Old laptop - what should I do with it?

Tacoma Dude · 02-10-2006, 05:03 PM

Okay so I've got an 8 year old Toshiba Satellite laptop. It powers on BUT I get a blank screen. I let a friend borrow it and it came back like that (grrr). Should I get rid of it or do you guys think I should take it to get fixed, install an operating program (XP is too much for this laptop for sure, maybe windows 3.1), and turn it into a carputer?

I figure, if anything, it would be good for mp3s (I have yet to succumb to the ipod) and CEL diagnosing.

Any opinions?

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SnoViking · 02-10-2006, 05:25 PM

could be good for the car... something that could be hooked up to GPS and mp3s

Localmotion · 02-10-2006, 05:29 PM

man 8 years on a laptop!

..that thing has lived is life!

Retire the poor thing!

maybe its a vid card issue?

at that point, it wouldnt be worth fixing.

WV Jay · 02-10-2006, 05:47 PM

Fix it! Store some FSMs on it or carputer it. Run it til' it doesn't power on, take the hdd out recover what ya can and beat the rest w/ a bfh! lol (got carried away)

Jason

spindleshanks · 02-10-2006, 05:54 PM

Shoot it! Like I did to these bobbleheads!

Tacoma Dude · 02-10-2006, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Localmotion

man 8 years on a laptop!

..that thing has lived is life!

Retire the poor thing!

maybe its a vid card issue?

at that point, it wouldnt be worth fixing.

Not sure what the problem is but I haven't turned it on in about 3 years. I just saw it while I was putting something away last night and remembered why I had kept it around.

***midiwall*** · 02-11-2006, 09:53 AM

I have a Satellite that I use in the truck as a programmer for the SMT module and an OBD II interface. OS wise, it's running Win2k just fine.

rwmorrisonjr · 02-11-2006, 04:05 PM

Do you get the BIOS screen before it goes blank? If so, then its probably related to the OS & video driver somehow. If not, then the card or hinge connectors to the screen have gone bad.

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Localmotion Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 0	man 8 years on a laptop! ..that thing has lived is life! Retire the poor thing! maybe its a vid card issue? at that point, it wouldnt be worth fixing. Last edited by Localmotion; 02-10-2006 at 05:51 PM.

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WV Jay Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Beckley, WV Posts: 9	Fix it! Store some FSMs on it or carputer it. Run it til' it doesn't power on, take the hdd out recover what ya can and beat the rest w/ a bfh! lol (got carried away) Jason __________________ '93 Yota Xtra Cab, 4X4, V6, Auto, lots o' miles, 16x8 Ultra Wheels with some 265's, Pro Comp AAL, Dynomax Bullet exhaust, Airbox mod, Uniden Pro 510XL (ashtray mod)

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*midiwall* Sponsoring Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Seattleish, WA Posts: 9,078	I have a Satellite that I use in the truck as a programmer for the SMT module and an OBD II interface. OS wise, it's running Win2k just fine. __________________ ~ Mark '96 4Runner Limited S/C MI - 370cc injectors, Air! horns, Airaid MIT, ATS A-arms, 285/75/R16 BFG MTs, Bored TB, Brembo slotted, Cobra 75 WXST, Deckplate, Downey headers, Hayden cooler, IPT valve body, Level 10 torque convertor, Meanstreak exhaust, OME/OME rears, On-board PC (XM, Nav, WiFi, etc), Port 'n Polish, Remote Start, SAW fronts, Hilux console, SMT-5, Stubb's sliders, Supra MAF, TJM-17, 2.0" pulley, Viair 450c, Walbro 190, Weasy2k cams

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rwmorrisonjr Contributing Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Home: Aurora, CO; Work: The People's Republic of Denver Posts: 1,992	Do you get the BIOS screen before it goes blank? If so, then its probably related to the OS & video driver somehow. If not, then the card or hinge connectors to the screen have gone bad. __________________ DD: 2006 Jeep Commander Sport 4.7l Trail rig: 1984 BII, 2.8, MSD 6A & Blaster 2 coil, Holley 2300, C5, OEM 1350, 7.5 & D28 with 4.56s, 33x12.50 BFG AT KOs on 15x8 black steelies, new "jeep" seats. Ugly but it runs and its paid for! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life."- Robert A. Heinlein

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