Toshiba Satellite M35X, A70 or A75 locks up, freezes up or reboots when you touch the laptop speakers
If you own a Toshiba Satellite M35X, A70 or A75 laptop then you can experience the following problem. You laptop might lock up, freeze up or even reboot by itself when you touch the palm rest around the speakers area. It happens because of a static electricity discharge when your touch the laptop speakers. In some cases you will not even fill that discharge. The problem occurs because of improperly grounded top cover assembly. To fix the problem, it is necessary to install a new modified top cover assembly. If you laptop was made before January 2005 then most likely you have unmodified top cover. For example, I made some pictures from a Toshiba Satellite A75 top cover assembly. The top cover for Toshiba Satellite M35X is almost identical.
On these pictures you see unmodified top cover assembly for Toshiba Satellite A75. The foil runs from the speaker and from the touchpad to the metal chassis.
On these pictures you see a modified top cover assembly. The foil runs from the speaker and the touchpad, touches the metal chassis and ends on a screw stud.
On this picture I remove the metal bracket, so you can see where the foil tape is connected.
I think it is possible to make this modification yourself. All you need is to find a foil and run it as it shown on the pictures. I have never done it myself, so not sure about the result. 
Here are some other problems found in these models.
Power jack issues: Toshiba Satellite M35X and Satellite A75 power jack and battery charge problem
Overheating: Why my Toshiba laptop suddenly shuts down by itself without warning?
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December 1st, 2007 at 12:14 pm
a couple days ago I did a run msconfig on my laptop toshiba m35x-s149. now im getting the we apologize for the inconvenience…. now when I go to any of the prompts safe mode, safe mode w/networking, safe mode w/ command prompts last known good configuration, start windows normally my laptop will go back to the main screen then go to the apologize for the inconvenience…… can anyone help me. I call toshiba tech support but no help cause they wanted to charge me a 35 dollar out of warranty fee to continue
November 23rd, 2007 at 6:07 pm
truffliepuff,
Could be software related issue, try reimaging the hard drive using the recovery disc. This process will erase everything from the hard drive and take it back to factory defaults. Also, there could be something wrong with the laptop keyboard or even motherboard. It’s hard to tell until you test the laptop with another working keyboard.
Maybe one of the keyboard keys got stuck and that’s why the laptop makes these beeping noises?
You can try the following in order to narrow down the problem:
1. When the laptop freezes at the Toshiba logo and starts beeping, press a few times on each keyboard key until the laptop stops beeping. Find out witch key is causing the problem. Reproduce the same problem a few times in a row and see if you can fix it by pressing on the problem key. If the laptop stops beeping any time you press on the same key or keys, them most likely you have a problem with the keyboard and have to replace it.
2. You can unplug the laptop keyboard from the motherboard and try using the laptop with an external keyboard. If the laptop still freezes and beeps with the external keyboard even when the internal keyboard is unplugged, most likely there is something wrong with the motherboard.
You’ll find disassembly guides for this model at www.irisvista.com
November 23rd, 2007 at 4:01 pm
I have a Satellite M35X-S149 with several problems.
First, when I was plugging my IPod into the USB port, my computer screen suddenly went blank. Just the screen, but the power didn’t turn off. I got it into repair and found out it was the motherboard/mainboard overheating.
After taking my laptop back from repair, I noticed the laptop’s keyboard was weird, and that when I was typing, it came out as random symbols, like numbers, or it came out as spaces. A few days later, as I was turning on my computer, the screen where it says “In Touch With Tomorrow TOSHIBA,” the screen froze and made HUGE beeping noises. I hit the laptop’s keyboard, and rolled my hand around furiously on the keys, and it started booting up properly.
When I am using the computer, however, when I even type with a USB keyboard, it makes random symbols. I also got a message that something was trying to perform a “NewTear” to my computer.
Help please!
August 1st, 2007 at 10:10 pm
Gary,
You cannot use any DVD drive for this laptop. It’s possible that the drive will have a different configuration and the laptop will not see it.
Here I posted some tips for finding inexpensive notebook replacement parts. Follow the link and you’ll get help.
You can search for these part numbers:
CD/DVD-RW drives: K000015770, K000015780, K000015790, K000015800, K000025480
DVD Multi recorders (DVD burners): K000015860, K000015870, K000024880
To the best of my knowledge, all these drives should work fine with any Satellite A70 or A75 notebook.
July 31st, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Can anyone tell me if a Toshiba satellite a75 - s211 can use any dvd dtiver? The reason I ask this is that my original UJ-820B dvd driver has died and I need a replacement. I’m From Australia and these drives are pretty hard to come by.
Many Thanks In Advance
July 24th, 2007 at 12:34 pm
I have Satellite 2805 s603. I’ve dismantled it six times now, there must be ONE screw that makes the speaker connection, I’ve always got extra screws when I’m done. HELP! which screw makes the front speaker connection?!!?!?!??!?! I’m getting confused. (Had to repair the power jack, easy!)
July 18th, 2007 at 9:12 pm
I had a Toshiba laptop computer A75-SXXXX. I opened the laptop case and found One of the pin of the power jack open. I solder the pin and check the power and I got 19V on the system board. But what happen is that the battery cannot charge up and I check the adapter is good. The battery cannot charge , I want to ask what other place I can check about the battery checking circuit. Please reply, thanks
June 24th, 2007 at 8:09 am
Unurkhan,
If you purchased this notebook in the United States, you DO have warranty. Toshiba extended warranty for this model and you should be able to fix it at no charge, even thought you purchased this computer over a year ago. Call Toshiba or your local service center and ask them about extended warranty for Satellite M35X notebooks.
You’ll find more information about it in one of my previous posts. Most likely you have a problem with the power jack.
June 24th, 2007 at 8:00 am
hi I am having problem with my satelite m35x-s109. Every time i want to recharge the battery i have to wiggle the powercore. so one day i got angry with it so i fixed it after month one it happened again so this time i fixed it but when i try to turn on the computer nothing happens not even the blue light that around the power button the only thing that is working is the fan. Any one have solution for me? I have not warranty
June 15th, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Claude,
If both 40GB and 120GB drives work fine when they are installed into the laptop, most likely there is nothing wrong with these drivers. Maybe there is some kind of Master/Slave configuration issue when you connect your laptop drives to the desktops? I don’t know how your towers are configured and cannot help you.