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On Jul 10, 2:49 am, "Synapse Syndrome"
<syna...@NOSPAMgomez404.elitemail.org> wrote:
> I was just using a ThinkPad X31 and it suddenly died.  No LEDs, no sound,
> totally dead.
>
> It was connected to the Ultrabase dock at the time, with PSU connected to
> that.
>
> I swapped the laptop for an identical one, and the Ultrabase was fine.
>
> Can anybody list any possible reasons for the laptop suddenly dying like
> this?
>
> Thanks.
>
> ss.

I have the exact same problem, but without the dock and I think it is
related to an oversensitive heat sensor.  When the sudden death is
happening I am having a much more frequent problem were it won't post,
(the fan comes on, but no post), and I have to try many times to get
the machine to boot successfully.  If I hold the power button down
momentarily, it will usually post but the fan stops once it starts to
boot into Windows XP or Ubuntu 6.04, and this often results in a
freeze while still booting that requires another hard reset.  The only
way to fix the problem I have found is to let it cool off (it's not
really that hot) or hold it up to an air conditioner to provide
external cooling until it finishes the boot process.  Once it's past
the boot process the CPU throttling takes over and I won't have a
problem unless it starts something that pegs the CPU for more than a
few seconds.  Any help as to what needs replacing (other than the MB
with the soldered CPU on it) would be greatly appreciated.

[rant]
I am very disappointed as I've only had it for about a year.  I am
also coming to the sad realization that IBM/Lenovo's quality has
dropped off sigificantly as they have moved their production
facilities from Ireland (600 - no problems for four years) to Mexico
(T23 - video board after 2 years) to China (X31 et al).  If I want a
crappy laptop that will die after a few months I can always buy a
Dell.
[/rant]