Solved Toshiba recovery cd

[2009joseph]

Nah, when the CPU overheats, the system will shut off automatically. You will know then. But I have 7 year old laptops where I never changed the paste and they still run fine. Working on a laptop is very finagle and you really have to know what you are doing. You are liable to make more damage than good.

OK man thanks a bunch I had mine pulled apart all the way one time
Fixing a broken usb port and I cleaned it out clean as well
Its spotless I did my girlfriend laptop 2 hers is the older
Toshiba equilibrium ones great machine .just though maybe a
Wee bit of a new great quality CPU paist would help last longer.
Thanks buddy il just let it go until it shuts down. Its great
If it would stop before it got 2 hot allright

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Unless your CPU is overheating, I would not touch it.

OK thanks dude no overheating but thought it would be
Good 2 do it on a 3 or more year old laptop.with all the
Use it gets. I just thought when it overheats it would be 2 late is all

No I would leave well alone as WHS says as mate it will shut down if it overheats.

What you can do is to check the air intake aperture and the "rad" and to do that shine a very bright light into the fan aperture and look through from the outlet grill
1. You will see if there is a lot of dust in the fan intake and fan blades and 2. you will see if the "rad" is blocked in any way when you look through from the outside.

Now to clean you can blow the dust out using compressed air but first make sure you insert something into the fan blades before you do - to stop the fan from spinning as spinning the fan with air will cause it to spin at much higher revs than it was designed for and can wreck the bearing.
The rad you can use those chenille wire play things to very gently clean the rad from outside the machine and again blow the dust out. It is fiddly but effective.

Now if you are really intent on doing the compound on the Toshy let me know and I can give you a link to take it apart and few tips on the process. From experience no mean feat on the first attempt and my four year old L550 took me about four hours to do and you have to be very careful with the ribbon cables for example.
To be honest I only took it apart to put a faster CPU in and then changed my mind and the compound was still ok from the factory install though I did use a better compound than they use.
I found that an SSD was the best thing I ever did with the machine - if you can afford one it is the go. I noe run it with 8.1 in a 7 style and it is lightning fast as opposed to the original set up.

 

[2009joseph]

Unless your CPU is overheating, I would not touch it.

OK thanks dude no overheating but thought it would be
Good 2 do it on a 3 or more year old laptop.with all the
Use it gets. I just thought when it overheats it would be 2 late is all

No I would leave well alone as WHS says as mate it will shut down if it overheats.

What you can do is to check the air intake aperture and the "rad" and to do that shine a very bright light into the fan aperture and look through from the outlet grill
1. You will see if there is a lot of dust in the fan intake and fan blades and 2. you will see if the "rad" is blocked in any way when you look through from the outside.

Now to clean you can blow the dust out using compressed air but first make sure you insert something into the fan blades before you do - to stop the fan from spinning as spinning the fan with air will cause it to spin at much higher revs than it was designed for and can wreck the bearing.
The rad you can use those chenille wire play things to very gently clean the rad from outside the machine and again blow the dust out. It is fiddly but effective.

Now if you are really intent on doing the compound on the Toshy let me know and I can give you a link to take it apart and few tips on the process. From experience no mean feat on the first attempt and my four year old L550 took me about four hours to do and you have to be very careful with the ribbon cables for example.
To be honest I only took it apart to put a faster CPU in and then changed my mind and the compound was still ok from the factory install though I did use a better compound than they use.
I found that an SSD was the best thing I ever did with the machine - if you can afford one it is the go. I noe run it with 8.1 in a 7 style and it is lightning fast as opposed to the original set up.

class icit2lol thanks buddy i just might leave it as is as you say.cheers its dust free anyways now as all is clean but theres one problem im having i notice a wild difference with one toshiba wifi reception than another.my nephew has a Toshiba equilibrium and he seems 2 surf the internet faster i dont know is it my brawband going up and down but bays its on and others its way crap.i put a netgear wn8o2t set up close good job but still slow.anyways my question is i notice that laptops can see wifi anf get signals better than other Toshibas can someone answer that one would love to make my laptop get the single faster and better.

 

[2009joseph]

so icit2lol did you have to buy another key for win 8 .im thinking maybe going for this just to try it out can you tell me how to get win 8.1 with win 7 style is it like this How to Make Windows 8 Look Like Windows 7 - YouTube

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Joseph sorry late reply mate just make sure the Toshiba wifi driver is up to date mine is fussy too on a wifi adaptor.

I bought the upgrade 8 and put it over the 7 install and kept my settings and then when 8.1 was available I just downloaded it as it was free.

To make it 7 like you just need one of the softwares that do that I used Stardock8 ($5) on the laptop before I found out about the Classic Shell (free)
Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements and just downloaded the orb Start button and changed it form the scallop shell shape that program comes with. There are loads more if you look in the 8 forum (same folks as in here for the most part - me too) Start Menu - Restore in Windows 8

In my pic you will see the small filter I have put over the air intake it is really effective - just some sheer curtain material held on with duct tape.

If you stay with 7 for while this is very good to use too.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/11728-optimize-windows-7-a.html

 

[2009joseph]

thanks icit2lol cheers for your help was thinking maybe i could buy a stronger wifi card for my pc maybe.but i dont know works and sometimes dont.its a tough one lol

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hmm I don't know about a "stronger" wifi card Joseph maybe a new one as I am no expert on those particular devices I cannot advise. To get it out this will give you a rough idea but it does say do not disconnect the antenna cables without removing the display panel.
How to disassemble Toshiba Satellite Pro L450 and Satellite L455 laptops

Now I don't know why that is as I am not sure of how they are attached to the card which you can see is sitting there in the same spot as the memory sticks. If they are screws I am guessing it is just matter of undoing them and reattaching a new card.

BUT BEFORE you do anything with this guide make sure you read and thoroughly understand the very first page of the guide as it deals with the ribbon cables and their fixings that are very fiddly and easy to mess up.- http://www.irisvista.com/

Now the other thing to keep in mind is that if you order parts for a Toshiba you will need to quote the PART NO. found on the bottom of the machine you need to do that as it denotes where the machine was made and which region it was intended to be sold at - see my pic. Same goes for info on Toshibas.

 

[2009joseph]

Hmm I don't know about a "stronger" wifi card Joseph maybe a new one as I am no expert on those particular devices I cannot advise. To get it out this will give you a rough idea but it does say do not disconnect the antenna cables without removing the display panel.
How to disassemble Toshiba Satellite Pro L450 and Satellite L455 laptops

Now I don't know why that is as I am not sure of how they are attached to the card which you can see is sitting there in the same spot as the memory sticks. If they are screws I am guessing it is just matter of undoing them and reattaching a new card.

BUT BEFORE you do anything with this guide make sure you read and thoroughly understand the very first page of the guide as it deals with the ribbon cables and their fixings that are very fiddly and easy to mess up.- http://www.irisvista.com/

Now the other thing to keep in mind is that if you order parts for a Toshiba you will need to quote the PART NO. found on the bottom of the machine you need to do that as it denotes where the machine was made and which region it was intended to be sold at - see my pic. Same goes for info on Toshibas.

Thanks intresting stuff I disconected the battery before I stripped
My PC but can't exactualy remember how I disconected the WiFi card
If I even took that part off don't think I did because I didn't
Need 2 as what I did as I cleaned my PC and fixed the USB without pulling
It apart the whole way.its a toughie this one maybe not faulty at all buddy

 

[ICIT2LOL]

I agree Joseph unless the thing has been exposed to excessive heat which it probably hasn't then I think you might be limited by it's capabilities mate.

 

[2009joseph]

I agree Joseph unless the thing has been exposed to excessive heat which it probably hasn't then I think you might be limited by it's capabilities mate.

thanks icit2lol aye but these other laptop that see better at getting wifi are regular tos equilibrium ones lol here is the pic of my card

this is interesting also wonder will it work for me
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57588167-285/how-to-upgrade-your-laptops-wi-fi-card/

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hmm sorry late reply mate I really don't know Joseph it is probably a lot of work and trouble to go to fix the wifi and if indeed it would. The other think is the cost of course as you know replacing its can be almost as expensive as replacing the whole machine as one find with car bits. But you can always find out that costs nothing.
Remember too that PART NO I mentioned before too if you go looking for a replacement. I know from past dealings with Toshiba it can be painstakingly long winded.

 

[2009joseph]

Hmm sorry late reply mate I really don't know Joseph it is probably a lot of work and trouble to go to fix the wifi and if indeed it would. The other think is the cost of course as you know replacing its can be almost as expensive as replacing the whole machine as one find with car bits. But you can always find out that costs nothing.
Remember too that PART NO I mentioned before too if you go looking for a replacement. I know from past dealings with Toshiba it can be painstakingly long winded.

Hmmm OK buddy good 2 know I for sure was not going to
Try anything without you guys telling me the craic.thanks a bunch
My friend.another quick question see the win 8 you bought and put on
My buddys laptop has 8 on it I was thinking of downloading the win 8 then
Using his key what you think and what's the difference.cheers my friend for all the help on this
Forum its great

 

[ICIT2LOL]

No mate you cannot use his key especially if it is an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) version. These are used by the major computer manufacturers and builders alike.

If you try to use his retail version and I think (I stand to be corrected) that Microsoft would be a tad unhappy if you put that on your machine. That is because it would show up as being on two very different machines because it has it's own dedicated activation code. A retail version is one that you pay a lot more for and can use on more than one machine to a point.

Now the difference is an OEM can be used once and once only on a set machine - that is it is tied to the motherboard (don't ask me as I don't know how). Now if the motherboard dies then you contact Microsoft explain the problem and they will generally let you put it (the OEM) on another machine - once - ask twice and it gets very suspicious. So that is why it is a lot cheaper than the retail version.

The retail version you put onto a machine and if that machine dies then the same thing happens only you do not have to contact Microsoft (I stand to be corrected again). You can I think do this about three times before you have to contact Microsoft and explain but again they are pretty good about things beyond your control.

So you are far better off buying a key or an OEM disk and installing that. If you want to keep your 7 settings then an upgrade version of 8 is what you want. The 8.1 I got fro free as it was being offered. To be honest I don't see a lot of difference except I think the security is better for one thing.

 

[2009joseph]

No mate you cannot use his key especially if it is an OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) version. These are used by the major computer manufacturers and builders alike.

If you try to use his retail version and I think (I stand to be corrected) that Microsoft would be a tad unhappy if you put that on your machine. That is because it would show up as being on two very different machines because it has it's own dedicated activation code. A retail version is one that you pay a lot more for and can use on more than one machine to a point.

Now the difference is an OEM can be used once and once only on a set machine - that is it is tied to the motherboard (don't ask me as I don't know how). Now if the motherboard dies then you contact Microsoft explain the problem and they will generally let you put it (the OEM) on another machine - once - ask twice and it gets very suspicious. So that is why it is a lot cheaper than the retail version.

The retail version you put onto a machine and if that machine dies then the same thing happens only you do not have to contact Microsoft (I stand to be corrected again). You can I think do this about three times before you have to contact Microsoft and explain but again they are pretty good about things beyond your control.

So you are far better off buying a key or an OEM disk and installing that. If you want to keep your 7 settings then an upgrade version of 8 is what you want. The 8.1 I got fro free as it was being offered. To be honest I don't see a lot of difference except I think the security is better for one thing.

OK buddy thanks just may as well keep my win 7 HP
I can't understand this I put my CD in her laptop and
Put my code in it and it worked away no problem at all

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Yes mate it might have well worked but if the copy is an OEM then sooner or later they will pick up on it and the sticky stuff will hit the fan.

 

[2009joseph]

Yes mate it might have well worked but if the copy is an OEM then sooner or later they will pick up on it and the sticky stuff will hit the fan.

Intresting the way I did it was my system recovery boot CD I made through
My tosh restore CD maker.I put those CD in hers toshiba laptop
Ran my cd then when asked for key I put my win 7 hp key In
And worked looks like mine and way better than what she had
What will happen I wonder.its been like that a real long time now

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Hmm that is surprising they haven't seen that by now as it would have to be on two separate motherboards.

 

[2009joseph]

Hmm that is surprising they haven't seen that by now as it would have to be on two separate motherboards.

I know I just can't believe it that why I got it in my mind that it
Should work no problem also I even put it on my
Friends laptop so I know for sure its on 3 including mine
My girlfriend tosh laptop its on working away updating sortware
All no problems working away. Other one is my friends tosh laptop
As his hdd failed I got a new hdd put my cds in that one 2 plus my key
Working also and that was months ago as well and finaly mine .
So you must understand that I thought this would work on all laptops

 

[ICIT2LOL]

Ok well I suppose if it works then it does but it is a mystery to me how they are not picking it up.

 

[2009joseph]

Ok well I suppose if it works then it does but it is a mystery to me how they are not picking it up.

Did you ever try it buddy 2 see.if they caught me you think
My original key will be no good . How much is a win 7 2 buy anyways