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Answer» I got a new Toshiba Satelite laptop a couple months ago and it promptly got dropped. The screen broke and the system froze. I replaced the screen but the OS would freeze after a minute or so after booting up. I have run multiple tests but cannot determine what the problem is. I know the processor works- laptop boots and runs fine until freeze up. The ram works- ran memtest ISO and found no problems. The hard drive seems to work- once again system boots up and I can access different programs (for a minute). The DVD drive works and I can use Knoppix ISO all day long. I even got a new hard drive and figured I'd just reformat but the installation disc tells me a fatal error has occurred and will not install. I tried to run a HD eraser ISO (nuke) but that wouldn't go either. I'm out of ideas. Any thoughts? What to try next?One word... Warranty.Well, I suppose I will try to TEST the warranty but I'm sure they'll realize I dropped it and it won't be covered. Worth a shot though.....I guess. Running Knoppix on it right now. At least it does that.So, you can run a Knoppix LIVE CD with no problems? I wonder if there is damage to the board or another part of the system, such that when it makes calls to the hard drive for information, that's what causes the failures?Well, I would tend to think that myself exept for the fact that it will indeed read and write to the HD for a short time. WHY does it stop?? If in fact the MB is broken, it would NEVER work.How much ram do you have?Did you take it out and reinstall it? Quote from: patio on July 23, 2009, 04:47:29 PM One word... Warranty. +1 I dropped my ps2 and I sent it back to sony and they fixed it and all I had to do was TAPE something that got in the way of the disk. Still working fine for guitar hero. Anways, send it back and get a new one. I remember dead reakon dropped a psu on his laptop and sent it back and they fixed it tooThat would have been the "Beware of falling PSU's Topic" if i remember correctly...Yup lol Quote from: patio on July 24, 2009, 05:15:04 PM That would have been the "Beware of falling PSU's Topic" if i remember correctly... I had to do a double take, at first I thought it said "Beware of falling UPS".Are you dyslexic? I resent that, I'll have you know that I like women.What does that have to do with anything?Maybe I should have spelled a word backwards or something. It really did seem funny yesterday. Oh well, at least the voices in my head were amused.Yeahhhh.....anyways, 2 gigs of ram. Didn't take it out but did wiggle it around to make sure it was SEATED. Had no effect.

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I got a new Toshiba Satelite laptop a couple months ago and it promptly got dropped. The screen broke and the system froze. I replaced the screen but the OS would freeze after a minute or so after booting up. I have run multiple tests but cannot determine what the problem is. I know the processor works- laptop boots and runs fine until freeze up. The ram works- ran memtest ISO and found no problems. The hard drive seems to work- once again system boots up and I can access different programs (for a minute). The DVD drive works and I can use Knoppix ISO all day long. I even got a new hard drive and figured I'd just reformat but the installation disc tells me a fatal error has occurred and will not install. I tried to run a HD eraser ISO (nuke) but that wouldn't go either. I'm out of ideas. Any thoughts? What to try next?One word...

Warranty.Well, I suppose I will try to TEST the warranty but I'm sure they'll realize I dropped it and it won't be covered. Worth a shot though.....I guess. Running Knoppix on it right now. At least it does that.So, you can run a Knoppix LIVE CD with no problems? I wonder if there is damage to the board or another part of the system, such that when it makes calls to the hard drive for information, that's what causes the failures?Well, I would tend to think that myself exept for the fact that it will indeed read and write to the HD for a short time. WHY does it stop?? If in fact the MB is broken, it would NEVER work.How much ram do you have?Did you take it out and reinstall it? Quote from: patio on July 23, 2009, 04:47:29 PM

One word...

Warranty.

+1
I dropped my ps2 and I sent it back to sony and they fixed it and all I had to do was TAPE something that got in the way of the disk. Still working fine for guitar hero. Anways, send it back and get a new one. I remember dead reakon dropped a psu on his laptop and sent it back and they fixed it tooThat would have been the "Beware of falling PSU's Topic" if i remember correctly...Yup lol Quote from: patio on July 24, 2009, 05:15:04 PM

That would have been the "Beware of falling PSU's Topic" if i remember correctly...

I had to do a double take, at first I thought it said "Beware of falling UPS".Are you dyslexic? I resent that, I'll have you know that I like women.What does that have to do with anything?Maybe I should have spelled a word backwards or something.

It really did seem funny yesterday. Oh well, at least the voices in my head were amused.Yeahhhh.....anyways, 2 gigs of ram. Didn't take it out but did wiggle it around to make sure it was SEATED. Had no effect.

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