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Posted by Steve Barker on November 26, 2007, 5:10 pm
Please log in for more thread options Thanks for your useful reply . It's a satellite P35-s611
And the cord has been abused and yanked on many times. it even got chopped
in half once in the recliner. <g>
STEVE
> wrote:
>
> :>Steve Barker wrote:
> :>> The "plugged in" light stays on, but the battery charge light goes out
> and
> :>> it runs on battery. I have to shutdown, unplug the cord, plug it back
> in
> :>> and it acts normal for another period of time. then does it again.
> Got any
> :>> ideas?
> :>>
> :>> thanks
> :>>
> :>> steve barker
> :>>
> :>>
> :>
> :>1. the wall plug is not completely inserted into the wall socket.
> :>
> :>2. the wall to transformer plug is not completely inserted into the
> :>transformer.
> :>
> :>3. the transformer to computer plug is not completely inserted.
>
> 4. The connector on the motherboard is no longer working properly due
> to a damaged connector or damaged connection to the motherboard.
>
> In over 10 years of working on notebook computers I have found #4 to
> be the most common cause of the OP's symptoms. In very rare occasions
> it's been caused by a bad battery or a bad connection between the
> battery and the motherboard.
>
> me/2
>
> PS: To the OP, S-611 doesn't give a clue as to what model of Toshiba
> you have. The model or part number is normally in the format of
> XYYY-SZZZ such as A123-S123. It's the first part that determines the
> base model number. The second part after the "S" indicates
> configuration options and the same "S" number may be used on widely
> different models.
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