Yo bro, I was just wondering, how are you getting on with your notebook's keyboard?
Can type as fast and smoothly as the older laptops?
I may need a small sub-notebook for mobility and most importantly, fast- typing. It seems I prefer the old notebook keyboard buttons more haha

Thanks 1st for your comments!

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Added on May 6, 2010, 11:13 pmYo! All Qosmio F60 users... driver updates for the NVIDIA GT330M is available at the Toshiba website already~
Can you guys please try out whether you could update or not? The files I downloaded claims that they only recognize Windwos 7 64-bit
Your help will be very much appreciated, arigato

By the way, the link is here: http://toshiba-asia.com/portal/public/sear...rentTab=service

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 6 2010, 11:13 PM

Yeah, its a very nice and classy notebook. The speakers are real awesome!! Red also looks nice
I would say wait until the incompatibilities problems are settled 1st only buy. This problem will occur in all M500-S433 models and so far no solutions have been found You can always choose some other notebooks, there are many out there hehe

I thought there's only the F60-S530 and F60- BD531?

Well, the Toshiba F60 is simply awesome if you ask me
Basically its a very nice looking multimedia notebook. The speakers are the same as that of the M500 which are superb in every way Heat is not a problem for this notebook due to the large amounts of heat sinks~
The glossy surfaces of the notebook will tend to attract a lot of fingerprints but they will still look good after a few years of usage ^^
The F60 is quite expensive though compare to its counterparts X___X
As for performance, the F60 is up to my expectations~ If gaming is your priority, there are better alternatives out there ^^

All in all, its not a bad notebook o if you have the money to spare~ But its not really recommended if you have mobility in mind, its a bit too big hehehe
Eguy1314 and I are writing a review on this notebook, can refer to it if you are interested

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 7 2010, 03:31 PM

Oh I see, thanks alot ^___^
I'm still not really familiar with the keyboard layout, especially the keys which are more or less flat hehe
Old notebooks' keyboard buttons bulged inwards, which are more comfortable to type I think

Hihi, sorry to hear of your problem
Did you do anything to your HDD partitions when you 1st got your notebook? By right there should be a hidden partition storing all Toshiba system files and these are the files that will be backed up via HDD recovery media.
If you haven't done anything then its better to refer to the shop, see what they can do for you
Hope you can get the problem fixed asap...

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 11 2010, 10:54 AM

Nope, it won't work, each notebook will have its own specific recovery system...
Did you do anything to your partitions when you 1st got your notebook o? O____O

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Added on May 11, 2010, 10:40 pmCongratulations on your new laptop purchase!! Hehehe ^____^
Yeah, the speakers are damn loud and clear
Yo bro, how's the performance of the F60-S531? Good on gaming? Do let us know your feedbacks regarding your new notebook when you are free, thanks o!

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 11 2010, 10:40 PM

Wah, that's quite serious leh.... Means that you won't have any backups for your notebook already T_____T
Well, what's done is done lo, most importantly is the lesson learnt.. U can either just stick to it and hope nothing goes wrong or you can buy a new 1...
Or perhaps you can ask the shop ppl see whether they will be kind enough to help you or not

Ya, he is really one lucky guy~ He got the best offer among all of us T________T
O___O I downloaded from the link wo.... I try putting it here again: http://toshiba-asia.com/portal/public/sear...rentTab=service
Perhaps cannot directly place the link there. If that's the case, just go to Toshiba Asia website>bulletins & drivers> select your notebook model>W7> Display

I managed to download but cannot update... The installation program says that the OS must be 32-bit Windows 7 (I'm using 32-bit... redundant)
Perhaps you can try it out and help us out? I'm not really good at these kind of stuffs haha

Played Batman Arkham Asylum, NFS Shift, Crysis, Crysis Warhead, C & C Tiberium twillight and currently RE5... So far so good~

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 14 2010, 03:46 PM

Mr. squareballs is currently using one, how can we help you? ^____^

If you are looking for reviews, perhaps you can ask him for comments or you could simply read the reviews here: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Review-Toshib...ok.25917.0.html

The weird sound you guys referring to is the "transformers- like" sound isit?
I think that's probably caused by sudden program loading ^^ It happens when running a lot of programs

Isit? If you ask me I think its because of the "boosting" effect of the core i5
Not sure la, just a guess haha

Hi bro, you are using the M500-S433?
So far there's no solution for the incompatibility of the NVIDIA 310M unfortunately, need to wait T____T (starting to get agitated)
Were you running anything when it hangs? O____O
So far no BSOD with my gf's M500-S433

Sorry, thought you were a guy
BSOD may be caused by software or hardware problems I think. Perhaps you can try troubleshooting by recovering the system discs you created when you 1st bought your notebook (which will reformat all your harddisk partitions, so be sure to back them up), after reinstallating see whether the problem still persists (without installing any additional programs like PPS)

If its hardware prob then perhaps its best to just pay a visit to Teledynamics. Are you based in KL>? O_____O

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Added on May 26, 2010, 9:16 pmHihi, you mentioned that your notebook just came back from service centre, what was the problem?
Did the repair involve reformatting your notebook?
Well, its good to make sure that your windows is always up-to-date so that your notebook performance will be better/protected etc.
The program should be there (ATI catalyst control centre) try "search". If not you can always download it from Toshiba website I think ^^


This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: May 26 2010, 09:16 PM

Well, if its not in your notebook then you should download and install it ^___^
Just select your notebook, OS and choose the "Display" option from here: http://www.toshiba-asia.com/portal/public/...rentTab=service
Hope it works for you

When you 1st bought your notbeook it is highly recommended to backup all your system files into 4 DVD+R discs as backup just in case anything happens to the system files in the Harddisk itself, you can create these discs via the Recovery Media Creator (the name is something like that LOL) program ^^
Yes, they've just opened a new Teledynamics store in Lowyat which is opened even on Saturdays and Sundays (Finally!!!! )
If you have any problems you can ask them for help

Oh I see, so the problem is also associated with that incompatibility issue
Yea, the websites are more often than not, not very updated 1 hehe
Just stick to the latest 1; but I don't think that the problem can be solved just yet
Try downloading and installing the driver and see whether the BSOD problem is solved. I doubt the "problem occurred and recovered" problem will be settled though... T____T

4 DVD+R (4.7GB) will do

+Jun 12 2010, 06:21 PM-->No, the BSOD is another problem. The actual problem is mostly due to graphic card incompatibility kua... The problem occurs (from time to time, not very frequent) where a message will jump out telling the user that there's a problem with the GC and has been fixed (which can be very annoying LOL ) No news so far, will keep on "disturbing" Teledynamics until they give us users a solution (My gf is using an M500-S433, unfortunately). However, do take note that this problem only exist for the M500-S433 model. No problems with other M500 models, but heck, the S433 is the most popular and offers the best specs

Perhaps can wait, or simply choose another model. There are some rather good ones from other brands o
The super glossiness of the M500 can be a problem to some

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Added on June 14, 2010, 11:24 amDear Toshiba users,
It seems lately nearly all Toshiba notebooks are equipped with both 32-bit Operating systems (Windows for this case) as well as 64-bit Operating systems (which are installed into the hidden HDD partitions of each notebook). Notebook sellers prefer to start up the whole notebook with 32-bit OS , mostly because of the shorter time required to boot the whole system. Since 32-bit OS can only support around 2.98GB of RAM, those who bought Toshiba notebooks with RAM upgrades (to 4GB RAM- models include Satellite L510, Satellite Pro L510, M500, M300, T130, F60 etc.) will not be able to fully utilize the RAM. This can be settled by converting your 32-bit OS to 64-bit OS. You can do it via recovery from the Toshiba hidden partition itself, or via the 4 system recovery discs that you burnt when you 1st got your notebook

The guide to Toshiba's HDD system recovery can be found here: cdgenp01.csd.toshiba.com/content/.../PMA500339010_web.pdf

Generally, it would be easier to conduct the recovery from the Hidden partition than the recovery discs (noneed to keep on changing discs XD )
In general, the steps involved are:

1. Make sure you backup all important files, EVERYTHING will be reformatted (except the Hidden Partition) when you recover your system. Noneed to worry about drivers and Toshiba programs as they are included in the Hidden Partition/Recovery discs.

2. Plug in A/C adapter and if possible, plug in the battery just in case of blackouts (in Malaysia) XD

3. Shut down your notebook.

4. Press and hold the "0" and the "power" button. A window will appear asking you whether you want to load a 32-bit or 64-bit windows. The remaining will be easy, just choose the "recover to out-of-box state" (Actually noneed to change anything, as for the subsequent windows, the initial ticked box will be the recommended one) XD

5. Partition reformatting will commence. Initiate the next step.

6. After that, leave everything to your notebook, it will restart on its own for quite a few times (to install the drivers and programs), may take up to 1-2 hours depending on your system. You will be configuring your OS in no time.

I guess that's all, hopefully this will help those who wanted to switched to 64-bit OS i.e. Eguy1314 ^_______^

** Be warned, Toshiba's feather touch buttons may become unresponsive after switching, still looking for answers for that one, it seemed there are no drivers for these buttons zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Anyway, Do refer to the link above for more elaborated details
Best of luck!

This post has been edited by [PF] T.J.: Jun 14 2010, 04:21 PM