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Dead Toshiba L300D
grumpycrab
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Oh well its lasted a few years. Died on me while playing an mp3 (I wasn't touching anything!) Checked the usual - no disk access, took out battery, held power button, took out memory et al. Doesn't start BIOS hence no chance of booting off CD.
All I have is power lights and fan. The wifi light blinks twice and FN key works (never noticed this before but there's a light for the FN key). Could the BIOS be broken? Can it be reflashed?
Will try a motherboard repair myself if they're not stupidly expensive.
All I have is power lights and fan. The wifi light blinks twice and FN key works (never noticed this before but there's a light for the FN key). Could the BIOS be broken? Can it be reflashed?
Will try a motherboard repair myself if they're not stupidly expensive.
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Take it you did swap out the hard drive too?My Mind wanders, if found please return.0
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I'm looking at the hard drive via a different computer; however will try a spare drive just in case...
EDIT: not a flicker (no hard disk lights/activity).0 -
You can attempt a BIOS recovery. Full product details?
Details here
If you need help, I can take a look in later.0 -
Thanks. L300d-20R part number PSLC9E-00V001EN
Is this a likely problem? Never touched the BIOS before.0 -
Suggest you look on Youtube on how to disassemble Toshiba L300D, and check the fan is working ok, and that the CPU cooler is connected properly. A BIOS failure is unlikely if you have not been trying to flash it, more likely is a cooling failure which is why you are getting no response.My Mind wanders, if found please return.0
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Don't think its a cooling issue. Have been monitoring that for a while due to previous "warmness" and have a laptop cooler...0
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And yesterday the BIOS was working, same goes for the Cooling.
Toshiba make damn good laptops, I see lots for repair and the oldest ones are nearly always the Toshibas - the other makes died long ago. (leveno is another exception)My Mind wanders, if found please return.0 -
grumpycrab wrote: »Thanks. L300d-20R part number PSLC9E-00V001EN
Is this a likely problem? Never touched the BIOS before.
If it isn't posting at all, it is what I would do.
My ACER has done this two or maybe three times. A BIOS recovery did the trick each time.0 -
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Damn it. Just seen this for <£300
http://h20386.www2.hp.com/UKStore/BundleDetail.aspx?pdetail=P262794
Should I?
EDIT: 20% off tonite with SEPT20OFF -10% Topcashback.0
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