Recent content by phroberts

Are drivers used for the initial screen splash when the computer powers up? Also, for fun and games, I tried powering it up with the hard drive removed, the RAM removed, and with both removed. There was no change in how it behaves... quick flash of the num lock, and caps lock lights. "Power...

So nothing from hooking the VGA port up to an external monitor. Tried pressing F5 to switch displays, etc. In your experience, would it be unusual for the graphics to fail during an update? I guess it's like an old high mileage car... anything is fair game at this age, but it just seems to be...

Thanks for the suggestion. I will try that later this evening!

Toshiba Satellite L655D-S5050 model PSK2LU-001003 My mother in law had been complaining that her laptop wouldn't turn on when she opened it, was getting slow, etc. So I decided to do a clean installation of Windows 10. From the recovery menu I selected the slow option that formats the hard...