Top 20 Toshiba Satellite A65-S126 Notebook Questions & Answers

replacing a hard drive is a lot cheaper then a computer I know this because I work on computers for a living. By the way if you have not done a backup of your data and the hard drive you have now is completely dead as it won't run then you have lost your data. when you by a new hard drive they don't have Windows or any information to make your computer run, so you will need a windows Operating system disc to reinstall Windows on the new hard drive.

remove cmos battery. search it. theres a backdoor for toshiba

If you have the disk or driver for keyboard then reload it.If not then use the mouse and click on the Start button, use the mouse's right button on Computer (My Computer). Select Manage. When the Computer Management console appears, Select Device Manager. Expand the Keyboard Section. Right Click on your computer name and select Scan for hardware changes.If this fails to reload the driver then right click on the keyboard item that says Unknown and select Update Driver Software.

There is no master reset button for a laptop. You can use your recovery feature (if available) or use the disk that came with the laptop to reinstall the software. Either option will give you a fresh start.

DID YOU NOTICE ANY OVER HEAT IN BOTH,THE PC OR CHARGER? IF SO THE CAN BE 2 ISSUES.1-THE CHARGER2-THE BATIF YOU TRY TO CONNECT THE CHARGER WITHOUT THE BATT,THE CHARGER GET HOT? (1) ,DO THE CHARGER IS OK (2)

If the hard disk drive is running , that means the laptop is on and the lcd has been damaged. get your lcd replaced to fix the problem. if that is not the cause, try reformatting.

If this is a newer type hard drive the layout configurations are going to be completely different and will not work in the older laptops. Go to www.ebay.com and type: your make and model and refine search to hard drive.

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Here is the specifications of the Toshiba Satellite A65-S126

• Built-in Devices Wireless LAN antenna , Stereo speakers
• Width 13.5 in
• Depth 11.1 in
• Height 2.1 in
• Weight 7.7 lbs
• Localization United States
• Notebook type Desktop replacement (7.5 + lbs.)
• Wireless capabilities IEEE 802.11g , IEEE 802.11b
• Processor
• Processor Intel Celeron 2.8 GHz
• Data Bus Speed 400.0 MHz
• Chipset Type ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP
• Cache Memory
• Type L2 cache
• Installed Size 128.0 KB
• RAM
• Installed Size 256.0 MB / 1.25 GB (max)
• Technology DDR SDRAM - 333.0 MHz
• Memory Specification Compliance PC2700
• Form Factor SO DIMM 200-pin
• Configuration Features Provided memory is soldered
• Storage Controller
• Storage controller type IDE
• Storage
• Floppy Drive None
• Hard Drive 60.0 GB - 4200.0 rpm
• Hard drive type Portable
• Optical Storage (2nd)
• 2nd optical storage type None
• Optical Storage
• Type CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo
• Read Speed 24x (CD) / 8x (DVD)
• Write Speed 16x
• Rewrite Speed 4x
• Display
• Display Type 15.0 in TFT active matrix
• Max Resolution 1024 x 768 ( XGA )
• Widescreen Display No
• Color Support 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
• Video
• Graphics Processor / Vendor ATI Mobility Radeon 7000 IGP Shared video memory (UMA)
• Audio
• Audio Output Sound card
• Audio Codec Realtek ALC250
• Compliant Standards DirectMusic , DirectSound , DirectSound3D
• Audio Input None
• Input Device(s)
• Input device type Keyboard , Touchpad
• Telecom
• Modem Fax / modem
• Max Transfer Rate 56.0 Kbps
• Protocols & Specifications ITU V.92
• Networking
• Networking Network adapter
• Wireless LAN Supported Yes
• Data Link Protocol Ethernet , Fast Ethernet , IEEE 802.11g , IEEE 802.11b
• Compliant Standards IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g
• Expansion / Connectivity
• Expansion Slot(s) 1.0 (total) / 1.0 (free) x PC Card - SO DIMM 200-pin , 1.0 (total) / 1.0 (free) x Memory - Type II
• Interfaces 1.0 x Headphones - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25) , 1.0 x Microphone - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) , 1.0 x Parallel - Output - RJ-11 , 1.0 x Network - Phone line - Mini-phone 3.5 mm , 1.0 x Display / video - S-video output - Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm , 1.0 x Modem - Input - RJ-45 , 1.0 x Display / video - VGA - 4 pin USB Type A , 3.0 x Hi-Speed USB
• Miscellaneous
• Features Power-on password , Hard drive password , Security lock slot (cable lock sold separately)
• Compliant Standards ACPI , Plug and Play
• Power
• Power Device External
• Voltage Required AC 120/230 V ( 50/60 Hz )
• Power Provided 90.0 Watt
• Battery
• Technology Lithium ion
• Installed Qty 1.0 / 2.0 (max)
• Capacity 4300.0 mAh
• Operating System / Software
• OS Provided Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
• Software AOL , Drivers & Utilities , ArcSoft ShowBiz DVD , Norton Antivirus 2004 (3 months subscription) , Toshiba Custom Utilities , Microsoft Office OneNote 2003 , Microsoft Works , AT&T WorldNet Service , Toshiba Touch and Launch , InterVideo WinDVD 4 , Toshiba Notebook Maximizer , Toshiba Speech System , Toshiba ConfigFree , Adobe Acrobat Reader

Hi,

A lot of factors needs to be considered. First, make sure the audio is not on mute. Second, make sure the audio device driver is up to date. Third, the audio device might be defective.

No, you can't upgrade graphics hardware on a laptop. It's integrated on the motherboard. There isn't room in a laptop case for expansion slots like you have in desktop, so you can't change what's there. All you can do in a laptop computer is make sure you have the most up-to-date graphics drivers, which can be downloaded from the manufacturer's support site.

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You can find a good step by step for finding the battery at the following site:

http://www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/ToshibaA65/satA65_1.htm

You should be able to take the bottom cover off after Step 3, which should expose the CMOS(internal) battery. If you can't see it after Step 3, you will have to keep following the steps until the battery is exposed.

Use something thin and sharp to pop the battery out of its socket, and be sure not to drop it on your motherboard.

On this model Toshiba the BIOS battery may be under the keyboard.

Insert a OS CD to the Toshiba Satellite A65-S126 PC CD-ROM ,then just boot from the CD-ROM,install a new OS.Then it will be OK.The Bios setting will automaticlly rewrite.

go to devicedoctor.com. Download and intall the software. Open it and do a scan. It will look for a driver. If it finds one download and install it. Hope this helps you.

Hello,

When you installed the new hard drive, do you reinstall XP from the laptop or the desktop? If you have not done so, install the os from the laptop. Also if you have the capability, you can transfer the data from the old drive to the new one and it should work fine. The software usually comes with the new hard drive.

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Hi.
It sounds like your Toshiba's bios is froze.
Here, try this procedure, it might get you going again.

First, disconnect everything from your laptop, including taking out the battery, and unplugging it.

Next, press and hold the power button for at LEAST 45 seconds to a minute.

This is known as a soft reset.

Next, put the battery in, and see if it will boot up on the battery.

If so, then you are good to go.

This is most likely the problem, so this should work for you.

I hope I helped you out some, and good luck !

If you recently purchased your notebook, wifi may not be enabled. There is typically a switch on the side to enable the wifi card. Locate that and make sure it is on. Also Fn+F8 should activate and deactivate your wifi. Hope that helps.