G+_Vincent Panico Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Is it worth to buy a new laptop or replace the motherboard in a Toshiba satellite P75-7200 it's 17 screen 700gig HD and dual HD bay also it's a i7, its 3 years old advice please thank you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Ben Reese Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Depends on what's wrong and how much your time is worth. Looks like you can pick up a motherboard for $300 or a beat-up used laptop just like it for $250. ebay.com - Details about Toshiba Satellite P75-A7200 17.3" (750GB, Intel Core i7 4th Gen., 2.4GHz, 8GB) If you don't mind tinkering, laptops aren't usually too terrible to disassemble. I don't think you'd be able to find one comparable for less than $500 and it sounds like it's still a good machine. I'd probably go for the repair personally but I don't mind spending 3 hours working on stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vincent Panico Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 The thing that's wrong is I got the black screen and clicking on boot up and tried a monitor and dose not work so I know it's the motherboard ! And I wouldn't mind going ahead and fixing it just wanted some input thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Wiggins Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 It may be the hard drive that's clicking . If it can't read the boot sector, the clicking cold be the read head moving back and forth. Does it show the power on self test(POST)? You may want to try to get into the BIOS/EFI to check, and maybe try a Linux live cd. When someone says 'clicking' with computer, I think hard drive, and laptops are especially vulnerable to HDD issues due to drops and even less severe physical shocks. That's why so many are moving to SSDs internally (in part). I hope it is the drive, that's a much easier and cheaper repair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vincent Panico Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Well the HD is fine I connected it to another computer and it worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_David Wiggins Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Rats. I was hoping it would save you some time, money and effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vincent Panico Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 I know right well it is what it is!!! I think I will go ahead and buy the motherboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Josh Frye Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Have you taken the laptop apart before and was it easy to put back together. I have seen one model where you had to have special tools to just get the keyboard/trackpad assembly reattched. My coworker after a few days, said "sc**w this" and fix up another laptop for the person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Vincent Panico Posted September 29, 2016 Author Share Posted September 29, 2016 Lol yes I have it was easy on doing both! I have all the tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Josh Frye Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Then I say go for it, nothing like finding out how something works. Unless you have to keep buying or making the tools to do the job. But you have that beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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