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Toshiba Satellite L750 00U008
After spending all of yesterday trying once again to load the Network drivers, i got the LAN working, but no hope for the WiFi.
There are many threads on the net regarding this.
Even though i have that page above of Drivers to choose from.
Another wasted day because of Windows
Today, i have bit the bullet, Full Win7 Fresh Install (from USB)
At the Activation point.... Lets see how this all goes
Great, NO Network Adapters installed, No VGA Graphics Adapters installed.
Back to square one, but now with my valuable programs deleted, so i'll need to get the .dll files to get them going agin.
Windows.... Pfft, what a retarded heap of shit.
Anyone know how i can determine exactly what hardware i have in the laptop?
As there is multiple driver options on the Toshiba Driver page, depending on what hardware you have installed.
The System Report shows:
Processor: AMD A4-3300M APU with Radium HD Graphics 1.90 Ghz
Ram: 4Gb
System Type: 32 Bit
So i guess that helps me in choosing the right Display Adaptors
But i cant seem to find what LAN and WIFI/BT hardware i have installed
Thanks
EDIT: ok, looks like this is Radio Device: PA3894U-1MPC
Last edited by ol' boy; 05-10-16 at 12:08 PM.
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ol' boy (05-10-16)
It sounds like its more likely to be a strange hardware issue rather than a Windows related issue. I cant remember the last time I had to install drivers after a Windows installation, including Windows 7 on a Toshiba Satellite last week.
But of course every model of laptop, even from the same manufacturer, has different hardware in it.
Presumably it has onboard graphics as well as the above ? Do you mean Radeon ? I have never heard of a Radium. Which one has the issue ? (edit : Its Radeon not Radium)Toshiba Satellite L750 00U008, AMD A4-3300M APU with Radium HD Graphics 1.90 Ghz
Does this sound like it ? (copy and paste from a forum)
TOSHIBA
MODEL NAME: Satellite L750D
PART NO.: PSK36A-00U008
My machine specs:
500GB hard Disk Drive
4GB Ram
AMD A4 CPU (mine is a dual core, your one is a 4 core if it is an A8)
1GB Video Ram (means nothing as on both machines it is shared memory from the main memory)
A real powerhouse if thats it
And here we go, this seems to be it :
Specifications:
CPU: AMD A4-3300M APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics (1.9 GHz)
Operating System: Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium pre-installed
15.6 inch Widescreen HD LED Backlit display
Resolution: 1366 x 768
Memory: 4GB DDR3 RAM
Storage: 500GB SATA HDD
AMD Radeon HD 6400M Graphics (1GB dedicated)
DVD SuperMulti Dual Layer Optical Drive
Stereo speakers
Webcam
Audio: Intel High Definition Audio Sound
Expensions:
External Video Port: 1x HDMI, 1x VGA
USB Ports: 3 x USB 2.0
Bridge Media Adaptor: Bridge media Reader/Writer (SD, MMC)
Communications:
LAN: 1Gbps LAN
Wireless Communication: 802.11 (b/g/n)
56Kbps Modem
Accessories:
Battery
AC Adapter
Power Cable
I would just do a Google for AMD Radeon HD 6400M Graphics driver (lots of places to download it). As to LAN, the Atheros LAN driver is the only driver on the page, so I would be presuming thats it.
Edit : You could also try Windows Update , it might find something.
ol' boy (05-10-16)
Yes mate, sorry incorrect spelling. But you have the correct machine listed above.
Not much of a machine, but it came free and i've just been using it as an OFFLINE machine for Automotive Software.
UPDATE: So after a Fresh Install of Win7 and now Installing the Toshiba Driver, the Wifi Works again.
Thanks Windows, your Update when shutting down has only cost me 2 days to get thing right again and what ever time frame this thread has been started from
Thanks admin, your suggestion has ended up getting things sorted out.
It must have been a case of far too many conflicting drivers previously.
Last edited by ol' boy; 05-10-16 at 12:32 PM.
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Download a copy of Driverpack Solution , burn it to CD and then run it.
In many years I haven't come across a computer for which it did not have all the drivers available.
Older copies are available from torrents.
Yes, 3 things
Display Adaptors > Standard VGA Graphics Adaptor
Other Devices > SM Bus Controller
Other Devices > Unknown Device
EDIT: After installing the ATI Graphics Drivers, i now only have 1 exclamation mark
Other Devices > Unknown Device
Device Type: Other Devices
Manufacturer: Unknown
Location: on Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
Last edited by ol' boy; 05-10-16 at 01:04 PM.
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Now Copy and Paste has stopped working.
Yep, i Googled it, known problem.....
This Windows is really winning me over
Pretty lost for words for how ridiculous this is....
And people bag Macs
Last edited by ol' boy; 05-10-16 at 01:41 PM.
If u want to go on an expedition get a Land Rover, if u want to come home from an expedition get a Landcruiser!
Yes, makes it hard to work out what it is. But I wouldn't worry too much, you may eventually find out what it is when you go to use something and it wont work, it could be something like a memory card slot driver or something, when you find out what it is just install the driver for it from the Toshiba driver page you posted earlier.
Re: Cut and Paste, you are (presumably) running bog standard Windows 7. I would advise clicking on Windows Update, let it find all updates, then select "Windows Service Pack 1" (SP1) and install it (just that update). There was only ever one service pack released for Windows 7, so there wasnt a lot of problems and given that the link to the issue is over 6 years old, I doubt it existed after SP1.
You have to remember that Windows runs on computers from god knows how many different manufacturers (HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Dell <insert 100's more>, using god knows how many different bits of physical hardware (AMD, Intel, Seagate, WD, American Instruments, Qualcomm <inset 100's more> .
Apple on the other hand dont allow any of their Operating Systems to run on anything but their own (extremely overpriced and locked down) computers, so its really not much of a challenge for them.
Solved the Cut / Paste
No way i'm doing the Windows Updates, read my first post, that is how i got here in the first place
Yes, i understand Windows has to be a blanket solution for so many different types of Hardware.
Hence my point, and people bag Macs
I'm not even going to mention how hard its been getting the BMW Diagnostic Software and Drivers working again.
Haven't even started on the other vehicle makes
Last edited by ol' boy; 05-10-16 at 02:40 PM.
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I re-read the first post and cant see how it applies in this case.
There are updates to almost everything if you leave auto updates on, and in your case, then connect it to the internet after using it offline will result in a ton of updates coming through. Realistically, this is more than likely where the problem started - An offline PC with an old older operating system finally connects to the internet and sets about updating...everything, ie, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player <insert lots more>
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 is a single update, as I said, you can select it and it only. If you dont install it, well, it contains a number of pretty important security related updates. Most antivirus software will nag you to install it for security reasons. Your choice, but you will probably be back in a week asking to get a heap of viruses off or trying to recover your accounts from Russian hackers But your choice, pictures below if you do.
From Howtogeek
ol' boy (05-10-16)
Anti Virus?
Updates.... Must be a Windows thing
Ok, i'll give it a go.
Thanks mate
EDIT: As i started the process, windows said this
"To check for Updates, you must first install an update for Windows Update"
Bahahahahahahaah, stop it, this is just a joke.
Last edited by ol' boy; 05-10-16 at 04:03 PM.
If u want to go on an expedition get a Land Rover, if u want to come home from an expedition get a Landcruiser!
Just to clarify on the 2nd picture, untick everything except Windows Service Pack 1.
I just checked Control Panel > System Settings > System
It says: Windows 7 Ultimate, Service Pack 1
So i assume its already on there?
EDIT: Windows Could Not search for new updates
Code Error: 800700E
Ahhh, such a delight
Last edited by ol' boy; 05-10-16 at 04:13 PM.
If u want to go on an expedition get a Land Rover, if u want to come home from an expedition get a Landcruiser!
ol' boy (05-10-16)
Unfortunately, unless you keep updates 'up-to-date' often some functionality drops off.
I hear you though... often updates add headaches and what used to work may not after an update as well.
One of those damned if you do and damned if you don't scenarios.
It's an amazing coincidence but since win 10 was released it has been a massive problem to get win 7 updates. I regularly reinstall win 7 on various computers and every time it is a giant pain in the arse. I'm sure it has nothing to do with Microsoft trying to get people over to Win 10...they would never do that, would they?
My problem is, i can not go newer than Win 7 for so many of these Automotive Programs.
In fact, Win XP is preferred.
If u want to go on an expedition get a Land Rover, if u want to come home from an expedition get a Landcruiser!
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