Computer geek needed

[makeitfit]

Laptop has thrown a wobbly and wont play anymore
It's an old Toshiba Tecra and was working fine till last week when the power supply unit went into meltdown :augie
Now have a new one and the lappy wont fire up. The battery has charged up ok, the power light comes on but no processor fan or screen action :doh CD drawer wont open either.
Is there any sequence of button bashing to bump start it ?

 

[lacroupade]

Laptop has thrown a wobbly and wont play anymore
It's an old Toshiba Tecra and was working fine till last week when the power supply unit went into meltdown :augie
Now have a new one and the lappy wont fire up. The battery has charged up ok, the power light comes on but no processor fan or screen action :doh CD drawer wont open either.
Is there any sequence of button bashing to bump start it ?

Sounds like somethings gone on the motherboard Pete, very likely terminal I'd say...how important is it, or the stuff on the HDD?

 

[Fez_uk]

are you running it with the power supply plugged in too?

 

[makeitfit]

Just another PITA :lol
It's just my lazy chair lappy for that there tinterweb
Hey ho, I'll take a screw driver to it after another vino colapso or two

 

[zippy656]

you can get cases from ebay to turn any HD into a remote one, just plugs into usb

 

[makeitfit]

are you running it with the power supply plugged in too?

I've tried with and without and made no difference

 

[rustic]

I've tried with and without and made no difference

Try removing the battery, wait a while then try starting up on the power supply.

 

[makeitfit]

Try removing the battery, wait a while then try starting up on the power supply.

Is that like "switching it off and on again " :lol

 

[Fez_uk]

no it's like trying without the battery.

 

[rustic]

Is that like "switching it off and on again " :lol

It might just be the battery has failed and took the original power supply down, so removing it may allow the unit to re-boot.

 

[makeitfit]

Alright alright, dont all 'ave a go :doh
I'll go and do it in a jiffy :thumbs

 

[makeitfit]

Bugger
The lights are on, but there's still no one home :doh

 

[96terrano]

Hang on then, how are you speaking to us?:doh

 

[makeitfit]

I've nicked the wife's :lol

 

[96terrano]

Good plan:thumb2:lol

 

[rustic]

When you switch it on, do other lights flash, or can you hear the hard drive clicking?

If not, then it is more likely to be a hardware fault, most likely around the input voltage, power switch, charging circuit etc.

Do you know what happened to the original power supply?
If it went over voltage, then it may have blown a component in the power area of the PC.

You then have to consider is it worth getting it repaired or just removing the hard drive and get the data off it, as suggested earlier, or a PC shop could do this for you.

Compare this to buying a new one.

But checking out the old power supply would be a good plan.

Are you sure the replacement power supply is up to the job, both in voltage and current, otherwise you will get these symptoms.:nenau

Although, having fully charged the battery, ( or is it?) it should have started up on the battery alone.

Question:
Did the power supply blow the computer?
Or Did the computer blow the power supply?
My guess would be a failure of the power supply.

 

[makeitfit]

OK got most of that.
The power light comes on when the start button is pressed but no hard drive sounds or cooling fans etc.
No other lights unless I plug in the power supply unit. I bought it as a direct replacement to the old one. It states the same numbers etc ie 15v and 4 amps.
The old psu had been gashed together for years and eventually curled up and croaked the other day. However the lappy carried on till the battery also gave it's last :lol
Ther battery took about the same time to charge as the last psu did and the battery itself was new Christmas time :thumbs
So I guess it's it's some hardware failure as you say, so it's off to the lappy doccy in a bit then
Cheers

 

[lacroupade]

OK got most of that.
The power light comes on when the start button is pressed but no hard drive sounds or cooling fans etc.
No other lights unless I plug in the power supply unit. I bought it as a direct replacement to the old one. It states the same numbers etc ie 15v and 4 amps.
The old psu had been gashed together for years and eventually curled up and croaked the other day. However the lappy carried on till the battery also gave it's last :lol
Ther battery took about the same time to charge as the last psu did and the battery itself was new Christmas time :thumbs
So I guess it's it's some hardware failure as you say, so it's off to the lappy doccy in a bit then
Cheers

For a Tecra? Jeez Louise you'll get one complete on the bay for fifty notes......:nenau

 

[makeitfit]

For a Tecra? Jeez Louise you'll get one complete on the bay for fifty notes......:nenau

Yeh I know, I've started looking around already and it's funny how things change :augie
I know think I'll treat myself to something with less valves in it :lol
Think I like a new media compact pc, quad core 64 bit 8gig ram, 1tb hdd, blue ray dvd re writer and a monster graphics card :naughty Around 300 quid
I just told the wife ........................:augie something about finish the broody kitchen first you t&*&^^%t *%$t

 

[zippy656]

I just told the wife ........................:augie something about finish the broody kitchen first you t&*&^^%t *%$t

i know THAT feeling!