944,028 Members | Top Members by Rank

Hardware and Software > PC Hardware > Troubleshooting Dead Machines > Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!
Ad:
You are currently viewing page 3 of this multi-page discussion thread; Jump to the first page
Permalink
Feb 28th, 2008
0

Re: Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!

Click to Expand / Collapse  Quote originally posted by geezer ...
Ay up chucks! My wife's toshiba laptop (satellite M40 - 313 windows XP SP2 1 Gb RAM etc just over 1 year old) has suddenly died. She went to turn it on and all it does is beep pathetically, whirr a bit then it tries again 3 or 4 times before giving up. Some green leds come on but nothing on the screen at all. It doesn't even get to the Toshiba logo. It had really been fine up to this point and this has come as a bit of a mystery.

Help us out please and save our marriage!!!
is your problem solved?
Reputation Points: 20
Solved Threads: 9
Posting Pro in Training
forumdude123 is offline Offline
443 posts
since Jan 2008
Permalink
Feb 28th, 2008
0

Re: Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!

i just met the fit hitting the shan....

it had win xp and an 80 gig hard drive.
the hard drive is making the horrible noise of a RCcar. the tilting of the laptop is also causing the noise to change. i am hoping to get it to boot one more time and transfer everything off with one large file transfer.
i would like some thoughts on an os and i have the key code for xp but no cds came with the product at all.
any suggestions or ideas would be helpful.
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
drexdagboo is offline Offline
6 posts
since Feb 2008
Permalink
Feb 29th, 2008
0

Re: Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!

If it is legit copy of OS (ex. HP laptops come with recovery partition, instead of CD/DVDs, making it all depend on HD) then contacting your manufacturer for the recovery disks would be the way to go.

Are you sure that the HD is source of the noise? It could be CPU/GPU fan as well. Especially with the tilting. If it is HD, then saving the data is next to impossible, unless you pay the specialized ppl for the service.
Reputation Points: 230
Solved Threads: 45
Posting Virtuoso
Chaky is offline Offline
1,985 posts
since May 2006
Permalink
Aug 21st, 2008
0

Re: Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!

i hope chaky still reads this thread.

Well I had a family member spill coffee or coke. I know there was a lot of sugar. I rubbinged it and let it dry but now I am getting flashing from the ac power light again. short, short, long, , short, short, long, ,short, short. I am thankful for the help I received last time. Thank you
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
drexdagboo is offline Offline
6 posts
since Feb 2008
Permalink
Aug 21st, 2008
0

Re: Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!

Click to Expand / Collapse  Quote originally posted by drexdagboo ...
i hope chaky still reads this thread.
Chaky does..

Are you talking about that Toshiba laptop?
Does it boot at all?

Maybe you should take it apart and clean out any sugar that is left in it.
Reputation Points: 230
Solved Threads: 45
Posting Virtuoso
Chaky is offline Offline
1,985 posts
since May 2006
Permalink
Aug 22nd, 2008
0

Re: Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!

Click to Expand / Collapse  Quote originally posted by drexdagboo ...
i hope chaky still reads this thread.

Well I had a family member spill coffee or coke. I know there was a lot of sugar. I rubbinged it and let it dry but now I am getting flashing from the ac power light again. short, short, long, , short, short, long, ,short, short. I am thankful for the help I received last time. Thank you
I suggest you take the laptop to the nearest computer repair shop, and have them clean the sugar/liquid off, and save your data. If they could do so for a decent price (or you could do it yourself), have them fix the laptop. If the repairs are too expensive, and you can't do it yourself, it may be worth it to buy a new pc. How old is the computer, and how much did you pay for it at that time?
Reputation Points: 20
Solved Threads: 9
Posting Pro in Training
forumdude123 is offline Offline
443 posts
since Jan 2008
Permalink
Oct 29th, 2009
0
Re: Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!
Re: Toshiba beeping

My Toshiba laptop (3 mths old) beeps once every 10 minutes or so whether it's on or not. I checked the connections and they seem okay. This started yesterday and looks like it's about to continue! Help??!!! Thnks, Rennie
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
Rennieba is offline Offline
1 posts
since Oct 2009
Permalink
Oct 29th, 2009
0
Re: Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!
Check event viewer logs (administrative tools) for possible causes and post if you find any.
Reputation Points: 230
Solved Threads: 45
Posting Virtuoso
Chaky is offline Offline
1,985 posts
since May 2006
Permalink
Nov 3rd, 2010
0
Re: Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!
i have a toshiba satellite l3550-s7901,it was working fine,did not use it for a while now when i turn it on i see the f2 and f12 toshiba screen and then a long beep never stops at all,it wont boot into the hdd
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
NATKRAMAN is offline Offline
1 posts
since Nov 2010
Permalink
Nov 3rd, 2010
0
Re: Toshiba laptop not starting but beeping!! I swear I didn't touch it!!!
Click to Expand / Collapse  Quote originally posted by NATKRAMAN ...
i have a toshiba satellite l3550-s7901,it was working fine,did not use it for a while now when i turn it on i see the f2 and f12 toshiba screen and then a long beep never stops at all,it wont boot into the hdd
one long beep is ram or video ,cant do much about video ,so try removing the little cover on the bottom and taking out the ram stick['s] and re-installing them .
Last edited by caperjack; Nov 3rd, 2010 at 7:50 pm.
Team Colleague
Reputation Points: 1056
Solved Threads: 792
I hate 20 Questions
caperjack is offline Offline
12,730 posts
since Aug 2003

This thread is more than three months old

No one has posted to this discussion for at least three months. Please let old threads die and do not reply to them unless you feel you have something new and valuable to contribute that absolutely must be added to make the discussion complete. Otherwise, please start a new thread in this forum instead.
Message:
Previous Thread in Troubleshooting Dead Machines Forum Timeline: PC turns on then shuts down immediatly
Next Thread in Troubleshooting Dead Machines Forum Timeline: DELL Latitude D610 stopping during BIOS Load





About Us | Contact Us | Advertise | Acceptable Use Policy
Forum Index | Build Custom RSS Feed


Follow us on Twitter


© 2011 DaniWeb® LLC