Toshiba Tecra A8 not powering on completely

[nm13]

I have a toshiba tecra a8 and when i power it on the power light turns on but the screen, fan, and drive dont. I know the board is getting power because every know and then the fan turns on and blows out hot air. i can hear the hdd turn on evey time i power it on.

Does anybody have any idea whats wrong?

Is the board fried?

 

[raybay]

How old is your hard drive? Have you tried shifting memory modules to see if it will boot on one, and not the other?

 

[nm13]

How old is your hard drive? Have you tried shifting memory modules to see if it will boot on one, and not the other?

about 2 years but the hdd still works because i connected it to my desktop and i can still use it.
i only have 1 memory module should i buy another one?

 

[raybay]

No, but test your existing module in both sockets, and I suggest downloading and running the free MemTest86 for four hours or seven passes in each socket.

 

[nm13]

how do i run it?

 

[nm13]

i just got windows 7 on my laptop. if i get a new motherboard will i have to install it all over again?