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I'm working on an IBM Thinkpad A31 with a Pentium 4 and 320 Mb of RAM, probably running Windows 2000, but I don't know since it won't start.
Edited by dargueta, 25 July 2008 - 11:13 AM.
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 11:07 AM
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I'm trying to fix a laptop at work, but the problem it has is completely stumping me. It won't turn on at all. I checked the battery with a voltmeter, and it's charged. Plugging it in won't work, neither does switching batteries or cords. The CMOS battery is fine, and the RAM doesn't do anything. When you press the power button, the battery light flashes almost imperceptibly, then two seconds later the status lights (i.e. caps lock, num lock, power, etc.) flash, and then nothing. No POST beeps, nothing.
I'm working on an IBM Thinkpad A31 with a Pentium 4 and 320 Mb of RAM, probably running Windows 2000, but I don't know since it won't start.
I'm working on an IBM Thinkpad A31 with a Pentium 4 and 320 Mb of RAM, probably running Windows 2000, but I don't know since it won't start.
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 01:19 PM
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I had a similar problem problem, trying to remember how i fixed it...
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 01:23 PM
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Bad power supply, or bad motherboard.
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 02:26 PM
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Was going to say the MoBo cuz his batts are woking.
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 02:35 PM
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The power supply can still function partially and some stuff will load, but it will get stuck somewhere in the boot process and power down See it a lot at work.
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 02:44 PM
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Thats why I just binned that rig! =p
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Posted 25 July 2008 - 02:45 PM
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Just put a new power supply in.
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Posted 27 July 2008 - 08:16 AM
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Xav said:
Buy a new laptop. :D
/Agree.
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Posted 28 July 2008 - 06:42 AM
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If you are going to buy a new laptop, send me the old one if you are just going to throw it away, lol.
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Posted 28 July 2008 - 10:16 AM
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Or at least recycle it: PC World - Tips & Tweaks: Recycle PCs, Notebooks, and Components
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Posted 28 July 2008 - 12:27 PM
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Well, the power supply is integrated into the motherboard, so we're just going to chuck it. And MeTh0Dz, if you want to pay the shipping to send it to Canada, that's great. Otherwise we're going to strip it and chuck it.
