Toshiba laptop shuts itself off constantly.

ornery_hipster · 12-08-2007, 05:58 PM

I have a Toshiba laptop with a Celeron processor that I bought back in 2005. I haven't really used it in the past year and a half because it shuts off within 20 seconds or less.

The battery will no longer hold a charge, but even when it's plugged into the wall it still shuts off. Today I just took the battery out and plugged it into the wall. It ran for about 2 hours (amazing!) and got my hopes up that I had figured out the problem, but it eventually shut off. Now it's back to shutting off within a few minutes.

The jack in the back that you plug the power cord in is also loose. You have to prop the cord up in just the right position for it to notice that it's plugged in. The cord doesn't fall out completely, it just is very wiggly in there.

Any ideas on what's wrong with it or how I can fix it myself? I'm broke and can't afford to take it to someone, really.

**twajetmech** · 12-08-2007, 11:49 PM

Hello and welcome to the TSF, sounds like you have two problems, one, the power jack came loose and is in need of resoldering (repairshop). Two, it also sounds as if you are overheating, though until the power jack is fixed you can't really tell. If you take it to a shop for repair, you can also ask them to check the security of the heatsink.
Laptop batteries don't last for very long, especially the older ni-cads, the newer Li batteries are much better, but remaining uncharged for a year or more will more than likely kill either one (they should be stored charged, and pereiodically recharged every month or so to keep them okay)

12-08-2007, 05:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
ornery_hipster Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Toshiba laptop shuts itself off constantly. I have a Toshiba laptop with a Celeron processor that I bought back in 2005. I haven't really used it in the past year and a half because it shuts off within 20 seconds or less. The battery will no longer hold a charge, but even when it's plugged into the wall it still shuts off. Today I just took the battery out and plugged it into the wall. It ran for about 2 hours (amazing!) and got my hopes up that I had figured out the problem, but it eventually shut off. Now it's back to shutting off within a few minutes. The jack in the back that you plug the power cord in is also loose. You have to prop the cord up in just the right position for it to notice that it's plugged in. The cord doesn't fall out completely, it just is very wiggly in there. Any ideas on what's wrong with it or how I can fix it myself? I'm broke and can't afford to take it to someone, really.

12-08-2007, 11:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
twajetmech I helped the forums. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LGA, NYC Posts: 2,387 OS: XP-Pro Sp2 & XP-Pro Sp2 Tablet Edition, Vista Ultimate My System	Re: Toshiba laptop shuts itself off constantly. Hello and welcome to the TSF, sounds like you have two problems, one, the power jack came loose and is in need of resoldering (repairshop). Two, it also sounds as if you are overheating, though until the power jack is fixed you can't really tell. If you take it to a shop for repair, you can also ask them to check the security of the heatsink. Laptop batteries don't last for very long, especially the older ni-cads, the newer Li batteries are much better, but remaining uncharged for a year or more will more than likely kill either one (they should be stored charged, and pereiodically recharged every month or so to keep them okay) __________________ PSU Selection/Info // Bench test // Thermal Paste // Memory Selection // Bios Beep Codes // CPU-Z// Posting System Specs