20 Most Recent Toshiba Satellite L455D-S5976 Notebook Questions & Answers

If you are the original owner Toshiba will reset the bios for a fee and it is not cheap, they may include the HDD reset, if not! www.ebay.com type password, or hard drive password. I would check bios password, probably a lot cheaper if you can find the right seller, also check www.download.com some software may be free.

If you're using windows media player its probably because you don't have the right codecs.Try opening the movie with vlc player or MPC-HC.http://www.videolan.org/vlc/http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/

I just had the same problem Toshiba L300 updated the bios.....checked and tested all....the board has overheated (cpu) board has dry joints ,error after error can not be fixed .You have a board with power problems on off cpu fan and boot problems ,maybe iets a cap that needs replacement but that might not solve the problem.replace board.

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If your using Windows 7, click the Start Globe and right click on Computer and select Properties. Take a look on the left for Device Manager. See if there is a Sound Controller. It may just need a new driver which can be found on the manufacturers web page.

just were the line is,,press on the screen and let me know what happens.i think it should go away but then come back when you stop pressing.

Sounds like an intermittent power problem.

It's common that the switch that enables/disables wifi gets hit accidentally. I believe, on your model, that pressing the Function Key (Fn) and the F8 key simultaneously is the way to turn wifi on and off.

If your trying to get into BIOS to change settings and you forgot password you have to reset CMOS whitch set system back to default. This physically done inside computer using the jumper pins on south bridge of motherbaord.. Its a little differant on some systems so you will have to somehow refer to service portion of cumputer management inmanual or find access to MFG website for info how to reset CMOS on your system. However there is software you can obtain that you put on a USB and reboot system and tells you the passwords to the computer, but you must be cautious when useing this software exspecially when there is two operating systems installed so proceed with caution if you go this route. Good Luck !

Ed unfortunately it sounds as if the hard drive has failed. Make certian you do not have a CD in the drive and there are no external drives or flashdrives connected also.

Many laptops have a hidden partition with everything needed to restor the computer. Some people burn it to disk and then delete it to make space. Some laptops come with a restore disk. If you have a hidden partition look for start/all programs/Toshiba see if there is a restore option. If not there could be an option to restore from bootup. If so try hitting esc or f1 or f2 when rebooting.

I'm sure it works. Just wear headphones so that you don't get loud feedback from the mic hearing the speakers. Then make sure if there are any physical switches that they are on. Click volume icon click mixer find your mic and uncheck mute