A100-Vista Upgrade Problems!

hello all....just installed vista on my a100-ta7. setup is flawless, no problems.
THe biggest problem i have had is that the INTEL 945 chipset display upgrade will always fail (screen goes blank and hard reset must be done).

another thing that is bothering me that TOSHIBA drivers (the value added package for the fn keys, etc.) will not install. gives me an error ez_noinstall of some kind.

Anyone try this yet and know what the problem is.....

 

sorry......seems like i have my answer from here.....
(BIOS upgrade will prob sort this out)

http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=92539&page=3

if anyone wants to comment, please let me know...would like to hear if you have gotten this to work properly. THANKS!

 

Hi,

With a BIOS update, the keys will work without the fnkey software.

This is the main problem. After the key works, everything else will be fixed. You'll be able to install the value package without errors.
After solve the problem, I found this observation at Toshiba Windows Vista Upgrade Procedure Information for Satellite (PDF file, available at http://vistadl.toshiba.com/)

This time, Toshiba battery manager isn't so necessary (but is good install it!). Vista's power center uses the same Toshiba's power manager principle: many scenarios, several deep switches. The only important option added by Toshiba is cooling method. The main problem is put the fn keys to work, independently from value pack (with I must say again, will work after bios upd).

Good luck!

 

Thanks! I got it to work. new bios version 5.10 installed and valued added package installed flawlessly....the new setup for the Fn keys is very very nice!

Now just gotta get that intel 945 display driver to install somehow.....? any ideas...i know others have the same problem

 

The drivers at Toshiba's site is a litle out dated.

First I installed Intel Inf package (8.1.1.1010) and restart the notebook. Then the newer VGA driver version, disponible at Intel's site (15.1).
Is working fine.

Regards.


Edit:

Inf update:
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scr...e&agr=N&ProductID=2300&DwnldID=12150&lang=eng

VGA driver:
http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scr...e&agr=N&ProductID=2300&DwnldID=12608&lang=eng

 

Thanks for the response....i checked out the intel drivers....should have tried that....

but anyways i used the drivers on toshiba website and it took a while to install but finally got through it.

thanks