My warranty on my laptop has run out, do i get a new one or try to get the problem fixed?
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Take it to your local high street computer shop, that is if they do repairs.. they will charge you a small fee for diagnosing the problem but this will usually be refunded if you let them do the repairs, once you know what's wrong and how much it will cost to put right you will be in a much better position to work out whether you'll be better off scrapping it and getting a new one or having your old one repaired
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Explain the situation to the manufacturer, and tell them that it is only one week out of warranty.  Let them know you have been a loyal customer and tell them that if they want your repeat business they will help you out.
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Go to Start and click on help and support\nSystem information\nView the status of hardware and software\n\nThis should give you a list of all the applications and devices on your machine\n\nIf there are any conflicts, you will see the software causing the problem.\n\nLook under obsolete application and device drivers
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if u have already reinstalled the OS then we habe ruled out all software problems .. now what u got to do its if its a laptop and if it has a stick as well as a touch pad disable one at a time and check and if its a desktop u know what to do .. REPLACE IT :)
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ok first of all check your adapter weather its working or not. For this you can use digital or analog A/C D/C meter. If the adater is working fine the next thing is your main battery pack of laptop. Usually all manufactures only give 1 year warranty for battery pack and in some casses battery pack did not work properly due to extensive charging . If it is in warranty then go to your dealer from where you buy the laptop. The third and final diagnoses for this problem is the system board of your laptop. Because sometimes due tp spike of electricity cause damage to the system board of laptop and make it unabel to charge the battery or even start with the adapter pluged in. \n\nSo if your system board is damaged and its not under warranty then I suggest to get a new one dude.
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Everyone else here is right, the hard drive should be fine.  However, the screen is a loss, it is not worth replacing as a laptop display will run you $700 to $900 and for that, you can just buy a new laptop.  Also, someone suggested getting the extended warranty, the problem is extended warranties don't cover screen damage, no matter how it was caused, I know, Best Buy wouldn't fix mine and I ended up buying a new laptop.\n\nYes, you can transfer it to another computer, there are a number of utilities to do this but since it is a laptop drive you will need a USB 2.0 enclosure for it like this one, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817106093, this will allow you to connect the drive to any computer and take any information you need off of it.
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So is it not still under that warranty, I assume? (If it is send it in!) \n\nMany people buy broken laptops to either fix or strip of the other parts. I say put it up on ebay with a startng price of about $50, see if it sells for that, you may even get more, because it isn't that hard to buy and replace a harddrive! (Hell, I wouldn't mind fixing it, and I knwo how to do it! and I generally suck at computer things) It may just be more cost effective for you to get it fixed?\n\nHell, if you want to send it off and then have it shipped back to me, I'll give you $100!
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It appears from the code that you have an issue with the system board of the laptop. You can try resetting the BIOS to the default settings, saving it then rebooting. If it goes into the error again you will need to have it serviced. If it is a Pentium 3 or older, It is probably not worth the cost as you can get new laptops now under 1,000. If you are worried about data on the drive, you can get a external caddy for the hard drive to salvage the data. You can find them at newegg for under 50 bucks.
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Go to a repair shop and fix it. Don't open the laptop yourself or you may end up with bigger problems
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Is there problems with the laptop?
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Check to make sure you dont have any recalls on that particular thing. Maybe you didn't put it in correctly. ummm maybe your laptop is not responding correctly to it because the unknown error is not effecting it. Just follow the error and keep doing what ya doing. have a nice day
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To be honest, repairing a laptop is usually more trouble and money than it's worth. I can think of three things that would cause your problem. Faulty cord, faulty battery, or faulty motherboard. If it's #1 or #2, good, because those things are easy to replace. If it's #3, it's time to buy a new laptop.
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did you check it worked whilst in the shop and get them to sign the reciept to say that it worked.\nif no then you have no comeback.\nget you´re laptop back and start looking on e-bay for the same laptop for spares or repair(like broken screen but not motherboard faults)\nyou will be able to repair it you´re self by taking the base apart and putting it back together in reverse(a monkey can do this belive me just don´t have it pluged in or the battery inserted.\nhave fun and learn something interesting.
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Call Toshiba, and buy a new installation disk from them, they will not give you one for free, unless you are the original owner, and it is still under warranty.
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You could try Overstock.com, try a refurbished laptop they cost way less and its basically better than brand new ones
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What is the exact problem you are having, maybe it is a simple driver that you need to re-install a driver. What type/model of Laptop do you have? What is the exact problem that you are having? What have you done so far or what jobs have being down to your laptop? I am willing to help you out on your problem with your laptop, just explain it a bit on the issue you are having?
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I have to tell you that it takes no longer to repair a laptop than it does a desktop, if its a true technician, have Gateway send it back to you or have them send you a new one.  That cable is a easy replacement and should not take more than the time to get the part, and being GATEWAY they should have it already.