A little while ago my laptop was dropped and once I turned it on I got an error message about the fan. Now the fan will always turn on when I power up the laptop but will turn off within a few seconds. The laptop itself does not appear to shutdown due to overheating though, but if I do dare to log in and check the cpu temp, it's usually around 95C, at which point I shut it down again. At first I thought the fan was broken as I had dropped my laptop another time a few months ago, after which it would occasionally make some grinding noises, so I replaced the fan but that appears to have had no effect. I have also noticed that the fan does occasionally stay on if I first enter BIOS and then boot up into windows, but the temperature is still abnormally high, around 70 to 85C.
Which brings me to the second problem, which is that I can't seem to enter BIOS properly. I will simply get a blank screen for however long I hold in F2 after start-up and as soon as I let go the system will boot into windows. If I disconnect the HDD however, then I am able to enter BIOS normally.
I have tried resetting the BIOS settings to default, even removing the BIOS battery and letting it sit for a few minutes before replacing it, no difference. I read that it might be a power issue so I tried disconnecting the battery and letting it run directly from the power cord, but again, no difference. Is the motherboard simply done for and needs replacing? Any help is appreciated, thanks.
Toshiba satellite S50D-A-00G, running windows 8.0
Which brings me to the second problem, which is that I can't seem to enter BIOS properly. I will simply get a blank screen for however long I hold in F2 after start-up and as soon as I let go the system will boot into windows. If I disconnect the HDD however, then I am able to enter BIOS normally.
I have tried resetting the BIOS settings to default, even removing the BIOS battery and letting it sit for a few minutes before replacing it, no difference. I read that it might be a power issue so I tried disconnecting the battery and letting it run directly from the power cord, but again, no difference. Is the motherboard simply done for and needs replacing? Any help is appreciated, thanks.
Toshiba satellite S50D-A-00G, running windows 8.0