Path: ccsf.homeunix.org!CALA-MUZIK!newsfeed.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp!headwall.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!postnews.google.com!news4.google.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local01.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.comcast.com!news.comcast.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:52:45 -0500 From: "FireBrick" Newsgroups: japan.comp.toshiba Subject: Satellite A45 failure and repair questions Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:52:00 -0500 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 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: Lines: 32 NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.14.49.4 X-Trace: sv3-dDLYLvFqI+SLXu4BR+E2Jajk9NosK/CgL73ugFCsvjnUX805DUwRwwU2iVF5Tvrrk5PZpw/PngLVlNM!KAZZ2VZXhnx7xHt1s5gF51/qkBrzcqdY6xLz5iKfaHWz7yZD+Mp3Sdb0ch06qlBD5zMLhoDIXOJ8!/qVz X-Complaints-To: abuse@comcast.net X-DMCA-Complaints-To: dmca@comcast.net X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.32 Xref: ccsf.homeunix.org japan.comp.toshiba:937 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 or make it do ANYTHING.. 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? -- ----------------------------------------------------- Sex is like air.....it's not important unless you aren't getting any. ----------------------------------------------------- Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://24.14.49.4:8080 weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org