Toshiba Satellite Pro A210- 12U

spoilmypooch · 05-12-2009, 03:04 PM

This laptop was dropped and since then the screen is not working. When the laptop is powered on, the blue power light comes on. The DVD tray makes a few noises and then nothing. No light to show any HDD activity (although you can hear the disc working and I successfully connected the HDD to another laptop via an external usb enclosure.) I have also removed the HDD and the RAM to see if that was effecting the start up.

Also, when I plugged the laptop into an external monitor, there was no output on that either.

Does this normally mean a broken graphics card? If so, I am stuffed because the graphics card is integrated into the MOBO.

Thanks,

**TriggerFinger** · 05-12-2009, 04:57 PM

I think it looks like a mobo failure.

Try to:

Startup on battery only
Startup on AC only

If symptoms persist or if this has been done...

Try the steps below:

Power OFF the computer
Remove the battery
Unplug AC
Press and hold Power ON button for 30 secs. at least
Put back the battery
Plug back AC
Power ON as normal

If the same thing happens...

Take it apart/Disassemble the laptop
Remove the rest, except RAM, mobo, LCD and power ON switch
Power ON using adapter

05-12-2009, 03:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
spoilmypooch Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 33 OS: XP SP2	Toshiba Satellite Pro A210- 12U This laptop was dropped and since then the screen is not working. When the laptop is powered on, the blue power light comes on. The DVD tray makes a few noises and then nothing. No light to show any HDD activity (although you can hear the disc working and I successfully connected the HDD to another laptop via an external usb enclosure.) I have also removed the HDD and the RAM to see if that was effecting the start up. Also, when I plugged the laptop into an external monitor, there was no output on that either. Does this normally mean a broken graphics card? If so, I am stuffed because the graphics card is integrated into the MOBO. Thanks,

05-12-2009, 04:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
TriggerFinger Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 11,853 OS: Vista SP1, XP SP3, PCLinuxOS2007	Re: Toshiba Satellite Pro A210- 12U I think it looks like a mobo failure. Try to: Startup on battery only Startup on AC only If symptoms persist or if this has been done... Try the steps below: Power OFF the computer Remove the battery Unplug AC Press and hold Power ON button for 30 secs. at least Put back the battery Plug back AC Power ON as normal If the same thing happens... Take it apart/Disassemble the laptop Remove the rest, except RAM, mobo, LCD and power ON switch Power ON using adapter __________________ DBAN - Memtest86+ - BartPE - Linux LiveCD - ImgBurn - HDD Diags - Disk Copy HOW TO BURN AN ISO FILE