how can I enable the tuner for WMC then?
Really hope someone can help as I am freaking out now in a remote town in NT.
Thanks!

Sounds like Windows or WMC may be corrupted. I would try a System Restore to revert the system back to a previous date.
Also ensure the channel width in WMC is set to 7mhz, not 8mhz.
Also update the BIOS.
If that's no help, then back up your important data and run Recovery to reimage the HDD back to its factory state.
To run Recovery, turn on the notebook and hold the 0 (Zero) key down.
You should create Recovery Discs first, there should be an icon on the Desktop, or use the Toshiba Recovery Disc Creator from the Start Menu.
Now if it still doesn't work after a fresh Windows install, then there could be a hardware problem. In which case, you would need to send the notebook to a Toshiba Service Center.

Satellite A660 - Not finding external DVD drive

Hey guys. Newbie posting out of total desperation and needing help! I have posted in other forums with no luck. I bought a Samsung SH-D162D DVD Drive in a USB enclosure to connect to my Satellite A660 via USB.
I cannot get Windows 7 to find it! When I plug in the USB cable the balloon comes up to say it has been installed (sometimes), I can see it on for about 1 or 2 minutes then it drops off. It isnt listed in my hardware or anything. Its not found in Disk Management or My Devices so it isnt a case of changing the drive letter - I cant find the drive to change it. I have also tried to find the upper and lower settings in regedit. Couldnt find them so couldnt delete them as advised in other posts of this nature.
It is set to master, the IDE connector and power connectors are fine. Its gotta be a Windows 7 problem cause it does show up very breifly. In the minute or 2 its there I cant do anything with it. It just hangs although it will open and close. Ive googled it and cant find anything. Mainly registry issues but they didnt help.
Ive also connected it up to another laptop with XP and had no problems so I know the DVD Rom works fine and all the cables are ok. Ive tried in all 4 USB ports on my laptop and also turned off all energy settings. All with no luck. And I also have every Windows 7 update.
Heres exactly what happens from power off on the enclosure.
1 - I plug in the USB lead then turn on power to the enclosure.
2 - I quickly go to Start, and I can see the DVD Rom drive E next to my laptops dvd rom.
3 - The green bar at the top starts filling up from left to right and gets about half way then suddenly the DVD Rom icon disappears and so does the green bar.
4 - It then flashes up under the laptops DVD Rom icon with a Local Disk drive E but only for a split second.
5 - Sometimes a balloon comes up saying installing device, then device successfully installed...but not every time.
And thats it. I'm at a total loss and cant work it out, so any help is really appreciated!

Hi Smee,
So if you have already connected the external drive to another computer and this worked properly, it seems to be a driver or compatibility issue between your external DVD drive and and your Satellite A660
It will be connected to USB port so have you tried to remove all USB ports from device manager? After this you should restart your computer and the USB ports will be recognized from device manager automatically. Furthermore I would also try updating the chipset driver. Newest version you can download on official Toshiba website:
http://eu.computers.toshiba-europe.com > Support & Downloads > Download Drivers
Have you also tested other devices on your A660 if they work properly?

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