In this piece
I'm going to go over what to do when your computer says (in that awkward
computer way) that it needs “driver
Toshiba Satellite”.
Now you may need a driver because you have no sound, are getting a USB “Device
not recognized” error, a blank screen when trying to use video intensive
programs like games or Netflix, or maybe you are dealing with a slow computer.
How to
Manually Update Your Toshiba Satellite Drivers
The first
step in updating your Toshiba
Satellite drivers is
knowing which drivers need updated. In the case of no sound or blank screen
it's pretty obvious, but if you have a slow computer it may not be so obvious.
You may want to check Device Manager and look for errors to clue you in to
which drivers need updated.
To check
Device Manager for errors follow these steps:
1. Go to Start
2. In the Search box type in “Device
Manager”
3. Press Enter
4.
Now
look for yellow “!” next to devices. Those are the drivers that definitely have
issues and need updated. Make a note of them and then we'll go to Toshiba's web
site and get the latest drivers.
Now that you
know which drivers you need you need to go to Toshiba's web site and get the
latest drivers. Follow these steps:
How to
Automatically Update Your Toshiba Satellite Drivers
2. There will be a box where you put in
your model or serial number. If you don't know that information there's a link
right below the box with instructions on how to get that information. Put your
serial or model in the box and press OK.
3. Now you will find yourself on a page
with a picture of your Toshiba Satellite and some tabs below the picture. Under
“Support Highlights” will be “Drivers.” If the drivers you need aren't
immediately listed you may need to click “All Drivers & Updates”
4. If you clicked “All Drivers &
Updates” you will see a list of device types that the drivers are listed under.
Find the drivers you need from this list.
5.
When
you get to the driver download page go ahead and download the driver, make a
note of where the file saves.
Now that you
have the latest drivers
for your devices it
is time to install your new drivers. Go to the file(s) you saved and open the
file. It will automatically install the latest drivers with just a little
prompting on your part. You may need to restart your computer after installing
the drivers to fully install it.
How to
Automatically Update Your Toshiba Satellite Drivers
I walked you
through the manual way to update your Toshiba Satellite drivers, now I'm going
to tell you there's an automatic way to do it. If you use driver update
software the program will detect which drivers are corrupt or out of date,
search out the latest drivers for those devices, download the drivers, then
install the drivers for you. All with a few clicks of the mouse in a matter of
a few moments time. As you can see from the manual updating of drivers, it's a
much simpler way to update drivers. Try driver update software today for your
Toshiba Satellite drivers.
