Toshiba Portege - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support - Page 9
Hi,
1. How to transfer/copy bootable XP files
Requirements
- PC running Windows XP/2000 with a CD/DVD burner.
- USB Flashdrive (Or some way to transfer files to the 3epc once Windows is installed)
- SD Card, a fast SDHC is recommended of at least 2GB.
- XP3eSD Utility
- Hitachi Microdrive Filter Drivers
- Partedmagic (or another bootable CD with disk cloning software)
- Windows XP CD (SP2 Only Tested, may work with others)
- Asus Eee PC (Of course!!)
Instructions:
- Copy all files from your XP Install CD to a folder on your Hard Drive
- Download the XP3eSD utility and run it to create a new install CD capable of installing Windows to boot off the SD card reader
- Boot your 3epc from the CD made in step 2
- Install Windows onto a FAT partition, deleting all the existing partitions
- When windows boots for the first time turn off the swap file, system restore, and the screensaver.
- Then stick your USB thumb drive into the EEE with the Hitachi Microdrive Filter.
- Next copy the files from your thumb drive to the desktop and then properly remove the thumb drive.
- Unzip the microdrive files to a folder on the desktop. And Insert your SDHC Card into the EEE.
- You need to then Hit Start go to run, and type regedit. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Enum\USBSTOR\
Inside that you should find a directory called something like Disk&Ven_USB2.0&Prod_CardReader_SD0&Rev_0100. Open it. Inside that you should find another directory wich is just a bunch of numbers. Open it. In the right pane you should see a key called "Hardware ID" Right click on it, and select modify. It should list about 7 lines of text. Copy ONLY the first line to the clipboard. Hit cancel, close regedit.
- Open cfadisk.inf in the directory you unzipped the microdrive filter to. Edit the section called [cfadisk_device] so that rather than containing 11 lines, just have one line. The line begins with: %MicroDrive_devdesc% = cfadisk_install,
After the comma, hit ctrl V to paste what you coppied from the registry into the file then save the file.
- Go to Device manager. Under disk drives, you should see SiliconMotion and USB2.0 Card Reader. Right click on the card reader and click update driver. Direct the driver updater window to the Hitachi driver you just edited. It won't detect the driver automatically, you have to specifty that your supplying the disk for the hardware and force it to use the driver.
- Reboot using the Partedmagic CD or USB Flashdrive, Download it here
- Create a FAT32 partition on the SD card, same size as the one on the SSD in your 3epc
- Use 'fdisk -l' to find out the partition names of your SSD and SD.
- Type this command into a prompt: 'dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/sdb1' When it finishes (it will take some time) type this command: 'dd if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sdb bs=512 count=1' (Note: If fdisk reported your SSD and SD as different than sda and sdb respectively, you must change that in the dd commands, if unsure ask in the support forums)
- When it finishes the task is complete, reboot and select to boot from the card reader
- Re-image the SSD of your 3epc with your restore DVD or USB.
My toshiba tablet has been
You probably know this already, but... There is a small switch in the front edge panel, next to the head phone and mic plugs. This is a manual wireless cutoff. Make sure it's in the on position.
Flip it back and forth a few times ending in the on positon. There is also an orange led that should be lit (the one closest to the switch) when it's working.
If the led is lit, and still no connection, then you likely have have a problem with the antenna or the network module itself.
You could try downloading and reinstalling the software for the wireless module. Toshiba.com/support
The module is accessed from one of the panels in the bottom of the unit. The antenna is more difficult, mounted in back of the screen.
I ave a toshiba m200
Hi,it is possible that the resultant cause the problem is your hard drive(caused by the hard disk failing to be READ from or be WRITTEN to,in this case be READ from),or one of your Memory modules is failing,so first of all try swapping or switching the RAM modules from one slot to the next,one at a time,if system is still slow,take out your hard disk,get a converter,slave hard disk to another system copy your files out and get a new Hard disk.
Where is the webcamera?
There is no built-in camera on a Toshiba Portege 3500 Tablet PC. You will need to buy a USB Camera from Microsoft or Logitech or similar
I want to add RAM to my Toshiba Portege M405-S8003
Hi,the Ram slot you are looking for is underneath the keyboard,if you have expertise on uncoupling and re-coupling a system then proceed,if not take to a qualified technician to that for you wont take any time.
Portege R100 (Toshiba). I have
Hi,yes there is but you'll have to open the system up,if you have no prior I.T expertise I'd suggest you take to a qualified Technician,but if you do here is how:First remove the Battery,then uncouple the system taking of where each of the screws go to then locate the CMOS battery(small battery Lithium Ion mostly in the shape of a cent or smaller),it may be underneath the keyboard or just behind once the external cover is open.unplug it from the system for about an hour or two reconnect it,couple the system and boot,go to Bios,reset Date and Time and save,then exit.
I am having a toshiba
Hello
you can do one thing
with that your data will be saved.
try a bootable cd of win XP & install os again without formating C: Drive, just overwrite the os instalation in same drive.
maybe after that your problem will be solved
Thanks
Something happened to where when i use the pen
This seems to be a common problem with this Toshiba. I squeeze the molding around the screen near the areas that the touch screen is not working. It usually happends in long blocks that don't respond to the pen.Press along the top sides and bottom running along all the edges with pressure. You may have to work with it a few times but it seems the fix mine for a while.. hope this helps
Cant load os onto my
What happens when you try?
What error-messages do you get?
Is the disk-drive "dying" or "dead" ?
Window cd delete only some file. i want to format
what it sounds like to me is, you ran the windows cd and installed it over what was already there with out formatting the drive or partition first.
to start with a clean copy, you have to format the drive, but youll have to delete the existing partition 1st...if your not sure how to do that, just post back and let me know what OS your trying to install.
bill
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