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Toshiba laptop giving problems
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| dstvns 2003-12-27, 3:24 am |
| Hi all,
I have a Toshiba Satellite 2595CDS. It does not power up. However,
it flashed a sequence of amber-colored lights from the A/C power LED.
The sequence is as follows (dot = short flash, dash=long flash). The
Toshiba website has been utterly useless in definine the meanings of
this flashing LED sequence:
dot,dash,dot,dot,dash,dot,dot,
dash <pauses then repeats>
Anyone have any ideas? I checked the A/C power adapter with a
voltmeter and the output registers normal (15v DC). However, the
battery I believe is shot. It does not hold any charge whatsoever. I
understand this is normal for a 3 to 4-year old battery, but I don't
want to buy a new $40 battery until I'm sure this will fix the
problem.
Thanks very much,
Dan
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| Navin R. Johnson 2003-12-27, 1:24 pm |
| On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 02:31:22 -0500, dstvns <weoruu@ptd.net> wrote:
Try it without the battery installed, using just the A/C adapter for
power. The bad battery may be shorted or the charging circuit in the
laptop may be bad causing it to drag down the 15VDC from the A/C
adapter. Other than that try reseating the memory and remove any
external devices and/or PCMCIA cards. Good luck.
NRJ
>Hi all,
>
>I have a Toshiba Satellite 2595CDS. It does not power up. However,
>it flashed a sequence of amber-colored lights from the A/C power LED.
>The sequence is as follows (dot = short flash, dash=long flash). The
>Toshiba website has been utterly useless in definine the meanings of
>this flashing LED sequence:
>
> dot,dash,dot,dot,dash,dot,dot,
dash <pauses then repeats>
>
>Anyone have any ideas? I checked the A/C power adapter with a
>voltmeter and the output registers normal (15v DC). However, the
>battery I believe is shot. It does not hold any charge whatsoever. I
>understand this is normal for a 3 to 4-year old battery, but I don't
>want to buy a new $40 battery until I'm sure this will fix the
>problem.
>
>Thanks very much,
>Dan
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