Hard to reflash BIOS if the machine won't POST though. ... From: Laptop_Repair@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Laptop_Repair@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Carlos Milek...
Generally it's a boot file for floppy made with a self extractor found on the support site of the manufacturer. Some now can also be downloaded, extracted to...
it tries to use an adapter for hd of 2,5pol in a PC if it detects hd, in case that it has some badblock informs that to me. Carlos Bad...Bad english!!...
My thanks to Russ and Carlos for pointing a direction to take for repair of unit. Will order part and give it a go. Carlos your English is very good. With...
Be sure the adapter is the correct one (or the right voltage, current and tip/polarity) for that machine and you might have someone see if the output is...
Installed an old BELKIN Wi-Fi card in my old DELL Latitude CPi Laptop. (BELKIN F5D6020 PCMCIA 802.11b) This didnot work. I am running Windows XP pro. I then...
Hi bob, What you mean with "did not work"? - No light at all? - Light on but not work? 1. If no light, that's mean your card problem. 2. Check the router...
It could also mean that the BIOS of the machine is rejecting it, some machines will only work with certain brands/models. Most Toshibas only work with a...
removes the flash memory and rewrite it in eprom writer. ... From: Russ Blakeman To: Laptop_Repair@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:03 AM ...
Hi, My mother has a toshiba 1415-s173 laptop that will only flash the powe in light amber. We have tried to remove the battery, and ac power and then just...
OK, I did something stupid. I got a 7200 RPM Hitachi 60 GB for my personal TP. It installed with no problems. The issue is the old 40 GB 5400 Hitachi. ...
I don't see any reason why it wouldn't still work when you re-install it in the TP, if the data hasn't been messed with. Did you have a BIOS password set...
Are you saying that the LCD screen only flashed on briefly, and then it is "amber colored"? Or are you referring to the power LED that indicates that the unit...
Power LED flashes amber I bet like the 6100's have a habit of doing - likely a power board or system board or both. Will have to check the parts and maint...
Ardell, I did have BIOS PW set, but even entering it correctly the TP does not recognize the old HD. I even tried booting from CD (tried both BartPE XP and...
In old notebooks(2~3 years) I replace RTC baterry but this in low voltage (under 2.5) normaly don´t start system board. Try to use voltmeter in RTC batery to...
That is interesting. How do you test the resistance of the CPU and the Chipset? What points do you test the resistance between? Ardell Faul Computer Monitor...
The flashing led really has nothing to do with RTC battery, it's a fault usually associated with power failure of the charging/AC/battery system(s). This unit...
Once a drive is passworded and the password forgotten it's no good, we replace them all the time on refurb's where someone at a store set a PW on a display and...
Did anyone ever respond to your post? I have the smae problem, and need to get the drive replaced. I have the new drive, but do not want to open the machine...
I have a friends Dell D600 laptop that has a loose power plug recepticle. Laptop works fine but when you plug in the power cable it wiggles around quite a bit,...
Well, Russ, that’s the thing—I *do* know the password, BIOS and HD. Entering the BIOS PW has no effect—the drive is still not detected. It was working ...
If the solder points are loose then remove the board and reflow the solder and add some sort of adhesive around the jack body to the board to prevent ...
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