Laptop crashes when moved

[samtheman]

I have a Toshiba Satellite P775 laptop............it works ok until I move it , then it crashes. As long as it's on my lap or table it works like it should. As soon as I move it, even a little, it immediately crashes. This is about 4 years old. This started about a year ago. Any help is greatly appreciated...
Sam

 

[Cycloid Torus]

Kind of guessing here, but it sounds like something is loose inside. Network/wifi card, HDD, GPU, RAM, even the CPU or a short with the fan shroud or something.

4 years old is a respectable age - and could be a dangerous one if you have not cleaned out the inside in all that time.

If you have checked SMART and found HDD is 'healthy', then I would look for a YouTube video for your model which shows how to disassemble and clean. Hopefully, the loose part gets tight again. Be careful with screws as they are sometimes slightly different - and a long screw in a short place is not good.