Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!newsfeed.gamma.ru!Gamma.RU!newsfeed00.sul.t-online.de!t-online.de!news.buerger.net!open-news-network.org!news1.greatnowhere.com!reader.greatnowhere.com!not-for-mail From: "BillW50" Newsgroups: japan.comp.toshiba References: <7vKdnUAGOIUBeLHYnZ2dnUVZ_oCdnZ2d@comcast.com> Subject: Re: Satelitte A45-S250 Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 16:09:57 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 Lines: 25 Message-ID: <453d317f$0$1352$834e42db@reader.greatnowhere.com> NNTP-Posting-Date: 23 Oct 2006 21:17:52 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: f41ca552.reader.greatnowhere.com X-Trace: DXC=VMCO>hM[=m3SKHK73h;@05]XKbj2VKD@:n1RJ3gdIg\;U\IW5GSNQY2[1R\hMd1mb2WXjVk]dTlh9WPhPTdM06K1BfF]df>@1^:0W>i1FEQD055LnXF4GYML07k4k0aoM?I<0^=S wrote in message news:7vKdnUAGOIUBeLHYnZ2dnUVZ_oCdnZ2d@comcast.com > My trusty Satellite A45 failed. age is about 6\7 years, I forget. > In mid operation, the screen went blank, and I'm unable to reboot. > Pressing the on button does NOTHING. > I was operating it on a power supply from my auto on a 12volt power > supply. Batteries were fully charged. > > In fact I think the batteries are still working because I have a > small amber light blinking erratically next to the little plug icon > on the front edge of the laptop just under the cover/screen release > button. > > Same situation now using the AC power supply. > > No disk drive run-up, no start up screen, nada. > > Anybody know if this can be fixed? > Where? > And will it cost more than to buy a new laptop? Whatever happened Bill? -- Bill