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  1. Posts : 95
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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       #11

    i filled out the specs of my laptop however i could not find the motherboard type or sound card type(not that the sound card really matters for this situation)

    attached is a PDF of my entire system specs straight from Toshiba, with the exception of the vista which mine no longer has, i have 7 Ultimate 64-bit
    my laptop hard drive appears as a removable device... Attached Files
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  2. Posts : 6,243
    win 7 ultimate32bit, Win8.1pro wmc 32bit
       #12

    Hi Murd3rd, here is a link to the drivers Laptop Driver Downloads:
    the sound card drivers are there, as for the chipset drivers download this little information tool Piriform - Download speccy will tell you the mobo manf , then you can go to the website and download the latest chipset driver :)
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  3. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #13

    Continue to try and find either a AHCI driver for the motherboard or an updated chipset driver for the laptop, that is the easiest way, but there is a second option.

    How comfortable are you with poking around in the guts of the operating system (editing the registry)?
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  4. Posts : 95
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #14

    pebbly said:
    Hi Murd3rd, here is a link to the drivers Laptop Driver Downloads:
    the sound card drivers are there, as for the chipset drivers download this little information tool Piriform - Download speccy will tell you the mobo manf , then you can go to the website and download the latest chipset driver :)
    thanks pebbly, ill check it out
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  5. Posts : 95
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #15

    TVeblen said:
    Continue to try and find either a AHCI driver for the motherboard or an updated chipset driver for the laptop, that is the easiest way, but there is a second option.

    How comfortable are you with poking around in the guts of the operating system (editing the registry)?
    i have done it before but only with step by step instructions, is there a write up somewhere of what you are wanting me to do?
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  6. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #16

    Let me find that.
    In the meantime: did you check this out? - http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/t...ily=1073768663
    "How To Manually Upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 - Satellite A355D"
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  7. Posts : 6,292
    Windows 7 64 Bit Home Premium SP1
       #17

    I have this info in my notes. The solution is based on this MS document: Internal and External SATA Port Configuration

    To summarize:
    "To work around this problem, you can disable external SATA support on a per channel basis by setting the value of the TreatAsInternalPort registry key to 1 and then rebooting the system"

    So, if you can check and see which channel your drive is connected to you can change a registry value accordingly.
    Do this by going to Device Manager > Disk Drives > Right click the drive and select Properties > General Tab > Location.
    Most likely Channel 0.

    Now open the registry editor and navigate to:
    HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msahci\Controller0\Channel0
    (Using the channel # you found in Device Manager above)
    If these keys (Controller0, or Channel0) do not exist you must create them.

    In the Channel0 key, create a new DWORD value with the following properties:
    Value Name: TreatAsInternalPort
    Value Data: 1
    Base: Hexidecimal

    Then reboot.

    Be sure to back up the registry, create a restore point, before making any changes.
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  8. Posts : 95
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #18

    TVeblen said:
    I have this info in my notes. The solution is based on this MS document: Internal and External SATA Port Configuration

    To summarize:
    "To work around this problem, you can disable external SATA support on a per channel basis by setting the value of the TreatAsInternalPort registry key to 1 and then rebooting the system"

    So, if you can check and see which channel your drive is connected to you can change a registry value accordingly.
    Do this by going to Device Manager > Disk Drives > Right click the drive and select Properties > General Tab > Location.
    Most likely Channel 0.

    Now open the registry editor and navigate to:
    HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msahci\Controller0\Channel0
    (Using the channel # you found in Device Manager above)
    If these keys (Controller0, or Channel0) do not exist you must create them.

    In the Channel0 key, create a new DWORD value with the following properties:
    Value Name: TreatAsInternalPort
    Value Data: 1
    Base: Hexidecimal

    Then reboot.

    Be sure to back up the registry, create a restore point, before making any changes.
    thanks for the info i will most likely be trying this
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  9. Posts : 95
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #19

    TVeblen said:

    Now open the registry editor and navigate to:
    HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\msahci\Controller0\Channel0
    (Using the channel # you found in Device Manager above)
    If these keys (Controller0, or Channel0) do not exist you must create them.
    ok they do not exist so how do i create them? sorry if this is pesky stuff i probably should know
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  10. Posts : 95
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
    Thread Starter
       #20

    TVeblen said:
    Let me find that.
    In the meantime: did you check this out? - Model Content Page
    "How To Manually Upgrade from Vista to Windows 7 - Satellite A355D"
    i appreciate all the help, and no i am checking it out as i type this, i saw that the other day but didnt even think that it could be a tool for troubleshooting, but im about to read through it


    as i was reading through it just now, it is talking about doing an upgrade, but i didnt just upgrade, i totally formatted my hard drive and installed a fresh copy of windows 7, i have zero toshiba software on my laptop anymore except the necessary software to run the hardware that is installed in on this computer, which may not even be toshiba specific
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