Microphone not responding on Toshiba Satellite 2435-S255

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You're telling me that this RealTek AC'97 audio driver will not work?

http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/support/jsp/modelContent.jsp?ct=SB&os=&category=&moid=321480&rpn=PS243U&modelFilter=2435-S255&selCategory=2756709&selFamily=1073768663

Click on the Downloads tab, then click on page 2 at the bottom.

01-07-2003, Driver Sound, Realtek Audio Driver for Windows XP/2000 (v.5.10.00.4010; 12-03-2002;2.53M)

How are you downloading, and installing it?

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joecoolvette

pull out the cmos battery as well as the battery, and leave it for 3 minutes. then put the reg. battery back in and boot it up. it should say password disabled. Turn it off and put the cmos battery back in, it should work now. leave positive feedback!

Not good news I'm afraid. Refer to this Toshiba support bulletin. You will need to send your laptop into a Toshiba Authorised Service Provider to get the problem fixed.

Depends what you intend to do with your computer, if its lots of gaming, and pushing your pc to its limits, you will need a good quality thermal compound (arctic silver), if its just normal stuff a cheaper heat sink compound will do, i use Servisol, its cheap and works well

Do not replace Internal Wireless card.Instaed go for USB card.They will give more strength compare to inbuilt one.And they cost a lot cheaper then replacing  a new laptop wireless card.

Belkin is what I recommend.

Satellite 2435-S255 - Left Side between hindge and audio jacks (W/indicator light. Chek to ensure you have loaded the correct drivers as well.

You can put (2) 1 GB sticks in that computer and you would see very, very fast results and the machine will thank you for the upgrade because it will not have to work as hard. Just remember though that you still have the same processor as you did before so if that is the bottleneck in the system, then it will run as fast as the processor allows it. The extra RAM will free up 90% of bottleneck issues.

Here is one of the sites I use for Repairing Toshiba Laptops. Hope it helps and have a good day.
http://www.irisvista.com/tech/

Here is the site I use for Toshiba Laptop Repair. Hope It helps and Have a good day.
http://www.irisvista.com/tech/