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jvande02 · 06-28-2008, 11:50 AM

I have a Satellite p15s420 notebook,with a p4 ht processor. The laptop charges when turned off however will not charge while windows is running.
I tried removing the battery and turning on the laptop however laptop will not turn on,it does for a millisecond until lcd lits up and then shuts off.
I tried switching power packs with one that is the exact same output and hz and same result.
I tested voltage to battery bay and it appears normal while off however am unable to test without battery while turned on.
I am thinking the resolution may not be hardware related, I am wondering if it might be a control(bios issue or etc).. and the reasoning behind my theory is windows shows the laptop as being plugged in,but not charging and drains the battery while active.

06-28-2008, 11:50 AM	#1 (permalink)
jvande02 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 15 OS: xp,sp3,vista ultimate,vista home premium	Toshiba Satellite p15s420 problems I have a Satellite p15s420 notebook,with a p4 ht processor. The laptop charges when turned off however will not charge while windows is running. I tried removing the battery and turning on the laptop however laptop will not turn on,it does for a millisecond until lcd lits up and then shuts off. I tried switching power packs with one that is the exact same output and hz and same result. I tested voltage to battery bay and it appears normal while off however am unable to test without battery while turned on. I am thinking the resolution may not be hardware related, I am wondering if it might be a control(bios issue or etc).. and the reasoning behind my theory is windows shows the laptop as being plugged in,but not charging and drains the battery while active.