My 5 years old Sony Vaio laptop worked fine last night, and I shut it down (vs. hibernating) when I was done. Today, it will not power up at all – no response when I hit the power button, no lights when connected to power. I’ve tried pressing power button for extended time, remove/reinsert battery, [...]
I have a problem with my digitizer of my Toshiba Tecra M7: The pen works but no everywhere. I don’t see the cursor, and I can’t click in left border and top border (when the M7 is in laptop configuration: open with the key board). I’ve tested on Vista and Unbuntu, it’s exactly the same [...]
I have a HP DV5220 , i am planning to upgrade the RAM on it and needed to know if i have to replace the 1 gig on it or add 1 gig to it .. it is only expandable to 2 gigs and i don’t know if there are 2 slots or 1 slot [...]
I was taking my laptop apart. One of the screws was very tight and I accidentally stripped the screw. How can I remove the stripped screw? I found that it’s easier to remove a tight screw if you heat it for a few seconds with a soldering gun. The heat will soften securing glue on [...]
Do you know if the hinges for a Toshiba Satellite A15-s157 PSA10U-01C8WV are interchangeable? For example, would the hinges from an a15-s127 work on a Toshiba Satellite A15-s157 PSA10U-01C8WV? I had also herd that some Tecra models, and some A10 models would also work for my Toshiba Satellite A15-s157 PSA10U-01C8WV but before I buy I [...]
I want to replace a dead fan on Toshiba Portege 3500 Tablet PC how do I disassemble to get to it? To access and replace a dead fan, you’ll have to open the laptop and remove the top cover. Follow Toshiba Portege 3500 disassembly guide. The fan is pictured on the step 20. You can [...]
I have a Toshiba Satellite 1135-S155. SMART system says hard drive is failing and shuts down computer before it boots up. Sounds like it needs a new hard drive, but I can’t find it (or a repair manual) to replace it. Can you tell me were it is located and how to remove it? Thanks! [...]
I’m fixing my girlfriends Toshiba Portege A100 and the fan is dead is there anywhere online where I can order a new fan besides Toshiba (i.e. non genuine parts or second hand ). Thank you for your time. I had to repair Toshiba Portege A100 only 2 times. First time I replaced the hard drive [...]
How do I replace the hard drive on a Toshiba Satellite p15-s479? The hard drive is located under the CD/DVD drive. Before you start taking apart the laptop, remove the battery and unplug the AC power. 1. You have to remove the CD/DVD drive. Turn the laptop over. Remove one screw right above the dive [...]
I’ve got a couple of questions regarding my Toshiba A25-S307 laptop. I’m looking to upgrade two key components first is my RAM. So I ask this, is there any specific brand I should go with or does it not really matter about the brand? Second question is do I need PC 2100 or PC 2700, [...]