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sibidi · 03-28-2006, 01:38 PM

Hi all,

I have a Toshiba Satellite A30 that was overheating. I then wanted to clean the heatsink and fans.
I have managed to remove, clean and replace the heatsink/CPU block, but now the laptop won't start.

When I turn it on, the fans start spinning, I can hear it access the DVD-R drive and the HDD for a fraction of a second, and then everything stops. It then starts again, same things, and this in a loop, 10 times. The computer then completely stops.
The screen remains completely blank.
The Power LED is on for the whole time the fans spin, and off when everything stops, following the same loop pattern. The drive LEDs flash briefly at the beginning each cycle.
The timing is 3-4 seconds on, 2-3 seconds off.

For information, I also tried to dismantle the laptop to access the fans. To do that, I removed all visible screws on the bottom and 2 screws at the back, the DVD drive and HDD, the 2 RAM modules. I did not manage to open the case, and didn't want to break anything, so I just screwed everything back. I guess I might have stopped too late :-(
I did not separate the CPU and heatsink. They were stuck together, and I left them so.

I have of course tried to remove and replace every component one by one.

Does this ring a bell to anyone? Does it look like a CPU, motherboard or RAM problem?

Thanks in advance!

Ben

03-28-2006, 01:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
sibidi Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4 OS: WinXP/Ubuntu Linux	Toshiba Satellite A30 won't start - major screw up? Hi all, I have a Toshiba Satellite A30 that was overheating. I then wanted to clean the heatsink and fans. I have managed to remove, clean and replace the heatsink/CPU block, but now the laptop won't start. When I turn it on, the fans start spinning, I can hear it access the DVD-R drive and the HDD for a fraction of a second, and then everything stops. It then starts again, same things, and this in a loop, 10 times. The computer then completely stops. The screen remains completely blank. The Power LED is on for the whole time the fans spin, and off when everything stops, following the same loop pattern. The drive LEDs flash briefly at the beginning each cycle. The timing is 3-4 seconds on, 2-3 seconds off. For information, I also tried to dismantle the laptop to access the fans. To do that, I removed all visible screws on the bottom and 2 screws at the back, the DVD drive and HDD, the 2 RAM modules. I did not manage to open the case, and didn't want to break anything, so I just screwed everything back. I guess I might have stopped too late :-( I did not separate the CPU and heatsink. They were stuck together, and I left them so. I have of course tried to remove and replace every component one by one. Does this ring a bell to anyone? Does it look like a CPU, motherboard or RAM problem? Thanks in advance! Ben