20 Most Recent Toshiba Satellite A45-S120 Notebook Questions & Answers

try to connect directly with utp cable and leavit automaticly config

Toshiba has built in system recovery partition in your hard drive

Make sure to back up important files in your Laptop to usb or portable hard disk before doing this.

Warning: In using System Recovery you files will be deleted, your laptop will be back to its factory settings

To access the Toshiba recovery partition, power off the laptop. Hold down the 0 (zero) key and turn the laptop on. Keep holding down the zero key until the TOSHIBA logo appears, where you should start tapping the zero key repeatedly. Stop if the unit beeps or when the TOSHIBA logo disappears. The screen should flash ** HDD RECOVERY MODE ** for a split second, then load the Toshiba recovery program right from the hard drive.

try to look in recycle bin . maybe it was deleted.

Sounds like you need a new battery. Try removing the battery and running the machine on mains power. If that works, you know the charger is ok. Its usual for batteries to deteriorate over a few years, so my money would go on a new one.

A45-S120 is not WIFI unless you plug in an air card from your wireless phone service provider.

It sounds like there's a BIOS password set. Search Google for ways to reset the BIOS/CMOS password.

`st go into your system setup and see if you have under boot priority book from usb device. if so make that your 1st boot device. then its best that you download a prebuilder utility to configure your bootable flash drive

Those are HDD problems, I solved that problem using a program called HDD regenerator, you can download it or buy it here, create a flash drive using this software and boot to your flash drive, follow the instructions and wait until the program finishes, this procedure usually solves these problems.

You should be able to hear and feel the fan spinning. The air should also come out of the laptop usually on the left or right side near the hinges of the laptop.

It is also possible that the cooling system has not failed completely, in other words it is operational but not running efficiently.

Be sure to raise the laptop off the table to allow air to be sucked in from the bottom of the laptop.
It may need a service and a clean.

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There should be a panel or two on the bottom... one will cover the memory, the other should cover the hard drive. Open them up to find the hard drive. Remember to unplug and pull the battery out before you begin.

you should start by changing the rct battery and see if that fixes the problem

There is no such thing in Toshiba laptops. If you have forgotten it you must take the laptop to a dealer to have the BIOS reflashed.

Any ide 2.5 laptop hard drive will work.

the IDE is the important part, it's the older style. Don't get SATA.

The size of the drive doesn't matter.

Hope this info helps.

Hi johnnygriff5
The boot loader files are either corrupted or missing. To repair this problem, boot with the Windows XP CD-ROM and choose the option to install. On the next screen, choose repair to repair your Windows installation. When the repair process is finished, you will be able to boot back into your operating system without losing data or having to reinstall software.
If however this doesnot work then, please perform the following steps:
1. Insert the Window XP installation CD-ROM in the CD drive and boot your PC from the CD-ROM. 2. When the Welcome to Setup screen is displayed, press R to open Recovery Console. 3. Next, press the number key that corresponds to the operating system installation you want to repair. (This is required only when you have multiple operating systems on your PC.) 4. Login using a user with administrative privileges to your system. 5. Next, on the Recovery Console screen type the following commands ie chkdsk then fixmbr and press Enter after each command to execute them.
If you have some more questions, please let me know. Otherwise, please leave positive rating and feedback. Thanks :)

Open the Network Settings program. Click on the Control Panel in your "Programs" bar and select "Network Settings." This will give you options for modifying how you connect to the Internet. Select "Connect to a Network" or "Show Network Status and Tasks." Both selections will show you whether you are disconnected from the wireless network. Select "Manage Network Connections." This selection is located on the left side of the window; clicking on it will show you whether you are connected to a local area connection or wireless network connection. Engage the wireless connection. Turn your wireless switch to "On," then right-click on the wireless network connection. Select "Connect/Disconnect." Wait for the IP address acquisition. It may take a few minutes for your Toshiba Satellite to pick up the signal and transmit your IP address. When this is complete, you will see the word "Connected" next to the name of your wireless connection, and a series of bars that indicate signal strength. Launch your favorite browser to access the Internet using the wireless connection.

You can change the way the cursor functions. Here is how. From the "Start Menu", select Control Panel in the (right pane), next select Hardware and Sound, select the "Mouse". In the Mouse, "Properties" (window) change mouse functions.

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I. “To “Enable” the Pointer Device using the Touch-Pad, go to, Control Panel, click (“Mouse”) in the “Hardware and Sound” category; go to, “Device Settings” in the (Devices) block.
II. “Highlight”; the item you want to (enable) this being the “Pointer Device.” Click the (Enable) button, just below. Be sure to (Click) on the “Apply” button, and click OK.”
III. You may need to “Update Drivers?” Click on “Hardware, click “Properties,” click, on Driver.” If the, Update Driver (block) is not “Grayed-out” click “Update Driver”, click (OK), this will ensure that the application take effect. Note: Restarting the computer will configure system changes in the computer applications to prevent errors, and to finalize the (Installing / Uninstalling) of programs, and or (Enabling / Disabling) of Hardware.
To setup the Internet Connection: To Start, go to the “Control Panel,” you want to open the “Internet Options” window. Click on the “Connections” block, click the “Setup” button, and follow all the instruction carefully. “Important! Always click “apply, ok, and restart the computer after making changes to the computer.”
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