Swampy442 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Ive got a Toshiba netbook, model is NB200, its about 18 months old and its developed a sporradic powering up fault. When you open the lid and turn on the power button, the power light illuminates, the hard drive spools up then stops and thats it, no screen illumination, nothing. Doesnt matter if its on mains power or battery. I say sporradic because maybe 1 out of every 100 attempts it works fine. So is it worth repairing, anybody have an idea on what it could be? Cheers in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 If you can track it down to something like a duff motherboard then have a look on egay and see if any are about. I resoldered the charging jack on my laptop and it took nearly an hour to get at it and about another 2 to put it back together. Next time it happens its going in the bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I have my money on dust build up, take it apart & clean off all the dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Ill have a look. Ive discovered if I leave it on a windowsill, somewhere cool and no battery or power hooked up it fires up first time every time, but if you go for a shut down and restart it does the powering up thing. When you turn it on you get the DOS screen and an error message pertaining to PLX media or something, related? But once its on it operates fine, everything works fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 When it actually goes on, does it stay on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Yep, when its booted up it works without issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Its unlikely an overheating issue then. It could be shorting out due to dust or the motherboard or associated part is up the duff. You can try giving it a clean with a can on compressed air but I suspect its a hardware fault. What's the exact error message? There is a used motherboard on ebay for £90, repair time would be a couple of hours so to get someone to fix it would be about £170 - £200, thats if it is the motherboard.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 There not much more to buy. Take it apart, give it clean, if it does not work, bin! Error message would help a lot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Ill get the message next time I open it, thanks for the info. I was of the opinion that its a bin job if its the motherboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comorin219 Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 I had same problem with my HPdv200, i tracked mine back to the processor overheating due to dust build up around the cooling fan & intake/outlet vents + plus using it on my lap was partially blocking the outlet. I stripped it down blew it all out with compressed air never had the problem since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Nice one, cheers. Ill take it apart the weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Make sure you have a decent set of screw drivers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Ok, took it to bits, cleaned it out (although it wasnt dirty all) reassembled and its still the same. Half an hour somewhere cool and it works, very strange. Error messages, on the boot screen I got 2 messages, one below the other :- PXE-E61 and PXE-M0F Exiting ROM. Mean anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Why don't you just take it back to the shop for a new one / repairs? Won't cost you anything.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Does it say OS not found? Could be the HDD up the spout..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 If you have not done so already backup anything you want to keep just incase one day it gives up for good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win_XP Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Open it, find the bios battery and disconnect it for a couple of minutes, then put it back. Or may be it's the HDD, if you can boot to some OS check the SMART info (for Windows try SpeedFan or Everest). The battery looks like this (may be a different color): http://www.fixya.com/uploads/Images/964554E.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Why don't you just take it back to the shop for a new one / repairs? Won't cost you anything.. Its 18 months old so no warrantee, and if I took it to a shop the repairs will cost more than buying a new one. Does it say OS not found? Could be the HDD up the spout..... Nope mate it works fine when booted up and indeed booting up, can access everything and no errors, just needs to be chilled first lol Open it, find the bios battery and disconnect it for a couple of minutes, then put it back. Or may be it's the HDD, if you can boot to some OS check the SMART info (for Windows try SpeedFan or Everest). The battery looks like this (may be a different color): http://www.fixya.com/uploads/Images/964554E.jpg Cheers mate, mine has a tiny watch battery in the motherboard, same thing I guess? Im writing this post using it so its working OK now, just dont turn it off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Win_XP Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Check the SMART info, just to be sure that's not the HDD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Check the SMART info, just to be sure that's not the HDD What should I be looking for when using Speedfan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted September 10, 2010 Share Posted September 10, 2010 Its 18 months old so no warrantee, and if I took it to a shop the repairs will cost more than buying a new one. Wrong. Search on the forum about the EU Sale of Goods Act. You're in fact covered for 6 years chap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 10, 2010 Author Share Posted September 10, 2010 Bit late now as I had it in pieces earlier on Oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 Wrong. Search on the forum about the EU Sale of Goods Act. You're in fact covered for 6 years chap. Thread steer! Is that the statement something along the lines of "electronic goods should be defect free for a reasonable amount of time?" Who makes the hard drive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comorin219 Posted September 12, 2010 Share Posted September 12, 2010 "PXE-E61 Media test failure, check cable if you can go into the Bios check to make sure its booting from C drive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted September 13, 2010 Author Share Posted September 13, 2010 Daman its a Toshiba drive. Comorin I turned it on on friday and havent turned it off since, and its working perfectly I darent turn it off now lol but if I do Ill stick it in the fridge, boot it up and have a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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