After 5 months my Toshiba Satellite became very noisy. I think it is the fan. Is it possible to replace it? Is it selled separated?
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Same here...fan is all jacked up and incredibly noisy. Never experienced this with 3 previous Toshiba laptops, so I'm inclined to think it's an issue with this model in particular. Does anyone know the best way to remedy?
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I had same problem after about 2+ years ownership - one day it became incredibly noisy. It was distracting and not easy to work!So I did what any young scholar of my X/Millenial generation would do - googled it.Fix ended up being the fan/spindle requiring a few drops/helpings of di-electric grease. Read up on the process here (best version I found to take it apart): http://forum.notebookreview.com/threads/toshiba-u945-s4390-disassembly.759534/
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Nope. Mine still works and it's about 2 years 3 months old now. I've only replaced the hard drive because I smacked the keyboard when I lost playing a game that caused a disk crash. Other then that, it's still as robust as day ONE! Go Toshiba!
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According to Toshiba it is a software error message, often caused by a failed firmware upgrade. There is no fix available. They offered to sell me a replacement, but I can get a replacement cheaper on Ebay or Amazon
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Sorry to say . With in a day I had to send it back the fans were seeming. I did not replace it. I thought for the price it was steal but it would have to work properly and mine didn't
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After two months my Toshiba Satellite C655 Crashed. The Blue Screen of death appeared and I entered the White Light. Sent the machine back to TOSHIBA and they were great. Replaced the hard drive and touchpad (the touchpad was defective from day 1)! Works fine now. But my question is for HOW LONG?
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I just bought the 500 Gb Version and the Fan noise immediately kicked in. I discovered that by simply placing a cloth or (mouse or rubber)pad underneath the unit, its noise is canceled out. Do you know if the 1TB drive is That much louder than the 500 Gb? Thanks.
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Hi Susan,Yes, I had the same problem. The power pack just literally packed up. I bought the laptop Jan 2013 and by June 2013, the power cord/pack quit working. I called Toshiba and because the purchase was still within the 1year warranty period, Toshiba agreed to replace the power pack. I was asked to send the defective unit back while a replacement power pack was shipped to me - but not before I had to shell out $30 to purchase a replacement power pack while waiting for the Toshiba replacement - as I wouldn't have been able to use my laptop for the 2-3week period it took to get the replacement. All the best. Hi Susan,Yes, I had the same problem. The power pack just literally packed up. I bought the laptop Jan 2013 and by June 2013, the power cord/pack quit working. I called Toshiba and because the purchase was still within the 1year warranty period, Toshiba agreed to replace the power pack. I was asked to send the defective unit back while a replacement power pack was shipped to me - but not before I had to shell out $30 to purchase a replacement power pack while waiting for the Toshiba replacement - as I wouldn't have been able to use my laptop for the 2-3week period it took to get... » Read More Hi Susan,Yes, I had the same problem. The power pack just literally packed up. I bought the laptop Jan 2013 and by June 2013, the power cord/pack quit working. I called Toshiba and because the purchase was still within the 1year warranty period, Toshiba agreed to replace the power pack. I was asked to send the defective unit back while a replacement power pack was shipped to me - but not before I had to shell out $30 to purchase a replacement power pack while waiting for the Toshiba replacement - as I wouldn't have been able to use my laptop for the 2-3week period it took to get the replacement. All the best. « Show Less
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There are youtube videos that show you how to remove and replace Toshiba Satellite keyboards. You may also want to visit www.laptopkeyboards.com which may offer a video on your specific model. Good luck
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No if has a problem Toshiba won't stand behind it, you have to pay to send to their repair shop. I will never ever buy Toshiba stuff again.
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I also just bought the laptop and I am hearing this weird clicking sounds constantly!I called tech support and they said it was part of the HDD Protection Settings, so I turned it off and the noise stopped briefly but came back. I think I will have to call again because this is noisier than the 2007 laptop I had before.If it doesn't stop I will return the laptop.
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I don't know about replacement parts, hardly used the fan but it worked fine when I did, what do you need? The unit is quite generic, you should be able to get any parts for it locally.
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http://www.amazon.com/A205-S4587-A205-S4597-A215-S4697-A215-S7422-L305-SP6944C/dp/B003U8K4PU/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1394477252&sr=1-1&keywords=toshiba+satellite+a205-s4587
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i own one i have never had any issues with the cooling fan, but there might be a defect.if you are setting the laptop on a hard surface and have an issue then there is a problem, but if you are setting it on bed,couch,clothe any no hard surface, that is the problem.check the cooling fan and the vents if they are clogged with dust vacuum all the dust of see if that helps, might have a defective part.
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I have not had any problems with the fan oscillating. I would think it would be a good reason for replacement, maybe take it back where you got it. The only thing I think is it should have a medium setting.
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Mine died after 3 months. And I loved that thing. Returned it to Amazon, and discovered that while Amazon will accept returns, they charged me nearly $100 to do it. I'm livid about both, and still looking for a non-Toshiba replacement....
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These internal optocal drives just slide in and out of these laptops I own a toshiba laptop since 2007 when windows vista just came out my optical drive plated out on me last year so in order to find the right drive to go back in it was I had to slide out the old drive from the computer you don't need any tools to do this just simply open your drive door and gently pull the drive out on the drive itself you should see the drive make and model number and you shuold find a replacement by etheir going up on amazon or ebay there are quite a number of them on etheir site and you should be able to find the same drive you have in your computer now as a replacement the new drive once you get it should slide right back into your computer the same way as you slid the old one out and you should be back in business again hope this helps you
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The one i got stopped working and so did the replacement after a few usea. It would work olay, but its kindof noisy and the fan is pretty small you have to sit right in front of it for it to work.