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Cannot Play .wav and .avi Files on Toshiba 2155CDS Laptop

Article ID: 148823

Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006


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This article was previously published under Q148823

SYMPTOMS

Some Toshiba 2155CDS laptop computers with an ESS chip set may not play .wav and .avi files in Windows 95.

RESOLUTION

Contact Toshiba for information about a replacement chip.

MORE INFORMATION

On some Toshiba 2155CDS laptop computers, the DMA channel gets reset from 1 to 0. Customers can downgrade to a BIOS earlier than 5.0, which turns Plug and Play support off, to restore the sound capabilities. CD audio and MIDI files are not affected.

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