I have a toshiba lap top I was having trouble with it, It would boot up and then go to the screen saver, but no icons no action etc. I tried everything and it didnt work, so I reloaded Windows XP.  but now I have lost some of the drivers and wireles, I ut in the recovery disc from Toshiba and did the F12 thing, only to have windows come up.  Anyone know how to retrieve my missing hardware.  PCI modeum, ethernet, floopy disk cntroller etc

try pressing the F2 key during the boot process to enter set up (bios)
using the arrow keys navigate to advanced bios features press enter make sure its set to boot from your hard drive
press F10 to save to cmos restart

hope the helps

chazzL,

If you're trying to access the power options, this should:

1. Right click on your desktop and select "Properties" (Alternatively, open Control Panel and go to Display).
2. Click on the Screen Saver tab.
3. Click on the button that says "Power".

Hope this helps.

-S

Have you tried the Fn + F5 keys together?

Hello


The screen brightness may be too low. That may happen in certain power regimes ( when used on battery power, presentation, etc.)

Here is how to change screen brightness on a Toshiba satellite that has the Toshiba Power saver software installed

Go to the Control panel, Click Toshiba Power Saver ( icon has two hands praying?) and increase the screen brightness. in each of the different regimes provided : Full power, High Power, Normal, DVD Playback and so on.

Hope it restores your computer screen to light.


Once finished, press the apply button

First change the boot prioriry from BIOS then boot the computer from CD.

You need to use the Toshiba "Power Saver" console. Go to Control Panel -> TOSHIBA power saver. Click the Icon and use the console to adjust the brightness for the various power schemes. If you don't see the TOSHIBA power saver icon, go to Go to Control Panel ->Power Options and open that console. Select "TOSHIBA Power Saver" option in the "Power schemes" dialog box. If you don't have that option in the dialog box, you need to go to the Toshiba site and download the Power Saver installation file and reinstall it.

I don't see anything about DDR2 I do see DDR SODIMM.

Kingston ( a company owned by Toshiba) has the specs you need for your pc. Here is the link:

http://shop.kingston.com/modelsinfo.asp?SysID=23890&mfr=Toshiba&model=Satellite+M55&SUBMIT1=Find

The problem is with some programs on startup

To fix it follow instrucions:

Go start run then type MSCONFIG +startup AND DESABLE ALL PROGRAMS ( just don't desable antivirus)

Let me know if you got help and please rate me as FIXYA!

with out a cd theirs really nothing you can do....you'll have to get the OS cd and boot from it and repair the boot sector