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| Main - msg db 'Computer Address',0xa - Laptop Malfunction! (1) |
| Trelior |
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Level: 128    
Posts: 2037/4986 EXP: 24155085 Next: 226615 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 1471 days Last view: 1471 days |
It started about an hour ago when I was experiencing a keyboard malfunction. The E key was inserting 3s, the T with 7s, O (the letter) with 9s, some keys were doing incorrect funtions, and the Y key was acting as if it was being held down, then some keys, like E, stopped working entirely.
Thinking that maybe it was a driver error, I disabled the keyboard in the device manager, and restarted per the prompt. What happened next was that instead of booting straight into Windows, as per normal, it propted me for which OS to load... With my Windows 7 being my only option... It loaded alright, I guess, but I couldn't log in because my keyboard was disabled, and I couldn't bring up the onscreen keyboard, either... I shut down and tried to reboot again, only this time... And every time now... All I get is a black screen and the PC speaker screaming a long, broken blare. It does this no matter if I tell it to boot from the hard drive or my recovery disk... What is wrong? What happened? I'm kinda fucked without my computer! Please help! |
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The Sorceress. Boing~ Level: 237
Posts: 3751/20774 EXP: 205443209 Next: 2535725 Since: 01-01-12 From: UK Last post: 1051 days Last view: 5 hours |
That's.. certainly strange behaviour. Although, it does remind me of my old laptop.
It'd turn on, and start the fan.. nothing else. It turned out that the motherboard had actually melted. You haven't been trying to use it in a hot place.. have you? The world could always use more heroes! |
| Trelior |
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Level: 128
Posts: 2038/4986 EXP: 24155085 Next: 226615 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 1471 days Last view: 1471 days |
Not any hotter than room temperature. I have a box fan that sits behind it, blowing on it as well as me to keep us both cool... I hope that the motherboard didn't melt... I can't afford to replace it, and I won't for quite some time! |
| Lili~ ♥ |
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Queen Lesbian of Kafuka Level: 160
Posts: 1969/8412 EXP: 52911281 Next: 41718 Since: 01-06-12 Last post: 2963 days Last view: 1486 days |
Open the computer and look at the motherboard. You'll see if it melted.
Since you'll need to open the computer anyway, it's on the way. |
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   Level: 131
Posts: 951/5269 EXP: 25764582 Next: 660038 Since: 06-19-12 Last post: 3039 days Last view: 2932 days |
I see. My dad had the same problem with his laptop, and he figured out that it was because the previous owner split beer on the whole left side of the keyboard which caused it to short circuit. However I don't think this is the case for you. Just see if getting a new keyboard will help, if not Try contacting a previous owner, or a technician. |
| Trelior |
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Level: 128
Posts: 2039/4986 EXP: 24155085 Next: 226615 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 1471 days Last view: 1471 days |
Posted by RydiaI'm the only owner this laptop has ever had. I am a technician... I need a second opinion. @Liliana: I hate tearing into laptops... Such a pain in the ass. |
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The Sorceress. Boing~ Level: 237
Posts: 3757/20774 EXP: 205443209 Next: 2535725 Since: 01-01-12 From: UK Last post: 1051 days Last view: 5 hours |
This reminds me why I dislike laptops too. They're a pain if something goes wrong.  The world could always use more heroes! |
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Queen Lesbian of Kafuka Level: 160
Posts: 1973/8412 EXP: 52911281 Next: 41718 Since: 01-06-12 Last post: 2963 days Last view: 1486 days |
Must've missed the "laptop" part...
It does sound like something internally is broken though... so there seems no way around it. |
| Trelior |
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Level: 128
Posts: 2042/4986 EXP: 24155085 Next: 226615 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 1471 days Last view: 1471 days |
Posted by LilianaIt's in the thread title... ._. I have reason to believe it was caused by the replacement adapter I bought yesterday... But it doesn't quite add up since I only got about thirteen hours of use out of it when the computer was on. I admit I was doing some heavy file manipulation between uTorrent, UMDGen, moving isos onto my PSP and backing them up to my 2TB... Although, that's no different than any other day that I do a lot of stuff. Shit just doesn't make sense. |
| Elemi |
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Jejfjsiejrjntnyns8fujrtnjs8f7eibrbtudiwie Level: 37
Posts: 44/284 EXP: 328277 Next: 9976 Since: 01-05-12 Last post: 1835 days Last view: 370 days |
2 of my old laptops have done the exact same thing, even BIOS reflashing does not yeild any good results.
People say that often the keyboard's connector cable/ribbon to the mainboard can get loose on most laptops and could cause the keyboard malfunction, as for your HDD, probably died, I had one that did that too, replacing it worked though... --- ANYWAY, back to the initial issue at hand, have you tried an external keyboard? I have on both of mine, but the external keyboard suffers the exact same issue, so it's probably not the internal keyboard's ribbon at fault... |
| Emuz |
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 11 Hit Combo: Mother's Rosario Level: 109
Posts: 887/3393 EXP: 13563863 Next: 395782 Since: 12-30-11 From: Akron, Ohio; USA Last post: 114 days Last view: 3 days |
If it is your motherboard you HD may be fine. If you can't get it to boot save your HD and you can try and pull data off of it using someone's desktop.
How old is it, and what is the brand? The Dynamic Profile Administrator™"Never Knows Best" Note: if you can see this my layout broke. ALL THE CREDITS WILL BE REVEALED!! 'Victory Noriko' by @thatsheepagain. 'Chibi Dance Noriko' by @Haru__Kitsu. 'Deity's Night Out (Featuring Gabbie)' by @thatsheepagain Noriko Emotes by @Haru__Kitsu. Side Bar Noriko by @thatsheepagain 'Noriko's Nature Walk' by @projectTiGER_ Emotive Noriko by @thatsheepagain. "Space Candy Noriko" by BerryVerrine. "Super Sharp Noriko" by Xionfes. A gift illustration from the wonderful EverKinzPony! "Magical Girl Noriko" by @cute_hospital! "Patient Chibi Noriko" by @Ruii_ki! 'Dapper '60s Noriko' by @thatsheepagain. 'Shiny Chibi Noriko' by @inioli. 'Flower Veil Noriko' by @Sushiee_. 'Noriko in Realism' by @_Sarybuu. 'Noriko's Midnight Adventure' by @projectTiGER_ 'Yukata Noriko' by @yunyunmaru_ 'Birthday Wishes Noriko' by @thatsheepagain |
| Trelior |
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Level: 128
Posts: 2043/4986 EXP: 24155085 Next: 226615 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 1471 days Last view: 1471 days |
The issue with the keyboard sprang up out of nowhere! It worked fine when I was working with the PSP files. Indecided to take a break from the laptop for a while, and hopped on the Wii for a few hours. When I came back, the keyboard was acting up.
As for the hard drive failure hypothesis, I doubt that's the case because I wasn't having any issues with it. I highly doubt that is the issue... I'm gonna see if I can get it to load up by dropping it into one of the other laptops in the house. @Emuz: She's a four year old Toshiba Satellite model. A great computer. Put up with more abuse than I think should have been tolerated. |
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11 Hit Combo: Mother's Rosario Level: 109
Posts: 889/3393 EXP: 13563863 Next: 395782 Since: 12-30-11 From: Akron, Ohio; USA Last post: 114 days Last view: 3 days |
Ahh 4 years? Hmm.. well it could be an age issues. Sadly a lot of good laptops last about that long before a soldering point breaks or something silly. It could be a matter of finding that and fixing it.. (could be motherboard those symptoms) The Dynamic Profile Administrator™"Never Knows Best" Note: if you can see this my layout broke. ALL THE CREDITS WILL BE REVEALED!! 'Victory Noriko' by @thatsheepagain. 'Chibi Dance Noriko' by @Haru__Kitsu. 'Deity's Night Out (Featuring Gabbie)' by @thatsheepagain Noriko Emotes by @Haru__Kitsu. Side Bar Noriko by @thatsheepagain 'Noriko's Nature Walk' by @projectTiGER_ Emotive Noriko by @thatsheepagain. "Space Candy Noriko" by BerryVerrine. "Super Sharp Noriko" by Xionfes. A gift illustration from the wonderful EverKinzPony! "Magical Girl Noriko" by @cute_hospital! "Patient Chibi Noriko" by @Ruii_ki! 'Dapper '60s Noriko' by @thatsheepagain. 'Shiny Chibi Noriko' by @inioli. 'Flower Veil Noriko' by @Sushiee_. 'Noriko in Realism' by @_Sarybuu. 'Noriko's Midnight Adventure' by @projectTiGER_ 'Yukata Noriko' by @yunyunmaru_ 'Birthday Wishes Noriko' by @thatsheepagain |
| Trelior |
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Level: 128
Posts: 2045/4986 EXP: 24155085 Next: 226615 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 1471 days Last view: 1471 days |
Eh, I've been meaning to upgrade for some time... I'm just not given the choice now.
I'm thinking of getting another Toshiba, because despite the shit they get from people, they make damn good machines. I just hope I can get something within a range of $300-400 that can rival what the old one was. It was $500, and worth every penny. |
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Level: 128
Posts: 2050/4986 EXP: 24155085 Next: 226615 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 1471 days Last view: 1471 days |
Hijacked my dad's laptop and swapped had drives.
Conclusion: The Toshiba's fucked. |
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NES Game Aficionado Level: 73
Posts: 358/1354 EXP: 3418426 Next: 67442 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 2180 days Last view: 1689 days |
Try and clear the CMOS. See if there's a battery somewhere you can remove. It might not have liked being shut off in that boot screen, and/or might have detected something awry with your keyboard. Try and keep the keyboard disconnected and turn it on after you've cleared the CMOS.
EDIT: There might be a button somewhere you can push or a jumper you can move one pin over to clear the CMOS. Being that it's a laptop, it's not likely there's an easy way to do this other than pulling the battery. |
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 Koopa Level: 25
Posts: 30/113 EXP: 82419 Next: 7201 Since: 01-01-12 From: Niagara Falls Last post: 3827 days Last view: 3755 days |
Was the replacement adapter from Toshiba for that model? I know playing around with a adapter, especially on older rigs can sometimes make a laptop do funny things, and when funny includes funny things with power, not so funny things happen like melting. |
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Level: 128
Posts: 2101/4986 EXP: 24155085 Next: 226615 Since: 01-02-12 Last post: 1471 days Last view: 1471 days |
The adapter was made by a company that sells through Radioshack called "Enercell..."
Upon reading reviews after dropping my hard drive into my dad's laptop, I found that the company makes incredibly poor quality devices and gets consistently bad reviews. What pisses me off is that I threw out the receipt, and I'm now out $75! |
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The Sorceress. Boing~ Level: 237
Posts: 3862/20774 EXP: 205443209 Next: 2535725 Since: 01-01-12 From: UK Last post: 1051 days Last view: 5 hours |
Posted by TreliorOuch. I've kept receipts for every brand that I'm not sure of being able to trust or not. The world could always use more heroes! |
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 Miracles Happen When you believe... Level: 256
Posts: 21/25311 EXP: 270456682 Next: 1666745 Since: 07-16-12 From: Albany, NY OS: Windows 98 Last post: 356 days Last view: 356 days |
I always save my receipts for anything within the return date, especially something like electronics... does Radio Shack at least give store credit for no receipt? "Miracles happen, when you believe..."
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