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Tosh 4200 does not boot

Toshiba 4200 series, when powered the green light goes out and the flashing orange light comes on. I have changed the cpu with one i know to work. I have powered with and without the battery. The motherboard is receiving power but the cpu remains cold. Any ideas ?

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Make sure the processor's installed correctly.

http://compreviews.about.com/od/tutorials/ss/DIYCPU.htm

Then remove the ram and press the power button, does it beep?
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The cpu is located correctly and locked in position. There is only onboard RAM. There are no audible sounds at all
The ram is soldered to the mobo?
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Make note of the sequence of flashes that the orange light makes. It is a diagnostic code.
Does  it Blinks orange at even intervals (on off on off) or is it a blink pattern with different lengths to the blink, like 1 second blinks and 1/2 second blinks.
If its the second type of pattern then that is a diagnostic code. Post the result of that code here.
It's a blink pattern as follows:- I  III  II  I  II III II I
The length of each flash is important, not as much the pattern. they will be either 1 second long or 1/2 second long. so an example of the flashing could look like
1 long- 3 short- 2short or a combination of shorts and longs. with 8 flashes in all.
Sequence is:-  1 short   1 long  2 short  1 long  1 short  1 long  1 short.
The binary code you describe comes out as 0100 1010
This is read backwards as 0101 0010 and are converted into hexidecimal as
error 52h -->C5V voltage is not more than 4.50 V when the computer is booting up.





The laptop is getting 15v at the power connector ? Tested centre pin and chassis
Is there a cure for this, or is it a motherboard problem ?
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