Windows 10: Strange issue with old Toshiba Laptop

Hello.
i have one Toshiba Laptop that every now and them has the hard drive LED stuck (as if using disk at 100%) and then hard disk dissappears for good (not detected) until PC is powered off and it's left that way for a while. I checked SMART values and health was ok. I did a surface test too and it came up clean.

Any ideas? This is driving me crazy.
Could it be temperature?
Could it be the drive is dislodged in its socket/connector?

I am currently doing a full backup with MR Free before it starts failing again.

What do you suggest as course of action? I could try with different disks.

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No USB ports working on toshiba laptop


Hi guys,

Got an old Toshiba laptop, satellite l500d pslk0a-00r009
Its old and doesn't officially support win10. However I have it installed and everything works fine except USB. All the ports seem completely dead, plugging in a USB mouse I get no light on the mouse. USB flash drives don't work either. This was previously working under win7.

The issue seems to be I don't have "Generic USB hub" in device manager. Have tried to manually install it using add legacy hardware but it wont take. I have several USB root hub and others listed, but not the generic hub.

Here's what I have tried so far:

Uninstall all USB device in device managers and reboot
Confirmed BIOS is latest version
tried both legacy and compatibly USB mode in BIOS
Download and install generic win10 USB drivers
Disable USB power saving mode
Installed toshiba's service center, no updates available
Ran MS troubleshooter/fixit

I think the next step is to give up, but does anyone else have any suggestions?

thanks

 

Toshiba Laptop power issues

Remove battery, remove adapter, spam the crap out of the power button to empty whatever charge there is in the laptop. If that don't work, see above what @FreedomEclipse said, probably the adapter port on the laptop is borked, happens alot to heavily used laptops, especially Toshibas(huehuehuehue)

 

Toshiba Laptop power issues

Hello,

Forums

a friend ask me to take a look at his toshiba satellite laptop model a665-s6086 the issue is that the laptop is not getting no power. i have check the ac plug it work fine and battery its fine. when i plug the laptop i don't get no light to come on. I have done the hold the power bottom for 30 sec etc.. and not thing . any one have idea where i can start troubleshoot this issue

Thank u

The Noob