is my laptop dead or can I revive it?

oldschool69 · 21-06-2009, 06:01 AM

Toshiba laptop, Satellite M30, make a VERY long story short; it doesnt boot up at all! I can press the power button: the blue light indicating that I pressed the power button comes on but NO signs of life! No fan kicks in, no MS Windows XP logo, NOTHING.....I am using the power cord it came with....(battery is still "inside" the laptop".....but other than that I have done nothing else to this computer.

It wasnt that long ago, that I was having to try and clean up some viruses off this thing in SAFE MODE (about 6-8 mnths ago).....then not too long ago, I would TRY to log in but it would go to a BSOD with a C0000021a error. and now, nothing.

what can I do here? is there anything TO DO? Have some data on that HD i want and need and I hate to throw out the computer...it still is a good one when alive.

HELP! would love this thing to at LEAST go to safe mode.

brunlea · 21-06-2009, 01:43 PM

sound to be yours laptop MOBO might be dead, but i might be wrong.

pacatganazz · 23-06-2009, 08:01 AM

when you open tour notebook..have any sound or not???
try to clean your memory (RAM) with eraser at bottom of the RAM..
n then use another slot to insert this RAM...(IF have a 2 slot)..
ar u can use your hard disk to external so u can save your data..

**Chef** · 23-06-2009, 02:08 PM

Their might be a possibility that your Laptop is overheated and inards is fried. Contact the vendor and see what they have to say about it.

nandrasec · 07-11-2009, 02:08 PM

take your battery out and then try it only with yout power cord pluged.

bloodwynd · 08-11-2009, 05:26 AM

Looks to me that the main board of your system is already dead.

Try it this way, remove the battery and disconnect it from the AC adapter. Press and hold the power button for 10 secs and then re-install the battery and reconnect the AC adapter. Turn on the laptop, if its still the same do this next step.

Try turning on the system without any RAM modules installed. See if you'll hear any beeping sound. If there is none, then its about 75% that the mother board is dead.

atul484 · 08-11-2009, 10:55 AM

Try to adjust the adapter plug in Pin into the laptop and simultaneously press power on button..

21-06-2009, 06:01 AM	#1
oldschool69 Junior Member (25+) Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Virginia Posts: 34 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0 OS:	is my laptop dead or can I revive it? Toshiba laptop, Satellite M30, make a VERY long story short; it doesnt boot up at all! I can press the power button: the blue light indicating that I pressed the power button comes on but NO signs of life! No fan kicks in, no MS Windows XP logo, NOTHING.....I am using the power cord it came with....(battery is still "inside" the laptop".....but other than that I have done nothing else to this computer. It wasnt that long ago, that I was having to try and clean up some viruses off this thing in SAFE MODE (about 6-8 mnths ago).....then not too long ago, I would TRY to log in but it would go to a BSOD with a C0000021a error. and now, nothing. what can I do here? is there anything TO DO? Have some data on that HD i want and need and I hate to throw out the computer...it still is a good one when alive. HELP! would love this thing to at LEAST go to safe mode.

21-06-2009, 01:43 PM	#2
brunlea Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Age: 26 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 0 OS:	Re: is my laptop dead or can I revive it? sound to be yours laptop MOBO might be dead, but i might be wrong.

23-06-2009, 08:01 AM	#3
pacatganazz Junior Member (25+) Join Date: May 2009 Location: i live in malaysia Age: 23 Posts: 49 Thanks: 28 Thanked 39 Times in 24 Posts Rep Power: 1 OS:	Re: is my laptop dead or can I revive it? when you open tour notebook..have any sound or not??? try to clean your memory (RAM) with eraser at bottom of the RAM.. n then use another slot to insert this RAM...(IF have a 2 slot).. ar u can use your hard disk to external so u can save your data..

23-06-2009, 02:08 PM	#4
Chef Hardware Support Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: C:/Program Files/Games/ Age: 17 Posts: 1,036 Thanks: 70 Thanked 57 Times in 54 Posts Rep Power: 14 OS:	Re: is my laptop dead or can I revive it? Their might be a possibility that your Laptop is overheated and inards is fried. Contact the vendor and see what they have to say about it. __________________

07-11-2009, 02:08 PM	#5
nandrasec Junior Member (25+) Join Date: Nov 2009 Age: 27 Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 0 OS:	Re: is my laptop dead or can I revive it? take your battery out and then try it only with yout power cord pluged.

08-11-2009, 05:26 AM	#6
bloodwynd Advanced Member (250+) Join Date: Nov 2009 Age: 28 Posts: 317 Thanks: 21 Thanked 44 Times in 42 Posts Rep Power: 4 OS:	Re: is my laptop dead or can I revive it? Looks to me that the main board of your system is already dead. Try it this way, remove the battery and disconnect it from the AC adapter. Press and hold the power button for 10 secs and then re-install the battery and reconnect the AC adapter. Turn on the laptop, if its still the same do this next step. Try turning on the system without any RAM modules installed. See if you'll hear any beeping sound. If there is none, then its about 75% that the mother board is dead.

08-11-2009, 10:55 AM	#7
atul484 Advanced Member (250+) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Chandigarh Posts: 374 Thanks: 6 Thanked 40 Times in 37 Posts Rep Power: 4 OS:	Re: is my laptop dead or can I revive it? Try to adjust the adapter plug in Pin into the laptop and simultaneously press power on button..

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