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Laptop freezes with AC power, and freezes if plugged in then unplugged

I have a Toshiba Satellite A205 running Windows Vista Home Premium. If I try to turn the computer on with the AC adapter plugged in, it starts to boot and gets to the Windows loading screen and then it freezes. If I boot without the charger, the computer runs fine. If I plug the charger in, sometimes it freezes. If it doesn't freeze when I plug it in, it will freeze after I unplug it.

I have tried 3 different chargers, and tried booting without the battery installed. I changed the power settings so plugged in and battery power had the same settings. I have ran Malwarebytes, Rkill, and SuperAntiSpyware. I am out of ideas, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Grant1842

First I would check the laptop AC adapters here.
https://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Laptops_Notebooks/A_3413-Check-Laptop-Power-Adapter-Voltage.html

Next I would check the DC power jack here.

https://www.experts-exchange.com/Hardware/Laptops_Notebooks/A_4102-Diagnose-And-Repair-Your-DC-Power-Jack-On-Your-Laptop-Mother-Board.html

All so when I see locking up and freezing I suspect that the processor and video are getting to hot. It could be some dirt and lent blocking the heat sink and overheating.
May need some new thermal past on processor and video chip as well.

JTechComputer

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Thanks for the suggestions.

The result of the hdsentinel is attached.

The AC adapters are putting out 19.37 volts, 19.71 volts, and 19.35 volts.
The DC jack has continuity and is working fine.

The computer isn't on long enough to be overheating, and speedfan shows 48C at the highest core temp
Disk-report.txt

JTechComputer

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It turned out to be a problem with the motherboard, and the customer didn't want to replace it. Thanks for the help tho!