laptop would not boot/removed hard drive and can see on PATA pigtail

[jackstraw56]

I have a Toshiba LX25 laptop that quit booting, shut in 2 to 5 seconds after power initiation. I removed the HDD and attached to a PATA/USB pigtail through my desk top and can run /slavage files, however when I went to restart my desk top with the HDD in the USB slot, the computor made it through the initial windows bois then hung on a black screen. When I disconnected the HDD from the USB the desktop fininshed the startup sequece. I then replugged the damaged HDD and have spent the better part of the day scanning and cleaning. Any thoughts? Could this be a HDD issue a motherboard or a power supply? Please advise. PS Obviously when my desktop is up and hte unit is then pluged I see no appreciable issues on the DT when running.

 

[BadBigBen]

well, power on the laptop without the HDD, if it POSTS then you have a mistery on your hand...

the symptoms described, do not indicate a HDD problem, but rather a temperature problem, where the CPU is being turned off to prevent damage...

I would suggest you clean out the heatsinks from dust, etc., and see if that alleviates the boot problem...



Ben
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[kjv1611]

And of course, make sure your fans are actually running.

Also, with a laptop, it's easy to misplace it to restrict air flow. Make sure you don't have it on a soft pillow or anything that could cover the air vents.

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