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    A215-S5824 Won't Start Up

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by efs2, Oct 15, 2008.

  1. efs2

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    I recently knocked my laptop, a Toshiba A215-S5824, off a table. The fall cracked the LCD screen but the laptop appeared to be okay otherwise. I plugged a monitor into the laptop's AGP port, and was able to use the laptop without any apparent problems.

    So I replaced the LCD screen. Now the laptop will not boot. After I finished the replacement, the system booted once to the screen that gives a user the option of going into the BIOS and then it went black. However, the "on" light remained lit and would not shut off when I pushed and held down the power button. The only way to cause the light to go out is to disconnect the battery. On a couple of subsequent attempts to power up the laptop, I have heard the HDD start to spin up, and the indicator lights flashed, indicating that the system was powering up. But then everything stopped. And now, the most that happens when I press the power button is that the lights flash. But I do not hear the HDD spinning up.

    According to the indicator light, the battery is fully charged.

    Any ideas?
     
    efs2, Oct 15, 2008
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