Toshiba L300d Satellite

aliadds

I have the above, as a second laptop. It has a charging problem, and only holds charge for about 5 minutes. During this time, I am unable to move the cursor. As soon as I unplug it, I regain cursor control again, but only have approx 5 minutes power.
The Toshiba recommended repair company want £165 +vat to repair it, and to be honest, it's not worth my spending that money on it.
Therefore any advice on what to do, or a reputable repair company, would be gratefully received.
Thanks in advance

closed

Does the cursor problem go away if you have it on mains without the battery in?

aliadds

closed wrote: »

Does the cursor problem go away if you have it on mains without the battery in?

It won't work at all without the battery in, but the power cable light is on.

stilltheone

aliadds wrote: »

It won't work at all without the battery in, but the power cable light is on.

Strange that it doesn't work without the battery in.
Perhaps Hammyman will have an idea if it's a problem with the electronics of the laptop or the power supply.

Hammyman

Is the charger a genuine Toshiba one or a replacement? My bet is its one of those horrific £7 Ebay jobs from China. I've had a few in where when you plug them into the laptop the trackpad stops working. Unplug them and the trackpad works. If you've got a radio that receives Medium Wave or AM radio, you'd probably find that with the charger turned on you'd hear a loud buzz on the radio on the entire MW band. These things also kill batteries.

You can test this really easily by taking the laptop to a shop and asking them to check the charging. Get them to use one of their chargers. If you plug it in and the trackpad still works, its that cheapo aftermarket charger. Sadly it may have killed the battery but with the laptop not even working with the charger plugged in when the battery is removed, I'd say you may have a chance.

aliadds

Hammyman wrote: »

Is the charger a genuine Toshiba one or a replacement? My bet is its one of those horrific £7 Ebay jobs from China. I've had a few in where when you plug them into the laptop the trackpad stops working. Unplug them and the trackpad works. If you've got a radio that receives Medium Wave or AM radio, you'd probably find that with the charger turned on you'd hear a loud buzz on the radio on the entire MW band. These things also kill batteries.

You can test this really easily by taking the laptop to a shop and asking them to check the charging. Get them to use one of their chargers. If you plug it in and the trackpad still works, its that cheapo aftermarket charger. Sadly it may have killed the battery but with the laptop not even working with the charger plugged in when the battery is removed, I'd say you may have a chance.

Thanks Hammyman.......I'll give that a try:)

aliadds

Hammyman thank you so much:T

A new battery and charger, and my laptop is working perfectly.

Very grateful to you:)

stilltheone

How much did you pay and have you created your Recovery Discs?