Toshiba satellite A100 slot 2 doesn´t work. A

Look near the memory slots. You will see labels. Also look all inside the board for labels. Write down the numbers you see on your motherboard. Then get on Ebay and look for motherboards for your laptop. The board on ebay will have model numbers on them, look for a number that matches what you wrote down.

Below is a link to the motherboards I found on eBay for Toshiba Satellite A100.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=Toshiba+Satellite+A100+motherboard&_sacat=See-All-Categories

Below is a link for the A105 motherboards

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Toshiba+Satellite+A105+motherboard&_sacat=0&_odkw=Toshiba+Satellite+A100+motherboard&_osacat=0&_from=R40

I'm thinking the memory is bad, regardless of which slot you put it in.

It sounds like a speed issue, in the difference between the 4200 and 5300.

try look the ram module pins support, if any pin broken, or defective, to correct this you need a small tool to put it back on place. (only with power off and battery off). if some pins has not the right place, the computer dont boot.

OK 3 things needed to boot a PC...
Memory, Video and CPU...
Easiest thing to do first is try and swap out a memory stick. Hopefully you have a burnt out stick of memory.
Open the memory slot and hopefully there are 2 sticks try one then the other.
When you say nothing works I am assuming you can't even get into the bios.
If you are talking about not booting to windows that is a completely different story. But for now I'd try the memory thing.

This is the Off the shelves specification

http://www3.dealtime.com/xPF-Toshiba-Toshiba-Satellite-A100-S211TD-Laptop

It varies depending if the owner or previous owner or the store upgraded or downgraded it.

you may try
1) check RAM memory, fine the memory slots at back side (in a small cover) cross chenge memories if there are two, change other memory if only one.
2) restore or reinstall your windows. if can not reinstall or backup you need change another HD to try.
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The problem must be the amount of total memory. Maybe the board supports only 1 gig. Chek the manual.

Hi,

Take out all the memory cards and wipe the gold part of the memory modules.

Then insert the two 512 modules & check the memory.

If it shows the correct readings, then the two modules are detected.

Then insert the 1 gb & other one 512 module.

If it shows the correct readings, then the two modules are detected.

Then use the other one gb with the same 512 & check if it shows the correct readings.

Then the two 2 gb modules are fine.

Now insert the two 1 gb modules & check now.

There are ECC type & non-ECC type memory modules are available, chck which one your computer supports & which type you have.

If it shows the correct readings, then the two modules are detected and fine.

Then you can also swap the slot and check if any memory module is not detectd correctly.

Some have four slots & i dont know how many slots your laptop have.

Good Luck.

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