other than that maybe try to find a replacement internal cd/dvd of the same
or brute force way, reinstall xp then drivers from toshiba web site, then image with ghost.
not sure if you figured this out yet, but you are missing a short cable that connects to the tv tuner.. a small mini jack to coax connector.. that came with the system
There may be another way to get what you want with imaging software. As long as you don't blow out the linux partition on the vista upgrade install it seems it should work. If that does not work you could try with ghost backups. ...
There are a couple of Dells with WUXGA. Dell Latitude D830 has a WUXGA option at 147ppi. The XPS M1530 can do WSXGA+ at 1680x1050 and 129ppi and configure with T7800 and 8600M gt. With the D830 you're stuck with a quadro NVS140M and...
your system already comes with 2gb ram ...are you currently maxing your ram out that you need 3 or 4 gb to run XP? and why would you want to put Vista on it? your best bang for the buck will be to pull that dog 4200rpm drive...that is...
Does it complete booting before shutting down? Does battery still have charge when it shuts down? Any messages when it shuts down? Any message listed in event viewer? Does it attempt to reboot after shutting down? You want to rule...
did it do this new, out of the box? or only after you started using beta drivers? have you tried uninstalling the beta drivers and installing the Toshiba drivers for your model?
First, make sure you've done all the windows update patches. Is this a Canadian model? Check that you installed the correct video drivers from Toshiba (for xp) and the correct Toshiba utility drivers (for XP) for your model. Verify...
Be aware, to do this from scratch you will need to format the new drive, install XP Pro, have available and install all needed Toshiba utilities and drivers for XP, etc etc. If you decide to do it, think it through and have everything...
The P105-S9339 is basically the same as the P105-9722 with XP Pro. Very nice machines...but 4200rpm drive is annoying. If you have a little computer knowledge and a copy of XP Pro, you can do it. Best thing would be to just pull the...