kylsha

Hi, new to this site and to the laptop world so please if posting advice, do so in an amateur way. My dad gave me his Toshiba m35x-s149 laptop that he purchased from best buy in 10/04. It powered up and worked fine for a week and then didn't power up again. Bought a brand new battery, fully charged it as indicated by the green light in front as well as plugged in the adapter and when I push the power button, nothing happens. I've tried holding it for a while and took the battery out and replaced, etc. and NOTHING. When I push the cd music symbol button, that lights up and the fan runs but still a black screen and no blue light when hitting the power button. Please do not tell me the motherboard has gone, I desparately need this laptop to work and the $100+ battery already broke the bank. Any advice greatly appreciated as toshiba said I need to pay $35 just for them to advise me what to do next and then I would have to pay a place to repair, since the warranty has long expired. Thanks for any help...Pam

laboye

I had a similar problem with a Toshiba Satellite 1800-S203 and a Satellite 1730. I'm afraid if this is the exact same situation, your motherboard has short-curcuited. The CD playing function is controlled by one small chip, separate form the motherboard. If you can use that CD Player functionality, but the laptop itself refuses to turn on, you have a bad motherboard on your hands. Sorry for the bad news...