Just to ask, about the battery, it it's fully charged, recommended to remove it and use direct power supply?
Or just leave it..

Hmm, as I've mentioned earlier, based on researches done and also advices from sifus, it can be said that its okay to continue using A/C power even when the battery is fully charged because the computer will direct the power to your lappy without passing through the battery once it is fully charged. However, it is the heat which kills the battery. Studies have shown that your battery will die in 1 year if exposed to prolonged 60 degree Celsius.
Because of that, it is highly advisable to not use/ remove your battery whenever an A/C supply is available. And even when using/ charging battery, try using it in cold conditions.

P/S: There are even claims that you can put your battery in refrigerator if you don't plan on using it for some time

I see. I heard if we long time didn;t uset he battery , it will spoil too. So is it once in a while shall use it? Do you have screen protector?

This post has been edited by Eguy1314: Apr 14 2010, 01:53 PM

my friend using toshiba L510-S4017B, but prob to install wifi driver and LAN driver, may I know what realtek version driver using by this laptop. How to turn on wifi? FN + F8 or FN + F10.

Ya, don't too long don't use... or you can try the refrigerator method XD XD
Nope, I don't use screen protector. My previous experiences with a laptop suggests that I don't really need one. Just need to wipe it clean from time to time, its highly unlikely that you will scratch your screen 1
But if you really want 1, its good also la, just in case

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Added on April 14, 2010, 3:01 pmSorry but I don't quite understand your problem. Have you tried downloading the driver from Toshiba website? It usually works
Are your FN keys working? Or only some of them are working.
Do try downloading the drivers from Toshiba. If you are unsure perhaps I can help you find the driver

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 14 2010, 03:01 PM

If you have a spare lithium-ion battery, use one to the fullest and keep the other cool by placing it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze the battery. For best results, store the battery at 40% state-of-charge.

http://www.batteryuniversity.com/parttwo-34.htm

Wow, thanks for sharing bro

Just wonder why,
the toshiba HDD protection, i just can;t enable it.. i can't click on anything on the properties..
Help!

What is the refrigerator method ah? lol

Huh? U disabled it?
I never touched the program since getting my laptop haha
Is the HDD Protection program working? I mean when got vibration will the message still pop up about retracting the HD into a safe position?
If still have problem perhaps can go download the driver at Toshiba's website. You try 1st, perhaps can try system restore, if still cannot then perhaps I can help you find the driver in the website

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Added on April 16, 2010, 12:04 amRead the previous post above. There's a link to it

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 16 2010, 12:04 AM

I reinstall the driver, after that it's fine, but after a day it's disabled again lol..

Just to ask something, about the notebook built in fan, does it run all the time? sometimes i feel it's running sometimes not..

Eh, how come will disable again 1

Yup, it will always be running, but the speed varies depending on usage
Notebookcheck claimed that this laptop has very impressive cooling system
Managed to get a nice cooler pad?

Haven get a nice cooler pad,
From toshiba pc health check, the fan is at 0%.. means not moving at all..
The cpu temperature is at 47% and the fan 0%..
BUt sometimes restarting the notebook the fans run at max speed, and brings out lots of heat and cools down quite fast.. Wonder why, to save energy?

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Added on April 17, 2010, 6:12 pmoen more thing, i've checked the energy power plan, It says fan runs at max speed when temp rises.. Might be the Toshiba eco thingy working.. Blur

PC fair is crowded with people, T110 sold out but the price are the same.. Lucky^^

The heat at the notebook is on the left portion.. But still acceptable to me..

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Added on April 17, 2010, 9:58 pmLatest update, the fan only starts when the heat is over 50 percent, now burning the backup dvd.. that's why can monitor the fan speed.

This post has been edited by squareballs: Apr 17 2010, 09:58 PM

Eh? Is there a Toshiba Eco Utility button on the T110?
Wah, I din't noticed there's a PC Health Check program on my system, just enabled it
Perhaps you can change the settings by pressing on the fan button of the PC Health Check?

For my unit, the Eco Utility is turned on by the user 1 o Weird....
Yup, all Toshiba models are heaty on the left portion hehe

You are one lucky person! The F60 dunno drop until what price liao haha

bro, u mean F60's price dropped alot during pc fair?

Hard to say, I din't go to PC Fair, just heard rumors, so its best to ask ppl who went there hehe
But probably the price would drop due to stiff competition from other brands

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Apr 18 2010, 06:57 PM

Hi! Toshiba Satellite L510 new user reporting in

After running through the laptop with Window 7, there is still a lot questions on some Toshiba pre-loaded software. Hopefully with current user and new user would kindly share some experience here.

1. Before buying this laptop, the technical personnel mentioned that we do not require to create back up for the Window 7, drivers, Toshiba utilitise, or bettter know as Product CD. Why there is Recovery Media Creator, that require 4 DVD to create Product CD? If in future, formatting the laptop is require, how would be all the Window 7, drivers to be re-installed as originally when we bought the new laptop?

Hopefully the experts here would be able to clear my doubts here

Thanks

Wow, congratulations on your new Toshiba laptop, I'm sure it will serve you well. Which L510 models did you buy? The L510- S4318?
Well, there sure are a lot of pre-loaded bloatwares in each Toshiba, and not all of them are particularly useful I would say hehe.
You will be using the Eco Utility program, the Toshiba Reel Time, the Toshiba HDD Protection and the PC Health Monitor most I would say
Do take note that Windows 7 provided by Toshiba comes in options of 32-bit and 64-bit. If you bought the L510 with 4GB DDR3 RAM, it is advisable to switch to 64-bit unless you have programs which are only supported by 32-bit systems If you use the 32-bit system you will not be able to use your 4GB RAM to its fullest

The technical personnel is partially right. You may notice that you do not get the total amount of free Harddisk for your laptop. This is because Toshiba has a hidden harddisk containing all the important system files. Still, it is good to backup all those files just in case the Harddisk gets damaged. You will need four DVD+R (note DVR+R, not DVD-R) to backup all your recovery files.
Have you partitioned your Harddisk? Usually formatting only involves your main partition, other partitions (including the hidden partition) will not be formatted, so it shouldn't be a problem. It is said you can reinstall your system through those backup disks (haven't tried out myself though hehe )

I hope I din't miss out anything keke!
Anyway, welcome to the gang, feel free to ask some questions and also, if possible, do leave some reviews regarding your laptop here, I'm sure it will be most helpful for other potential buyers Arigato!

Hi PF T.J, thanks, feels great to be proud owner of Toshiba. Pardon me for not able to remember the model and this laptop is 4 Gb RAM and 500GB Hard Disk with i3 processor. Really great info and i just have to agree with you that is good to make a recovery product CD.

The problem now after viewing your comments, the tech personnel didn't explain detail which is preferable on using 32 bit or 64 bit. What he explain for 64 bit usage is more to graphical usage, which i'm not using much of that. So he suggest me to go for 32 bitsys. And regarding the partition disk, during the whole process of window 7 start up, there is no query of asking me to partition or not. Hmm...so now only one partition, which i'm really not looking for.

How would you be suggesting to create partition hard disk in my current state? Would it be possible to do it without formatting everything?

Will venture with this laptop and hopefully will comeout a constructive comment which might useful to potential buyer and current user as well.

Hmm, I think you must be using the one with the ATI 5145 (L510-S4318B), it can be used for moderate gaming too

Well, it depends on what you will be using the notebook for. If you are just using it for normal applications (Office, Photoshop etc.), then its best if you can upgrade to 64-bit so that you can fully utilize all 4GB of your RAM--- your notebook will be way faster. Usually people revert or maintain 32-bit systems only when the specific applications that they use cannot support 64-bit systems. You will only be able to use approximately 2.98GB of your RAM for a 32-bit Windows 7, meaning that you another 1GB of your RAM will be underused I'm not really sure how to convert from 32-bit to 64-bit though, I know the theory but do not dare try it on my notebook, its best if can find some technicians who know how, like those in lowyat plaza

Yes, Windows 7 allows you to partition your harddisk by yourself without any formatting.
Refer to this link, it should be easy (applicable to W7 too): http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vis...-windows-vista/
If you encounter any problems, do let us know, we can help you hehe

Hehe, hope to hear from you soon ^^