When I turned it on the blue light around the power button went on and I could hear the fan start working (the fan always starts working and works for several seconds when you turn the laptop on). Well, 2 weeks ago (june 2006), I was on an overnight flight and I wanted to work on my laptop, but it would not boot. The problem with the power jack is a common one with this model as I found out later. I took it to an authorized repair shop in Albany NY and they replaced the mother board under warranty and also they replaced the top cover, since there was a recall on that and they were replacing it routinely on every laptop of this model. I bought it in dec.2004, in june 2005 the following happened: power jack worked badly, the battery did not charge, so I had to wiggle the power cord in the socket or prop it up against something to make the battery charge. Maybe it will be helpful to other unlucky owners of this laptop model. I also wante to sharel some problems that I had with Toshiba satellite M35S-X149, and what happened. Do you think there is a way I can argue that it’s an inherent design problem?įirst of all I want to thank everyone who posts tips and problems on sites like this, and helps other people by doing that. I really don’t want to spend more money to buy another battery just to get the same problem again.
I brought it in to Future Shop to get it fixed and specifically told them that the battery is not dead, but a week later they say it’s a bad battery and that it’s not covered by the extended warranty. When the laptop is plugged into the wall, I can play around with the battery if I put the laptop upright and apply a little bit of force with my hand and push the battery towards the right, the battery is detected (the battery indicator LED turns on) and gets charged as soon as I take off my hand, the laptop loses sight of the battery (the right most battery indicator LED turns off). I suspect that it’s really a design problem and not just a defect. The battery is not dead, it still discharges properly and can last 2 hours when the battery remains in good contact with the laptop. When I put my laptop on my lap, the pressure against my lap may cause the battery to shift slightly, and then BOOM! The laptop loses power and shuts down.
For some reason, the contact between the battery and the laptop is really worthless and I can’t really use the laptop unplugged. However, there is another problem with the laptop that really pisses me off. I bought my Toshiba A70 in September 2004, and strangely enough, I didn’t have this problem.