I've just received a faulty tecra s1 from a friend of mine. We both
purchased it at the same time (in our school, that was the (sic)
recommended one), I get rid of mine long ago after many troubles but
he kept it.
Now warranty is over and the computer won't turn on. Toshiba is asking
the price of a new entry level laptop for a repair that we don't know
the quality (6x mb changes in 3 years)...
So he gave it to me. I was just wondering if there is any known issues
that can be fixed DIY style with a bit of patience and time.
I know you are expert over here for laptops and been helped by the
past, using previous answers corresponding to my problems.
Can't find anything on the net save a disassembly guide.
I've already had several laptop and been through some "service dealer"
repairs, so I'm not afraid of changing a motherboard or things like
that.
The problem :
the computer suddenly stopped switching on and currently nothing had
been successful in attempts to turn it on (w/ w/o batt, power on
holded on for 30sec w/o batt & a/c...)
I'm suspecting, as 90% with electronics devices that there is a bad
contact somewhere but I'm a bit struggling finding it.
The computer lights at the front won't even light up nor the common
HDD and so on noises, so it's not a display problem.
Clearly it seems to me like a motherboard. And motherboard have been
changed in the past mainly for bad connections, usb, audio jack...
So any help would be very appreciated as, being a student, I
definitely can't afford a new mb and even though I would be able, I'll
probably go to a new purchase...
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