> As the title indicates, I suffer from the infamous M35X power jack
> problem. If you dont know what this is, the power jack inside the
> toshiba satellite m35x easily cracks at the board and needs to be
> soldered back on to get a solid connection. details found herehttp://www.laptoprepair101.com/laptop/2006/01/28/toshiba-satellite-m3...

> Anywho, if you are reading this then you probably know the details. I
> was actually able to resolder the pin so that is working now! when the
> laptop is off i get the power and battery light just as i should. The
> real problem arrises after turning the laptop on...

> After turning it on, every time i can hear the fan and the hard drive
> rev up, just like i should...but the screen just remains black, not
> even lighting up. I cant eject the cd tray either. the blue light
> around the power button doesnt light up, but i can live with it.

> Obviously there is a power problem somewhere in the laptop, It seems
> that shortly after starting up, power is dropped to the motherboard
> and the monitor and everything else just shuts off...this seems odd to
> me because in the front, the power-on light remains lit, so do the AC
> power and battery lights.

> SOMETIMES  the computer will boot up normally and get all the way into
> windows, before the power is finally dropped and the screen goes
> black.

> The computer belongs to my boss, so i'm hoping i can get it back soon.

> thanks,
> bret