Satellite Pro A60: broken power port

This is the hole in the laptop where the power adapter plugs in. The pin inside that hole has broken off inside the adapter. Does anyone know the part number for this thing, the power hole with the pin inside? And where I can get one online?

ASP says they can't offer a replacement on that part and wants £280 for a new mobo. They were very helpful though and suggested I check ebay for alternatives.
Someone on ebay is selling a used A60 motherboard. The picture looks identical to my A60 pro board. Can anyone tell me if I'm correct to believe they're the same? Or even better, what are all the models that use the same motherboard as my A60 Pro?

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With an external USB HUB all works fine.
Drivers have been installed again. USB Power savings disabled for testing.
Any ideas, looks like a HardWare (power) problem to me.
Are there more options i should/can test?

Problem Solved!
I've checked the USB ports (fysically). Normally they have a sort of plastic cover over the pins. Its gone(broken) on the upper port => with inserting a device, one of the pins were bent. I carefully bent that pin in the normal position and now it works fine.
'Just' need a new cover or new USB port for not having this problem again.
Thanx for the advices.

Satellite Pro A60 - HDD not detected by BIOS

Hi to all !!
I've been given a Satellite Pro A60 (PSA65E) , for free ....'cause it has a bug!!! But I would like to fix it and use it.
Problem is that HDD is not recognized by the BIOS. Strange enough, it is possible to format it during initial phase of an OS installation from scratch ( I've tried with Win XP and Win 2000 ), but installations do not proceed further since it will not boot from HD. If I try to install a seccond time, it does find some data already present in the HD and gives warnongs ... meaning that it is also possible to write on the disk.
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aurcri

Hi to all!
I've spent some hrs to try to find out what is going on. I surrender. The result stays the same: Satellite Pro 'sees' just non Toshiba HDD's. Toshiba HDD's work fine on other notebooks. Tried also the available Toshiba HDD's on a third unit. The only explanation I can guess of is that Satellite BIOS queries the installed HD something that other notebooks do not, and most of the HD reply as it expects and others ( Toshiba's ) do not.
The most suspected item remains BIOS, IMHO.
Talked also with the guy who handed over the broken Satellite to me: no help... he just stated that he never had a problem since the beginning and then suddenly one morning he could not IPL anymore. Oh well, he got lost with the back up CD's, due to the 'strange' behavior of the problem. Taking into consideration that it was possible to R/W from the HD but not to IPL, it is understandable.
I think we can close this thread, unless somebody from Toshiba Storage Division can shade some light....or the Bios guru, maybe.... it would be nice to know.
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Not working Satellite Pro A60

When I start up my Satellite Pro A60 I get to the Toshiba screen, then it goes to a blank screen and nothing else happens. I have tried removing the battery, disconnecting from the power outlet to no avail.
I have powered up the laptop and pressed F12 but nothing happens, on the odd occasion after the Toshiba screen, there will be a black screen with the words "Checking boot CD-rom" in the top left corner then nothing else happens.
Does anyone have any suggestions? If so could you please email me at [email protected]
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I've got the same problem with an a60. In the BIOS, the HDD is recognized, and in the repairsector of the windows xp cd, "chkdsk" shows no errors.
I got the problem after doing a clean installation, which couldn't be finished because the notebook doesn't boot from HDD.
I tried to remove the HDD and power connectors and then reintall it but that shows no result as well.
So, windows can write files to it, read from it but can't boot from it? There has to be a solution.

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I use a Satellite Pro A60 with a second (tft) monitor as a dual display setup. When displaying dark backgrounds or images on the second monitor there is a very noticable horizontal shimmer that moves around on the screen.
I have tested the monitor on another machine and it is fine, so I can only assume there is a problem with the notebook or the ATI graphics card.
If anyone can help me solve this problem I would be very grateful, as it is giving me a headache (literally!).

Hello andy
I use external TFT at home with my Tecra and it works fine. The screen refresh rate for external TFT monitor must be set to 60 Hz. If the problem still persists there must be some other reason for this.
I am pretty sure that non-Toshiba display driver can also be responsible for this issue but I hope that you use Toshiba designed driver for graphic card. You should also try to connect some other TFT or even CRT monitor and check if the same problem persists. If yes it is caused by graphic card and you should contact service partner. It is possible that graphic card must be exchanged.
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My Satellite Pro A60 EN takes ages to be able to use from inital start up and also when swopping users.
I reckon about 12 minutes before you can use it from switching on.

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Maybe is time for fresh OS installation. I presume on your system there are many stuff responsible for slow startup. SP A60 has old recovery installation procedure and if you have two partitions copy all important files to second partition. Using recovery media you can install OS on partition C and later have access to all data on partition D.

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Found this Microsoft knowledge base article:
You receive a "Windows could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: Isapnp.sys" error message at startup
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315311/EN-US/
May it help

Satellite Pro A60 - BIOS update without OS

I have an Satellite Pro A60, trying to install XP pro but says it needs update BIOS, have downloaded new upgrade, unzipped and only one file there, will not boot as no bootable file.
There currently is no OS on the laptop, I understand i need an ISO file but where is it..!!..

Hi vespec,
I think PinkPanther has already read the thread and you should take the time to to read his posting too.
As he wrote, the BIOS update is Windows based. That means you have to install Windows firstly before you can start the update. If you unzip the files, they will not boot because they are not bootable. You cant start the update without Windows.
Last but not least as PinkPanther wrote, a DOS based update that you can boot from, is only available for ASPs I think.
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During BIOS update Satellite Pro A60 went down and hasn't started

Hello everyone,
I have a Satellite Pro A60 and I updated the bios. Halfway the update, my laptop went down and hasn´t started since. All it does is give a couple of beeps (trying to tell me the bios is corrupted, I suppose) and shuts itself off again.
Tried to start with the (~) key pressed down (a tip I got from a friend), but no succes.
I currently live in a country where there is no Toshiba dealer available and I rather not ship the laptop to have it repaired.
Does anyone know of a way to fix this? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

This sounds not good.
If during the POST the BIOS detects a problem it will normally display a visual error message on the monitor explaining what the problem is. However, if a problem is detected before the BIOS initializes the video card or a video card is not present or not detected then the BIOS will play several BEEPS through the speaker to let you know there is a problem.
Depending on the type of the BIOS you have the BIOS may play beeps in a specific pattern to indicate what the problem is, or play the same beep a number of times indicating the problem.
In your case its possible that you have used a wrong BIOS or a wrong BIOS procedure. Both can damage the motherboard.
To prevent such damages and any mistakes Toshiba has published the FAQ document.
How to update the BIOS on most units!
This you should read before doing any BIOS updates!
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Toshiba Satellite Pro A60 Celeron 2.8GHz 256MB sound volume?

Hi,
I've recently bought a Toshiba Satellite Pro A60 and am happy with item, but despite turning the volume full music and even the windows event sounds are very quiet? To me it does seem to be significantly quieter that other notepads I've used. Is this the way the item should be working or could it be a possible issue?
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Hi again
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At the end you can contact Service partner and let them check it up.

Satellite Pro P300 - HDMI output port doesn't fit

Hello All,
Well this is starting to drive me to distraction and Im hoping theres someone who can put me out my missery lol.
I have been trying to hook my laptop (toshiba satellite pro p300) up to my LCD TV via the same HDMI cable I use for my PS3 but the connector just wont fit. I keep finding all these posts in various forums saying how they cant get sound out the HDMI connection...that would be great, as at least that means they have them connected.
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Cheers

Hi
Can you please tell us what Satellite Pro P300 you have exactly? I mean the exact model number.
Maybe you can also post a picture of the HDMI port. Normally there are no different HDMI ports, all have the same physical dimension.
Im not PS3 owner but maybe it has a special connector. Have you tried another cable?
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Satellite Pro L20 - broken hinge baseplate - where to get the parts?

Hi there ,
First post on here so please excuse any lack of local etiquette.
My son has a Toshiba Satellite Pro L20 with a broken Hinge baseplate. I'm am calling it a baseplate as i cannot find the name of the part anywhere on the web so far.
Its obviously the metal plate on the base that the hinge attaches to.
You can even see it if you remove the battery.
Does anyone know what this part is called and where i could possibly purchase one ?
Kind regards
Jimmy

Hi
I think in such case the Toshiba ASP (authorized service partner) could help you.
You have to get in contact with this ASP in your country and the technician should be able to order a compatible part for the notebook.
Here you can find all ASPs worldwide:
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Satellite Pro L20: Need Power Saver Utility

Please can you let me know where I can download the Power Saver utility for a Satellite Pro L20?
I have tried to install a copy of the software but am not sure if it is for an L20 as it crashes
at the end of the install, and when I try to open Toshiba Power Saver in the control panel it says
it is not running, but there is no option for in the Power Schemes list.
Many Thanks
Martin Dawkins

Does the L20 only use the standard Windows XP 'Power Options' for power management then?
I wonder why they did not install their own power management software as well as that
normally has more options for extending battery life.

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Gogz

Hi
Does this problem appear from the beginning?
Sounds a little bit like an power supply electroninc malfunction and in such cases you should always ask the Toshiba service provider for an help.
Dont worry, it seems the warranty is valid and every procedure should be done for free.
But Im interesting if this will help you:
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