My Toshiba Satellite A85-S107 will not boot
The customer brought his Toshiba Satellite A85-S107 and complained that the laptop will not boot. First of all, I tried to start the laptop with a known good AC adapter, to make sure that the customers AC adapter is not a problem. The laptop didn’t start and there were no LED activity, the unit was “dead”. The good AC adapter wasn’t able to start the laptop. I started removing the laptop components one by one trying to eliminate the problem. I removed the battery, the memory module, the wireless card, the DVD drive and it didn’t fix the problem. I had just very few parts left: the system board, the CPU and the switch board. I remove the keyboard to check the power switch board and found that the switch board cable wasn’t properly connected to the system board, it was half way out. I reseated the cable on the system board and the laptop started properly.
BTW, the system board has 2 memory slots and by default the memory stick is located in the slot hidden under the keyboard. BUT, it is not enough to remove the keyboard if you want to replace the original memory module. After you remove the keyboard, you still will not be able to remove the memory because it is hidden under the top cover. To replace the original memory stick in Toshiba Satellite A85 you have to remove the entire top cover!!! It sucks!
Here’s a disassembly guide that shows how to replace a memory module on Toshiba Satellite A85.
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July 15th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
I can not get my battery to charge. I can plug my adapter cord in and the comp works fine but won’t charge the battery…
PLEASE HELP ME!!!
November 4th, 2007 at 10:35 pm
Paris,
Did your laptop work fine before reformatting? Did you have sound before?
November 4th, 2007 at 7:09 pm
Oh I forgot to tell u my e-mail just in case.
omg228@yahoo.com.
November 4th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Hi.
I have a Toshiba Satelite A85-S107.
And a few days ago I decided to format my computer.
But since then I cant hear music or nothing just this noise when I’m writing on msn and I backspace too much.
Plz someone e-mail me some help.
Thank you.
September 6th, 2007 at 7:50 pm
HMB,
Find a voltmeter and test the AC adapter first. If the AC adapter is fine and outputs correct voltage, most likely you have a faulty motherboard. I don’t know what else can cause this problem. The adapter plugged directly into the motherboard.
September 6th, 2007 at 9:56 am
re: comment 60 I opened her up again and I see that one of the (two?) LEDs for the battery indicator light up and I think that is where the ticking sound is coming from (if that helps with the diagnosis).
Thanks.