My computer crashes about every 30 minutes. It just closes down. I hit the start button and hear the fan, then nothing, hit the start button again and it restarts fine. I recently got the computer back after a repair to replace the video card and after it returned I downloaded a BIOS update from 1.10 to 1.30
1. check the terminal compound between the processor and heat sink
2. check the cpu fun if it seated firmly.
SOURCE: CPU Upgrade
You pulled the processor out of your laptop ... that was a brave move ... generally laptop boards are fully integrated so there is very few options on changing the processor ... also because of the extreme heating conditions the heat sink bonding is very critical ... make sure you replace this properly or you will have overheating issues in the future ...
SOURCE: Bios update failed, computer will not start
Pankaj_dic,
Do you mean to replace the motherboard or the Bios? I assume you mean the motherboard.
I've been researching the possiblity of having a new bios chip put on the motherboard instead of the cost of a new motherboard (300+ install).
Thank you for the quick response.
SOURCE: Toshiba Satellite a215-s7437 will not boot at all - black screen
It sounds like two possible things. One thing may be that your screen is not working anymore. Can you get a monitor and plug it into your port located on the side of your laptop? If your screen pops up on the monitor this tells us your screen is either in need of replacement or a connection may be loose.
If that is not the case......
Another thing is your hard drive may not be initiating. If you feel confident enough I would open the back where the hard drive is located and make sure the hard drive is not loose. Does it give you any beeping sounds when you turn it on? Can you count the number of beeps? This will tell you what the problem is on boot up. Also, is it a black screen with a cursor blinking?
SOURCE: system crashes with video web chat
It may be cause due to the problem of your video driver problem . Please update or reinstall it.
SOURCE: toshiba satellite keeps shutting down
my roomate in college faced a similar problem with his satellite. Unfortuneately it sounds you have very few easy fixes in this case. This is why we always tell people to back their data up (this is often available free online these days for small amounts of data). While there are ways for a sophisticated tech to fix these problems... It is not easy to do without being in front of it and ultimately a huge waste of time. The quickest solution (i know this sounds like alot but it is really quite easy and involves little more than 20 screws) is to remove the hard-drive, purchase an external sata/ide drive and copy the data you need to backup onto a friends computer. You can than easily format the drive with a windows dvd upon replacement in the computer. If no data on the drive is to be missed... You're in luck. Just format it.
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One bad lead or faulty connection point can cause a computer to shutdown continue restarting on a cycle or fail to detect your hard drive boot up
test all leads that attach to your hard drive including electrical extensions SATA
the leads from your (motherboard to your hard drive) make sure they have a secure dust free connections and are not faulty or just replace them they could be faulty
make sure all leads that are attached to your drives dvd\cd have secure connections and are not faulty
even something as small as an electrical extension or a faulty fan lead can cause you problems computer needs all of the data and power to travel through every working device and to have an end for a computer to be able work properly
a motherboard and a hard drive any leads between them will fail before your motherboard or your hard drive check all electrical extensions make sure they are securely seated even the cd/dvd drives need to have current go through make sure these devices are working
check the CPU make sure it has thermal paste and dust free secure seating
also check your computer ram modules and cmos battery make sure it has charge and they are dust free and securely seated some motherboards cmos batteries are soldered in
hope it helps
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