Solved! Laptop starts with black screen, fan stops after 5 seconds

[cstriker9105]

I left the laptop recording a football match on ace stream media player, that being the only program working and during the day i used it for video editing and recorded other games in the same manner which made the laptop heat up...
Usually it heats up and sometimes it freezez and the screen goes semy black and after restart it's allright but this time it froze and the screen went semi black and it made the weirdest of noises, very loud and continuosly and i left it for about 3 minutes until i powerd it off.
After that i started it and the dvd rw works, the mouse is beeping, and the wireless also works and i hear it's usual noises that it makes when it starts but the screen (i don't think the screen is the issue) and the cooling fan do not work and I saw that caps lock does not light up and also usb sticks do not light up when i plug them in..
If you have any suggestions please let me know
The laptop is a very old one a Toshiba Satellite A215-S4817.
Also i opened it up i drained the electricity by keeping the power on with no battery or plugged in. I removed the ram and put it back on..cleaned as best as i could the fan and other components.

 

[Zapthos]

Sounds like there's a lot of dust built up in there. If this is the case that's the reason the fan won't spin. Than it will overheat & shut down (usually it will try disabling the monitor, than a few minutes later the laptop itself. Here's a guide to clean dust: https/youtu.be/K12azYMwanU
Note 1: All you are doing is at your own risk! I am not responsible if anything goes wrong. I recommend you to do it with someone who's done this before if you think you're gonna break something.
Note 2: No need to replace thermal paste.

 

[cstriker9105]

Ok.thank you, i opened it before posting and cleaned the best that i could for dust and removed the ram and the hdd and put them back togheter.. i recently found a thread that suggested the motherboard could be dead. Do you think that to be the case, taking into account that the dust might not be the issue?

 

[rgd1101]

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Question from cstriker9105 : "Laptop starts with black screen, fan does not work"

I let my computer record a live stream of a football match and i was using acestream media player..that being the only program running..i've seen that it was heating up but that is normal and i thought it would be ok but as i was doing something the laptop started making really loud squeaky noises and the screen turned black and it continued for about 3 minutes because i let it because i was trying to meditate and seen it as a test, i thought the stream just collapsed or something and after that i powered it off. Now th laptop starts but the fan works for 5 seconds then stops and the screen remains black..it makes the nornal sounds that it makes when it starts but the caps lock is not lighting up when pressed and also the usb sticks do not light up..the dvd rw works fine.. I am asking to see which component might cause this so i can replace it..The laptop is very old it's a Toshiba satellite A215-4817. Any suggestion is useful apart the one to throw it away.i know it's old and pretty useless, but now i would rather buy just a piece than a new laptop. Thank you.

 

[Zapthos]

Does it work if you connect it to a monitor? If you don't have one you can use your tv. If it works you should get a screen replacement, if it doesn't your mb is probaly dead