Re: Toshiba Satellite S1700-200 Laptop

"Joe Soap" <reeves.nigel@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I am using it in the middle of the bush, where the only means of
transport is a Quad bike.

I am unable to get anything better than 800 x 600, anything bigger and
the display cannot accomodate it. the graphics card allows me to place
a normal monitor on at 1024 x 768.

But where can I find the manuals for it? I've tried the Toshiba
website, but no sucess.

Thanks

Joe Soap

Joe,

Try this link. Seems yours is one of the diddy 800x600 models. You should,
however, be getting good, clear display. Sure it's not set to 640x480 with
"auto-stretch"? If I remember right, "auto-stretch" is a BIOS setting and
if you turn it off, a 640x480 display would just use part of the screen.
Also, you will find the drivers off a link on this webpage and they might
improve things if you don't have the correct display drivers loaded.

As to power, I wonder it a solar panel would work for you. I believe there
are such things for PCs.

http://uk.computers.toshiba-europe.com/cgi-bin/ToshibaCSG/jsp/SUPPORTSECTION/discontinuedProductPage.do?service=UK&DISC_MODEL=0&com.broadvision.session.new=Yes&PRODUCT_ID=5256

Paul DS


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