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My toshiba wont turn on, the battery died

 i plugged the adapter in, and now the adapter is like making a tiny but high pitched whine.
any clues smart masses???
thanks a ton!

2 answers
Jan 15, 2010. 7:42 PMRe-design says:
Have you checked the adapter.  If the adapter died then you might think your battery is dead. 

Some smart adapters won't try to charge the battery if the battery is dead or if there is no battery attached.

If it's making a noise now and wasn't before I'd suspect the adapter.

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