My laptop will not boot with a new AC adapter
I have a Toshiba 320 CDT. The grandson lost the AC Adaptor. When I constructed another AC adaptor and plugged it in I get what appears to be a code? “53″ flashes on the AC LED. Nothing else happens, the battery doesn’t charge, its dead. But when I push in a bit on the on/off switch I will see a few flashes on the Battery LED. Wonder if someone can help me with this problem.
First of all, make sure that you use an AC adapter with correct voltage and amperage. The voltage should be exactly the same as required by the laptop specification; if 15 Volts adapter is required, you should find one that outputs exactly 15 Volts. The amperage should be as required by the specification or more; if 2A adapter is required you can use an adapter that outputs 2A or more. For example, if the laptop requires 15V-2A adapter you can use an adapter that outputs 15V-2A, 15V-3A, 15V-4A, etc… But if the laptop requires 15V-4A, you cannot use 15V-2A adapter. BTW, your Toshiba Satellite 320CDT requires 15V-2A AC adapter.
July 6th, 2010 at 2:32 am
Hi, I have a Toshiba Satellite A200 laptop. From the past few days my laptop has started hanging ocassionally. This is sometimes due to plugging in the charger or sometimes when I connect a USB to my laptop. My antivirus had expired, o I got a new one and scanned my hard drives, but found no virus. Ultimately, I cant figure out the actual cause behind it. Whenever it hangs I cant do anything and finally I have to reset it. It has been a hectic task for me. Kindly help me…
August 18th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Hello,
Thanks for the reply. Most appreciated!
Looks like I had a couple of issues. I reseated the memory and look around at fans and such. Didn’t find much. Same results. Tried a few other things but got nowhere. Ended up doing a repair to winxp. It will now boot up Ok but only on battery. It will run fine on battery so I don’t think heat is an issue. The very second I put ac adapter in the back of the laptop it freezes completely. Have to hold down power button to shut off. I’m going to see if I can find a replacement adapter at Bset Buy or somewhere to see if the issue is the adapter or in the laptop.
Thanks,
Tim.
August 17th, 2009 at 9:53 pm
Tim,
If the laptop lock up in BIOS, it’s a hardware related problem.
First of all, check the heat sink. Make sure it’s not clogged with dust. It’s possible that your laptop locks up because of overheating. Blow off dust from the heatsink and test the laptop again.
Try reconnecting memory modules. Do you have two modules installed? Remove them one by one. Test the laptop with each one installed separately.