Power cord stopped working on Toshiba Satellite A75 S231

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dianadiehl@cox.net wrote:
: Help anyone! I have a new Toshiba A75 laptop--only a few months old.
: Suddenly, the AC power plug does not seem to be working. The battery
: is down to 13% even though it's plugged in to the wall. I checked all
: the connections, unplugged and plugged them again; I tried another wall
: outlet, just in case. But the battery is draining and no power is
: getting to it. Anyone heard of this? When I pulled the power cord out
: of the back of the machine, it made an odd squeaky noise. Other than
: that, I have no symptoms to report.

The "squeaky noise" could be an indication of a loose or even broken
power connector on your laptop, which would make it impossible for
your laptop to get power. Unless you are handy with a soldering iron,
you're going to have to get it serviced in that case. Is it still
under warranty?

What if you wiggle the plug going into your laptop just a tad? Do you
notice the power coming back on, even briefly? (Seen most obviously
by the power LEDS coming back on.)

Or, the "squeaky noise" might have always been there and is a normal
sound and your AC adaptor simply died. Mine died on my Toshiba
Satellite slowly last fall - at first, I could twist and turn the
black box part of the adaptor a few times until power kicked in (not a
connector issue, since I would do this without touching the laptop
end). It just got worse and worse until it completely stopped
working. I got a replacement from Ebay which has worked perfectly
ever since.

Andrew
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Additional symptoms/facts:

* Of the 3 lights in the front, the first one that has a plug icon
stays on and green.
* So does the middle light.
* The 3rd light is not on now, but yesterday, it was glowing orange.
* Now, with the 2 green lights on, if I scroll over the task bar item
for the battery, it states that the machine is on battery power, and
the battery charge gradually decreases
* I left the machine plugged in all night last night and power was up
to 97%.
* I left the machine plugged in all day today and it was only at 67%
when I came home.
* My nice bright screen is fairly dim. Occasionally, it brightens up
for a few seconds and reminds me why I bought this model.

I have to check the warranty and hope that it's for a whole year. If
not, I'm going back to Dell's. the trick now is to pull my hard drive
and get a replacement while this is in the shop. I have to be able to
compute for a number of reasons, including work.

I wish there were a quick answer--and no, I am not good with a
soldering iron. Thanks for your reply (everyone).

Diana

Andrew wrote:
> dianadiehl@cox.net wrote:
> : Help anyone! I have a new Toshiba A75 laptop--only a few months old.
> : Suddenly, the AC power plug does not seem to be working. The battery
> : is down to 13% even though it's plugged in to the wall. I checked all
> : the connections, unplugged and plugged them again; I tried another wall
> : outlet, just in case. But the battery is draining and no power is
> : getting to it. Anyone heard of this? When I pulled the power cord out
> : of the back of the machine, it made an odd squeaky noise. Other than
> : that, I have no symptoms to report.
>
> The "squeaky noise" could be an indication of a loose or even broken
> power connector on your laptop, which would make it impossible for
> your laptop to get power. Unless you are handy with a soldering iron,
> you're going to have to get it serviced in that case. Is it still
> under warranty?
>
> What if you wiggle the plug going int* o your laptop just a tad? Do you
> notice the power coming back on, even briefly? (Seen most obviously
> by the power LEDS coming back on.)
>
> Or, the "squeaky noise" might have always been there and is a normal
> sound and your AC adaptor simply died. Mine died on my Toshiba
> Satellite slowly last fall - at first, I could twist and turn the
> black box part of the adaptor a few times until power kicked in (not a
> connector issue, since I would do this without touching the laptop
> end). It just got worse and worse until it completely stopped
> working. I got a replacement from Ebay which has worked perfectly
> ever since.
>
> Andrew
> --
> ----> Portland, Oregon, USA <----
> *******************************************************************
> ----> http://www.bizave.com <---- Photo Albums and Portland Info
> ----> To Email me remove "MYSHOES" from email address
> *******************************************************************