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GoPats · 06-18-2006, 11:41 PM

I have a Toshiba M35X-S149. After 11 months, the main board was replaced under warranty. 3 weeks later (now out of warranty), it developed a new problem. When I power up (cold or from standby) it doesn't boot immediately. The blue power LED(around the power button) is on, the green power led on the front of the laptop is on and the hard drive activity light flashes for a second, then nothing. About 5-10 minutes later, it will boot and work with no problems. If I restart from within windows, it reboots fine. If I close the cover and open it 5 minutes later, I get the delay again. Sometimes (~10%) if I power up while on battery, then plug in the AC cord almost immediately, it will boot without the delay. If left long enough, it has never not booted.

I have reinstalled the OS (XP Home) from the recovery disk, so I'm sure it's not a virus related issue. I have also tried a new HD with no success. Anyone have any ideas??

06-18-2006, 11:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
GoPats Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2 OS: XP	Toshiba delayed boot - sometimes I have a Toshiba M35X-S149. After 11 months, the main board was replaced under warranty. 3 weeks later (now out of warranty), it developed a new problem. When I power up (cold or from standby) it doesn't boot immediately. The blue power LED(around the power button) is on, the green power led on the front of the laptop is on and the hard drive activity light flashes for a second, then nothing. About 5-10 minutes later, it will boot and work with no problems. If I restart from within windows, it reboots fine. If I close the cover and open it 5 minutes later, I get the delay again. Sometimes (~10%) if I power up while on battery, then plug in the AC cord almost immediately, it will boot without the delay. If left long enough, it has never not booted. I have reinstalled the OS (XP Home) from the recovery disk, so I'm sure it's not a virus related issue. I have also tried a new HD with no success. Anyone have any ideas??