Comments on: My Toshiba Satellite M35X will not boot

By: Henry

Henry — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:15:17 +0000

i turn on my laptop and it does a POST then i get window with safe mode options and start from last known spot. But this is not the F8 screen i can not get into safe mode or any other mode it just restarts and i am back to the same screen. i can not access the bios screen it just seems to lock up. any help is greatly appreciated thanks

By: Eric

Eric — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 05:37:32 +0000

My Toshiba L300 laptop would not boot, i was in the basement playing it, then i just closed the screen and brought it up stairs, i remember i didnt hit anything or drop it, i put it on the table and tried turning it on, I just heard the fan and the cd drive make sounds for about 6 secs, than the screen went black, i tried turning it on and off, left it on for half an hour than turned it on and off, and it just didnt work.

By: Igor

Igor — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:12:18 +0000

The problem is not in the power jack. It’s elsewhere. I’ve described the problem and writtten up a step by step tutorial on how to fix this issue. It’s worked for hundreds of laptops sofar.
Just follow the instructions on the site
http://imateski.blogspot.com/2008/08/toshiba-satellite-m35x-motherboard.html

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:06:07 +0000

Dominic,

Do you think it’s worth installing a new power supply or is it obviously something else.

Apparently there is a problem with the motherboard. A new power supply will not fix it.

By: Dominic

Dominic — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:34:03 +0000

I have the same proble with my M35X fan runs for 5 sec then shuts down. Took it apart and found the power module was gooped on with epoxy. I tried to dig through it and resolder. It had obviously been repaired before you could tell from the solder on the back, and I bought this computer new 4 years ago. The fix didn’t work. I didn’t see any cracks near the PL1 but soldered anyway. Do you think it’s worth installing a new power supply or is it obviously something else. To me if it’s getting power, it’s something after the supply and I need a new board. Even with one on ebay for $80 I wouldn’t invest it. What do you think?

By: Igor

Igor — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:22:55 +0000

Hi Konrad
The monitor plug is very close to the MAXIM power driver. When you plugged in the external monitor, that probably caused slight deformations on the motherboard, causing the laptop to boot. This sounds identical to the problems people report all over, of the M35x not booting. Try the troubleshooting tip and the fix guide I wrote:
http://imateski.blogspot.com/2008/08/toshiba-satellite-m35x-motherboard.html

By: Konrad

Konrad — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:14:25 +0000

My Toshiba MX35 S311 laptop monitor fails to turn on when powering up. I hooked up an external monitor and got it to come on and then it automatically switches back to laptop monitor and everything seemed to be working until I moved the laptop; then it went dead again. Now when I hook up the external monitor, I cannot get either monitor to work. Could there be a short in the wiring that connects to the monitor? I have also tried removing RAM and hard drive and reinstalling but I do not think that is the problem. Please help!

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:43:04 +0000

Hi Igor, I am contemplating trying your fix. What would it cost to buy the soldering iron and other necessary supplies, and where can I find it? Is it something Radio Shak would have?

By: Igor Mateski

Igor Mateski — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 09:21:33 +0000

Greetings everybody. I am the author of the link for the fix with re soldering the Maxim chip.
The fix works. It only depends on one’s ability to do good solders instead of cold solders. The issue with putting pressure in the graphics chip as a solution is a smokescreen. Notice that the i915 is only a few inches away, and any pressure at any location on the MoBo will twist the entire board, creating tension between all pin-joints. As I have written on my blog tutorial, it takes some skill to pull the Maxim resolder off. Im an electronician, with about 15 years of experience, so it was a piece of cake for me. But rest assured, the led-free solder alloys are guilty for this problem. Its not Toshiba. The same issue with poor solders cause the HP nx6110 to freeze up spontaneously due to poor contact in the FSB controller.

By: Laptop Freak

Laptop Freak — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:20:19 +0000

Bill,

I could not remove the CPU, it seemed to be stuck to the mother board…

The CPU is not stuck, it's LOCKEd in the socket.

tried lightly prying it up with no luck.

Don't do that. You have to unlock whe socket in order to remove/reseat the CPU.

I think that the CPU is warping from heat and becoming dislodged from the mother board.

You can try to disassemble the laptop to the bare bone system and test it that way. It's explained in this guide: How to troubleshoot the problem. It's an example for a Satellite M35X laptop.