Posts by decent_guy_inus

Does anybody have the maintenance manual for this laptop model... Toshiba Satellite 5205-S119? TIA.

Looks like they have resolved the error on the website. Now it's listed for $99. Raist... Let us know if you were lucky enough to get that add-on for $29.

Yeah... I'm glad too that I went for this machine. Works superb and serves all my work & entertainment purposes.

@Raist, Would the 53.03 Forceware drivers on Nvidia's website work for 5205-S119 ? Would it affect the warranty status as there might be a possibility that the thermal design of the laptop wouldn't withstand the new and improved...

Nope. There isn't any message which directs to enter BIOS. When the system restarts, there are a number of icons which are shown on the screen for a brief period of time. That's the boot-sequence ..or.. alternatively if you press F12...

@sleddog: Are you sure hitting F2 brings up the BIOS with S119 ? ..or.. is it some other Toshiba laptop you are talking about. It doesn't work for me. I went through Toshiba's tech support site and they clearly mention that these...

How's the performance of Go5600 with DirectX9 games ? The latest 53.03 drivers are meant for boosting DirectX9 performance. Warcraft/Frozen Throne (anything Blizzard ;-) seem to run fine but, what about games which require faster fps...

Called up Toshiba. They have discontinued the S119 model for sure. The stock would be replenished only for orders already placed. Really wierd... discontinuing a model that too with a very good price!!!

Alternatively, Sager could be having a surplus of 5680/8890 model's which it would really like to have sold before launching 8790 ? Just my 2 cents... But, who knows...

Raist, BIOS accessible from Windows only! Now, isn't that troublesome. If Windows went bonkers then, how do you make changes to the BIOS settings ? I really hope... that we can access the BIOS in Safe Mode. Btw, what are the...