Satellite Pro S300 - Screen is blank and can't reboot
About a week ago, I left my Satellite Pro S300-EZ2502 on overnight (as usual). It was fine that night.
The next day, I had a black screen and a flashing amber light at the left side. I tried turning it off, rebooting, no dice. I have tried removing the battery and rebooting under just AC power, nothing, I have tried the opposite. Nothing. I have tried letting the battery run out and then recharge. No help. Very occasionally when I plug it back in, I will get a green light for a few seconds, but then back to the flashing amber light. Nothing EVER on the screen.
I have only had this Notebook since MAY!! what is wrong!!
This interests me, as I have three of these S series laptops and two have failed in similar manner so far.
It can be rectified temporarily by removing the battery, then pressing the start button for several seconds to discharge the capacitor (Toshiba told me to do this) and then using the power cable to start up again. It usually works.
Not very elegant to take out its guts though
My problems started in late August early September - is this significant?
Are you using XP or Vista?
Toshiba have not mended the problem despite two journeys for repair for one machine.
What does the blinking light sequence this orange light taps out mean? Nothing in the papers I have looked at.
My machines were bought in March
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I am Frman From Kurdistan Of Iraq
thanks for this forums to take all outfit .
I want help me for recovery my laptop.
How can i do recovery my laptop toshiba sattelite pro s300 with all driver but i depletion my data in my laptop to recovery.
Can you help me? send me data to recovery .
Thank youHello Frman
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# According model name you have US notebook model so go to US support page under http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modSel.jsp
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Model Name Satellite Pro S300
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IDE Device V4-CT256V4SSD2
TEAC DV-W28S-RT FW version=7.0DThank you for the help sofar.
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