Toshiba A100 power

strech76 · 08-22-2007, 02:12 AM

Hi

I have a Toshiba A100 Satellite that I bought 13 months ago. Ive already had a replacement battery sent to me because the first one would only run the laptop for about 30 minutes. The new battery will only run it for about 2 minutes. I haven't worried too much about it since I only use it plugged in at home. Yesterday I could hear a faint, very fast beeping sound coming from the ac/dc box in the middle of the power cord. It was a little warm but no more than usual. I unplugged it and let it cool right off and then plugged it back in. I could still hear the faint beeping and the laptop started and ran as usual. Today it appears to have stopped getting power altogether. It won't start up and the power indicator is flashing amber. The power cord still box still beeps. I'm assuming that the power cord is faulty but I can't find any info in the user manual or in a bunch of online searches and of course now it's too late to call Toshiba. Has anyone else had this happen or does anyone know what's causing it? I hope it's just the cord and not the laptop.

Thanks a bunch,

Kath and Strech

**TheMatt** · 08-22-2007, 07:11 AM

Hi,

I seem to remember that a flashing amber light meant specifically something, but I can't remember. I will check. In the mean time, see if you can find another laptop power supply that has the same voltage output and and the same or greater wattage output.

strech76 · 08-22-2007, 09:19 PM

The flashing amber light means "The battery power is very low, plug the power cord in to charge battery". I'll try another power cord and see what happens. Thanks!

08-22-2007, 02:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
strech76 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Win XP Home	Toshiba A100 power Hi I have a Toshiba A100 Satellite that I bought 13 months ago. Ive already had a replacement battery sent to me because the first one would only run the laptop for about 30 minutes. The new battery will only run it for about 2 minutes. I haven't worried too much about it since I only use it plugged in at home. Yesterday I could hear a faint, very fast beeping sound coming from the ac/dc box in the middle of the power cord. It was a little warm but no more than usual. I unplugged it and let it cool right off and then plugged it back in. I could still hear the faint beeping and the laptop started and ran as usual. Today it appears to have stopped getting power altogether. It won't start up and the power indicator is flashing amber. The power cord still box still beeps. I'm assuming that the power cord is faulty but I can't find any info in the user manual or in a bunch of online searches and of course now it's too late to call Toshiba. Has anyone else had this happen or does anyone know what's causing it? I hope it's just the cord and not the laptop. Thanks a bunch, Kath and Strech

08-22-2007, 07:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
TheMatt TSF Enthusiast Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 13,702 OS: Win 3.1, 98, NT 4.0, XP Debian 4.0, Kubuntu 6.06 My System Blog Entries: 3	Re: Toshiba A100 power Hi, I seem to remember that a flashing amber light meant specifically something, but I can't remember. I will check. In the mean time, see if you can find another laptop power supply that has the same voltage output and and the same or greater wattage output. __________________ - Matt M - KB1OSC - Folding@Home 85015 [url="http://www.techsupportforum.com/hardware-support/"] If TSF has helped you, please consider donating. If I have stopped responding to a thread, feel free to send me a PM with a link to the thread. It is advisable to subscribe to threads so you will receive updates when replies are posted. You can subscribe to threads from the "Thread Tools" Menu. »Memtest86 »Prime95 »UBCD »SpeedFan »NHC Personal »Everest »Sandra »PC Wizard »RivaTuner »ATi Tool Click here for Useful Articles and Guides

08-22-2007, 09:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
strech76 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Win XP Home	Re: Toshiba A100 power The flashing amber light means "The battery power is very low, plug the power cord in to charge battery". I'll try another power cord and see what happens. Thanks!