Problem with Toshiba A205-S4617

Problem Description
The computer freezes up randomly, not allowing any kind of action, just shutting down with the on/off button.
This happens in safe mode too.
It has the particularity that one can not turn on/shut down/Log off, if the computer is connected to the power source (i.e. to turn on or shut down the computer I must unplug the "charger" or else it will hang up as I explain earlier)
- During Turn on
It goes from the green loading bar in black screen that says Microsoft Corporation to a black screen and stays there, sometimes even gets to the welcome screen where one inserts the password, but that's how far it goes, does notgoes further than that.
- During Shut down
Closes all running programs and icons on desk desappear, closes the windows explorer getting ready to shut down and hangs up right there.
All this problems are present too removing battery and working without it, connected to power source obviously.
Attempted Solutions
- Upgraded from Windows Vista Home Premium (O.S. by defect) to Windows 7 thinking that the problem could be in the O.S. and changing to a new one could solve the problem.
(Problem not solved)
- Downgraded to the Windows Vista Home Premium again with the recovery factory disk, bringing the computer to the original configuration (out of the box state)
(Problem not solved)
- Used several repairing software, registry repair, debug, antispyware, drivers upgrade, defrag, HDD check, etc. such as "Advanced SystemCare Profrom Iobit, "Power Suite" from Uniblue)
(Problem not solved)
- Thinking it could be a communication problem between hardware and that maybe a bios software upgrade could hold the solution, I upgraded it.
(Problem not solved)
At this point I don't know what else to do.
Can someone give me a hand so I can at least know what the problem is?
The computer model is A205-s4617 I have not changed or added anything on hardware

Satellite A205-S4617
The computer freezes up randomly..
..with the recovery factory disk, bringing the computer to the original configuration (out of the box state) (Problem not solved)
If it happens just after restoring the hard disk to its original contents, then it's surely due to a hardware malfunction.
Test the memory.
How do I know if my computer has a memory problem?
-Jerry

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Thanks for the info.
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Dear all
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Daevu

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Hi Jaba
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Now i would answer the questions asked by you and try to clear you confusion,
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I know it's not the file, because sometimes it cán burn the same imago to a disc..
I use the newest Imgburn application to burn my ISO-files to Verbatim Dual Layer discs,
which should be the highest quality Dual Layers available, so I have heard.
I'll put the screens I get in the Attachments!
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Attachments:
Verbatim Fout met branden.jpg ‏198 KB
Verbatim Fout met branden2.jpg ‏188 KB

Yes, everything was fine with Firefox. However, I have uninstalled it, and am just using Internet Explorer for now.
Thanks for battery info...
I'm well within the return window, but overall really like the laptop. I've put a lot of time into it, and just want it to work right if possible.
Thanks for the info.
ScottinFla wrote:Concerning Firefox, have you checked your add-on list for any faulty plug-ins or extensions? Try disabling them and see what happens. Also, that search engine you mentioned may have somehow been installed on your machine. Have you checked the "Manage search engines..." window available from the search bar? Check your add-ons as well. You could always reinstall Firefox from scratch.
As for the battery, it may not be best to continually run down the battery - followed by a long charge. Once a month or so should be fine. Otherwise, just try to give the battery some exercise every now and then.
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Eventually, the upower When I'm charging the The upower -i /org/freedesktop native-path: BAT1
model: serial: 0
power supply: yes
updated: has history: yes
has statistics: yes
battery
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state: charging
warning-level: none
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baterry, the parameters are totally crazy: the calculated time until Full fluctuate from 1h to 12h every minute.
/UPower/devices/battery_BAT1:
G71C000G7110
dg 31 ago 2014 12:58:04 CEST (2 seconds ago)
39,886 Wh
52,392 Wh
51,504 Wh
7,6 hours
lithium-ion
'battery-full-charging-symbolic'
upower monitor give a crazy results too.
the power daemon. Press Ctrl+C to cancel.
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Nobody knows anything?

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Go to menu /preferences scroll all the way down to energy saver setting select it / turn auto brightness sensor OFF
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You can set to preference from these settings but these should work good.
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it defaults to prefrence mod anytime you change a picture setting adjustment
Turning off energy saver and setting Backlight will give you very bright picture and vibrant color
energy saver is on by default and makes picture dark

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Satellite A205-S4617
The computer freezes up randomly..
..with the recovery factory disk, bringing the computer to the original configuration (out of the box state) (Problem not solved)
If it happens just after restoring the hard disk to its original contents, then it's surely due to a hardware malfunction.
Test the memory.
How do I know if my computer has a memory problem?
-Jerry

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Right I'll try and explain the best i can
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120 Min - Camera records 8 x 15 minutes file, then deletes the first 15 minutes file to continue recording a new video.
So upon reading this I though right as I have a 64gb card (Samsung EVO 64gb Class 10 U1 micro SDXC) I will put the setting on Max and then if ever I needed to recall a video i will have a decent chunk of the day stored on the memory card leading up to the event.
I took the camera out with me on Thursday just for an hour and when i got home i took the memory card out and placed it into my laptop to view the recordings and this is where my problem comes in.
The first 15min video plays back fine but every file after that will not play. when i open the memory card file the first video has the preview style thumb nail where as the rest of the video files do not.
I then searched online and come across this website looking for answers.
some of the info i read was that 1080 60fps was causing some problems with recording and playback and to turn down the fps to 30fps, also that the stability control was also a possibility for these issues.
So last night i went through and made the necessary changes to my settings 1080 @ 30fps and no stability control. I then set the camera up in the living room for 45mins as a test. i then tested the recordings on my laptop and hey presto it worked. 3x 15min videos all playing back as they should Great stuff
This morning at 5am i left for work taking my shiney new cam with me, happy in what i might capture on today's drive and also be satisfied that my camera is functioning as it should.
I get home, stick the memory card into the laptop and I'm back to square one. my first 15mins was fine and all others were unable to playback. I also tried the memory card in my PC and still had the playback issues.
Does anyone have any ideas or shall I return this as faulty?
Sorry for the big post but wanted to put as much info as possible!
Thanks, Leon.

Problem Solved
Camera returned and replaced with a Kitvision Edge HD30W

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