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Dead laptop, won't reboot
Name: hub99 Date: August 3, 2004 at 19:22:53 Pacific OS: xp CPU/Ram: p4
Comment:
Hi Everybody, I have a very big problem with my computer. I own a Toshiba laptop and it crushed. Since then, I can’t get it to run again. When I turn it on, I can hear the fan working, but the screen is completely black. Also, I can hear the hard drive working maybe for a second and then it gets quiet. So, the power light is on, the fan is on and the screen is black and I can’t get to bios or do anything. I don’t know what to do please help me! hubie
Name: Sabertooth Date: August 3, 2004 at 22:04:58 Pacific
Reply:
0. Remove the battery 1. Unplug the laptop's AC adapter. 2. Push the power button and hold it in for about 3 minutes (time this). 3. Reconnect the AC adapter back, reboot the laptop.
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Response Number 2
Name: hub99 Date: August 4, 2004 at 10:16:56 Pacific
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I did what you have told me to do and it did not fix the problem...:(
hubie
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Response Number 3
Name: Sabertooth Date: August 4, 2004 at 15:45:51 Pacific
Reply:
Time to crack it open and reseat the memory module(s). What model?
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Response Number 4
Name: tumtum Date: August 7, 2004 at 19:26:45 Pacific
Reply:
Hi,
I have a toshiba laptop and I had the same problem. I had it sent in..all the did was remove the ram and then turn on the computer..it turned out to be a ram problem. try that..they gave me a new ram
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Response Number 5
Name: hub99 Date: August 8, 2004 at 00:42:22 Pacific
Reply:
It's Satellite 1905-s303. Yes, I removed the memory module and I put it back again and still the problem is present. I don't know maybe the module is fried. Is there a way to check the memory module?
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