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toshiba satellite p10-304....need a little help :)


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hi all,

 

got a toshiba satellite p10-304 from a work mate to try and fix for him, the laptop will not boot up at all, not even to the bios, the HD clicks a few times then nothing, so my guess is the HD is dead.

 

if the HD is dead would this be a suitable replacement - http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131287

 

the HD in it already is - http://store.linkbyte.com/store/product ... ts_id=5998

 

like i've mentioned before i don't get to work on many laptops :blush:

 

thanks in advance for any help :)

 

cheers

 

Neo

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just booted with no ram or HD installed and still nothing, the power light comes on the fans kick up for a few seconds then nothing :shrug:

 

Put RAM back in and boot holding down the DELETE key (on it might be F2 or that laptop) - this should take you into the system BIOS where you can do things like change the boot order etc - if you cant get into this then the problem is pretty terminal I'm affraid! (and not the HD)

 

Are you getting anything on the screen at all?

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everything back in, pressed "f2" then tried "delete" ( as you would on a desktop pc) but still nothing on the screen and no HD access, on a desktop you can reset the cmos or remove the battery which clears the bios, is there anything like that on a laptop ?

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i had trouble booting up a satelite and it was the little button that puts it to sleep when you close the lid, i pressed it a few times and it seemed to release it and worked for quite a while. might be worth a shot before you spend any money on it :thumbs:

 

can't find a sleep button or switch :blush:

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everything back in, pressed "f2" then tried "delete" ( as you would on a desktop pc) but still nothing on the screen and no HD access, on a desktop you can reset the cmos or remove the battery which clears the bios, is there anything like that on a laptop ?

 

Desktops have a jumper which you change after taking the small battery out, not many laptops have this.

 

This sounds more like a power supply or a motherboard issue I'm affraid - laptop PSU's are a pain to replace and not cheap :surrender:

 

Edit for clarity - I am not referring to the external 240v PSU, rather the internal 12-19v unit, which is normally soldered to the motherboard.

However there could also be a fault with the external one - have you tried booting from internal battery only?

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tried mains and battery power but still the same, power light on, fans on but nothing on screen :thumbdown:

 

guess it's died, from a quick google it's a fairly old laptop, guess he needs to ask santa for a xmas present :teeth:

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If you're getting nothing on the screen (not even the backlight) it could be the screen (or the module it attaches to) - they can usually be replaced but for the price I'd want to be 100% sure first!

 

You may get some luck if you plug in an external monitor to test - however it may need a function key for the monitor port to work.

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