i have an ancient Toshiba Satellite L310 PSME6L 00K001

other parts are working but mobo is (DEAD)
two shops said the mobo is dead.. but 1 shop said only the fan
my problem is that my laptop will get overheat so fast
cuz the fan only function for few minutes then laptop suddenly go off

should i buy new mobo or new laptop?
or
should i trade in with shop that buy faulty laptop?
or
anyone interested to buy as spare parts?

specs are:

ram: 2gb
screen: lcd 1024x768 not sure about the size
procs: dual core 2.16ghz (gma 4500m)
storage: - (want to keep)

In my experience. It is more economical to buy a new laptop rather than pay for a new mobo which sometimes may cost the same as a new entire laptop. Besides new laptop have warranty so a few years peace of mind.

yeah right.. but then what can i do for the other parts?

Like you said, you can try your luck in asking the shop you purchased from to trade in. Best of luck. As for HDD data, it can be taken out easily and plug into an external USB enclosure to extract out the data.

ur laptop still can go into os?

yeah.. but i rather sell to people who need spare parts than trade in.. trade in not worth i think i could only get rm200.. but if i sell lcd, ram separately maybe would get more? doesnt it?

can but fan not working so it will get hot fast and suddenly off after few minutes..

hav u tried replacing the fan?

parts u can sell off ebay/lelong if u want. definitely will get better value liddat.


This post has been edited by kurangak: Apr 1 2014, 10:04 AM

nope, never.. cuz last time i brought my laptop to shop A they said my fan is okay just my mobo is dead..
then i go to shop B they said mobo is okay just change the fan
i got confused! so i think mybe i just sell the other parts lo.. hope laku

if u still wanna use the laptop, try changing the fan 1st...

but if u want to change ur laptop, sell the old laptop by parts... but itll take some time b4 ull manage to sell all tho...

ya, you might try to change the new fan 1st, and if mobo is dead can send to us for repair as well

yeah of course will take time haha.. nowadays my spec can be considered as ancient-low end..
but frankly speak how much do u think i could get? specs are as the top post

price may vary. i suggest u google up ur computer parts number based on ur model, then search it on ebay to make reference on the price.

This post has been edited by kurangak: Apr 1 2014, 11:43 AM

ah okay thanks

in my experience this not overheat problem,many toshiba,compaq and acer model got this problem,u need to change 1 component at the motherboard to settle it

i also think its not overheat problem because before this i turn on the laptop then i cucuk2 fan to work (sometimes not work) and amazingly when the fan spin i can let it run for days without shutdown.. but one day i tried the same method the fan work but produce a weird sound.. i did unscrew my laptop to check but no strange thing happen inside.. i dunno which component to change? all shop i went advice me to buy new one or new mobo which is not recommended


1 shop even lied to me.. long story.. but he charge me for something unnecessary
- format my laptop without my permission (i think he afraid and try to made up a story..because my laptop cant be turn on after he blow with a machine to clean that leave me no choice to leave it with him to solve the problem)
-change my 4gb ram to 2gb claim my ram is dead which is not..

this shop la said mobo is okay only fan got prob others said mobo prob

I can fix for you...

sounds like ur fan is dead...probably about time u change ur fan anyway..

how? what u think my prob is?

2 shop say mobo 1 shop say fan.. u also say fan too.. really?
how much for the fan? is it worth to change tho? :3

coz u say u need to poke the fan in order for it to works. plus u said that it produce weird noise.(i assume it comes from the fan) so it must be the fan.

without fan, ur system overheats quickly n just auto shutdown.

idk about ur model, but generally replacement fan its around rm50-100 including postage fee on ebay (depending on availability n demand)

some seller in lyn oso selling replacement parts.

as for worth it or not, its up to u to decide.

personally, ill just buy a new laptop, fix the old, broken laptop n then donate/sell it cheap to someone who might need it.

This post has been edited by kurangak: Apr 2 2014, 10:21 AM

haa i see.. well i will go survey for the fan first else i think im going to sell cheap for the ram and lcd
but need to survey too idk how to put the price for both item

Toshiba Satellite L310 PSME6L 00K001

[quote=plums666,Apr 2 2014, 11:03 AM]
how? what u think my prob is?


Have to check first your fan...could be ic for fan controller is faulted or otherwise we've to bypass the fan pin terminal.
Your Lappy is seem to be OverHeat caused by failure fan.Your Lappy will shutdown it self when reach the high temperature to prevent damage for the mainboard.Thermal compound also need to be improve.

[quote=eselai,Apr 2 2014, 11:19 AM]
[quote=plums666,Apr 2 2014, 11:03 AM]
how? what u think my prob is?
Have to check first your fan...could be ic for fan controller is faulted or otherwise we've to bypass the fan pin terminal.
Your Lappy is seem to be OverHeat caused by failure fan.Your Lappy will shutdown it self when reach the high temperature to prevent damage for the mainboard.Thermal compound also need to be improve.

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if it is as you said.. rough estimation cost to solve this? can u repair?

u should post u thread here