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In sleep mode

alidawn

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Apr 28, 2013
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how do I get the toshiba laptop out of sleep mode? It will power up, but nothing comes up on my screen.
 
That's not a sleep mode, that's either a dead screen or dead harddisk. Try to connect an external monitor. If even that doesn't show a picture, it's most likely the disk.
 


no dude it is sleep mode I have the same problem and all I did to get it working again was to hold the power button down for 30 seconds and it turned on it is none of them because I am using the laptop now and it is a problem with the motherboard or software installed on the computer

 


well there really isn't a way but turn off sleep mode or turn off the computer hold the power button for 30 seconds and it should turn on trust me I have the same problem but I am using the laptop right now just don't let it go into sleep mode ok