I have read several of these posts and seem to have the same issue as many here…but, my question pertains to what happens after the password is reset. I, too, had my computer lock up due to the BIOS password issue. Even though my laptop is no longer under warranty, Toshiba fixed the problem (for free) since it was a widespread issue. The computer worked fine for approximately one month. This is where my problem can’t be resolved. My laptop locked up and I had to pull the battery to reset it since it wouldn’t reboot or answer to the CTR+ALT+DEL command. It started back up and everything seemed hunky-dory. Well, I left the laptop running that night and the next day there was a blank, blue screen. Again, the PC would not respond to any of the keys. I had to pull the battery and power cord to get it turned off. Now, when I try to turn the computer on, the green power light comes on (as does the green battery & AC supply indicator lights), the hard drive indicator light comes on for a couple of seconds then the HDD indicator light goes out and the only thing that happens is that the power light stays on and you can barely hear the fan spinning. I called tech support and they ruled out a Hard Drive issue since I couldn’t even get to the splash screen. I took the RAM out and tried to restart it with either of the two chips to see if a RAM module could be the problem. So, I am under the impression that this is a motherboard issue…Now, since this computer has been out of warranty for all of 8 months, I am looking at a $500-600 bill (according to the geek squad) to have this fixed. Has anyone else had this issue arise that was fixed with anything other than a mainboard? If so, what and is it worthwile monetarily? Considering I only paid $600 for it in the first place, I might as well get a new one under warranty compared to trying to fix a P.O.S.
