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post #1 of 14
4/23/05 at 12:27pm
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I have a satellite notebook that is working fine until some recent additions!
I have an ipod that I like to connect to transfer music files. As the original USB port was only 1.1, I got a Belkin card to jump it up to 2.0.
I have been able to do everything without any problems, but after a while the computer just shuts off!... It seems quite warm, and the belkin card gets very warm as well..... is there a auto shutdown if the computer "gets too warm/ or overworked"?... there is an external power source for the belkin card, that I have not used... would it help?
any ideas greatly appreciated
thanks in advance.
BD
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post #2 of 14
4/23/05 at 6:23pm
I think just about all notebooks shut down prior to reaching a critical temperature where things start to cook. I also have an older Toshiba and a USB2.0 PCMCIA card and this card also gets very warm. Mine only works when I use an external power cable that goes into the mouse port, but I havn't had any problems with it shutting down on me nor have I noticed the fan running more than when I don't use it.

Could you give some more details as to when it shuts down?
Does it actually go through the shut down process or does it just crash?
Do you hear the fan running before it shiuts down? Do you ever hear the fan running?
Does it still shut down when you are not using the belkin card?
When it shuts off, do you have to wait a while before being able to restart it, or can you power it back up right away?
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post #3 of 14
4/24/05 at 8:05am
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thanks for the reply
It just shuts off.... out like a light! no warning...
the fan pretty much is going all the time..( but it always does! )
I looked at the power settings and it is set to do that i think ....
It does NOT do this if I am not using the Belkin card.... I tried using the external power source for the Belkin, and it still shut down after a while. Thankfully it starts back up all happy without any ill effects.... so it appears to be a "belkin" issue... but it is a drag. I think the card got "less" warm when I used the external power supply, but sadly it still shut down after a while..( 10 minutes?) I tried shutting down all other programs as well.. no help.
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post #4 of 14
4/24/05 at 5:35pm
Immediatly before shutting off, does a blue screen appear for like a fraction of a second? My card did that a couple of times in my tecra in one slot, but not in the other, so I just use it in the slot that works (its wierd though, my ethernet card works fine in the other slot that the USB card doesn't. If you have two pcmcia slots have you tried using the card in the other slot?

It could be that the extra poswer being used by the card is casuing more heat to be generated adn therefore it reaches the point where it shuts off. But it seems strange that only the card would do that whereas if you do CPU intesinve stuff it will not shut down. Maybe the card is bogus. Have you tried the card in a different lappy to see if it works without problems? Maybe if the card is still "new" you could take it back to where you got it from and have them exchange it?

I really don't know in this, but these are my thoughts on the matter.
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post #5 of 14
4/24/05 at 5:50pm
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no blue screen of death!... just off and black as night.
yeah... I really dunno what the problem is, I will try the other slot. My wife has the computer on a work trip at the moment so it will all have to wait a week anyway. I will give belkin a call as well.
thanks
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post #6 of 14
4/26/05 at 12:25am
firstly, what model satellite... new or old? It could be an issue with voltage supplied to the Belkin card. Possible that that notebook supplies the incorrect voltage, could be 3.3volts or 5volts. I don't know.
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post #7 of 14
4/26/05 at 7:57am
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thanks for the reply!
I will find the model # when the laptop comes back from the road trip! It is an older model however.
as for the voltage, it still shuts off even when I used the seperate power cord for the belkin...so I don't know if that is the issue.......stay tuned.
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post #8 of 14
4/26/05 at 12:44pm
See if there is anything in the Event Viewer
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post #9 of 14
5/1/05 at 10:07pm
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model # 1805-s274
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post #10 of 14
5/21/05 at 4:51am
have you tried cleaning the heatsink on your laptops CPU? I've done alot of reading about Toshiba laptops heatsinks being clogged with dust. This would cause your laptop to be warmer than usual, and your fan to run constantly. Just a guess though, since you are running more intense applications and you notice that there is more heat. Every article and forum I've read has users in the same boat as you. They ended up cleaning the heatsink, and everything worked great for them
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post #11 of 14
5/21/05 at 12:16pm
Please note that if you clean and reuse the heatsink/fan, you MUST replace the thermal grease.
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post #12 of 14
5/22/05 at 12:39am
Hello Folks...
I have the same problem, and am pretty sure it is the heatsink that is all clogged up. Problem is that I have taken out every single screw I could take out, but there is one at the back that I can't get to. There are no real service techs around where I live, and I am sure there is just a 'simple trick' to get that last screw out, letting me access the heatsink. I am looking for an online assembly drawing of some sort, but not having much luck. Anyone have any ideas?
BTW, my model number is Satalite 5000 (PS500C-00Z59), incase anyone knows.

*mike*
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post #13 of 14
5/22/05 at 12:44am
There is one in the battery compartment, one you can see after the hard disk is removed, and one under the modem jack. You also must remove the keyboard
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post #14 of 14
5/22/05 at 11:35pm
Wow, that turned out to be easy....
For my model (listed above), I pryed off the little cover plate on top of the keyboard, where the POWER/E-MAIL/HOME buttons are, and the bolt is right there. To pry it off, I just used my thumb nails at each end, where there is a little groove.

Thanks alot...
*mike*
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