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    Please Help!!! Toshiba Speakers

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by coolguy66, Apr 22, 2007.

  1. coolguy66

    coolguy66 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I live in the Middle East. I had bought my new laptop recently. It is a Toshiba Satellite A100-599. The speakers on this notebook are not Harman Kardon. I believe that this notebook should come with a set of Harman Kardon speakers as per the Toshiba Middle East site. I didn't find any Harman Kardon logo on my speakers. So is this a problem?? Should I ask Toshiba for an exchange? Should my notebook really include Harman Kardon speakers? Please help. My notebook's specs can be found on the Toshiba Middle East Site.
    Here is the link

    http://gulf.computers.toshiba-europ...ervice=AE&PRODUCT_ID=124676&toshibaShop=false

    Model: Toshiba Satellite A100-599
    Part No: PSAARE-01W013AR

    Please tell me whether I should contact Toshiba about it.
     
    coolguy66, Apr 22, 2007
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    Circa69 Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't see where it should have HK speakers.

    speakers : built-in stereo speakers
    manufacturer : Toshiba Bass Enhanced Sound System with SRS® TruSurround XT™ System and SRS® WOW
     
    Circa69, Apr 22, 2007
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  3. coolguy66

    coolguy66 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Aren't Harman Kardon speakers standard with the toshiba satellite A100 series??

    I also have 1 more problem...
    It is with my keyboard.....

    When I type the ' @' key.....the " is being typed.....and when I type the " key @ is being typed..

    I got Windows Vista Home Premium pre-installed on my notebook..

    Is this a problem with my keyboard or with the Windows Vista Drivers???
     
    coolguy66, Apr 23, 2007
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  4. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    Your keyboard is set to UK/Irland and you need to set it to US or you are set to US and need to change it to UK. Is the @ with shift + 2 then its US layout. If " is shift +2 then you need to set it to UK.

    UK layout looks like this
    [​IMG]

    and US like this
    [​IMG]
     
    wave, Apr 23, 2007
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    coolguy66 Notebook Enthusiast

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    My keyboard is designed in the US way, but is working in the UK way. I want it to work in the US way as I'm used to the US style of typing. How do I make it work in the US way? Will downloading a US driver for the keyboard solve the problem? If so, where are the US drivers for the Toshiba Satellite A100 available. Please help !!
     
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  6. wave

    wave Notebook Virtuoso

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    No you just change the layout in the Control Panel.
    Go to Control Panel
    Then Reginal and Language Options
    There go to the tab Languages
    There go to Details
    Now click on Add and find the US layout and add it.
    Then remove the UK layout from the list.
    After reboot it should be fixed.

    These are the steps for XP but Vista works similar to that.
     
    wave, Apr 23, 2007
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