PC - Satellite P105-S6064- won't boot; Power Light flashes once but Optical Drive light flickers endlessly.

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Hello. I recently changed my HDD (over a month though) and it has been doing just fine, off course there would be this issue and that. But the focus of my post is a recent problem I encountered while surfing the net and browsing some files: the Optical Drive gave a sound and upon checking, only 'C', 'DVD RW DRIVE (D)' were present and 'CD Drive (E)' was missing (all of this, though there wasn't a disc inside the drive was baffling); PC suddenly turned blue with some white-black horizontal lines moving up, just like on an unset TV; it continued until I force-shutdown the thing and after some seconds when I tried to power it on, the power light flashed once and was off again but the optical drive kept flickering as it does when a DVD/CD is inserted.
I checked the HDD and RAM to see if it they were hot, but warmth degree was negligible-the RAM was even less- then next I checked the screen cable but found it connected. After fixing everything back and pressing the power key, the PC was on again?!
Session was lost but it was working again. This morning upon pressing the power key again I was able to work on my computer until it repeated the blue-screen.... I can't remember if I forced it to shutdown, but I was able to use it after some minutes.
Note: The blue screen wasn't a BSOD as it was purplish and not purely blue, and darker too.
-The missing 'CD Drive E' occasionally presented itself when I checked 'Computer' and Optical Drive light would flicker, but this is the time everything would stop.
-After turning on the PC, 'Opera' browser as I was using it, would 'glow' the desktop wallpaper as if it was set in transparency mode for short milliseconds and after about 5secs. would be back to normal.
-I have recently installed Puppy Linux (Slacko 6.3._) as a backup OS after checking it using a Live USB, so I could retrieve my files in case anything goes wrong with Windows. It might not be the problem, but I think its worth noting. And there's also a free 1022 or 1024 MB if free partition left after installing Puppy.
-I use Plop boot manager.
-RAM= 2GB.
-HDD= 500GB.
-Its a Windows 7, x32 bit PC.
HOPE THE DETAILS WOULD BE INFORMATIVE ENOUGH TO TROUBLESHOOT THE COMPUTER.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

I can see that its a colouration around the solder on many parts, yellowish too.

 

[elbert]

Sounds like you need a new motherboard. Here is a an options.
P105 Intel Laptop Motherboard

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

O.K. and what is the colouration called?

 

[elbert]

That covers a huge amount of problems. Its call many things such as heating, aging, cracking, bullseyeing, and ect. Those are used to state if the solder has voids in the solder joints, excessive temperature/thermal stress in the soldering process, insufficient solder, and other defects that may cause them no longer make a connection. This happens on video cards and people try to heat them to reflow the solder. Some times that works other times it doesn't. Your motherboard tho has parts that can be damaged by heat so that wouldn't work. I would suggest the replacement motherboard.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Aging, as I gussed previously but gave over for seeming irrational. So how do we make sure its the only problem and HDD's fine?

 

[elbert]

Only way to be sure it swap out for know working parts. With both drivers showing up bad which is unlikely has to be up the chain. IE drive cable or what the drive cable connects to which is the motherboard. The USB doing the same means everything is pointing at the motherboard or something on the motherboard.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Exactly. Thanks.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Ran Western Digital Data LifeGuard Diagnostics for Windows (contained in Hiren's boot) and it went well. Can we rule the HDD outta problematic components/issues or is it not enough yet to judge?

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Switch board 'connector' damaged and touch pad (cursor, perhaps) too. I think I can manage before the final blow.

 

[elbert]

Yes it all depends on if your motherboard is operating correctly seems. You shouldn't wait to long on replacing the motherboard as it may damage other parts.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Okay.
But does a motherboard come with switch board and touchpad?
I'm more optimistic about switch board, but touchpad and its connector (defunct) are on the casing, above motherboard.
I have to prepare for an all-out attack; eliminate all at once.

 

[elbert]

Nope its just the motherboard. It the same motherboard you have so everything you have should hook up. If you need those list the parts you want replacements for and shoud be able to fine replacesment parts.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Nope its just the motherboard. It the same motherboard you have so everything you have should hook up. If you need those list the parts you want replacements for and shoud be able to fine replacesment parts.

Switch board connector & Touchpad + connector too.

 

[elbert]

Switch board? Do you mean keyboard? If so here is one plus others listed below for differant languages if you need.
https/www.ebay.com/i/401154367392?rt=nc

The touchpad is very low cost but the only one I could find. Hope its good one.
https/www.ebay.com/itm/Toshiba-Satellite-P105-Touchpad-/132236932788

They both have the ribbon connetors to the motherboard. Click the second image on the keyboard to see the ribbon cable on the back.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Switch board? Do you mean keyboard? If so here is one plus others listed below for differant languages if you need.
https/www.ebay.com/i/401154367392?rt=nc

The touchpad is very low cost but the only one I could find. Hope its good one.
https/www.ebay.com/itm/Toshiba-Satellite-P105-Touchpad-/132236932788

They both have the ribbon connetors to the motherboard. Click the second image on the keyboard to see the ribbon cable on the back.

Switch board, please; one with the power button &c, located just above the keyboard.

Further info at: http/www.irisvista.com/tech/laptops/toshiba-satellite-p105/take-apart-1.htm

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Yhe connwctor on mine is damaged (marked with an arrow on second image).

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

'bout te motherboard, elbert where do I check those numbers (physically) on my motherboard to reassure they're a match? I can only see one image and it looks a little bit different

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

I should've posted sooner, "but better late than never":
This is the scan of 160GB (SAMSUNG) HDD

Next, are images for 500GB (Western Digital) HDD scans, the last two being results of the process;

Sorry I could not get clearer images; but with the cursor/touchpad's connector damaged, I can't take proper screenshots; cursor does not even appear on Hiren's, maybe 'cause its undetected.

 

[Detective_Khalifah_dtcfscd]

Sorry for misleading you by using wrong word 'connector', I really meant the CABLES; one connecting switch board to Motherboard and the other connecting touchpad to Motherboard.
I see, they're sometimes called Ribbon cables.

 

[elbert]

Here is the power button PBC.
https/www.ebay.com/i/280886538641?chn=ps&dispctrl=1

On the motherboard here is another at a lower price. It has compatible models listed. Know you have to take the CPU and few others like RAM off the old board. lower price replacement motherboard