Laptop unable to boot (sometimes)

  • Hi there and welcome to PC Help Forum (PCHF), a more effective way to get the Tech Support you need!
    We have Experts in all areas of Tech, including Malware Removal, Crash Fixing and BSOD's , Microsoft Windows, Computer DIY and PC Hardware, Networking, Gaming, Tablets and iPads, General and Specific Software Support and so much more.

    Why not Click Here To Sign Up and start enjoying great FREE Tech Support.

    This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Learn More.
  • Hello everyone We want to personally apologize to everyone for the downtime that we've experienced. We are working to get everything back up as quickly as possible. Due to the issues we've had, your password will need to be reset. Please click the button that says "Forgot Your Password" and change it. We are working to have things back to normal. Emails are fixed and should now send properly. Thank you all for your patience. Thanks, PCHF Management
Status
Not open for further replies.
F

Fjeder

PCHF Member
Mar 17, 2021
1
0
36
I have a Toshiba Qosmio X870-11P laptop, that has started having some issues booting. It is a little old, but once it starts it runs perfectly fine. It has started maybe a month or two ago, that when I turn on the PC, the screen is black, and the fan spins up for a few seconds, and down again for a few seconds. It does this for severeal minutes - and then sometimes it just starts to boot, and sometimes I have to hold down the power button to turn it of, and then try again. Sometimes it takes two minutes, sometimes five minutes before it starts, and on some occasions it just starts right away, and others, it doesnt start at all.. When it decides to start, it boots normally. It shows a brief Qosmio logo (which used to be shown instantly when turning on the PC), then the Windows 10 icon and loading animation, and then it starts as it is supposed to. But it seems like something is interfering/delaying the initial boot startup.

Have anyone else tried this, or have an idea of what might cause this behavior? I have not been able to find similar issues anywhere.

My laptop has an Intel Core i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30 GHZ with 16 GB RAM and a 64 bit Windows 10 Home Edition installed.

Any help would be appretiated.

Thank you :)
/Fjeder
 
it's pushing 10 years old!
simply based on that fact, without knowing anything else like usage or treatment, my guess would be the hard drive, but it could just as easily be the memory, graphics card, or any one of the other components.

if it was still under warranty, or only a few years old, the expenditure of time and money on it would be justified, but you could easily replace one thing that doesn't fix it, replace something else, and before you know it, you've spent $300 on a piece of ancient hardware.
it all depends on your budget of course.

memory for that may be the old DDR2 type, which buying new would be impossible so you'd be looking at 2nd hand parts. if DDR3, you're looking at $AUD40'ish per stick.
hard drive, you may as well convert to SSD, and a 256GB unit is about $AUD60.
so while not a lot of money, the assumption is you get lucky and either one of those replacements fixes the issue. it's a suck-it-and-see exercise.

if it was mine, I'd get it to boot and backup any important files, then retire it for good and put what would have been money spent on that towards a new rig instead.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom