Help?

[Roxyluvsme13]

Goldenlover I would imagine the outlets are standard because it's in my dorm, but I'm not sure. There aren't really any other outlets to try. It's connected to a surge protector, which is about the only available outlet in here. The only problem about that is getting to best buy, lol. I'm nowhere near one and I don't have a car or the money to take a bus. Or the money to pay for the services either, really.

First, do not use a laptop ON YOUR LAP. There have been many many reports of skin issues, discoloration, some of it permanent, from having a laptop sitting on your legs. Have it on a table of some sort!

Next, I suggest you take that power cord and stop in at Best Buy, ask them what the heck is going on? Doesn't matter if you bought it there or not. Have someone knowledgeable look at it! And take the make, model of your laptop with you.

Third, go online to the Toshiba home site and report all this!

Yeah it's on my desk now. Most of the time I Sit on my bed though and the laptop sits on the bed, I'm sure there's been some blankets blocking it at certain points, so that was a problem.

It will be at least 2-3 weeks before I can get to best buy, so... maybe. No way to get there anytime soon.

I should probably report this to Toshiba, so I'll make sure to do that.

[Scooter's Mom]

Yeah it's on my desk now. Most of the time I Sit on my bed though and the laptop sits on the bed, I'm sure there's been some blankets blocking it at certain points, so that was a problem.

Don't do this - it's a fire hazard.
Keep the laptop on the desk or another similar hard surface.

[caseysmom]

Most colleges have some computer geeks to help you out...ask around I bet they have some kind of services available to students.

[happylabs]

Don't do this - it's a fire hazard.
Keep the laptop on the desk or another similar hard surface.

I never sit at a table with mine. It is always on my lap but I do have the Logitech cooling fan under it. However, it doesn't seem to work all that great.

Why are they laptops if not made to sit in your lap?

[Shady]

They have cooling fans, I read all the posts, if someone suggested this I missed it. Listen for the fan, you should be able to hear it and feel the air being pushed by it, somewhere on the sides or back of it. Mine is a DELL, and the fan only comes on intermittently, it doesnt run constantly. That may be why the cooling pad is working for the time being.

If the fan is failing or has failed, everything will overheat. If you dont want to lose all your school work, you should tend to it immediately, because it WILL cause failure to other components, sooner than later. Back up everything regularly, nothing is ever guaranteed with computers.

This is the obvious, but could be your power supply unit, even your adapter or any other number of things, dont wait for the inevitable, it may not be salvageable if the worst happens.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I'm pretty sure my fan is okay. If I have an overheating problem, my computer tells me though. Because one time it said something like "Your computer is overheating, shut down will occur in blahblahblah." I was about to send it off then, but I think it was just because the fan was blocked or something because the problem fixed itself and everything was running fine..

I think the burning of my power cord could have been the other day when I left the computer against some pillows and left it on and went downstairs. I didn't think about it at the time, but it was a bad idea. I came back and there was a funky burning smell, probably from my power cord getting fried, LOL.

If I keep it on a table, with the cooling mat on, or just on a table, it seems to run fine... So I'm thinking I just need to start using it at my desk. If the problem persists, I'm going to get it checked out.

caseysmom We do have a computer help station thing here, I completely forgot about it till you mentioned it. I'll run it by there if things don't get better.

[blue]

You may also want to see if there is a BIOS update available. Ive had Dells and Toshibas come through the shop with overheating issues that a BIOS update helped if not fixed.

[Roxyluvsme13]

You may also want to see if there is a BIOS update available. Ive had Dells and Toshibas come through the shop with overheating issues that a BIOS update helped if not fixed.

Do you know where I could find that at? I've tried Toshiba's website but they don't have my model number listed anymore.

[Vette]

This is why i prefer desktops

what program/s are you running on it?

sometimes a program can cause things to heat up a might fast. especially video games.

[GoldenLover]

Goldenlover I would imagine the outlets are standard because it's in my dorm, but I'm not sure. There aren't really any other outlets to try. It's connected to a surge protector, which is about the only available outlet in here. The only problem about that is getting to best buy, lol. I'm nowhere near one and I don't have a car or the money to take a bus. Or the money to pay for the services either, really.

Make friends with an upperclassman?? ;-)
I'll bet it's because you're leaving it on your bed and the blankets aren't allowing proper circulation for the laptop cooling fans, causing it to overheat. Keep it on the cooling pad on a hard surface. If you don't have a desk, you could get one of those laptop stands or bean bag desk things to sit it on also, just as long as there is plenty of room unblocked on all sides to allow air circulation.

[Roxyluvsme13]

Alright guys, so the moment I posted something about doing system restore and trying to keep using my laptop, I go to turn it back on anddd... I get a black screen with the computer doing nothing . Toshiba tech support said the computer's probably freaking out because of the power thing, but we'll see.

I'm at the library right now; it's not so bad. They have PCs and Macs Macs make me happy, I'm actually kind of considering buying one next semester with my extra tuition money.

I'm really, really hoping Toshiba doesn't have to erase any of my files to fix my computer. If they do I'm going to strangle someone, lol. I'm about sold on a Mac though. Especially since they're supposed to be more reliable than a PC and all of the other things that I've read about them make me really want one.

I'll be shipping out poor Petite Rouge (it's my laptop's name and means "Little Red" in french) over Thanksgiving break, so I'm pretty sure I'll be using library computers the rest of the semester. Sigh.