How To Troubleshoot Issues For Toshiba Laptops

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Toshiba is world’s fifth largest computer manufacturer in the world. Known for its fast speed and performance, Toshiba is the first choice for people. Satellite series, I500 series, P series are among the many series introduced by Toshiba.

No matter how good the system is, there are always some problems faced by the users which hinder the working of problem. Here are the lists of some common problem faced by Toshiba laptop’s user which can be solved by simple solutions

Touch pad not working

The problem of the touch pad usually occurs if the driver gets corrupt or if the touch pad lock button is on.

Possible Solution

• Make sure that touch pad lock button is off.
• If the above method doesn’t work, there may be a problem of corrupt driver. Re-install the appropriate driver and restart your system.

Overheating

Overheating is a large problem with Toshiba laptops. This occurs due to distress in working of cooling fan due to dust filled in heat sink. This leads to processor’s heat trapped in your laptop.

Possible Solution

• Remove keyboard; blow the dust off from the heat sink.
• If this doesn’t help, then there is a need to replace your cooling fan

Sound Problems

The major reason of sound problem in Toshiba laptop can be due to faulty speakers or sound drivers.

Possible solution

• Plug in headphone or external speakers in audio jack. If still there is no sound, then there may be an issue in sound drivers.
• Try to reinstall appropriate sound driver and reinstall the computer.

Memory Defects

Sometimes, strange characters or dots are shown on the laptop screen giving an indication of defective memory. You can check whether this problem exist or not with Memtest 86+ utility software.

Possible Solution

The problem of memory defects can only be solved by replacing the motherboard.

Power Jack Problem

The power jack problem is a common problem faced by Toshiba computers. This problem can be identified when the laptop is using battery power even after it is the power adapter is plugged in.

Possible Solution

You need to re-solder the power jack to get this problem solved.

Charging the Battery

If the laptop is not charging, it is not necessary that there is a problem with the power jack. Battery issue can also be there.

Possible Solution

• You need to download the latest BIOS for your Toshiba laptop model.

Other than the above solution, slow working of laptop is a big problem. Following are the few techniques which may help to increase the working of your Toshiba Laptop.

Disk Cleanup

Uninstall useless programs and run disk clean up or defrag the hard drive from System Tools in Accessories option.

Run Anti-virus scan

Run anti-virus and anti-spyware scan to search and destroy spyware and ad-ware.

Clean up the registry.

Cleaner will remove unused and unwanted files. This will help in running your laptop faster.

Upgrade RAM

If you laptop is old, upgrading RAM to better quality can give a fast speed boost.

The solution to these problems is the basic. If this does not help then there is some major technical issue faced by your laptop. For better performance of your laptop, contact Toshiba tech support.

Kevin Smith is working as a senior technical executive for a leading online computer support company. He offer high quality service for Toshiba support and other brand system.

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