NEC TOKIN OE907 Problem: Toshiba Satellite L300 random shutdown when plugged in AC power.
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NEC TOKIN OE907 Problem: Toshiba Satellite L300 random shutdown when plugged in AC power.
This is my first post in Litlighter. I recently experienced some problems with my Toshiba Satellite L300 laptop which I bought about 4 years ago. The interesting thing is that I still use this Toshiba laptop as my primary computer, largely because of my emotional attachment to it. I typed and learned a lot from this Intel dual-core laptop that makes it still hard for me to part with it. A curious problem happened to it. The laptop began to freeze or giving blank screens or frequently shuts itself down in between some work. This random shutdown continued for sometime and gave me constant headache. Curiously, sometimes the laptop worked very well without any hitches. Soon I found that my Toshiba laptop works in battery without any problems but when I put the plug into the socket to charge it while laptop is running, all the afore mentioned problems occur. It either gets shutdown or freezes. So, I surmised there are some hardware problems with charging part of the computer.
I formatted the laptop to check if the problem happens due to some software error. I experienced this random shutdown/freezing of laptop in the newly installed Windows 7 and also in Ubuntu 12.04. I called Toshiba service center and they said this is a common problem with the Satellite series of Toshiba laptops produced during 2008-2009 period. As the one year Toshiba warranty is long over, they informed me that nearly 4500 Rupees will be needed to replace some faulty“chips”on the motherboard, though they did not specify the exact parts in need of replacement.