What are the hours?

I'm up for a part-time challenge. Details?

Finding out more about the heatsink would require the unit to be taken apart. Cant help you out in that regard.

After thought: Northbridge heatsinks can cause issues like this if they come loose. I see it all the time in Dell Inspiron 1000's. Havent seen it in too many other units but it is a possibility.

Toshiba only has Windows ME drivers available for this unit.

I'm not going to say that I dislike apples. All I can say is that I would be out of a job if it werent for all the PC problems out there!

I have seen several laptop models fail/restart/shutdown when the motherboard is flexed. Natural heat buildup will occur seconds after starting a computer. This heat causes expansion of...

List of possible issues:

CPU is not seated properly
CPU/motherboard are not compatible(front side bus on board needs to match CPU)
RAM is not compatible(example - board calls for DDR2 533 only)...

Never assume that it could be one component or another. It could be anything. If it was mine I would strip the unit down to the essentials and work up. Pull everything out that isnt needed for the...

Is it hot to the touch or running normal temps? Have you pulled the battery and tried just AC? You are right about Sonys being pain in rear to take apart. I would try checking voltage from your AC...

Do you get external video with the unit? Hook it up to a desktop monitor and switch video modes. If you dont get any video there. I would reseat memory and CPU. Still nothing, then I would suspect...

What I did after that step was to download the "generic" drivers that they offered on Savage's website. Unzipped them. Instead of the regular look for drivers in the directory I created, I forced...

I agree. I've seen issues like this before with flickering. It will eventually get worse and worse to the point that it will no longer be lite at all. Pray for longevity or start looking for a...

Next step would be to start with the hardware. Pulling memory/switching memory slots/changing memory(if you had some compatible memory available). Reseating the CPU can sometimes help these issues....

I just got done removing the DC jack on a M520 Gateway laptop today. I do these kind of repairs frequently. Unfortunatly there is no gaurantee that damage has not been caused to the motherboard...