"Philip Leduc" <ph.leducREMOVE@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> My confidence in the undestructability of toshiba got a knock the past
> couple of weeks.
> My one-and a half year old P35 just shut down a couple of times for
> no other reason then too hot (I am not sure if that is soft- or
> hardware problem), and when I touch the usb port on the right side
> with my mouse, it seems to be all whobbely and I get the USB not
> recoginized error on and off.
> That just to vent my frustration (I still have a warranty on the one
> above) , where I need help is with an older machine (SR4600)
> which I was hoping to use on a trade show to show some ms access
> stuff, When I start it I cannot see the screen (or I should say
> sometimes it flickers on a off), it is there but not "lighted" so i
> can see something under a certain angle, otherwise everything is fine.
> Fizzling with little switch that is activated when you close the lid
> seem to (sometimes) do the trick for a while.
> The machine is too old to spent hundreds of dollars to a repair so I
> opened the machine myself fizzled around (do not knwo what  did) but
> it then did works perfectly for a while,
> Because it was not 100% reliable still I opened it again, removed the
> little black switch that is in there, tried to run the computer wiht
> no switch, then with a wire soldered between the base of wher the
> switch use to be.
> No luck. It seem to a known problem when I talked with a Toshiba
> support person. Anyone experience which part needs to be replaced and
> if it can be purchased for a reasonable price?
> Alternative solution, could I just attach an external monitor and how
> would that work?

Yes Philip, an external monitor would work. And the switch for the lid 
was a good idea to check out. But what is probably wrong is either the 
inverter or the backlight (both are in the lid and has up to say 
1000vac). It could be wiring or a connection there too.

-- 
Bill