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Re-seat the ram modules (or take out one module if you have 2) and/or use another drive. Try again. cheers ...

That is tough going, but I personally look into trying with another Ac Adapter and/or battery first before going into the next step - and that is replacing the power jack. cheers ...

Would it let you go into Safe Mode? cheers ...

Yes. The Turion is a 64bits based CPU. cheers ...

You should be able to negotiate with Toshiba for replacement disks, worthy of a small investment and not taking the chance of downloading some bad stuffs. cheers ...

If you are disassembling the laptop, and cleaning the processor and heatsink Arctic Silver 5 is the name of the thermal paste. Apply as directed. Too much is as bad as too little or none. If you are not going to disassemble now, get a can of canned air and blow out the fan areas. Wipe of any surface dust on the fan covers first so you dont blow that inside the laptop. Isolate the fan blade with ...

Last thing I would try is replacing the CMOS battery. A long shot. And after that I would write the comp off. Hopefully someone else has more ideas. cheers ...

I saw many offers of up to 160gigo drive for this model. cheers ...

I would first try swapping your ram around, or use just one stick. cheers ...

Re-seat the ram modules (or take out one module if you have 2) and/or use another drive. Try again. cheers ...

Would it let you go into Safe Mode? cheers ...

That is tough going, but I personally look into trying with another Ac Adapter and/or battery first before going into the next step - and that is replacing the power jack. cheers ...