Comments on: My laptop was dropped onto the side containing a PCMCIA wireless card and the wireless card connector is broken now

By: Gina

Gina — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:56:14 +0000

Following up with an update from my last comment-

Turns out there is plastic around the battery terminals- as a safety feature that you can’t use a different sized battery, I’m assuming.

Anyway- some of that was broken in the fall and when the broken bits were cleared off (ok, essentally all the plastic taken off) and the metal terminals are left exposed, it works again.

Seriously, I cannot believe how this thing has continued to work after all the use and abuse it’s taken.

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 07:47:55 +0000

If I unplug it (or the cord moves a little) it shuts off instantly.

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 06:13:32 +0000

Gina,

Anyway, the battery flew out of the case. I put it back in, powered it back up and it works (amazing, huh?).. ONLY when on AC. The battery light indicator says it’s charging, the power module says it’s 100% charged, but it can’t seem to pull from that charge.

What happens if you start the laptop from the AC adapter and later, when it’s booted to the desktop, you unplug the adpater? Will it turn off or continue running on from the battery?

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:17:05 +0000

I have a Toshiba Tecra and it was pulled off the table onto a tile floor by our puppy running mach 2 with the cord in her mouth this week.

I will say it’s a super tough computer and has taken several spills before, but this one was the worst to date.

Anyway, the battery flew out of the case. I put it back in, powered it back up and it works (amazing, huh?).. ONLY when on AC. The battery light indicator says it’s charging, the power module says it’s 100% charged, but it can’t seem to pull from that charge.

Anything I can do about this? Right now my laptop has become a desktop especially since it had been dropped on the power cord a year or so ago and the connection at the motherboard is super sensitive and if I move a little it looses power and I loose what I was working on and have to reboot.

Thanks!

By: Marc

Marc — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 06:00:48 +0000

I dropped my Dell Inspiron 8200 on wireless card side. The first time turned it on Windows booted up, tried to insert new card and screen went blank. Now when turned on it just shows power light for a few seconds then goes to the battery status light . No fans come on, no flicker on screen, just blank, no hard drive sounds. I took it apart today, found the connector for the card broken and rattling around loose, also found unlatched cover that holds the CPU and the heat diffuser(?) tight. removed battery, hard drive, clean and replaced everything, removed the broken connector for card. Tried to start it again but no change. where can I go from here?

By: olotu kehinde

olotu kehinde — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:48:00 +0000

hope to hear from u soonest

By: olotu kehinde

olotu kehinde — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:46:01 +0000

Please help me correct my laptop notebook because it is not accepting
the formal username and password because it fell down while still
on.when i wanted to put the username and password when i relogin,it did not
accept it back.please give me another password if the username is
ADMINISTRATION.my laptop specification is :TOSHIBA PORTEGE 300CT/4.0GB
MODEL NO PA1263EX-EN95 SERIAL NO 48467252E PCNO109MG.I am looking forward
for your reply soonest.

Thank you.
olotu kehinde
Nigeria

By: Tamwah

Tamwah — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 21:50:46 +0000

Hi Will, Recently dropped my Dell inspiron 1150 laptop and now when i turn it on all i can see is 10% of the screen on top left h.side….good news is i didn’t damage my files but how do i go about retrieving files …

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By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:13:41 +0000

Will,
If the battery was physically damaged then probably you’ll have to replace it.
If the battery case wasn’t damaged, then there is no simple answer to your question. It’s possible that the battery is bad now, but it’s also possible that there is something wrong with the motherboard. Ideally you should test the laptop with another known good battery and see if it charges. Without this test it’s impossible to say what is wrong.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 00:34:00 +0000

I recently dropped my laptom on the corner where battery is located and the battery won’t charge now. Am I going to have to replece the battery? Is it safe to touch (ie is it leaking acid, etc.)? Thanks.