January 6th, 2010, 04:11 PM
Just as an update to readers, it turned out my motherboard went bad. Would have been a $400 fix or so, but fortunately I had a warranty.
April 24th, 2009, 10:03 AM
Wish I had access to either of those! My friend told me that he once had trouble with a Toshiba and it turned out to be that the power source had gone bad, and it cost about $80 to fix. So, I'm going...
April 22nd, 2009, 09:47 PM
What would you say would be the best way to troubleshoot/pinpoint the problem? I could take it into Best Buy or something but I'm afraid they would charge me just to tell me what the problem is....
April 22nd, 2009, 06:04 PM
Hey JDC,
I've tried both with the battery installed and the battery removed. No luck in either event! The battery I'm using is the same one that came with it - purchased it new from Best Buy about...
April 22nd, 2009, 05:17 PM
Nope, it's not starting up with the adapter connected and power removed. The connection is not loose from what I can tell. Still no power light on either!
April 22nd, 2009, 04:14 PM
Hey everyone,
I am currently using a Toshiba Satellite A215-S4757
I was surfing the internet on my laptop the other day and it up and turned off with no warning. Wasn't running slow, didn't...