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    Newbie to this forum with a few questions about my new laptop!

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by tim101232, Jan 18, 2009.

  1. tim101232

    tim101232 Newbie

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    Hi everyone, im new to this site so this is my first thread...woohoo.

    Anyway, i bought a toshiba equium p300 series laptop before christmas, got a virus, deleted everything, well annoying. reinstalled windows vista, now i have a 64 bit instead of 32 apparently, lol.

    my questions are these 2...

    after reinstalling all my drivers and that, my headphone socket still wont work, theres nothing there at all....dont know if anyone knows anything about this or had the same problem? This is my main concern with my new laptop as i liked the headphones, but now i cant use them.....worked before i got the virus now they dont.......tried lots of different headphones, none work. Id really appreciate it if someone could get back to me on that one, id be very grateful..

    and one more this really, is there anyway of adding to the 'graphics' on this laptop? as when i play games, i have to have it on the lowest graphics and for the money i paid i think it should be better, if theres stuff you can add to it? i dont know anything about all the stuff inside lol....

    well thats it, i thank anyone in advance just for reading this, but if you can help that would be fantastic!

    thanks alot!

    Tim :) :)
     
    tim101232, Jan 18, 2009
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  2. Tinselworm

    Tinselworm Notebook Deity

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    the 64bit driver support is very patchy, that could include the heaphone port ones
     
    Tinselworm, Jan 18, 2009
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  3. TonyZ

    TonyZ Notebook Evangelist

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    http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/innovation/series/Equium-P300-series/151270/

    If that is your laptop, you have integrated Intel X3100 graphics, you cannot upgrade the card, and the performance you are getting is correct. Integrated graphics doesn't get you very far with games.
    if you need help with drivers for the headphone jack, check out the toshiba drivers page in my sig, it has all vista / xp, 32+64bit versions.
     
    TonyZ, Jan 18, 2009
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  4. tim101232

    tim101232 Newbie

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    hi, thanks alot for your replies, its much appreciated.

    what do you mean its patchy?

    and i dont know what drivers i need, i really have no idea, i have had a look on toshiba.com for the drivers but there wasnt one for 'headphone jack' or anything like that....

    maybe someone could look for it and point it out to me?

    i understand about the graphics, ill have to live with it, lol thanks guys i realy appreciate your help.]
    Tim
     
    tim101232, Jan 18, 2009
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  5. Tinselworm

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    the Audio drivers for 64Bit may not fully support the Audio card. try googleing the name of the audio card for updated 64Bit drivers
     
    Tinselworm, Jan 18, 2009
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