Problem with Toshiba Satellite A350 Laptop

gerrymadden1

I have a fairly new Toshiba Satellite laptop - less than 12 months.

I generally only shut it down fully about once a week... at other time I simply close the lid and reopen it when I need it agan.

However, recently the laptop is failing to restart at first time of asking, even when I do a proper shutdown.

I've also got a "blue screen" on a couple of occasions. On other occasions I got that fragmented screen effect (like coloured blinds )

I hope I've explained the problem?

I've done a system restore to about a month ago but the problem persists.

I also run regular virus checks.

Any ideas?? Thanks.

antocann

is this the blue screen you get ?
http://www.msuapartmentsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/blue-screen-of-death.jpg

gerrymadden1

No... the blue screen was a blank screen, sky blue in colour. When I looked at the error message it named the error "Blue Screen".

I should say that once I restart the laptop, it works away fine.

Thanks

simoniz

gerrymadden1 wrote: »

No... the blue screen was a blank screen, sky blue in colour. When I looked at the error message it named the error "Blue Screen".

I should say that once I restart the laptop, it works away fine.

Thanks

Try to re-seat the ram:)

gerrymadden1

Thanks Simoniz but I think I've just gone out of my depth....

The only thing I open in my laptop is the lid!!!

But, thinking about it, the problem does suggest some kind of loose connection.