I’ve been having irritating problems with my laptop lately. I’ve sent it off to be repaired at least 3 times now for the same problem, and this last time I got it back, the repair tech told me the problem is likely due to my battery coming to the end of its life. His reasoning was that “some laptops require the battery to be in for the computer to recieve AC power, because it’s routed from the power supply, through the battery, and then on into the computer. If the battery starts to die, the computer may start to act weird until the battery is replaced.” His logic sounds reasonable, but he couldn’t explain to me why, when I pulled the battery from the computer, I was able to boot up, load Windows, and mess around for a few hours before I lost power. Is it likely my battery is dying (and telekenetically crashed the laptop when I tested it with the battery pulled out), or is it more likely something more serious that the retail store doesn’t want my attention to be called to?
The laptop is a Toshiba Sattellite 2435 S255, which after I started having problems, I found out has motherboard problems.
