Recent content by Kevin Corbett

>You mentioned a fan warning. Did this occur in windows or during the POST? What did the warning look like? The dust bunny you pulled. was it from the fan or the heatsinks? It was in the fan itself. >The fan warning makes overheating the first suspect. The fans could have worn out and may...

The thing is, I already disassembled as much as I can. I don't know what to look for. Given the symptoms I described, what might have been the cause of the laptop randomly shutting down? Or what should I look for when I disassemble it? Also, I technically could use a credit card or ask for...

The other day, I put my laptop, a Toshiba Satellite L855, in my backpack because I needed to do some work between the classes I teach. When I got back home there was some kind of warning about the fan. I should have been more mindful, but at the time I ignored it. I had been having a lot of...