Satellite M30X-102: Power issue - unit suddenly turning off

Hello!
I have a Satellite M30X-102 laptop and about one and a half months ago it started suddenly turning off. It first looked like an overheating problem, but it also turned off directly after i pressed the power button, and sometimes it worked 10 hours without any problems, also, when it turned off, the power LEDs flickered until I un-and replugend the power cable. If the battery was in, it was instantly discharged.
I sent it to repairs. They only cleaned the cooler and changed the heat-conducting paste and for a few days the laptop worked normally, but about a half of hour ago, it happened again. I am convinced now that this is a power problem, possibly the power cabel.
Do you have any sugestions of what I could do, or should I send it back along with a note that it is a power problem?
Thank you
[Edited by: admin on 23-Mar-06 06:56]

Hi,
If you have the equipment, plug in the power cable, and use a voltmeter to test it and see if it is getting the required voltage, should be 15V for that model. After that, if it works, plug it into the computer and see if the LEDS light up. If they do, move the cable around while its plugged in, and see if the lights turn off. If so there is a false contact on the motherboard and it needs to be changed.

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I tried to run the hardware test with the disk that came with the computer and it can't even finish the test because it turns off.
Before it couldn't boot anymore i checked if it was overheathing with smcFanControl and the temperature was always around 44C, so it was fine.
Could this be the crucial RAM that is failing?
thanks in advance.

Ok, i've replaced the RAM and the power supply and the problem persist, so it seams to be the logic board that is failing.
Any ideas?

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My iphone suddenly turned off and is not turning on only when i plug in the charger... i tried getting it into recovery mode to restore it i get an error message of an "unknown error 3014" and that it can't be restored. I updated it to 7.1 not long ago and it was working perfectly. What do you think is the problem? And is there any solutions to this?

Hello there, Alyfarroukh.
The following Knowledge Base article offers up some great steps for troubleshooting your very issue:
Resolve specific iTunes update and restore errors
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3694
Particularly:
Resolve communication issues
Related errors: 17, 1004, 1013, 1638, 3014, 3194, or 3000-3999. These alerts refer to gs.apple.com, say "There was a problem downloading the software," or say the "device isn't eligible for the requested build."
Check the hosts file or TCP/IP filtering, which might cause communication issues between iTunes, ports, and servers.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

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My Macbook Pro suddenly turned off last night. I've tried all the troubleshoots listed in the user manual. Thought it was just batt low but it would not even charge, neither the battery sign located on the left side wouldn't show any sign/blink/color. Please help me, it's just 8-month old and Im not sure what could be the reason of this problem. PLEASE AND THANK YOU

MonicaDCC wrote:
Hi i'm sorry but what is SMC?
System Management Controller
The System Management Controller (SMC) is responsible for many low-level functions on Intel-based Macs. These functions include:
Responding to presses of the power button
Responding to display lid opening and closing on portable Macs
Battery management
Thermal management
The SMS (Sudden Motion Sensor)
Ambient light sensing
Keyboard backlighting
Status Indicator Light (SIL) management
Battery status indicator lights
Selecting an external (instead of internal) video source for some iMac displays
You didn't click the link to Apple's instructions and explanation, why?
Here it is again, click, read, follow the links for your machine and the instructions how to perform or take your machine in for service.
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT3964

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Hello everyone,
My macbook pro 15" suddenly turned off. Now i tried several time to switch it on and seems it is working but the display doesn't function or there are many wired pictures coming up sometimes.
can anyone please help me with this issue?
Thanks

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
Your Mac can't find any bootable partition.
1. Insert the Mac OS X DVD that came with the Mac and press C key while your Mac is starting.
2. Select Utilities > Disk Utility, choose Macintosh HD in the sidebar and repair the disk. If it doesn't work, take the Mac to an Apple Store.
Also, open  > Startup Disk, select Macintosh HD and restart. Maybe your Mac has forgotten the startup partition

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My MacBook suddenly turned off. There was a click sound and then nothing. I have tried to restart it but nothing happens. No sound no lights. It is plugged in and the power cord shows green. I have not damaged it in any way.....

Here is what to do;
1. Unplug everything from your computer.
2. Take off the bottom of your MacBook / Pro / Air. (There are usually 3 screws that are longer than the rest near the vent, remember where they go.)
3. Carefully unplug the battery from the logic board.
4. Wait 10 seconds.
5. Plug the battery back into the logic board.
6. Put the bottom cover back on.
7. Reboot the computer holding the "Option" key.
I posted this originally here. Re: My Mac randomly just turned off and now it wont turn back on, the charger light is faintly flashing green and amber?!?!

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Please do not startup duplicate topics.
I replied to you here > https://discussions.apple.com/message/18090261#18090261

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I have only had my HP Stream 14 for a little over 2 weeks, however, twice now I have had a problem with it suddenly turning off with no warning.
The laptop has no fan, it should not be overheating.
Whilst on both occasions, the laptop was not plugged into the mains, there was adequate battery life that this shouldn't be happening. On the last occasion today, when I managed to get it back on, the battery was at 75%.
This is the other issue, when it has turned off, it will not turn on again - both times I have had to plug it into the charger and then turn it on. This made me think the first time that I had simply missed a low battery warning, but today was definitely not the case. ( I have been using it before and it has given me a 12% low battery warning, which was fine).
Any help with this? Is this a fault and I should be returning my latop for a replacement?

@ellar20 ,
Hello and welcome to the HP support forums. Well if it was me I would return any product for exchange if it is giving me any sign or component level issue.
However in most cases they do not except returns or exchanges once you hit the 2 week mark it would depend on the place you bought the notebook and what country you are in.
You may have a calibration issue with the battery and here is a link that will help with checking and dealing with this.
Testing and Calibrating the Battery (Windows 8)
Try and do that first or see if you can do an exchange. If you can great if not post back and let me know how the battery test and calibration went with a report on what it came up with.
Thank you again for your post and have a great day.
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