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tubbster · 12-24-2008, 10:02 PM

Hi all.
I have extensive experience repairing/building audio equipment, but nada for computer motherboard work. I have a problem with a Toshiba a135 that has charge/power issues. The unit sometimes does not recognize that the ac is plugged in, or if it does, it does not charge. I do not think it is the power jack, does not act like a loose connection. Sometimes it will work correctly for hours, then acts up for a while. I see a couple ebay retailers offering repairs for this type of problem, mentioning the charge control or power router chip.
I have yet to take the unit apart. Is the chip easy to change, easy to get, and what do you suppose the probability of success is here?
For all I know it may be a cap or something nearby also.
I see this is a *very* common problem, and thus am a bit disgusted by Toshiba at this point.

12-24-2008, 10:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
tubbster Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 6 OS: vista sp2	[SOLVED] Toshiba laptop MB repair for charge control Hi all. I have extensive experience repairing/building audio equipment, but nada for computer motherboard work. I have a problem with a Toshiba a135 that has charge/power issues. The unit sometimes does not recognize that the ac is plugged in, or if it does, it does not charge. I do not think it is the power jack, does not act like a loose connection. Sometimes it will work correctly for hours, then acts up for a while. I see a couple ebay retailers offering repairs for this type of problem, mentioning the charge control or power router chip. I have yet to take the unit apart. Is the chip easy to change, easy to get, and what do you suppose the probability of success is here? For all I know it may be a cap or something nearby also. I see this is a very common problem, and thus am a bit disgusted by Toshiba at this point.