Toshiba laptop won't startup

David Allan

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I have a toshiba satellite L850D and while it initially started up this morning - the screen then went black and the red battery charge lite and the white life to the right of it remained on but just a black screen.

I then followed recommendations on another thread here and unplugged, took out the battery and held down the power button for thirty seconds before replacing the battery and power cord.

I did this a few times.

When I pressed power I could hear the DVD drive kick on (there was a DVD in there from last night) and it would go no further than the red light and white light being stuck on.

The lights remained on even when I removed the power cord.

I was watching the DVD last night and fell asleep so I assumed the battery ran dead as when I tried to turn it on this morning in bed ( not plugged in) the white light just flashed.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Dave
 

dextermat

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Hi,

Most likely your laptop died.

If you did the power cycle properly.
If you hear the dvd but then nothing. Most likely a problem with motherboard power regulator.
Piece of advice, you should buy another brand next time.