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    toshiba wont boot

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jahizen, Apr 4, 2009.

  1. jahizen

    jahizen Notebook Consultant

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    ok, i took it completely apart for my own reasons.

    its a p205 s 7476

    i took out the cmos battery, again, for my own reason, and that wasnt my intent...

    so i plugged in the screen and other things and power, to see if it boots, and from what i been told it should, the fan turns on, i hear the drive. but nothing on the screen. and the fan just turns off, and the light that says its on, is on. and the battery light and the plugged in light.
     
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    jahizen Notebook Consultant

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    when i first start it the drive light turns on..but turns off...

    the lights go like this
    plug
    on
    cylinder(thinking drive)

    so the first two turn on and the battery light too if i have it in.

    but the cylinder light turns on, then off
     
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    yea, i hear the drive working then it just turns off. why?
     
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    So nothing, not even the BIOS screen shows up after you press the power button?
     
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    forget it. it works.
     
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    i switched up the ram. have NO idea why that made a difference. but it worked after i did.
    ? rite.
     
    jahizen, Apr 4, 2009
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    Be very careful when tweaking with your laptops internal parts, just a simple static can fry circuits..
     
    stevezachtech, Apr 6, 2009
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