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| Author: | vanhelsing [ Fri Dec 21, 2007 3:50 pm ] |
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Hey, I reformatted my girlfriends Toshiba A70 laptop the other day because it randomly shuts off and is running extremely slow. Before we thought it was just overheating, but I thought maybe a reformat might help... Now.. she had no cd's.. so I'm left basically with nothing to go by.. I downloaded a driver detection program and it seemed to get all the ethernet stuff to work, even the wireless I think ( cant test It i dont have any). But the video card... It downloads some ATI southbridge stuff... then it reboots.. but the videocard still isn't installed... I looked up whats in it, ATI mobile radeon 9000. I downloaded Radeon 9000 drivers, didnt work. Downloaded ATI Radeon series, didnt work. Then on ATI's website I noticed there NO ati mobile radeon 9000... yet thats what in it... ? Ideally I want the stupid cd that comes with EVERY machine/motherboard, you know chipset drivers, wireless, etc.. I have one with my ASUS board, and 3 previous PC's... My real question is, where can I find such a cd, or if not, how do I get the video to work, or how would I go about any of that lol. Thanks. |
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| Author: | Terran [ Fri Dec 21, 2007 7:56 pm ] |
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ive noticed alot of new laptop packages dont come with a OS/Driver CD. Stupid not to. |
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| Author: | vanhelsing [ Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:51 am ] |
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Also I've had friends who get them from Futureshop or Staples and they dont come with cd's... it must be their way of saying.. .we'll fix it, you won't.. lol |
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| Author: | DanDaMan [ Sat Dec 22, 2007 11:04 am ] |
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Most newer laptops come with a hidden restoration partition/software. Check when it boots to see if you can boot to this hidden partition. I think dell is control F11. This will restore your laptop back to the way you bought it. Also if you contact Toshiba support I am sure that they will send you a restoration set or OEM copy of your operating system for free or at a small charge. |
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| Author: | vanhelsing [ Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:01 pm ] |
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the laptops been set aside as she got a Sony Vaio for christmas.... But i think she wants to sell the laptop for $100-200 as is... All thats really wrong with it that I know is what I said, driver issues.. it kept shutting off but I'm not sure why that was.. virus or overheating.. :3 |
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