Hi there,
May I add, Toshiba graciously extended the warranty on certain of their Satellites, including the m35, due to the faulty power socket. There are numerous posts online.
I have sent two...

thanks I know 'redneck way' [:~)
I'll try replacing the plug... let you know

Well folks, I'm just not fitting in here. Maybe my intro wasn't up to snuff, who knows. Maybe you're just to busy with whatever it is you do... Thanks for letting me in the door, I'll just be heading...

Well, I guess it's got you all stumped too. Yippie. Thanks anyway.

Ok, let's try one more. I'm working on a Toshi M35X Satellite that runs perfectly fine with one small problem. When you turn it on, no matter if it's from the a/c adapter, battery, both, it won't...

Before you go to the trouble of taking it apart again, give reseating the memory a try. I know it sounds weird, but more than once it's been the fix.
Definitely try a charged battery if possible....

Hi,
I've worked on several of these lappys with the same problem. From what you describe, it sounds as if one of the following happened:
1. The board is grounded to the case; hard to track down...

Much thanks for the reply. We may never know exactly what happened, but I'm sure the scenario you proposed is a good hypothesis. I'm curious about the false AVG reports as well. AVG has always been...

Hey folks, well it seems this post interested several of you all, but not enough to weigh in on the subject. I'll have to review the posting protocols, but probably should let this thread wind down...

Hi You all.
So, strange but true, My Beloved's system (which I put together less than a year ago) was running an Ewido scan, minding it's own biz, when suddenly, the BSOD appeared. No problem I...

Hi you all. I've got an A60 tosh that has an apparent short in the power socket. When you attempt to insert the barrel plug about 1/3 of the way in the ac adapter goes off. I assume it flips the...

Hi you all. My first thread, usually can find a solution off someone else's misery. I have possession of an ibm G40 laptop(?) huge machine. Anyway, it's getting zero power, although the battery...