Toshiba A135-S2356

[ToniR09]

Hi Everyone
I have a Toshiba A135-S2356 and having problems with it. The laptop will not power on. I changed batteries but that did not work. I also reseat the memory and hdd but that did not fix the problem. When I power on the laptop, it appears for about 2 seconds to be powering on but it goes right back off. Anyone have any idea on how to fix this?

[joker12578]

No one can really help u from here with that problem. That could be a number of things, u will probably have to take it in and have it tested. Could be ur board, CPU, maybe ur ram. Unless u have the hardware on hand to replace things to troubleshoot what the problem is, any advice would be speculation. Replacing parts based on such wouldn't be a good idea if ur having to pay for them all.

EDIT: ⇓ ⇓ It's the idea, the vision. Not having the parts on hand to trouble shoot, those three things are a lot.

[Nude_Lewd_Man]

Hi ToniR09, and WELCOME TO TECHIMO - from the Folding@Home Team (#111)..!

Without any further information - or seeing the machine in front of us - it is going to be pretty much down to us guessing at possibilities...

Having said that, it does sound similar to an issue I was having with one of my (now paperweight-esque) laptops. I noticed that the laptop didn't last very long on, even though it was plugged into the mains. I did some checks, and noticed that the 'charging' light/LED wasn't lighting up for very long - if at all.

This turned out to be a loose connection with the [on-board] power connector. As the cost of a replacement part (without fitting) was around £120, and I was able to position the charger-cable-thing so as to power it, I didn't bother doing anything other than getting it to keep in a (semi-)working condition until the connector actually broke loose. I then did the sensible thing, which was to go and get another laptop.

I would see whether the 'charging' light is on, or flickering/blinking, and also try slowly moving the cable/connector to see whether that helps or not.

If your machine is still within warrantee, then you should be able to get in touch with the manufacturer to get it repaired/replaced - otherwise you're prolly best off getting another machine, especially with the cost/performance of a new machine being a better longer-term investment....

Let us know how you get on, and with some additional info we can be of better assistance..!




@Joker,

As the OP is using a laptop, there aren't too many things you can swap over - or replace - especially the CPU and MoBo...