witteveder
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Since a week I'm the proud owner of an Toshiba T1000LE from around 1989 (according to the oldest files on the hard drive). It had some troubles turning on initially, but putting it on the charger for a couple of hours (without removable battery) I was able to boot it up for ~10 times. I played around a bit and was able to confirm everything seems to be working (hard drive, LCD screen, memory, etc). The disk drive would make a sound as if it was working but gave an error. I guess the belt is gone.
The next day it wouldn't boot anymore. After pluggin in the charger (even leaving it like this for hours, with steady red power light) and when pressing the power button, other lights (like HDD) come on, laptop makes some noice (the fan I guess) but the computer powers down with in a very long beep. My guess would be that the capacitors are gone and that I was initially just lucky powering it on.
I really want to restore this beauty to its former glory. I have included some photos also of the motherboard and the capacitors on the left side. They have some junk on the pads, but besides that I cannot really tell if there is anything wrong with them (visually).
I have not yet disassembled the laptop completely, so have no photos of the powerboard, only the motherboard underneath the keyboard (that was just 3 screws).
Is there anybody on this forum with experience with this laptop or in general with these types of failures and repairs? Any hints/ help would be greatly appreciated.
The next day it wouldn't boot anymore. After pluggin in the charger (even leaving it like this for hours, with steady red power light) and when pressing the power button, other lights (like HDD) come on, laptop makes some noice (the fan I guess) but the computer powers down with in a very long beep. My guess would be that the capacitors are gone and that I was initially just lucky powering it on.
I really want to restore this beauty to its former glory. I have included some photos also of the motherboard and the capacitors on the left side. They have some junk on the pads, but besides that I cannot really tell if there is anything wrong with them (visually).
I have not yet disassembled the laptop completely, so have no photos of the powerboard, only the motherboard underneath the keyboard (that was just 3 screws).
Is there anybody on this forum with experience with this laptop or in general with these types of failures and repairs? Any hints/ help would be greatly appreciated.