Toshiba laptop freezes using webcam

You will need to open the Toshiba case, then find and remove the battery from the motherboard for a few minutes before replacing it. Some Toshiba laptops have a BIOS reset switch on the motherboard. In both cases you need to open the laptop case to solve your problem.

This is a tricky situation, any fluid that ends up inside can cause a cascade effect, hours, days, weeks and even months before the full efects are known. You could end up changing the screen and down the road face major failure in the motherboard. Under the circumstances I would consider a laptop replacement.

Check the ff:
1. sometimes it needs two sources of power (2 usb ports)
2. wait for some minutes, maybe it takes time to load

It sounds as though your issue is one of in adequate power. Do both the external HDD have their own power source, or are they powered through USB? if they are powered through USB it may be that as soon as the second drive spins up to transfer the files, it overwhelms the limited power of the laptop. You can try it with the laptop plugged in (though this may not provide it with more power than the battery) or by purchasing a usb hub with its own external power source so that it is not drawing power from the laptop, or purchase an external hard drive with its own power source
The other option is simpler and free, and its to copy the files first to your laptops own HDD, then unplug the source external hard drive, and then plug in the drive you want to copy to, then transfer the files from your laptops hard drive. This will of course take twice as long, but will cost you nothing.

Hi there,

This is because there is a connection problem between the external drive and the computer. If you have changed cables to no avail, you can open the casing of the external drive where you will find the hard disk inside. Unplug the two cables connected to the harddisk and replug it after a minute. Then try again. If it still does not work, then you need to buy just a usb enclosure and plug the harddisk there to be able to use it again.

Hope this helps. Thank you for using FixYa.

When you attach an external monitor, press the Fn+F8 to change the video from the lcd screen to the external monitor.

If you mean making a video using your webcam, have a look at this:
http://www.pcauthorities.com/multimedia/record-video-with-your-webcam

For sending it by email, the primary problem is the size. Better to use a file sharing service, like DriveWay or 4Shared.

Jules

ok i got it as u said that u can hear the fan and it powers up but u cannot see anything on the screen iin that case what u can do is that disconnect the ac adaptor and then take the battery out of the computer and then without the power cord and the battery press and hold down the power buttoon for one minute and then connect the adaptor and the battery and the try and turn on the computer and then still if u do nnot see anything on the screen then turn on the computer and then connect the external monitor and if u see the display on external monitor then the lcd screen has gone bad and if u do not see the display oon the external monitor also then the video card of ur laptop has gone bad replace it ....good luck
or what u can try is that try lkgc (last known good configuration) and then try and boot the computer or try in safe mode....good luck

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Hello,

Your first approach would be to attempt to reset the laptop by removing external power and the battery and leaving those out for a few minutes. Then, re-install the battery and add external power. Try rebooting again. It may be okay.

Since you state the machine appears not to be booting even though the screen is blank it doesn't make sense to advise you to connect an external monitor to the blue vga out plug, but you can still try that.

When all this fails you can take your machine into a repair ship where they can remove the hard drive and analyze it on another machine and see if you haven't suffered a fatal disc error that can actually recover your disc. They would also tell you if the main board has failed and give you options.

Keep this in mind if it comes to the last paragraph, the cost of repairing your older laptop may be close to the cost of a newer laptop. It is your decision to make. Don't let anyone force you into an expensive repair when you may be able to get into another decent machine, other than Toshiba of course, made by Acer.

Hope this has fixed ya.
Worldvet