farghi

As part of a phone deal a Tab 3 was thrown in, since day 1 it has been sluggish in operation, especially surfing the web. No mods done to op system. Clicking or scrolling sometimes nothing happens then 5 or 6 commands rush to the screen and mess up editing or anything else being used. Is this normal, or should I return to Samsung for a check over

Did you hear the clicking ?

I ve used a tube like a stethoscope however it was v difficult to isolate as the sound travels through the MB.I think its a goner, so what advice do you have regarding a replacement MB are they generic or specific ? There are MB available from the States new and second hand $19 - $199. Obviously the cost will dictate if its viable, there are listed MB but with slightly different numbers , do you think they would work or does have to be exactly the correct serial number for a replacement ? Again indebted to you ( MY aunt lives in Heswall- posh part of the Wirral... we only went there on special days !!:cool:)

I think I have found what caused the lack of connectivity - when my long ethernet cable to my PS3 and TV is connected the router refuses to allow any wireless connections, but when removed it allows connections wirelessly. bizarre! Now to resolve the PS 3 and tv connection !!!

[ATTACH=CONFIG]1312.vB5-legacyid=2326[/ATTACH]Ken B So the ticking .......attached are a photo, I cannot load a wav file it shows an asterix warning on your attachment page, hope this helps Just noticed you live on the "squirall" Im living in South Wales at moment but I was born and raised in Wallasey!

Thank you for your rapid reply Ken B, a new router arrived from Sky this morning - guess what it was a faulty router " These routers are really stable and reliable Sir " assured the Sky help desk "have you changed your micro filters? .blah blah blah ...........anyways..... New Router all is well !!! Thanks for your assistance ..... just got to get my ticking Tosh laptop working now !! Farghi

Thank you for your reply the "turn access control" is off!

The mother board has been removed of all un plugables! Memory, wireless card, hard drive, battery, everything that can be removed without a soldering iron has been removed, and it clicks, I can send a file with the clicks on it! There are no insects hiding anywhere on the board ;) Regards Farghi

Good Evening all Following a lightening strike nearby my new Sky Router fried its internals. Prior to the lightening all devices android phone, tablet, xbox, PS3, internet tv all connected faultlessly and wireleslly! A week later and 2 days on phone to Sky Customer Care - laptop connected via Ethernet to set up router - I disabled wifi security, no other device will connect. Enabled security WPA - PSK - no other device will connect yes I entered the password key Laptop will connect via wireless. Android phones picks up the wifi signal from router but when I press connect, the phone says getting IP address..... then avoided poor internet connection... Where do I go from here? xBOX laughs and says no!! Any help would be greatly appreciated

Sorry for not getting back sooner - lightening strike fried my new Sky router ( 5 days old !) Now I have a new router: a week later - and a bunch of new issues - thanks Sky!!) Thank you all for your kind words, the MB is bare nothing attached, when power is connected a rythymic clicking sound is audible, though it is very difficult to ascertain where it is clicking from. I have read somewhere on line, that it could be a charging coil on the MB that is opening and closing in some sort of short circuit! The computer stopped working one day and the battery was discharged ( its a newish battery - 2 years old) Hoping some one can shed some light on this ! If you cannot, I can replace the MB, how close does the serial number need to be as there are several listed on line ranging from $30 to $199 ( Its a US spec laptop)

Hello to all you good peeps on this forum, I am at a loss to know where to go with this laptop. Its my partners laptop, bought in USA 9 years ago. She informed me that it was getting difficult to turn on ( no really !!.... ;) ) Then it refused to start at all. Diagnosis so far : 1. Power thro to motherboard 17v 2. Battery no charge 3. Clicking sound coming from M/B even when stripped bare of all removables! Possibly a charging coil on M/B ? 4. No lights on anywhere! Questions 1. Is it possible to fix clicking charging bits? Difficult to locate as the sound resonates all over the board! 2. Do I have to replace the M/B with the exact same board as there seems to be lots of generic boards with the same serial number but they fit different lap tops, how close do they need to be. Laptop Toshiba A105 product number - pn 1310A2041312 M/B V000068510 If any one can help it would be greatly appreciated Farghi