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Toshiba Satellite 210CS error boot

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First post, by theelf

Posted on 2021-09-22, 04:59

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Hi, first sorry my english

I buy a 210CS for cheap, and is "working" good, exept not boot, i just get a cursor blinking after bios boot

The bios and memory post is OK, i can enter bios, options are saved, and memory count is ok, but after this just cursor blinking

I tried different hard disk, CF>IDE, floppy, nothing boot. Not from HDD or floppy

I removed internal battery (are two), disable cache in bios, nothing

If at least boot from floppy i can test something, but just the cursor. I tested same floppy and HDD, CF, on a older toshiba i have (486) and both boot OK

Any ideas?

thanks

Reply 1 of 4, by Deksor

Posted on 2021-09-22, 08:59

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When you removed the batteries, did you notice any sort of leakage ?

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Reply 2 of 4, by theelf

Posted on 2021-09-22, 09:29

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Deksor wrote on 2021-09-22, 08:59:

When you removed the batteries, did you notice any sort of leakage ?

No, the laptop smell new... is in a perfect sharp, outside and inside. The batteries even have correct voltage

I was surprise the main battery... still hold charge for more than 40min!!!

I did not dissaembly more than just remove the keyboard and check anyways

Reply 3 of 4, by Deksor

Posted on 2021-09-22, 16:01

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Maybe it needs a working cmos battery to boot ?

I have one which still has its internal batteries and still boots, I'm not sure why it wouldn't in your case 🙁

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Reply 4 of 4, by Nexxen

Posted on 2021-09-22, 16:36

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Could you post BIOS page pics?
HD as EIDE or different option?

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