Satellite Pro A10 recovery disks fail to reinstall Win XP

My Sat Pro A10 operated happily running a dual boot system (XP and Mandriva) before failing to start one day.
I successfully used the Toshiba recovery disks and all was OK for a year or so before the same fault recurred.
Now recovery disk Nr.1does not restores the system and the laptop switches off after appearing to function normally for about 20 seconds.
Restoring the MBR and reformatting using a Win 98 recovery floppy failed to solve the problem.
Does anyone have any ideas please?

>Now recovery disk Nr.1does not restores the system and the laptop switches off after appearing to function normally for about 20 seconds.
Sorry but this sentence confuses me. What you mean under function normally? Start your notebook, enter BIOS settings and leave it with this. Does notebook switches off after short time or what?
Maybe you should explain a little bit better what happen when you start your notebook.

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Is this expected with this model?
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This option is not offered on this notebook model. Because of that Toshiba gives DVD recovery that can be used for operating system installation.
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Satellite Pro A10: No sound after upgrade to Win XP Home SP2

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Just used the recovery discs on my Sat Pro A10, no problem with sound, and then upgraded XP Home to SP2, no sound.
From what I have read elsewhere, this is a problem, and there doesn't appear to be an answer. I have spent hours searching for updated drivers to no avail.
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Install the newest available sound driver fro this sound chip and perform the all the Windows updates available on the Microsoft page!
Update simply the whole OS!!!
http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/v6/default.aspx?ln=en-us
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Satellite Pro A10 won't boot up - Where to get the disks

I have a Satellite Pro A10 which currently won't boot up Windows (XP) as it says
The following file is corrupt or damaged:
C:\Windows\System32\Config\System
The Tools & Utilities CD-Rom which came with my laptop has unfortunately been scratched and won't boot.
I have the two System Recovery Disks, which are fine.
My questions:
1. Is it possible to purchase a replacement Tools & Utilities CD-Rom?
2. If so, where from?
3. Is there a way of restoring my laptop without having to completely reinstall everything and lose all my files?
Thanks
Message was edited by: Stuart_2007

Regarding the point;
a) Usually it should be possible to order the Tools & Utilities CD-Rom but I ask why?
b) You can purchase the CD from the ASP in your country
c) The older recovery CD supports an expert mode. You can use this mode to choose the partition where the OS should be installed. In such case only this partition will be formatted.
But listen dude. You dont need to order the Tools & Utilities CD because on this CD you will find only the Toshiba drivers which can be downloaded from the Toshiba page too.

Disk replacement on Satellite Pro A10 (30GB)

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I am after some guidance on which replacement disk to purchase for this Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 laptop, model PSA15E-03U7V-EN. It still has the original 30GB disk in it but it's been showing errors when checking the disk with the Windows XP tool (it's still useable though). I've made a complete backup to an external drive.
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General Information
Drive Controller: E-IDE (ATA-5)
Drive Channel: Primary, Master
Drive Model: TOSHIBA MK3021GAS
Drive Revision: GA124A
Drive Serial Number: 73J94628T
Drive Capacity: 28,615 MBytes (30 GB)
Drive Geometry
Number of Cylinders: 16383
Number of Heads: 16
Sectors Per Track: 63
Bytes Per Sector: Unknown
Bytes Per Track: Unknown
Number Of ECC Bytes: 46
Number of Sectors: 16514064
Total 32-bit LBA Sectors: 58605120
Cache Buffer Size: N/A
Controller Type: Not Specified
Transfer Modes
Sectors Per Interrupt: Total: 16, Active: 16
Max. PIO Transfer Mode: 4
Multiword DMA Mode: Total: 2, Active: -
Singleword DMA Mode: Total: 2, Active: -
Ultra-DMA Mode: Total: 5 (ATA-100), Active: 5 (ATA-100)
Max. Multiword DMA Transfer Rate: 16.7 MBytes/s
Max. PIO with IORDY Transfer Rate: 16.7 MBytes/s
Max. PIO w/o IORDY Transfer Rate: 16.7 MBytes/s
Transfer Width: 16-bit
Native Command Queuing: Not Supported
TRIM Command: Not Supported
Device flags
Fixed Drive: Present
Removable Drive: Not Present
Magnetic Storage: Present
LBA Mode: Supported
DMA Mode: Supported
IORDY: Supported
IORDY Disableable: Supported
Features
Write Cache: Present, Active
S.M.A.R.T. Feature: Present, Active
Security Feature: Present, Inactive
Removable Media Feature: Not Present, Disabled
Power Management: Present, Active
Advanced Power Management: Present, Active
Packet Interface: Not Present, Disabled
Look-Ahead Buffer: Present, Active
Host Protected Area: Present, Enabled
Power-Up In Standby: Not Suppported, Inactive
Automatic Acoustic Management: Not Suppported, Inactive
48-bit LBA: Not Suppported, Inactive
Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology
Raw Read Error Rate: 100/50, Worst: 100
Throughput Performance: 100/50, Worst: 100
Spin Up Time: 100/1, Worst: 100 (Data = 942)
Start/Stop Count: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 5072)
Reallocated Sector Count: 100/50, Worst: 100 (Data = 52)
Seek Error Rate: 100/50, Worst: 100
Seek Time Performance: 100/50, Worst: 100
Power-On Hours/Cycle Count: 69/Always OK, Worst: 69 (Data = 12677)
Spin Retry Count: 201/30, Worst: 100
Power Cycle Count: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 4823)
Power-Off Retract Count: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 126)
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Temperature 100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 43.0 C)
Reallocation Event Count: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 46)
Current Pending Sector Count: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 233)
Off-Line Uncorrectable Sector Count: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100
UltraDMA/SATA CRC Error Rate: 200/Always OK, Worst: 200
Disk Shift: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 118)
Loaded Hours: 82/Always OK, Worst: 82 (Data = 7578)
Load/Unload Retry Count: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100
Load Friction: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100
Load-In Time: 100/Always OK, Worst: 100 (Data = 389)
Head Flying Hours: 100/1, Worst: 100

Hey,
> 48-bit LBA: Not Suppported, Inactive
This would mean you can only use HDDs up to 128GB if 48bit LBA is not supported.
But if your current HDD has only 30GB I think something with 80GB should be enough or how much disk space you want?
The HDD brand is not important, every HDD is compatible so just buy new HDD with good offer. :)

Enabling LAN after reinstalling Windows - Satellite Pro A10

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Hi
Usually if the LAN driver was not installed the yellow exclamation mark should appear in the device manager.
If you cannot see any unknown devices so possibly the LAN card is faulty.
But firstly as the other guys has suggested try to install the right and compatible LAN driver from the Toshiba page.

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Using the recovery disks doesn't help either I get messages like No such fixed Disk and 'Extraction Failed'.
does this mean I have:
1 A damaged hard disk
2. Faulty connections to the HDD? - if so how do I rectify this?
the system didn't crash before this happened, it failed to load up when I started it.
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Hi!
I think SP2 or SP3 is supported on this Toshiba notebook because both Service Packs are contains really important security updates and I think this is not the problem.
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Hi everyone,
I have a "Toshiba Satellite Pro A10: P4-M 2.2 GHz/XP Pro/15" TFT/40 GB/768 MB".
I installed the Windows XP Service pack-2 in my notebook.
After updating to winXP SP2, the only way to start up my comp after putting it in "standby mode" or "hibernation mode" is to witch power off and then start up.
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Kind regards,
Krasteff

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Your problem is difficult. If I had it, I'd try to make the status of the OS as clean as possible.
Try killing as many of the funny SYSTRAY applications as possible - means the small icons in the SYSTRAY. Some of them will not be killed that easily. Don't spend hours trying...
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Satellite Pro A10 - no response - HDD input#0 Error

Pro A10 Out of warranty, student daughter reports laptop no longer working, previously hanging and finally no response from any other LEDs when DC input from charger is connected.
Cleaned out fan/heat sink, lots of fluff etc removed. No obvious signs of why the M'Board dead though. Confirmed with meter that DC present from charger into M'Board. Ordered replacement M'Board, FHZSY1, from ebay and fitted, taking all static precautions, though can't confirm they were done by the seller.
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Are the HDD's from the Satellite Pro A10 different to those on the earlier Satellite A10?
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Thanks for your post on this. You have probably spotted when I said input#0 error I meant to say IDE#0 error.
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Satellite Pro A10: Extraction failure error occurs while recovering procedure

Im trying to run the recovery discs on my Satellite Pro A10 but after 20 second of trying to install recovery disc 1 screen gose black and message in corner says extraction failure.
Can you help me please?

Did you try to format and to delete whole partitions on the HDD before performing the installation from the recovery CD???
Something similar happened to me. I was not able to install the OS from the Recovery CD.
I have simply used the original Windows CD and have formatted the whole HDD.
After this procedure the Recovery CD installation has worked.

IDE #1 Error on Satellite Pro A10

Hi, My Satellite Pro A10 laptop displays IDE #1 Error everytime I attempt to put it on. That message is all I get, although it is displayed for a short time- the laptop always comes back to that message, it attempts to load the screen just go's blanbk and then that message comes up everytime! I was wondering if anyone could explain what this means and how do i fix it?
thank you
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Hi
This is very strange that this error message appears and you have not changed the drive.
Did you try to 'flash' the drive or to install any firmware or update the BIOS?
I ask it because I can't believe that this error message appears without any reasons.
Like Jack and Silas say, this error appears because of no compatibility of the drive.
The unit was delivered with compatible drive and should works. I assume the BIOS cannot recognize the drive at this time because it's dead.
In my opinion you have to replace the drive. (try to check it it's possibel to install/to boot Toshiba recovery CD)
Ps: Just for info: I have read in the net that sometimes it's possible to flash the drive with any illegal software to change the master/slave settings but this is not advisable. But I have never tried it.
I have also read in the forum that if this error message appears every time and it's not possible to use the drive and the BIOS cannot recognize this device so the connection of pin 45 and 47 could solve this issue sometimes.
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http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=5457&messageID=18649
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Upgrading Toshiba Satellite Pro A10 hard drive

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I have a Toshiba Satellite Pro A10. It is an old laptop, but rather than change it, I would like to install a new hard drive. I have previously put in new RAM to this laptop, but I know the Hard drive change is more complex, so I need as much help as I can get
The laptop is running well, but the 20GB HDD is obviously too small. I have an external USB hard drive for multimedia stuff etc, but the main HDD, even with just the Windows XP and other software on it is always near to the 20GB and the time has come to change
I know I can handle the 'hardware' changeover without much problem. I am intending to get a USB enclosure to allow a clone of the old drive to be copied to the new one, so that when I do install it, the only difference to the laptop will be the larger storage capacity on the internal HDD
I have read extensively about the variety of issues and I am still quite confused. The main issues for me seem to be
-Whether the BIOS affects the type of internal HDD I can install
-I am fairly sure the interface I need is ATA-100/IDE. So does this mean I cannot use SATA?
-What size of HDD can I install? Is there a limit?
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-Do I need specific software for a 'clone'? Otherwise, how do I do it?
-What do I need to look for in a HDD, when buying? Some sellers seem to see potential issues to do with the capacity, others do not. Im confused
So, as I say, all I want, is to get a larger internal HDD and install it without problems. Im willing to do the work involved, but only when Im confident I have all the necessary information and 'boxes ticked'. Otherwise I fear it may be a disaster.
I am not able to afford to buy a new laptop, so all help is very much appreciated
All advice welcome. Also, if you have any questions just ask
Thanks in advance
Jason

Can you provide the COMPLETE model number and the part number for that model? I don't want to give you any incorrect information. The part number would look like this. PSA10U-3V1JG8
But based on what you have stated so far I would say you need an EIDE or ATA hard drive. Due to bios limitations that I am 95% certain will be in place with your model you will be limited to a 120GB or smaller 9.5mm thick 2.5" ATA/EIDE hard drive. I recommend Western Digital Scorpio BLue drives for their combination of price, performance, and reliability.
Once you post the model and part number I can verify this so you can order the correct drive for you system.
Western Digital has a free version of Acronis True Image that you can download that you can use to clone your old drive to your new drive if you purchase a WD drive.
If you don't post your COMPLETE model number it's very difficult to assist you. Please try to post in complete sentences with punctuation, capitals, and correct spelling. Toshiba does NOT provide any direct support in these forums. All support is User to User in their spare time.

Memory Upgrade on Satellite Pro A10

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Hi
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Satellite Pro A10 - IDE 1# Error on boot up

HI there, i have a Satellite pro A10 and all has been working fine for the last few years until now.
A few days ago i started getting an error reading cd's / dvd's invalid disc format yet the discs work fine on every other pc.
Today i am getting IDE#1 error on boot up... the laptop is still standard from when i got it off the shelf. thinking the drive may have died due to wear and tear i replaced the drive with a working drive and i still get the same error. I have removed the ODD altogether and its still coming up.
I have also updated the bios from usb floppy which was successful. and the best part of all this. the dvd rom that came with the laptop works fine in my other tosh a10!!!!!!
Anyone got any ideas. i don really want to replace the main board if i can help it. this is the only issue with the laptop.
thx in advance people.

Hello James
IDE 1# Error is typical when ODD is not accepted by the system. The reason for that can be defective drive or usage of non-compatible drives. The fact is that every drive can not be used with every notebook model because of different pin assignment.
In your case it is really strange that drive work on other A10 but not on this one. Because of that I presume there is maybe some problem with connectors. I am afraid there is not much to do. You can try to check them and see if they are clean and not oxidized.
Sorry but we can only speculate what the problem can be but, like you know, only intensive test can give you more answers.
Good luck and pleas let us know if you will find out what the problem is.

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