Toshiba/Portege/M200/FAQ
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| Make | Toshiba |
| Model | Portege M200 / M205 |
| Web Site | http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/rdet.jsp?poid=329074&seg=HHO |
| Support Site (drivers) | http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_home.jsp |
Urgent Notices/Updates
Add most recent urgent notices and news here (up to 3). If you have to push something off the list - move it into the general FAQs below
General FAQs
Accelerometer
Screen rotation
- Turn the machine to the desired orientation.
- Press and hold the middle button (of the three on the bezel, hinge side of the screen)
Advanced Instant Security
- Change the message by replacing C:\Program Files\Toshiba\CrossMenu\Windows XP Ringin.wav
- Discussion
Batteries
Original M200 battery was 4400 mAh Replacement: 4700 mAh
US part number PA3191U-4BRS Canadian part number PA3191U-4BAS
Do a search on the web for either part number above and you will find dozens of aftermarket (non Toshiba) sources for example (illustration not endorsement): http://www.laptop-battery.org/TOSHIBA/6000.htm
That battery that came with the M200 shares the same shape and basic characteristics as the batteries for many other Toshiba models. The aftermarket replacements will vary from 4000mAh to 4700mAh so read the fine print. When I went looking - I could not find 4700mAh battery except from Toshiba. Part Number PA3191U-5BRS
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/detailpop.to?seg=HHO&poid=322636
- Battery/Lifetime Editorial
BIOS
Q: How do I access the BIOS
A: Cold boot the machine. When you see the four icons at the bottom of the screen, hit the Esc key. A message will be displayed. Hit F1.
Bluetooth
Excellent picture essay from the Buzz
Bootable Devices
- Toshiba bulletin of supported external drives
- Toshiba/Portege/M200/Bootable Bootable External Optical Drives
- Hint: If your external optical drive is not booting properly try connecting to the USB port closest to the power plug. If that does not work, try first with the USB port farther away, and if it fails move the connection to the one closer to the power plug and then retry.[1]
Buttons
See Pen Buttons below
Cases
Documentation
Drivers
Installation
Keyboard Replacement
Tip for those installing a replacement regarding the "port" where the cable is attached.[2]
The two black things at the edges needs to be nudged down (toward you) Then all you have to do is slightly pull the cable. After that, you can slide the new cable in and push the black sliders up so it locks.
Spare Parts Warehouse M200 Keyboard replacements
Microphone
Three microphones. Andrea Superbeam Array Technology
Parts
Pen Buttons
You can change the functionality of the Pen Buttons (soft buttons on the screen bezel)
- Start
- All Programs
- Toshiba
- Tablet PC
- Pen Button
- See also: Tablet PC/Keyboard Keys for software that allows you to do input from the screen.
Pictures
Port Replicators
Processes
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Processes
Tablet PC Specific
- What is all this stuff doing on my computer Jonathan Hardwick
- Debugging SP2 on the Tablet PC - managed code, tabtip.exe, and procexp Jonathan Hardwick
- Common Tablet background programs John Land (Tablet PC Buzz)
- My Tablet PC Is Running How Many Processes? Life On the Wicked Stage: Act 2:
- Cleaning House on Your Tablet PC GoodThings2Life on the StudentTabletPC Forums
Not specific to Tablet PCs
Tools for Diagnosing & Controlling Processess
This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.
- Process Explorer
Ever wondered which program has a particular file or directory open? Now you can find out. Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded.
The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in: if it is in handle mode you'll see the handles that the process selected in the top window has opened; if Process Explorer is in DLL mode you'll see the DLLs and memory-mapped files that the process has loaded. Process Explorer also has a powerful search capability that will quickly show you which processes have particular handles opened or DLLs loaded.
Search Resource for this topic
Processor Upgrade
See Discussion on TabletPC Buzz]
Recovery Media
- CDs or DVDs shipped with the unit
Removable Media
USB or other Removable Media does not appear in Windows Explorer. See Removable Media
Screen
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Screen Orientation
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition Screen Orientation
- Start
- Control Panel
- Printers and Other Hardware
- Tablet & Pen Settings
- Display
- Sequence Change (button)
or look for the Tablet PC icon in the control area
Toshiba Screen Orientation Utility
Windows XP Tablet PC Ed - Toshiba
- Start
- All Programs
- Toshiba
- Tablet PC
- Rotation Utility
Disabling Automatic Screen Rotation
Windows XP Tablet PC Ed - Toshiba
- Disabling automatic rotation
- Start
- All Programs
- Toshiba
- Tablet PC
- Rotation Utility
Screen Resolution
1400 x 1050
Screen Size
- in inches measured diagonally
- 4.5 5 8 10 12 14 17
Take the Screen Resolution (above) into account when considering screen size. This can give you dots per inch (dpi).
Screen Dots per Inch
144 dots per inch
Screen Viewing Angle
Relatively narrow: This is one of the oft-cited concerns about this machine. In late 2005 there was an update and a screen with wide-angle viewing was introduced.
Screen Replacement
Replacement bezel and outer screen
Size (of the device)
Touchpad
Alps
USB
2 x USB 2.0
Video
NVIDIA GeForce Go 5200
Video Drivers
Excerpt from NVIDIA Thread on Tablet PC Buzz contributor: awgneo
- Go to http://laptopvideo2go.com
- Download any driver you want (some more stable than others).
- Get their INF file, find all occurrences of "RotateFlag" and change the value to 0x40 (instead of 0 or 4).
- Make sure you have the latest Toshiba Rotation Utility.
- Install driver manually via Device Manager in Windows.
- Have fun!
Video Memory
Graphics Memory : 32MB
Video Connectivity
Standard VGA connection (standard connection for external monitors or projectors).
Minor concern: Not unique to this machine, but a minor annoyance: When rotating the screen to secondary landscape the output at the VGA port is sent "upside down". This can be a problem when using the machine in secondary landscape mode during a presentation. The workaround is to rotate the machine. The issue is then, that the cables are coming out towards you.
Possible solutions:
- I use MaxiVista (Mirror Pro Version) in mirror mode to another machine that is connected to the projector.
- Not verified is a program called iRotate.
Warranty
Toshiba Online Warranty Status Lookup
Wireless
Toshiba Wireless Lan Card Installation ← slow link pdf file.
Wrong Machine
You get a "wrong machine" error when rebooting from the recovery media. There is a DMI update for this. http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_dtlViewDL.jsp?soid=1008299&moid=519122&BV_EngineID=cccjaddfgemmedhcgfkceghdgngdgnn.0&ct=DL
How To Articles
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