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    M30 is dead?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by notebookguy2000, Jul 16, 2006.

  1. notebookguy2000

    notebookguy2000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,
    When I turn on my Toshiba M30, after the intial toshiba bios screen, nothing happens. I can't access the bios and the windows CD-ROM won't boot. My hard drive is fine (i am able to access it from my PC), and also i checked each of my ram modules seperately and it still won't boot. Also, the boot screen has vertical lines running through it, short of like when your video card messes up. What could be wrong, and what could I check next?

    Thank,
    Chris
     
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    xAMDvsIntelx Notebook Deity

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    It sounds like its either the MOBO or the GPU. Is the GPU dedicated or integrated?
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Jul 16, 2006
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    notebookguy2000 Notebook Enthusiast

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    It is a dedicated GPU.
     
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    Try booting through an external monitor and see if you get the same results.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Jul 17, 2006
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    I just tried that, nothing was outputted to the monitor.
     
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    I'd have to say I know for sure it has to either be the MOBO or the GPU. In any case, it probably won't be worth it to replace.
     
    xAMDvsIntelx, Jul 17, 2006
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