[Joshewah]

The last links don't work. Just like C. h. risk's links... can you upload to rapidshare or megaupload?

[Joshewah]

Originally Posted by Kozzzlenceto

The fn keys - yes, but the "black" - no

Can you post links (rapidshare or megaupload) that contain your hotkey utility drivers and the other hard to find items that most of us are searching for?

[frankinstyn]

Originally Posted by Joshewah

Can you post links (rapidshare or megaupload) that contain your hotkey utility drivers and the other hard to find items that most of us are searching for?

No but I can guide you through how to get to them.

Go to Toshiba Australia and New Zealand - 20 years leading mobile computing. (select all that and copy to search bar) If that doesn't work search for Toshiba - Australia and New Zealand in google and click the first search result.

--Click 'Support' on the left menu

--Click 'Drivers, BIOS, Utilities, Software' in the download centre portion

--Click 'Notebooks' in the first box

--Click 'Satellite' in the second box

--Click 'A210-(PSAFGA)' in the third box and click 'go'

--Click 'SPA210 THotkey-1.00.01-XP.exe' link to download that driver

--Click "SPA210 Power-Saver-7.04.02.1-XP.exe' to download that driver

Install both. No need to restart.

[Double8]

this laptop...

[Double8]

So you guys are 100% sure that this is everything for a fully fresh working XP Pro install? If so I will buy an external HD tomorrow, back my shit up and go back to lovely XP!! =]

[frankinstyn]

Originally Posted by Double8

So you guys are 100% sure that this is everything for a fully fresh working XP Pro install? If so I will buy an external HD tomorrow, back my shit up and go back to lovely XP!! =]

I dunno. Mine is working perfectly on xp as we speak. I'm sure I don't have exactly the same model you do though. There were several different variations on this.

[Kozzzlenceto]

Ok...everything is working perfectly except those black buttons, but don`t worry.. i get used with it

[Double8]

Originally Posted by Kozzzlenceto

Ok...everything is working perfectly except those black buttons, but don`t worry.. i get used with it

U can prolly set those keys using Winamps Gobal Key plugin. Cuz u know.. each black (global) key is a keyboard key combination.

[Double8]

Try this. I don't have XP back on yet. Let me know if it works.

Download HotKey, HotKey 2.7 Download

[c. h. risk]

I have been testing different components, and have had to rebuild my machine like 10 times in the last month, but am pleased to report that I have a 100% working Toshiba Satellite A215-S5818.

I didn't know about RapidShare, which is sweet, so thanks for mentioning it. I have zipped all the necessary files and hosted them there.

Here's the link: Toshiba Satellite A215-S5818 XP Drivers Package

Again, I apologize for leaving anyone hanging for so long, I just wanted to be 100% sure this works. If anyone has any problems with any of this stuff, please let me know so I can compile everyone's collected information and make this process easier for everyone.

Interestingly enough, Consumer Reports just rated the A215-S5818 as the second best laptop available currently. If only it came with XP...

Good Luck!!

[Double8]

Originally Posted by c. h. risk

I have been testing different components, and have had to rebuild my machine like 10 times in the last month, but am pleased to report that I have a 100% working Toshiba Satellite A215-S5818.

I didn't know about RapidShare, which is sweet, so thanks for mentioning it. I have zipped all the necessary files and hosted them there.

Here's the link: Toshiba Satellite A215-S5818 XP Drivers Package

Again, I apologize for leaving anyone hanging for so long, I just wanted to be 100% sure this works. If anyone has any problems with any of this stuff, please let me know so I can compile everyone's collected information and make this process easier for everyone.

Interestingly enough, Consumer Reports just rated the A215-S5818 as the second best laptop available currently. If only it came with XP...

Good Luck!!

Thanks man. Thx everyone. I'm on XPeeeee

Now I gotta fix this SP2 spyware issue... lol

[c. h. risk]

SP3 is out now, just so you know...

And more importantly, SP3 will be the LAST update for XP, as Microsatan has discontinued its development in favor of Vista, which everyone just loves so frickin' much.

At least we should all have decently working computers for a few years, until developers are bullied into no longer supporting XP either...

[Double8]

Ya I just got SP3 from Windows update yesterday and it also removed my malware. Yes Vista does suck, but we can't do anything about it. Microsatan ownez themselves. It couldn't get any better than Win98, but it did. Now it just seems like it wont get any better than XP because so much tech was built around the OS since 2001-2007. So who knows, Vista SP2 may bring something new. For now lets just be glad that this is a fact: Windows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking test - CNET News.com

[Kozzzlenceto]

And i`m still without wireless ... A215 S5822 I tried every atheros wireless driver in this thread... without success
btw... the hotkey utility you posted also did not worked .
PS: Excuse me for the broken english...

[Double8]

Originally Posted by Kozzzlenceto

And i`m still without wireless ... A215 S5822 I tried every atheros wireless driver in this thread... without success
btw... the hotkey utility you posted also did not worked .
PS: Excuse me for the broken english...

ya fuck that hotkey 2.7 its garbage. strange that ur atheros doesnt work... did u install it properly?

[finfinder]

Originally Posted by whitelight

Now, I have deleted Vista all together and installed a completely fresh version of XP right after formatting the entire HD. The CD/DVD drive won't work at all now. It shows up fine in the deice manager as IC1142P UCE971Q SCSI CdRom Device. With "This devide is working properly." The driver is listed as version 5.1.2535.0 from 7/1/2001.


Any advice?

This may solve your problem;

Check or reactivate DMA

But this may not always be not enough, because unfortunately Windows does not always automatically activate DMA on a DVD or CD drive. You have to check and, if necessary, tell Windows to try to use DMA first. It is possible that Windows XP with Service Pack 2 re-enables DMA automatically on reboot, but I have not tested this yet.
To re-enable DMA, go to Device Manager again. Right-click on My Computer, select Properties, click on the Hardware tag, click on the Device Manager button, click on the plus sign to the left of IDE ATA/ATAPI Controller, double-click on the secondary IDE channel, click on Extended Settings and change the relevant setting from PIO only to DMA when available.
On Windows NT and 2000 you now have to reboot a second time, but Windows XP applies the change instantly. Then you can go to the same place in Device Manager again and check whether the device is now actually using DMA mode. If so, all is well.
Note that many CD and DVD drives only use UDMA-2, because their data rate is much lower than that of a hard disk. This is normal and no reason to worry.


If this doesn't help, there are more options listed here

Originally Posted by Kozzzlenceto

And i`m still without wireless ... A215 S5822 I tried every atheros wireless driver in this thread... without success

Try the toshiba site; choose to search all available drivers; look for Realtek wireless lan win xp 8187 (I think). This is what I am using. The lan driver I'm using is the 8101e.

[BsOt]

[COLOR=deepskyblue]I would like to thank everyone who contributed to this thread. It has saved me a great deal of time and sweat.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=deepskyblue]I now have a A215-5518 that runs like it should.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=deepskyblue]Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou.[/COLOR]

[COLOR=deepskyblue]Cheers,[/COLOR]

[COLOR=deepskyblue]Barry[/COLOR]

[Hxrxld]

Greetings all,

I just have a couple of quick questions, hopefully I can get some help.
When I try installing the "Hotkeys" or the "Toshiba Common Module" setups it gives me:


I have Windows XP Service Pack 2 but it says "Version 2002":


Do you think the error message could be appearing because of this "2002 Version" that I have? Or do you think it's because I have SP2 and not SP3? Anyways, I was able to download it, my problem is the installation part. Also, I do not have any yellow exclamation marks on my Device Manager, so I can't do it through there.. Please help =)

*I would like to thank everyone for their contribution, specially ukmex!*

Here's a shot of my Device Manager:



Anyone know which modem that is??

[dori.uchiha]

[req]
need help a15 S5822 driver
please healp me...

[eastcoast]

Originally Posted by c. h. risk

OK - Here's how you fix the FN Keys for your Satellite running XP:

1) Get this file: Toshiba Common Module. Install it. Reboot.
2) Get this file: Toshiba Hotkey Utility. Install it.
3) Hold down the [FN] key and press [F6]. See brightness level go down.
4) Smile.

With everything else in this thread, you should have a fully operational Satellite a215-s5818. I think this stuff will also work for some of the other model numbers that are close in the 21X-X series.

Good luck!

I downloaded these from Toshiba site but it won't install on my Satellite A215-4747 - says my system is not supported. Any ideas how to get Common Module and Hotkeys installed?

[CostinT]

I hope those drivers will help me

[athena2106]

Originally Posted by Hxrxld

Greetings all,

I just have a couple of quick questions, hopefully I can get some help.
When I try installing the "Hotkeys" or the "Toshiba Common Module" setups it gives me:


I have Windows XP Service Pack 2 but it says "Version 2002":


Do you think the error message could be appearing because of this "2002 Version" that I have? Or do you think it's because I have SP2 and not SP3? Anyways, I was able to download it, my problem is the installation part. Also, I do not have any yellow exclamation marks on my Device Manager, so I can't do it through there.. Please help =)

*I would like to thank everyone for their contribution, specially ukmex!*

Here's a shot of my Device Manager:



Anyone know which modem that is??

Hi, I've installed win xp in toshiba a215-s5822, but i cann't not find wifi driver, I saw that you installed successfully that, can you help me. Thanks a lot.

[Btadd]

Hey guys, this is my first post. I have gotten the drivers you all have posted. Thank you!

I just have one question. When I go to manulay select the driver in install its lets me select the file but it does not install anything... If anyone can help me with this problem I would appreciate it!

BTadd

[finfinder]

One thing I did to find some of my drivers, download the ones from tos, unzip them, read the .inf for the specific model #'s, go to manufactureres web sites for most, wifi, synaptics, nic, hd audio...
Omega, at this site, created an ati video install package as well as an nvidia package. It works swimmingly. You could try a google search "Omega video drivers"

With wifi had to install 4 or 5 times, had it a little incorrect during the manual driver install, I wasn't digging down to the containing folder, just the parent folder.

Hopefully this method will help you discover the model #'s for hte things you need.
For bios, some people over @ insanelymac forums showed some disassembly methods to load the bios, say if you want to go backwards. It involves winace and one or two others. By stepping through the istaller you could extract the bios flash utility and the .bin .rom or whatever. Pretty cool.

[tmmug1]

Greetings fellow S5818 XP users. Thank you all for your input for all your help with the driver collection for XP as i'm running it to on my Toshiba A125-S5818 and it's FAST. I would like to tell you how i solved the multimedia keys problem.

If you have all installed the common module and others that were noted in the other pages download TOSHIBA Assist (assist-ppm41-xp-tbe-10300-en). This u can set the WEB BUTTON and MEDIA BUTTON by selecting them in the first 2 options when u run the program. Ignore the others.

When that is done download TOSHIBA controls_24775B and install. This will activate the PLAY/PAUSE, STOP, PREVIOUS, NEXT BUTTONS. To make sure it works and starts up with windows go to START--RUN and type MSCONFIG. In the STARTUP TAB scroll and check if TFncKy has been ticked. If not please tick it to enable it to load at startup..

There u go fellow TOSHIBA users.. If need more help please feel free to leave a note..

THERE YOU ALL GO...

[aagusti]

Just wanted to post a big THANKS out there. These drivers worked on a Toshiba Satellite A215-S5848 that I downgraded to XP for a friend. I was getting very frustrated until I finally found this post. So thanks for putting the work in on this.

[geetha_bgs]

Thanks. You saved me 6 hours.

[Sll4sh]

here´s wifi atheros XP! drivers for Toshiba satellite a215 - [COLOR=Red]s5822 [/COLOR][COLOR=White]

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http://rapidshare.com/files/154602793/toshiba_satellite_a215-s5822_wifi_driver.rar.html

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[flekesta22]

my thanks to everyone for all their hard work. This thread saved me tons of time. This is my first visit to driverheaven, and its great. Thanks again.

[Zee Go]

Thanks a bunch for this! I had been trying to get the drivers working on XP for the A215-S5815 for quite a while.

Kudos to you.