Toshiba laptop wont charge just flashing amber battery light

lucyejo · 12-11-2008, 03:52 PM

Hi, right I’m going to sound stupid cause even though I’m on a computer 24/7 I know very little about them.
I was on my laptop a few days ago and it went off, I thought the power cable must have slipped out and the battery run down, so I plugged it back I and went to power it up. But nothing happened, just left it for a while thinking id over used it, and tried later, still no luck. 3 days later I’m in the same situation. Iv tried various power cables, so I know there is no fault with that.
Here’s the thing, there’s a few files I need for uni and membership numbers etc.
I don’t need to really fix it as I’m getting a new one in a couple weeks anyway (its coming down the chimney)
So I thought...this could be me being stupid
Is it possible to try charging it via another socket, as in the usb or something?
OR could I connect it to this desktop, or indeed my new laptop and transfer files over?
As you can tell I’m not great understanding computers but I have a better knowledge than some of my friends ha ha so if any replies could be in basic dumbed down language id much appreciate it,
THANKS!!!

12-11-2008, 03:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
lucyejo Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Toshiba laptop wont charge just flashing amber battery light Hi, right I’m going to sound stupid cause even though I’m on a computer 24/7 I know very little about them. I was on my laptop a few days ago and it went off, I thought the power cable must have slipped out and the battery run down, so I plugged it back I and went to power it up. But nothing happened, just left it for a while thinking id over used it, and tried later, still no luck. 3 days later I’m in the same situation. Iv tried various power cables, so I know there is no fault with that. Here’s the thing, there’s a few files I need for uni and membership numbers etc. I don’t need to really fix it as I’m getting a new one in a couple weeks anyway (its coming down the chimney) So I thought...this could be me being stupid Is it possible to try charging it via another socket, as in the usb or something? OR could I connect it to this desktop, or indeed my new laptop and transfer files over? As you can tell I’m not great understanding computers but I have a better knowledge than some of my friends ha ha so if any replies could be in basic dumbed down language id much appreciate it, THANKS!!!