20 Most Recent Toshiba Satellite A105-S4004 Notebook - Page 6 Questions & Answers

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Hi,
First, hook up the laptop to an external monitor. Turn it on and try to get into the bios.
How compressed was the air you used to blow out the heatsink, and when you blew it out, did you have it unplugged and the battery removed? When you spin the heat sink fan, it creates current, like a little generator.
I gotta tell you, just removing memory won't cause the problem you're describing.
I've had several Toshibas with lcd issues, mostly caused by the onboard video modules on the motherboard getting hot.
Good luck.
If you can get video to an external monitor, let me know.
Thanks

Good day,

since you can still hear that your laptop is starting, the system is still fine, hence, we can isolate the problem to several causes that would make your screen turn black, it might be due to a loose connection between the video card and your screen, the cable connection to your screen, or your screen might be busted already.

if you are the techie type of gal, you can dismantle your laptop yourself and isolate the problem. be sure that the warranty is already expired since you will automatically void the warranty if you open your laptop yourself. however, i suggest that you contact a competent technician to check the problem as it might also include other problems that might have caused the black screen (software driver for your video card perhaps).

i hope this will help

What Brand is it and what Windows are you running 95,98,ME, 2000, XP or Vista? I work on the IBM ThinkPad Brands and all you would need to do is download a Driver other brands maybe the same way if they still support that model.

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=Toshiba%20Satellite%20A105-S4004%20Motherboard&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf

You could find the person who knows the password and return their computer!

I apologize if my cynical assumption is incorrect, but people don't usually lose their passwords and the majority of the time (In my humble experience), it's a case of trying to bypass someone else's (which isn't nice).

There are password retrieval programs that may or may not work, but you can always boot to an Operating System installation CD/DVD (you may have to set the boot order to "CD drive 1st" in the BIOS first), format the Hard Drive and start fresh too.

In both cases it sounds like it could be a graphics card problem. You could try to find the latest driver updates for your graphics card by searching the internet for the most suitable driver & / or updates. (When software is automatically (Microsoft/Windows/etc) updated from the internet, it may be of versions that are no longer compatible to you Hardware drivers)

Overheating could also cause the problem if you have an older Laptop, with the latest software.

Hi Pastor Len

Try to depress the On/Off button and hold it down for 5 - 10 Seconds. If nothing happens then the Toggle of the switch is brobably broke!!! You will probably be able to have a technician fix it for you, if not, you could remove the hard drive (yourself, or a Technician) and have it attached to another computer to retrieve any data.
Regards, ast9tjk

THE WIRING OF UR SCREEN IS DAMAGED GET IT REPAIRED BY A PRO

aslong as your 100% that it is a cd/dvd burner , can you please tell me the operating system that you are using and what programs you are using to burn , and are you trying to burn a cd , or dvd , or both ...

Try connecting an external monitor if this also shows a "bad" picture then probably the graphics chip on the laptop is faulty.

What kind of laptop do you have?

Need more information:

What Brand? Dell/Toshiba/Compaq
What Model Number?
Do the lights come on? BATT / Power / HD?
Does it work when conntected to a monitor?

Only thing i can say is this. Try to get a new screen because from what you are describing. I believe that the monitor is damaged inside. If you got the laptop recently i will suggest that you get it returned for a different one.

The backing of the screen will stay. You'll only be receiving the lcd.
http://www.fonerbooks.com/laptop_4.htm

Have you tried connecting to an external monitor? Try that. If the picture is perfect on the external monitor then the VGA port is OK but there is a problem with communications between the system board and the screen connector.

Hope this helps. Kindly leave a rating.

Thanks :)

try this without the battery installed, just to make certain that the power supply is working.

then, on some batteries, there is a button on bottom, with a scale for reading the charge level.

check on that, you may find the batteries really weak or fully discharged, which can make the laptop work oddly.

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There was a hardware failure / problem on your laptop. If I'm not mistaken it's probably on the Memory Module.

Thanks,

Your laptop screen has a thin ribbon connecting the screen to the mainboard. after upening and closing your screem these pins sometimes breaks causeings streaks in your screen. My compaq note book has to be resoldered because of a lose connection on back for power. your gonna want to get that fixed before you fry your board. costs about 50 bucks for an hours work to get that solderd. It could be linked to your flikering issue..

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