User:Clt1994/Toshiba 6100

Toshiba Satellite 6100
The Toshiba 6100 is an discontinued laptop by Toshiba made in 2003. The Laptop was primarily used for desktop replacement and for business.

Specifications
The Toshiba satellite 6100 is made up of the following parts:

Intel Pentium 4 Mobile CPU

512 MB of SDRAM

40 GB Hard Drive

WIFI

Optional Bluetooth module.

DVD-ROM CDRW Combo or

DVD +- RW drive

and Nvidia Geforce 4 420 Go 32MB video card (dedicated)

Known Faults and Problems
When the Laptop was released, some users experienced the "Infamous Amber Fail LED" The RTC battery error or no video at all on the LCD.

These Problems were caused by poor design of the power and video board. As the laptop heats up, the screws holding the Power Board and Video board got loose and eventually let the video or power board pop up. This flaw was similar to the Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, When the X clamps holding the GPU and CPU down started heating up and popped up causing the RROD to prevent damage to the console.

Fixes for the Problems
Many people have decided to take apart the machine and push the video and power board back in the socket with new screws and some electronic glue, e.g. epoxy. 80 percent of the time this works, others have to replace the entire mainboard (essentially the machine itself) because the damage from this flaw made the computer completely unusable.

Reviews
The machine itself when working was given a 4.5 rating by PC World for Performance and battery life.