Tecra M10 - HDD upgrade

Does any one see any problems swapping out the 160GB HDD for a 1TB HDD i have already partitioned/formatted and installed XP PRO on the 1 TB HDD in my Satellite M-105 and it is working fine in there but would prefer it in the faster newer TECRA Laptop.
Thanks

Hi
I think this should not be a big problem since the SATA controller should handle the 1TB HDD.
You can test it using the HDD from the M105 the replacement is not difficult and both units M105 and M10 supports the same SATA HDD.

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I have a Tecra 9000 and I want to upgrade the HDD, I would like to put in an 80GB drive. Does anyone know what i need to look for? What the specifications will need to be? and whether the HDD will fit into the Slim SelectBay adapter? Thanks in advance

OK, I was asked to spread the word about my experiences with upgrading my HDD and so here it is.
I went on to Overclockers.co.uk and ordered a Western Digital - 80GB 5400rpm 2.5" HDD. They werent sure if it would work properly or not and told me to ask the manufacturer!!
So I had already ordered the Slim Selectbay HDD Caddy from GetPartsOnline.com because I wanted to use the spare as an extra 30GB drive when I have completed the swap-over. I also then had to order a new HDD bracket because I wanted to have both HDDs in at the same time because I didnt want to boot from a CD. When everything came I put it all together and inserted the slim selectbay HDD in and it worked brilliantly. I then partioned the drive and formated it in Computer Management and when it had all finished I had a nice new 80GB Drive.
I am now going to create an image of the original drive on to the new one so that the 80GB one will be my main drive, as it is faster and quieter. I may even order another one to use in the Selectbay and sell the 30GB off.
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I upgraded to the latest bios version to 3.7, but that didn't change the result.

"But I think if this will not work, you will need to reinstall the system once again".
Well, Paupau that's basically what I did.
The long story :
I tried to boot with the SSD in a enclosure plugged on an USB port : still got BSODs.
I really didn't want to have to reinstall and parametrize everything : Windows patches, office, various programs, copy my files... But as I was having [bad problems while putting the PC in sleep mode|http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/thread.jspa?threadID=80456], I finally decided that a factory restore on the SSD might fix everything. Moreover, I had the original SSHD at hand in case it would not work.
So I booted, chose repair mode, thenToshiba's utility to do a factory restore.
Then the installation sequence rolled, with its string of reboots.
(By the way, one stage even failed, with a Windows crash, that would loop again and again after every reboot. So I finally chose to start in safe mode, and the installation routine could go on... weird.)
Next, I let Windows Update do its job, and installed my apps. Having had a bad experience with the quite old drivers that the Toshiba's Tempro utility advised me to install (see link above), I rather kept away from it, and used Intel's Driver Update Utility wich made me upgrade the wifi and bluetooth drivers. I made system resore points at every stage in case the sleep mode would cause BSODs again. Luckily, this didn't occur.
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Tecra A7 - HDD Upgrade

Hey,
Does anybody know what is the maximum capacity of an internal HDD; the tecra A7 can handle?
Tecra A7-113
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Hi!
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Bye

CPU Upgrade for Tecra M10-13Z PTMB0E-01400LGR

Hi, i want to upgrade my Tecra M10 with the max. CPU supported. Actually i have the Core Duo Prozessor T5670 installed. Can anybody give me an info about the capabilities of the M10?
Thanks in advance.
Regards
Astra

Generally speaking PauPau is right. What I want to know is follow: why do you want to upgrade CPU?
Tecra M10 is typical business notebook designed for office work. It is very mobile due to docking facility. The RAM can be upgraded up to 8GB so with maximum RAM upgrade you can have very powerful notebook so I dont see any reason for CPU upgrade.
With maximum RAM and well configured operating system you will have very powerful machine.
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My advice for you is: dont do this.

Blue Screen of death on Tecra M10 runing Win XP

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the last known good configuration does not work either nor does any of the other 'safe' options
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OK *AN UPDATE* after rebuilding the TECRA...............................*SADLY NOTHING LOGICAL HERE*
With the 160GB drive in (original TECRA drive) C2 ERRORS
With a GOOD 80GB drive in (original Satellite drive XP Pro) 7B ERRORS
With a New 1TB drive with XP Pro installed 7B ERRORS
I DID RECONFIGURE THE BIOS TO BOOT FROM THE USB DRIVE
With no drive in the TECRA and any of the above drives in a USB to SATA CADDY 7B ERRORS
Even with a drive in the TECRA and booting from the USB drive i got 7B ERRORS
With an XP PRO CD in 7B ERRORS
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BIG PROBLEM although it said Microsoft Windows XP Professional on the CD when it loaded it said it was about to re-install Windows Vista.
So i stopped that had a cup of tea and tried a few more things some of them listed above.
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Tecra M10 cmos battery was disconnected and now laptop is bricked. Need EC/KBC assistance please

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Then, you can trying surfing around for the specific instructions to help you out. Try surfing these links or for something similar:
BIOS Recovery Procedures
INSYDE BIOS Recovery Method
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Toshiba Australia Service Centre search page
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it "seems" you do not know what you're talking about....
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Lenovo G560 - Issue with won't boot and black screen after HDD upgrade

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What happen: My laptop was working fine, no blue screen issue, no funny business at all. I bought a new SSD Intel 120 GB and thought it would be a good idea to replace the HDD. I shutdown and disconnected the power adapter, waited a couple of minutes and removed the battery. I opened up the back case and replaced the HDD. And put all the screws back and put the battery back in.
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2. I tried putting back my old 2.5" and nothing but black screen.
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Hi Autoexit173,
Welcome to Lenovo Community!
As per the query we understood that you are facing issue with system not booting in your Lenovo G560 laptop.
As you have mentioned that the system not booting, please try to remove the RAM and turn on the system and check if you can hear any beep sound. Also try to clean the RAM slots and check for the issue.
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Tecra M10 - Stuck CTRL key issue -- perhaps to do with BIOS?

Hello and thanks for reading.
I recently switched my Tecra M10 to Windows 7 (from XP) and it soon developed the dreaded "stuck CTRL key" issue. This causes the keyboard to behave as if the CTRL key is permanently depressed. Sometimes hitting a combination of keys, or bringing up the onscreen keyboard, temporarily solves the issue, but then it returns.
It seems to be an issue many people have, with no simple solution. I've looked at every thread about it I can find, and tried many things to do with drivers etc. without any success.
So firstly, if anyone knows a remedy that works for this particular machine, I would be very grateful to learn it!
Then, there are two things I've not yet done: update BIOS and disable pinch zoom.
I was looking at the following BIOS update:
http://www.toshiba-asia.com/sg/support/drivers/details/25244
... which is version 3.00 and seems to be most recent. My own version is 1.90.
However version 3.00 is labelled "For PTMB0* ONLY". I don't know what this means or whether it applies to me. Can anyone help? Should I install this BIOS?
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Hi
> I was looking at the following BIOS update. which is version 3.00 and seems to be most recent. My own version is 1.90.
There are different Tecra M10 models on the market.
Check the labels at the bottom of the unit. There you should find some numbers like for example PTMB0E-01K00LGR
The first 6 characters are important: for example PTMB0E
I assume your notebook belongs to European series.
In such case you should check the Toshiba EU driver page for possible BIOS update.
http://www.toshiba.eu/innovation/download_drivers_bios.jsp
However, on Toshiba EU driver page you will find also the BIOS v3.0 for all European Tecra M10 units.
Anyway, back to the CTRL button issue: guess what, you should connect an external USB keyboard and should check how the CTRL button acts.
In case the USB keyboard would work properly, the CTRL button of internal keyboard is affected and you will need to replace the internal keyboard.
PS: it could be possible that the option "sticky keys" has been enabled. To disable this function, you have to press SHIFT button 5 times in the row.

Need new power cable for Tecra M10

Good morning. My Tecra M10 power cable has split (after 4 years use). Can somebody point me to the correct product to order?
I have more information if required.
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You need a new AC adaptor.
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