Laptop died

*SRTDodge05* · 10-22-2007, 11:48 AM

My dad was using my toshiba laptop last night, he was srufing the web and laptop turned off. He tried to power it back up but it wont do anything. Tried a different power adapter, moved the battery and let it sit over night and still nothin. I noticed the power plug on the back of the laptop is a little lose so i dont know if that had anything to do with it.

rjs735 · 10-22-2007, 12:15 PM

Most laptops have an indicator to show when the a/c adapter is attached and charging the battery or shows fully charged. Look to see if that is lite with the adapter attached.

If it isn't then gently wiggle the adapter plug to see if the indicator comes on.

If it doesn't then or this is not the problem then I would remove the hd and cd-rom from the system. To see if this makes a difference. If not then I would remove the simm/s and see if that makes adifference.

If all of these fail then I think you may have to dive in and make more invasive determination.

I haven't worked on any Toshibas so I don't know whats available as far as maintenece manuals like for Dells, IBM thinkpad/Lenovos. I've worked on these.

One of them had a loose power connector and I was able to take it apart to get to the power supply and resolder the pin.

*SRTDodge05* · 10-22-2007, 12:30 PM

I removed the memory, hdd, cdrom, wireless card and tried to power adapters with and without the batter and nothing worked. None of the lights on the laptop show its getting power at all. I think the motherboard fried.

rjs735 · 10-22-2007, 01:31 PM

Doesn't have to be the MB. There is a PS like board it has a some components on it. I would think unless you still have warranty on the laptop dive in and take a look at the PS board and adapter pin. I assume you have good battery that holds at least enough of charge to boot the system. That would have eliminated the power adapter. It would also eliminate the PS board. Most adapters supply a single voltage and all other volts required to run the system are derived from that. The battery may have multipletaps to provide the same volt break down to the system.

Stating the obvious no power no bios no boot. Maybe worth while browsing the net for Toshiba MDL### and see if you get any repair hints.

10-22-2007, 11:48 AM	#1
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	Laptop died My dad was using my toshiba laptop last night, he was srufing the web and laptop turned off. He tried to power it back up but it wont do anything. Tried a different power adapter, moved the battery and let it sit over night and still nothin. I noticed the power plug on the back of the laptop is a little lose so i dont know if that had anything to do with it.
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10-22-2007, 12:15 PM	#2
rjs735 Virus? What I am not sick Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,825	Re: Laptop died Most laptops have an indicator to show when the a/c adapter is attached and charging the battery or shows fully charged. Look to see if that is lite with the adapter attached. If it isn't then gently wiggle the adapter plug to see if the indicator comes on. If it doesn't then or this is not the problem then I would remove the hd and cd-rom from the system. To see if this makes a difference. If not then I would remove the simm/s and see if that makes adifference. If all of these fail then I think you may have to dive in and make more invasive determination. I haven't worked on any Toshibas so I don't know whats available as far as maintenece manuals like for Dells, IBM thinkpad/Lenovos. I've worked on these. One of them had a loose power connector and I was able to take it apart to get to the power supply and resolder the pin. __________________ Asus P4S8x 2.0 Ghz Celeron Ram 512MB WDC 80GB HD SATA WDC 80GB SATA Memorex DUAL DVD/RW Win98SE/XP pro Asus P2b-F Cel 450 Ram 256MB W98 SE Optorite CDRW WD 40GB Asrock P4combo P4 346 Xp Pro Sp 3 SATA HD SATA DVD/RW Foxconn 925EX 550 XP Media SP2 Sata HD Sata DVD/RW Foxconn 925EX 550 Xp SP2 Asrock 775Dual 550 Xp pro SP2 IBM T23 1.3hz RAM 512MB XP pro SP2 All systems are networked Konica Minolta Color Laser Samsung clp-315 Color laser Dlink 655 Dlink G650 Wireless
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10-22-2007, 12:30 PM	#3
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,830	Re: Laptop died I removed the memory, hdd, cdrom, wireless card and tried to power adapters with and without the batter and nothing worked. None of the lights on the laptop show its getting power at all. I think the motherboard fried.
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10-22-2007, 01:31 PM	#4
rjs735 Virus? What I am not sick Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,825	Re: Laptop died Doesn't have to be the MB. There is a PS like board it has a some components on it. I would think unless you still have warranty on the laptop dive in and take a look at the PS board and adapter pin. I assume you have good battery that holds at least enough of charge to boot the system. That would have eliminated the power adapter. It would also eliminate the PS board. Most adapters supply a single voltage and all other volts required to run the system are derived from that. The battery may have multipletaps to provide the same volt break down to the system. Stating the obvious no power no bios no boot. Maybe worth while browsing the net for Toshiba MDL### and see if you get any repair hints. __________________ Asus P4S8x 2.0 Ghz Celeron Ram 512MB WDC 80GB HD SATA WDC 80GB SATA Memorex DUAL DVD/RW Win98SE/XP pro Asus P2b-F Cel 450 Ram 256MB W98 SE Optorite CDRW WD 40GB Asrock P4combo P4 346 Xp Pro Sp 3 SATA HD SATA DVD/RW Foxconn 925EX 550 XP Media SP2 Sata HD Sata DVD/RW Foxconn 925EX 550 Xp SP2 Asrock 775Dual 550 Xp pro SP2 IBM T23 1.3hz RAM 512MB XP pro SP2 All systems are networked Konica Minolta Color Laser Samsung clp-315 Color laser Dlink 655 Dlink G650 Wireless
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