Equium A300D - Overheating issue

This laptop has been back to PC World Techguys twice and the fan has been cleaned - a local PC engineer has also had the laptop and cleaned and tested with cooling devices but still it is not working - he suggests it is a hardware issue.
Can anyone help?

> Can anyone help?
LOL
What to say now?
I mean if the notebook technicians say its a hardware malfunction and has nothing to do with overheating, the notebook must be repaired and you have to pay for this if its not under warranty anymore.
I think nobody here can help you. Its an user to user forum only and if the hardware is malfunctioning, it needs replacing. Thats fact!!!

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Hello
I believe that Windows updates can be responsible for this sound issue. Because of that I have disabled automatic updates. Before I install updates I use option View Available updates to see what is listed exactly. I have removed all checkmarks in front of optional updates. Maybe you should do the same and avoid installation of some updates that can have negative influence on well working sound, mouse or other hardware components.
If you are sure it is because of Microsoft update the first step you can try is to roll back OS to earlier time before you have installed all those updates.
Have you used TEST option for speakers? Any result?
Can you hear Windows sounds?
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Equium A60 Overheating Issues - thermal paste fix

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**This posting is to be used as a guide only - repairs are undertaken at your own risk**
Now, my laptop is sitting beside me, idling at about 50 degrees - which is a massive improvement over the 64 degrees it was running at yesterday!
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Thanks for the kudos.
Yes - just to re-illiterate - Do Not attempt this procedure if you do not feel confident, or have no experience. If in any doubt, find your nearest Toshiba service centre, and take it there. There is a potential to cause damage to the laptop if you do something wrong whilst having the chassis open.
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[How to clean the cooling system of a Toshiba notebook?|http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/ann.jspa?annID=40]
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Hi
Ive recovered my notebook many times and the installation went always troublefree.
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If you dont have Toshiba Recovery disk then try to recover the notebook using the HDD recovery option.
Just press F8 while notebook powering up.
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I just got an Equium A300D about 3wks ago and it suddenly powers off during use.
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Though it doesn't do it frequently but am still very concerned.

Sounds like its overheating. My previous laptop did a similar thing.
Is the laptop used in a dusty environment? Perhaps there is dust buildup in the heatsink.
When you use the laptop, are the vents covered by other objects?
Otherwise if its not an overheating issue, and you are using the original Toshiba AC Adapter, bring the laptop to an Authorized Service Center for repair.

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Thanks for the response. That was what was worrying me, as my last laptop did exactly the same before it died last year. With that one it turned out the strange noises I'd been getting for months (and had ignored) was a faulty fan, which eventually went completely and overheated the HDD. Fortunately as I had the online backup I was able to restore all my data to this new one, though it did take about a week, as the speed you can restore at's limited by the speed of your broadband connection, and I did have around 25GB to restore!
I ended up taking this one to PC World on Saturday morning, where I bought it from, who said they couldn't deal with laptops in-store as they weren't trained in laptops, and that I'd have to contact Toshiba, which with my deadline looming really wasn't an option. The guy in the shop rather unhelpfully advised that I didn't have to do anything straight away and that I could try just using it for half an hour at a time and then switching off for a while and it might be okay if I did that... * rolls eyes *
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I have an Equium A300D
It is overheating and I need access to the CPU cooling mechanism.
Could someone tell me how to disassemble this laptop ?

this should help irisvistatech
-civicman4-
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Post all info about your laptop and version of windows. We are working on it but still do not have the powers to read your mind.

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>...couldnt find the network adaptor for my Wi-Fi
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> Now when i take the mains power out, the computer cuts out and shuts off within minutes without it being able to be turned back on
Seems the battery is empty and therefore notebook shuts down when AC adaptor has been disconnected.
There are two possibilities:
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Hi,
Hope somebody can help,
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Power and all lights come on as normal and stay on
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Hard drive light flashes once - then nothing
Fans are spinning inside
It does not get to the BIOS screen - nothing comes up at all.
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tried it with/without the battery
tried pressing various keys (F2 etc) on boot up
tried with an external monitor - nothing
opened it up and disconnected the BIOS battery (only for 10 mins though - should I leave it for longer??)
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R.

Hello
First of all I recommend this articlen in your case:
[Which steps should be followed if your Toshiba notebook doesn't start?|http://forums.computers.toshiba-europe.com/forums/ann.jspa?annID=21]
If it doesnt work it seems to be a hardware malfunction. It could be mainboard or CPU issue Who knows and its hard o say in this case. A notebook technician can check this and give you a detailed answer.
Furthermore you can find a list of all service provider on official Toshiba page.

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Hi
Both notebook models: Satellite A200 and Satellite/Equium A300/A300D support the same kind of display: its 15.4 wide sidelight display.
But according to your statement (. All I see is a very dim picture) this issue looks like an FL inverter problem and not display problem.

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I have been looking into this issue for quite some time now and I'm starting to run out of ideas.
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I have also tried removing the RAM, HDD and DVD drive but it still doesn't fire up. On the odd occasion it has started up when doing this but upon rebooting it hasn't started again.
I am thinking this could be either a power issue or the motherboard is on its way out. This problem is gradually getting worse (it took over 20 attempts turning it on and off this morning) so eventually it won't come on at all.
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It is always problematic to discuss about problems that happen from time to time. Ok in your case most of the time it doesn't work but when it works there is connection between display and mainboard.
On this virtual way we can just speculate what the problem can be. Maybe connection to the mainboard, maybe display controller, display cable, display connector. Who knows?
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It is really not easy to say what can be done.

Equium A300D-13X: Cannot open Amyuni Document Converter 2.10

I have a Toshiba Equium A300D-13X on which I've installed Family Tree programme.
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First of all this issue has nothing do with your notebook but with an 3rd party application which you have installed on the A300D notebook.
So Im wonder why you post this here in the Toshiba forum
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